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The Washington times., 1936-09-15
VOTE AMERICAN-
Fire House Bid Accepted
Students S hu n
Politics But Plan
StrQW Vote

The George Washington Student
Union will shun activity in the
current political campaign. it was
decided at the first meeting of its
executive committee last night.
However, it was revealed, the
union will delve into the principles
of the political parties in three
cornered debate to be held in Octo-
Der and will conduct a presidential
straw vote along with the annual
elections which will take place o.
tober is and Is. Voting machines,
obtained from New York, will be
used in the balloting.
Robert Doolan, temporary preSi-
detn of the union. presided at the
meeting last night at which mem
bers Of the Right, Center and
Left parties were present.
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
BY DAVID p. SENTNER
International News Service

Copyright, 1885, International News
Service.)
ONDON, Sept. is Q.N.S).
Against the blood-red sky of Eu-
rope today stand the tiny figures
of the Big Little Four of Throne
dom.
They are:
Princess Elizabeth, 10, second in
line for the Scepter of the British
Empire.
Prince Baudou1n, motherless g.
year-old, Crown Prince of Belgium.
Thirteen-year-old King Peter H.,
Of JugoSlavia, the new Balkan ma
ton Graded from the last war and
certain to be in the next.
Prince Michael, OF Rumania, A.
year-old heir to the throne, whose
childhood has been scared by the
court intrigues and romanceS of
his royal father.
Prefer United States Born
There is not one of these young
SterS who would not rather have
been born an average American
child-free to play with whom they
please; the opportunity of molding
their own deStinieS.
But the accident of royal birth
has entwined them in current and
future history. Their lives are
being set for them by the coups
and mistakes of diplomats; the am
billions of dictators: the forces of
economic laws-and fate.
One or more Of this young royal
quartet may go the way of Lady
Jane Grey, of England. She was
the child-queen of Britain for nine
days, the puppet of Lord Warwick.
Then they took her to the Tower
where she was executed.
One or more may be forced into
ignominiouS exile within a decade
or sooner.
May See Great War
Before their reign is over, it Is
likely they shall see the worlds
greatest war into which cauldron
their countries will be drawn.
Modern war is unkind to royalty
as well as to civilization.
The happiest lot of these four
children of firSt-line royalty has
fallen to Princess Elizabeth.
She is the only one whose mother
and father are both alive and liv.
ing happily together. Her parents,
the Duke and Duchess of York,
have given her loving attention,
and as much of the life of a nor
NAL English girl as is possible for
an heireSs to the throne.
Only Second in Line
Also, Princess Elizabeth is only
second in line for the crown.
Nevertheless, English insurance
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
By THOMAS A. LOAYZA

TOLEDO, Sept. IA have
just returned from a tour of one
of two underground mines which
loyalists are digging for the pur-
pose of blowing up the Alcazar
with tons of dynamite.
The mine I visited was the
only correspondent allowed in
either of them-now has reached
the outer walls of the fortress
which has resisted two months Of
heavy artillery fire.
After crawling on all fourS
several times, reached the end
of the tunnel, and there found
two militiamen working with q
modern air drill.
Both militiamen we're attired in
girls dresses to protect their over
all uniforms from binding and
choking dust. One said:
"You now are directly under
one of the outer walls of the
AlcaZar. We will keep drilling
until we reach the center be-
meath the fortress, and then we
will stuff in the mine enough
dynamite to blow up not only
the Alcazar, but the entire hill
on which it rests"
AS returned out into the air
I heard the rumble of heavy
artillery and learned the loyaliSts
had resumed bombardment of the
fortress after an inSurgent leader,
Colonel Moscardo, standing be-
hind a window in the western
wall of Alcazar, had shouted:
81 have consulted with my Of
ficers regarding Father Cana
rasa's proposal that we sur
render, and I've taken the ire
vOcable decision to continue re-
SiStance.
"Our women refuse to evacu-
ate, and prefer to stay and die
with their husbands if neces-
Sary."
Whereupon the loyalist COM
mander, General Barcelo, ordered
resumption of the bombardment.
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
MAINE RESULT
SEEN AS 'KAY0'
T0NEW DEAL
Martin Predicts COP.
Sweep to Victory
In November
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

NEW YORK, Sept. Is Q.N.S0
Declaring that Maine has repu
dated the New Deal" Congress.
man Joseph w. Martin, jr., Of
Massachusetts,, Eastern Republican
campaign manager, today credited
Gov. Alfred M. Landon with ad'
ministering "the knockout blow
and predicted a national Repub
lican sweep in November.
Jubilant over practically com
plete returns showing sizeable ma.
jorities for the Republican guber'
material, senatorial and congress
sional candidates in Maine, Repre-
sentative Martin issued his victory
prediction for November from his
home at North Attleboro, Mass,
through Republican headquarters
here.
Text of Martins statement fol
lows:
Maine has repudiated the
New Deal.
when the gOvernOrShip,
which has been controlled for
four years, and two seats in
Congress, are lost, it Is unqueS-
tiOnably a major setback.
BRANN DELUGED
Even the popular Governor
Brann was unable to stand up
under the anti.New Deal deluge
despite his persistent effort to
shake off its weight.
"The tremendous vote given
the Republican candidates for
Congress is the best indication
of the real sentiment against
the New Deal.
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
ARMY PUSHING
ON TO MADRID
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page ~
Of Asturias, Staying 100, while
marching toward Oviedo in an
attempt to relieve the besieged
rebels there. ~
The Seville radio said that in.
Surgents in Andalusia took Cam,
pilo Almaye, killing loyaliStS and
releasing a number of women and
children who had been imprisoned
Bilbao HarbOr Mined
Along the BiScay front Gen
Emilio Mola kept pouring reein'
forcements into San Sebastion for
an assault later in the week against
Bilbao, where radicals who fled
San Sebastian are digging them.
selves in on land, and protecting
the harbor with mines.
Forty thousand poorly armed
radicals are defending Bilbao
and Santander, the harbor
mouths of which have been
closed, insurgents report, by
strings OF mines.
Upon authorization from Wash
ington, the American consulate
at Bilbao was abandoned, and
Consul William E. Chapman, Mrs.
Chapman 18 other Americans
and a score of other foreigners,
selling their last opportunity be-
fore the port was closed, sailed
for st. Jean de Luz, France,
aboard the United States de-
Stroyer Kane.
With the main army Of Gen.
Francisco Franco pushing towards
Toledo and Madrid, the United
States Embassy here again issued
an appeal to an estimated ITO
Americans to flee to the coast, and
it was believed about 20 would de.
part today by train.
Against the radio claims of In
surgent successes, the government
here claimed in a communique
that "a Fascist column attacked
government observation posts on
the Navalperal front northwest OF
Madrid and was repulsed with II
dead.
Sixteen hundred insurgents hold.
ing out in the old Alcazar in To
ledo, were heartened today and
fortified in their resolution not
to surrender by radioed news of
the insurgents progress towards
Toledo and Madrid from Talavera
de la Reina.
Baiuela Castle, a strong position
east of Talavera, has been captured
from the radicals, the insurgents
claimed, and two government air
planes were shot down by five
pursuit craft.
The Franco forces are said also
to be drawing nearer to Santa
Clalla, situated Strategically at
the fork of the highway branch
ing to the capital and Toledo.
Government artillery resumed
its bombardment of the Alcazar to-
day after what was termed the
final collapse" of attempts to
evacuate 400 women and children.
VOTE AMERICAN
Today's Probable Pitchers
New York Giants-Schumacher.
Pittsburgh Pirates-BiantOn.
New York Yankees-Radley,
Chicago White SOx-Whitehead.
Brooklyn observation-disclosures.
Cincinnati Reds-HOIlinRAwOrth
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
$4,000 CIV N
DROUGHT AID
International News Service

Federal Government costs of the
drought passed the $15,000,000
mark, with a heavier burden yet
to come, Works Progress and Re
settlement Administration re-
vealed today.
WPA employment Of farmers in
Is Western States now is in ex-
cess Of 100000, at an average cost
Of $40 per man per month.
The RIA has made 10000 drought
grants and 10000 loans for a
total Of 100000.
WPA has kept no separate rec
ord of employment in the South
ern drought States. Jobs in Colo
RADIO, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota, Wyom.
ing, Montana, Wisconsin and. Illi-
nois totaled 150,410, as of Septem-
Der IL. Pay rolls have totaled
more than $12,000,000.
RA officials expect the heaviest
drain to begin when cold weather
sets in.
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
Bic Little Four Face
Europe War Threat

company actuaries estimate her
chances of becoming Queen of
England are more than IS per cent.
They point out it is unlikely that
King Edward VIII will have a
direct heir. And that the differ
ence of 80 years between the age
of His Majesty and that of Princess
Elizabeth makes it probable she
will outlive him. Her father, heir
presumptive, is only a few years
younger than the King.
1.-THE merit article of this series
tDill deal NTH the life of Princess
Elizabeth
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
WOMEN STICK
IN ALCAzAR

RABAT, Morocco, Sept. Is
N.S.).-The insurgent radio
station at Jerez de la FrOntera
today broadcast a report the
Spanish government has decided
to quit Madrid for Valencia.
GARDEN CITY, N. Y, Sept.
Is N.S.).-JOhnny Goodman,
former open champion and
reigning favOrite here, survived
the second round of the Ma
tiOnal Amateur Golf Champion
ship today by defeating Jesse
GuilfOrd, the exchampiOn, 4 up
and 3 to play.
The Washington times., 1936-09-15

Editors Note: This Is the first
of a series OF tiUe articles on the
outstanding royal children OF Eu.
rope, revealing netD details OF their
personalities, their upbrtngt1lg,
shouting tOItGt the future may hold
for them,)
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22
BRIDGE MOVIES
WILL BE SHOWN
AT GATHERING


Motion pictures showing the ST.
100000 Oakland Bay Bridge from
the beginning TO the end of con-
struction will be shown in a meet
ing of Imperial County Chapter No
81, State Employees association, at
the county court house in Ell Centro
beginning at 7:30 Thursday night,
Secretary r. T. McQueeney of the
county chapter announced We'd
nesday.
Pointing out that Herman A. En-
gelhardt, president of the state as
sociation, will make special journ-
ey to Imperial Valley to speak and
explain the pictures, President I. A.
Thomas of the Imperial county
chapter strongly advised all state
employees in this county to attend
the meeting. Accompanying Engel-
hardt will be Harry Royer, execu-
tive manager of the state asSocia-
ton
Members and state employees who
are not members, as well as their
wives, may attend, Thomas said.
Refreshments will be served after
the general meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22

equipment were among the most
important items handled at Ell
Centre city council meeting We'd
nesday night.
Packing sheds will be erected on
the north side of the street at the
corner of First and Main within
the next 60 days if present plans
of the Roscoe Hazard company go
forward without interruption. The
total estimated cost of the pro-
board packing sheds is $4,000,
councilmen were informed. Diff
cultieS in obtaining a clear title
were solved by the council. A spur
track is plannd for the sheds.
Lloyd M. Hopewall, who held the
city garbage collection contract for
tn garbage and trash collection in
the city for the next three years.
The city accepted Hopewell's bid
of $33,300 payable in monthly in
stallments of 1925 from Nov. /,
1886, to Oct. 81, 1899.
The new contract makes Hope
well responsible for the appear
ance of the alleys around the trash
and garbage containers in the city
and makes it his duty to collect
the tree and lawn cuttings piled
in the streets. These cuttings for
merly were collected by the city
at its own expense. Hopewell also
agiead to- make all the collections
of accumulationS deposited in
streets and alleys during the clean
up weeks.
The old contract held by Hope
we'll was for $685. a month Coun-
cilmen declared the new contract
will enable the city to save money
and at the same time improve
the appearance Of the community.
Only one other bid was presented.
A. Blackburn oi.ered a bid for
$95 a month. The large bond de-
manded was d,Nlared to have
caused the scarcity of bidders.
Councilmen approved the plans
and specifications of the proposed
$22,978 ball park to be constructed
with $8,938 supplied by the city
and the remainder from Works
Progress administration. A total
of $4,000 of the amount to be re-
quired from the city if the prof.
ect is accepted by the government,
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22
FARME TO
GET PAYMENT
IN TWO PARTS
Delay Avoided Under
1886 Conservation
Program

Imperial Valley farmers
whose applications u n d e r
the 1886 agricultural con-
servation program are ready
for payment will receive
their payments in two installments
in order to avoid delay in making
the bulk of the payment avail
able as soon as possible, said j.
L. Dubois, chairman of the county
committee.
The first payment will be made
as soon as the farmers compliance
papers and other forms are COM
pleted and audited and will be
80 Fer cent Of the total volume
due. Payments will begin in SUBJ
Stantial volume in November. Over
1900 valley ranchers have signed
applications and while no definite
figures are obtainable as to the
amounts to be paid, local author
tiles have estimated payments will
total anywhere from 100000 to a
quarter of million dollars. Many
more valley ranchers are included
in this program than under the
AAA and larger payments will be
received.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22
MAYOR WILL
CROWN FALL
fETE QUEE N
Main Street Will Be
Solid Display of
Merchandise

d e a S of FL Centro's
eighth annual Fall Opening
Festival were announced
Thursday as co m m i t t e e
leaders S p e e d e d up final
plans for Imperial Valleys official
welcome to Fall, to be given Sat-
urday.
Evelyn Russell, who as Miss
Johnson's. was winner of the Fall
Opening Queen Contest this week,
will be officially crowned by Mayor
Roy Womack, assisted by other
members of the city council, on the
county court house steps at 2 pm,
Saturday. Just before the beginning
of the Childrens Parade.
F.. H. Mitchell will direct the
parade. headed by the Imperial
Valley Boys Band under leadership
of N. Novak. Following the band
will be the bicycle section, headed
by Rube White, famous circus clown
brought to Ell Centro by the Safe
way stores. The bicycle section is
open to boys and girls who wish
to compete for the cash prize, Chair
man w. H. Rhodes said.
Main street from Fourth to Eighth
streets will be a solid display OF
Ell Centro products and merchan-
disc. Entries have been received
for the industrial fair from these
firms:
Western Diaries, Studebaker COM
pany. Safeway store. Whiting Mead
Co., Coca Cola Bottlihg company,
Eastside Beer, Southern Sierras
Power company, Imperial Ice &
Development company, Jobs Daugh-
ters. Camp Fire Girls, Ell Centre
Mattress Shop. Edgar Brothers I'M
plement Store. Frigidaire Service,
Cramers Bakery, Joe Bush, Los
Angeles Times, Sills-Russell com
pany.
Western States Grocery, Walter
Heine, Russell Haas, Sears Roebuck
& Co., United Coffe Shop, Arrow
head-Puritas Distributors, Barbara
Worth Water Co., Carter Motor &
Supply Co., Frost Floral company
Golden Valley Dairy, Pacific Freight
Lines, Sunland Dairy, j. c. Penney
company.
B. & A. Oil company, Harris
Mems Wear, A. & P. Food store,
Ellis Neon company, Ritz Flowe"
shop, Rogers & Tison, Blue Front
Grocery, American Cleaners &
Dyers, Cool Spot, Ell Centro Lum-
ber & Trading Co., Jessie Conner,
Realtor, Christensen's Drug Store
Triple A Water company, Frledley
Motor company, Standard Drug
company.
Townsend Club, Midget Auto
Races and Milk Fund, Sones Lum-
Der company, Ferguson Electric
company, Pure Ice company Carey
Freeman Service, E'alack Imple-
ment company Goodrich Silver
town Stores, Kimball Piano Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct.
% >(UP)-A cheering crowd
at Bushnell Park, estimated
by some at 100000, welcom-
ed President Roosevelt to-
day when he came here to bid
Tor the electoral vote of Connec-
ticut.
Il am here in a two-fold capa-
city to talk to your governor, your
state officials and your senators
about floods and l am also here,
l am told, as candidate for high
public office" the president said.
He then stressed tne need of CO.
operation between the states them
selves and the federal government in
meeting the problems of floods, one
of which inundated much Of Hart
ford last spring.
We are thinking not only OF
your own state but of the nation
as a whole. The prosperity of the
west is reflected IN the prosperity
Of the east. That is lesson we have
learned in the past three years.
g. =. am glad prosperity is back
once again, anc, Deneve me, 1t Is
going to stay.
He ended a wild day with a ma
tionwide radio speech i'll Worces-
ter last night that sounded the
keynote of his fiscal program.
He declared himself in favor
of Democracy in taxation" say
ing his principles embraced the
maxim that taxes shall be levied
according to ability to pay" He
blasted away at the Republican
leadership and expressed conf
dence that his actions would be
indicated at the polls.
Mr.. Roosevelt chided against
those who feel the tax burden of
the United States is too high, and
ewpl assea,. in mild irony, the be-
,llsf that those who talk of escap-
ing it by moving to foreign coun-
tries, would soon return to Amer
ica and its good old taxes"
The President said the economic
situation was so improved that
not only would the budget be bal
anced soon but that there Would
be a reduction in the national
debt and no new or increased lev
les were contemplated.
He warned against propaganda
and remarked that "once more
this year we must choose between
democracy in taxation and spe-
-cial privilege III taxation."
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22

erS SneQ.
The vote marks a definite fail
ure of effects to end the dispute,
which has resulted in scores of
violent clashes between strike
breakers and strikers, and arrests
of more than 100 persons on charg-
es of assault, rioting or violating
anti-picketing ordinances.
The grower shipper peace pro-
poSal, which union leaders unoffi-
cially termed mo offer at ALL" re-
fused to grant preferential en-
ployment, the issue on which the
dispute centered.
The employers reserved the
right to keep any or all present
non-union employees; agreed to re-
employ as many strikers as pos
sible, but reserved the. right to
refuse to reemploy any member
they regarded as a possible trou-
BILE maker
AS a concession, the employers
said they would urge that all
minor charges against strikers,
now awaiting trial, be dismissed,
but insisted on prosecution Of
those arrested for the more Sc
riouS offenSe.
The proposal was made after
Edward Vandeleur, secretary OF
the State Federation Of Labor,
and Walter G. Mathewson, fed
eral conciliator of the U. S. De-
partment of Labor, were sent here
in an effort to negotiate peace.
Union leaders have not lndi-
Gated what their next move will
be but it is feared that the blan-
ket rejection of the employer pro-
posal may precipitate a new crisis
in the prolonged controversy.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22
POUL TRY MEN
GROUP WILL
Be ORGANIZED
Spokesman Meet in
Ell Centro, Draft
First Plans

Preliminary plans for or
g a n iZing & a poultrymen's
protective association were
outlined at the meeting of
poultrymen w e d n e S d a y
night in the court house and will
be completed at meeting set for
next Tuesday at 7:30 pm. in the
same place.
Frank DoWden, d. E. Alexander
and w. E. Kinnear were appointed
a committee to outline ways and
means of organizing the association
and met Thursday afternoon at the
court house for their first session.
The association will work out a
plan of identifying birds by the
tattoo method, each owner having
his own brand registered with the
state.
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner, spoke Wednesday night
to the group on the state setup
whereby the brands can be regis
tered preventing any one else from
using that brand
Sheriff R. w. Ware emphasized
the necessity for Identification
marks not only on poultry but on
all farm products and equipment,
pointing out that his office can
do little in the case of stolen goods
unless some Identification is pos
sible.
DoWden explained the tattoo
method and the group decided to
form the protective association with
the possibility that it may even
tually become a county cooperative
although protection is the first OBJ
jective.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22
COP. CHAIRMAN
TO CONFER WITH
PARTY LEADERS

Justus Craemer, chairman of the
Republican state central commit
tee, will visit Ell Centro Republicans
at o'clock Friday morning. Dur
ing the day he also will confer with
party members in Brawley and CAL
eXico.
He has a message to deliver to
Ell Centro Republicans and will be
at headquarters at 13A North Sixth
street. He will be accompanied to
Ell Centro by Fred j. Trude, chair
man of the Imperial county Repub-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22
Drv Forces Start
Active Campaign

Under the leadership of the Allied
Dry Forces, an active campaign for
proposition No. Q on the November
ballot and against No. 3 is being
started in the county.
p. v. Harrigan has been appoint
Ned head of the FL Centro campaign
|and is planning ito speak to every
school group in the district, enlist
ing the aid of children against No
3 since that bill would make beer
a non Intoxicating drink and there
fore it could be sold TO children.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22

formed of the law and the Asso-
that they would hold the county
liable in case Of loss.
This situation, he continued,
brought the strike home to every
taxpayer and made them realize
that the fight was not confined to
the growers and shippers alone.
Citizens of a community cannot
hope to escape implication in riots
staged in the streets in front of
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22
SURPRISE ENTRY
IN BABY DERBY

TORONTO, Oct. %. U,P)-Confus-
ion spread among seven mothers in
the $750,00O baby derby today as an
entrant, not previously considered,
appeared to upste their calculations.
With only 10 days left before the
finish of the l0-year race, Mrs.
Anne Smith, 81, came forward and
registered the births of nine chill
dren previously kept secret, and
Toronto Star reported in copy
righted story.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22
Last Minute
FLASHES !!
SEN. COUZENS DIES
AFTER OPERATION

DETROIT, Oct. %. (U.P) -
Senator James Couzens died to-
day half hour after undergo
ing an operation at Harper ns's-
rital.
The senator had been near death
for five days, since an already
serious illness was complicated
by a ursenic condition which
developed last Sunday. He died
at 1:25 pm. tPST).
Mrs. Couzens and their four
children--MayOr Frank Couxens,
and three daughters - were at
the bedside OF "elder statesman"
when he died. Mrs. Couzens had
occupied a suite near the sen-
ator's room since his condition
became critical.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-22

ing the salad bowl violence.
Strobel brother of Jack Strobel
of Imperial Valley and we'll known
among valley residents, was in Ell
Centro Wednesday for a confer
ence with members of the Asso-
ciated Farmers of Imperial County.
Imperial county is responsible for
the loss of property in riots and
strikes, Strobel pointed, under the
terms of an old California law.
Monterey county officials, were in