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Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
HERE TO STAY
IS ATTITUDE OF
MEX STRIKERS
Picnic Air Tinged With
Hard Determination
In Farm Camp

"We're here to stay-until
we know that the lands we
won from the desert will
not be taken from us by
loafers who would profit by
the labor of others"
Calmly, almost stolidly Presi-
dent Juan Buclna of the Mexican
Valley Farmers association issued
the statement that was at once
a plea for peace and an ultimatum
to Mexican government officials
that the pioneers of Mexicali VAL
ley have had about all they can
stand from Agrarian colonists.
Buelna stood at his desk III the
open-air city half of city with
in a city-the camp of the sit down
strikers in the beautiful, tree-fiIl-
ed park surrounding the palaCio,
residence and headquarters of the
governor and his staff in Baia
California, Within a half-mile ra-
lius were more than 5000 Mexican
.diIlltio ana Illill ldlllllAtps lpAllliB
in the shade, catching their af-
ternoon siestas, exchanging pleas
ant words.
Typical Farmers
The visitor from north of the
line receives the impression that
here is the dynamite of hot Latin
temper, wrapped in the Stolidity
of Indian ancestors, awaiting what
might happen.
TWO hundred men, a changing,
colorful crowd which, but for its
darker tinge, might have been re-
cruited from the farms of Impe-
rial Valley in the United States
groups about the central area.
They listen to five-minute bulletin
transmitted over a loud-speaker
system to every corner of the
Palacio Park. They hear that many
of the commercial firms in MeXi-
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
FLOOD WATER
CREEPS HIGHER
IN PITTSBUR

PITTSBURGH. April 27. (UP)-
Flood waters Tapped at the edges
Of the Golden Triangle" today
in Pittsburgh'S worst April flood
since 1906, but weather forecasters
believed that threat of major
disaster had passed
The rain-swollen Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers, rising dan
gerously for the second time in
1897, were crested at 35 feet-10
feet above flood level.
Rain which fell 36 hours had
ceased, and weather experts be-
lieved that the hump of the
flood would pass Pittsburgh today
without causing serious damage.
They believed Wheeling, w. Va,
was more likely to suffer heavily,
The Ohio river at Wheeling was
rising at rate of nearly nine inch
eS an hour.
Ten thousand residents on
Wheeling Island, to whom floods
are an annual occurrence, were
prepared to move to higher ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
ALL A|RSHIPS
IN ARMY WILL
BE ABANDONED
AutOgyrOs Considered to
Replace Balloons;
Planes Ordered

WASHINGTON, April 27
(UP) = Maj. Gen. Osca
Westover, chief of the army
air corps, gave the House
Military Affairs committee
this picture of the aircraft pro-
gram planned by the army:
The air corps expects to have
on hand June 80, 1887 9O2 service
able planes of all types, including
600 serviceable combat planes
About TAO new planes are on order
Delivery of these will start after
the beginning of the 1888 fiscal
year, which starts July l, 1887.
During the 1888 fiscal year, Wes-
tower said, the army proposes to
buy 465 new planes, during the
1899 fiscal year, 546 new planes.
Allowing for anticipated losses, the
army air corps believes it will
have on hand 2149 serviceable
planes on June 80. 1910.
Westover revealed that the army
plans to abandon all use of air.
ships. Experiments are now in pro-
greSS to determine whether the
autogyro can be used to replace
the balloon for observation pur-
poses.
THE situation with lighter than
air ships is this: The army has
programs calling for the use of
airShips in coastal reconnaissance
and of balloons for observation for
ground troops. Due to limitations
which have III the past been placed
upon the application of our appro-
priations to the repair of existing
lighter than air craft, ] made it
clear last year that unless such
restrictions were removed we would
have to abandon the Use of air.
ships" Westover said.
The restriction still stands. Ac-
cordingly. / have recommended to
the war department and by June
80 of this year We expect to dis
continue the use of airships.'
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
WORKERS AT
Dam Demand
MORE WAGES
Ill Join WalkOut on
Project Close to
All American

YUMA. Ariz., April 27.
GUPl = Workmen employed
on the Mittry Brothers Con-
struction company schedule
of the Gila reclamation pro-
iect struck at noon today to en-
force demands for pay increases.
o. K. Mittry, one of the Los
Angeles contracting firm, said he
had closed down all work on the
project and would keep it closed
until the men decided to return
to work. He insisted he could not
pay the increases the men demand
ed.
Mittry said III OF the 100 men
he had employed joined the walk
cut.
The workmen. members of the
Mine, Mill and Smeltermen's union,
affiliated with the committee for
industrial organization, demanded
an increase from 80 cents to 81 an
hour for miners; from 60 to 80 cents
for miners helpers, and to so cents
for laborers now receiving from
40 to go cents. The union claimed
80 of the 100 men employed by
Mittry were union members.
The Gila project strike was an
outgrowth of a similar strike on the
Los Angeles aqueduct, where 5000
men were idle because of a CIO-
called strike American Federation
of Labor unions employed on the
project were understood to be op-
posed to the walkout and willing
to return to work.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

IN the Palace PARK.
The AgrarianS were unsuccessful
in an attempt to blockade all roads
leading into Mexicali from the agri-
cultural sections Anti-AgrarianS
arrived at the rate of 25 an hour
Monday to join the strikers, and
continued today in slightly lesser
numbers.
Military officials warned the
AgrarianS against violence in their
opposition TO the strikers, who are
protesting against Agrarian con-
fiscation of. the farms they own or
lease. The military warning came
when Agrarians attempted TO en-
list the aid of soldiers in their
plan to bar all roads into MeXicai.
IF the Agrarians caused any trou-
bic, they were warned by the mill
tary commander, they would be
Jailed
Meanwhile. both factions con-
tinued to wait for word from Mex
leo City. where President LaZaro
Cardenas has been invited to visit
the Mevicali Valley end witness for
himself the effects OF the Agrarian
program. Unless he does. so, the
powerful GROIN labor union has
threatened, a general strike will be
called in Mexicali.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
i'NOT GUILTY.
McIVER'S PLEA


+. ii. McIVer, eX-treaSurer of
| the Imperial Irrigation District,
Tuesday morning pleaded not
guilty TO IL counts Of embezzle-
ment and two counts of forgery
. included on a grand jury indict-
ment returned two weeks ago.
He will go to trial May II. in
i Judge r. ID. McPherrin's divi-
sion of superior court, it was de-
cided at the time plea was en-
/ tered. McEver was represented
by his attorney, Ray ID. John
son.
4 The former treasurer was re-
! leased late last week on $4,000
bail. In statement filed with
the grand jury during recent
i hearings, McIVer said he appro-
priated S2,265 i'll district funds
because he felt that amount
plus $1,000 were due him for
salary.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

terval between the granting or
preliminary and final divorce de-
crees expired today. Mrs. Simpson
obtained her decree nisi from Err
nest Simpson October 27, at Ips-
Wich.
1t was expected that Mrs. Simp-
sons solicitors woud apply for the
final decree, the decree absolute,
tomorrow and that the decree would
be awarded next Monday by JUS
tice Sir Alfred Bucknill, speed
champion of the high court of
justice in final decree applications.
Best informed opinion was that
while no exact wedding day had
been set, the Duke and the Amer
lean born double divorce would
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

than last year. but the committee
stated that "appreciably larger al
locations will be necessary in future
budgets if an adequate national de
fense is to be maintained. The
S4l6,4l3,382 is $358079 less than
President Roo-evelts budget esti-
mates
Principal increases ever last years
appropriation resulted from aug
mented regular army personnel, ad-
Vanced food prices, air corps eX-
pansion, replacement of deteriorated
ammunition stCcks remaining after
the World war. a 5000 man increase
in the national guard. and procure
ment of nav lan1 for air bases.
unless there is to be an appre-
ciably larger ALLEGATION to the mill
tary arm in future budgets, our
defense preparations very largely
will consist of manpoWer, unequip-
ped and unimplemented and vir-
tually unprepared to offer resistance
to any force equipped with modern
offensive weapons and agencies"
the committee reported
The committee said the army was
short of tanks, armored cars. semi
automatic rifles, anti aircraft guns.
ammunition. towage facilities and
motors. 1t aided there is Sl62,-
C00000 army housing bill pending
in the budget bureau. that air bases
and stations under the Wilcox act
will cost S115000,0O0 and authoriza-
tion to expand the air corps will
mean increased appropriations rang
ing from $20,000000 to S60.000000
per year from now until 1910.
THE situation is extremely dis
turbing and unless funds are to be
forthcoming without stint. it would
seem that there has to be defer
mant of personnel expansion and
perhaps contraction the commit
tee said. There would be no other
way to arrive at a balance as be-
tween personnel and material
The present officer strength of
the army is 1908 and the enlisted
on June 30 Of this year will
reach $4,000 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
HOwling of Wind
browns Sound of
Burglars in Store

Monday nights wind storm was
not an i'll wind for burglars who
took $100 worth of cigarettes, an
undetermined quantity of flour and
S1.50 in change from the Alamo
store five miles southeast of Holt
vile.
A boy and a dog left in the store
to prevent burglary did not hear
the burglars cut the screen on
front window, break the glass and
enter the store. The noise of the
storm, Deputy Sheriff Joe Lizarra-
ras said, effectively cloaked the
movements of the thieves.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
OPERATIONS RESUMED

RICHMOND, Cal, April 27. UP-
Normal operations were reported to
have been resumed at the Ford
Motor company assembly plant here
today after a series Of four strikes
during the past two weeks.
The strikes were called by the
local of the United Automobile
Workers of America to enforce de-
mands for collective bargaining.
Six hundred men working the
night shift returned to the plant
last night TO make preparations for
the resumption of tull-time opera
tions by the crew of 1900 workers
today.
ed. HALL international vice pres
ident OF the union, reported that
agreement had Been reached with
the Ford company officials. where
by thay recognized the union and
promised to reinstate dozen work
ers who were said to have been
denoted.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

tIdl OlllCtIS, dSSlSIeQ Dy llllllllSId-
ton border patrolmen. The NOR
phine was in one grain tablets
enclosed in a half pint glass bot
tie. The Negro, officers said, agreed
to part with the whole supply for
SIS. For sale to users, officers eX-
planned, the tablets might have
been diluted with sugar of milk
as a means of increasing the earn
ings to near the $1,000 mark.
Brown was arraigned before Dep
uty United States Commissioner
Dorsey Whitelaw Tuesday. Bail was
set at $1,000 and he was ordered
turned over to federal authorities
for trial in federal court in San
Diego
A size IA shoe earned the Negro
his nickname He shuffled into
the deputy commissioners pres
ence entirely unabaShed by the
glittering handouts on his wrists.
When asked to give his name, the
Negro said:
IF you're going to start writing
names l got a bunch of 'em. James
Brown and James White is some
of EN-. Tell the police to rest and
sleep and take vacation, amt
going to bother them no more
He said his age was rs years,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
NO TROUBLE ON
ALL AMERICAN

r. B. Williams, reclamation bu-
reau engineer in charge of I'M
perial dam and All American canal
construction. said no trouble similar
to that on the Gila project had been
reported from the two big projects.
The Gila project is situated on
the Arizona side of the Colorado
river directly across the river from
Laguna dam, 10 miles north of
Yuma.
No tunneling is under way on the
California side. Williams said, with
rock work being the only con-
struction similar TO that on the
Gila works.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

be married in France, in or near
the Chateau de Cande where Mrs.
Simpson is staying, about the mid
die of the week beginning May
"a, or about two weeks after the
coronation of the Dukes brother
George VI to whom he relinquish-
ed his throne.
The Duke, nervous and lonely
at his villa at st. Wolfgang, was
expected to leave for France as
soon as the final decree was grant
ed and to be at the Chateau de
Cande by May 5.
Mrs. Simpson moved to the cha
teau from Cannes, France, to await
the day when the Duke could re-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

Sitdown strikers are on the
grounds of the Governors Palace
TO stay, if preparations made in
side the encampment are a cri-
teriOn. A PCst-Press representative
Monday tG3k these candid" cam
era shots, which give an inside
glimpse of the open air home life.
Directly above: the outside office
offices. AT left: the commissary.
Note the bags of flour in the back
ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
DYE TO GO ON
TRIAL MAY 3 ;

John Dye will go to trial in su-
perior court May on charges of
assisting DR.. Paul Kruger to es-
cape from the Imperial county
Jail.
The man who was released from
the institution shortly before Krue-
ger made his sensational Jail break
early this month, pleaded not gull
ty to the charge. George Kirk. Ell
Centro attorney, represents him.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
Edward Everett
Horton Injured
In Auto Mishap

Hollywood, April 81. CUP)-Ed-
ward Everett Horton and two other
film actors were bruised and cut
today when an automobile in which
they were riding along the shore of
Lake Arrowhead skidded over AN
embankment, their studio disclos-
p5
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
BUDGET FOR ARMY
INCREASED AS WAR
DEFENSE CRITICIZED
u. S. 'Unprepared to Offer Resistance
To Modern Force Officials Say
In Military Report

WASHINGTON April 27 (UP)-The house appro-
pratlons committee approved $416413,382 war depart
ment appropriations bill today and criticized the nations
detenses unpepared to offer resistance any force
equipped with modern offensive weapons
The recommended appropriation is S25 395 GIT larger
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
WALLIE FREE TO
APPLY FOR FINAL
DIVORCE DECREE

LONDON April 27. (UP)-Mrs Wallis Simpson was
free today to apply for final decree of divorce which
would permit her to marry the Duke of Windsor who gave
up his throne for her.
The six months prescribed by British law the in
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
SCORE
VALLEYS BIGGEST
NARCOTIC HAUL

Willie James Brown, the big Foot Slim" of police
records arrested by federal officers in Ell Centre Mon
day night with 693 grains of morphine the greatest amount
of drugs taken by officers in single raid in Imperial
county in the last L years The arrest made by fed
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

So That's It
Once and for all (RR hopes,
this business las been cleared
up. All these months, D. L. Doc
Zinn has been Dragging to any,
one who would listen about his
catfishing plowess, until he actu-
ally had some people believing he
was Imperial Valleys king cat
fisher. 1t was just pure FOOLS luck
that RR happened to get the low
down-by overhearing converSa-
ton.
1t was a farmer friend of Docs
inviting him out to the place. The
farmer, he explained, is going to
drain his settling basin, and if
Doc will be on hand, he can have
all the catfish that are left when
the waters gone.
Taboo Areas
A big Negro in difficulties with
the law for taking property be-
longing to other folks, was taken
for a drive around El Centro to
point out the places he had looted.
When they passed a certain home,
the officer asked:
Did you take anything from
that place, boy?"
The Negro squirmed uncomfor-
tably, then:
mo, sub! 1 thinks Bill Tackctt
lives there
On Schedule
Mabel Carberry'S household was
enlarged by five the oLner day.
The Scotty dogs which RR pre-
dicted would arrive, did SO. Every
body concerned is in the best of
hcalth-and the waiting list is
already filled.
Guide Par Excellence
If ever you want to see MeXicali
from the inside, Just HE yourself
to the local diSpenSary where Sal
vadore Vallejo hangs his apron,
make a date with him, and keep
it. Salvatore, RR discovered, not
only knows most of the adults in
Mexicali, but has a penny-giving
acquaintance with large majori-
ty of the youngsters.
o
Let's Have More
Perhaps it would be easier Tor
some of our local forgetful motor
lists TO remember if there were
more of the kind of stop signs
the city dads have erected at Sixth
and State streets. It's so potent
you can hardly help blinking back.
It's A Ringer
Scotty Foulds has solved the
recreation problem. His personally
supervised horseshow pitching
court at Six street and Vine
avenue should be an effective
weapon against abdominal rotun-
dity.
Who Wouldn't Be?-
The Mexican, talking to Inter-
prefer Ralph Carmichael, was con-
Siderably relieved. He wasn't need
ed at home anymore, he explained,
because hs wife was making ar
rangements to be supported by the
county wefare. They have 10 chill
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
ACRARIANS ATTEMPT
TO SET UP BLOCKADE
Groups Try to Prevent Farmers From
Coming to Mexicali to Join Strikers;
Camp at Palace Grows Hourly

MEXICALI April 27.-First sign of organized, force
full anagonism between Agraran colonists and Anti
Agrarians in the fertile MeXica Valley today when
Agraran bands attempted to prevent the into
MeXca of farmers intending to join the protest strike
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
Who Wouldn't Be?-

Who Wouldn't Be-
The Mexican, talking to Inter-
prefer Ralph Carmichael, was con-
Siderably relieved. He wasn't need
ed at home anymore, he explained,
because hs wife was making ar
rangements to be supported by the
county wefare. They have 10 chill
lren.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

Butter: Los Angeles 33is; butter
fat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch,
Grade A 4119; manufacturing milk
3515; route gathered cream 321s.
LA. Hay: U. s. No. | S17OO-I7.50;
L. s. No. 2 leafy S16.50-17.00; L. ).
No. 2 SI5.00-1 1900; Minneapolis flax
S2.09-S2.I4.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

It's A Ringer
Scotty Foulds has solved the
recreation problem. His personally
supervised horseshOw pi &c h in G
court at Six..l street and Vine
avenue should be an effective
weapon against abdominal rotun-
dity.
Evening star., 1937-09-12

| was on the edge of possibilities was this:
A suitcase similar in every way to mine
reposed beside chair Immediately across the
coach from where sat 1t bore no initials, and
was obviously of identical make l became
interested in its owner
He was stout man, clean-shaven, pale
and of positively villainous appearance. His
companion was red d-haired girl, very smartly
dressed, attractive, but with those greenish-
grey eyes which are nearly always dangerous
She paid me the compliment of smiling when
the pallid man was not looking, but he
detected her. turned, and looked at me in
way which | can only describe as septic.
observing that he was exchanging glances
with a man seated further along the car,
considered this man. He, also, looked un-
commonly like retired pugilist They were
conferring and glancing in my direction
covertly. Here, told myself, was dangerous
group, of whom the red-haired girl was oner
He paused again; we both listened But
the wind rose once more and the sound which
| thought had heard, the opening of the
front gate, was drowned in its howlng.
Il was indebted to the pugilist for the
furtive way in which, every once in while,
he would glance at the black and white bag
beside the fat fellow. If had had Perigal
on the train, the matter would have been
simple, but being alone, it was difficult
Evening star., 1937-09-12
September ~, 1897

have assured you that there is an adventure
ron every railroad train?"
Many times. But sitting in this bedroom
is not my idea of adventurer'
The adventure, said Trevvy, will de-
velop at any moment. Our preparations being
complete, can now explain what has oc-
Cured. was detained and although Perigal
was waiting, l suddenly determined to come
down by train. hoped to find some sort of
taxi at the local station. Although dress
with some care my travelling kit is badly
dilapidated, and Perigal. who is as you know
the perfect servant, recently acquired a new
suitcase. He had packed it for my visit to
you, and l confess that its striking design
rather startled me at first! There had been
no time to have initials stamped upon it. He
saw me off at Waterloo and had the black
and white bag taken into the Pullman = dis
creetly draped with a travelling rug! pushed
it out of sight behind my armchair - He
paused and stood listening.
Did you think you heard something?" l
asked. Trevvy nodded.
Eve haven't long," he said 'let me ex-
plain. AS l had boarded the Pullman, the
attendant had almost embraced me! He was
none other than Sergeant Evans, who had
been with me in India. was still thinking
of old times when took my seat.
The first circumstance which told me that
Evening star., 1937-09-12

Absolutely no plan had occurred to me up to
the time that we were slowing into your local
station -
No plan to do what" asked blankly.
TO obtain possession of the other bagl''
Good heavensv'
Suddenly | remembered Sergeant Evansl
walked out of the car to look for him .
There's someone trying the door, said
Yes! but | must bring you up to date
When we detrained, the prizefghter was
carrying the black and white bag His party
had preceded him. | was close behind with
my own bag. Sergeant Evans was waiting at
the barrier and as the fighting man came up,
Evans said: You haven't given me your
Pullman tickets, sir
You have all the tickets, said the big
man, setting down the bag / gave them all
to you However, he searched his pockets,
and while he was fumbling. l switched the
bags! Draping my capture with the travelling
rug, which had ready, pushed the bag into
Evans hands.
1 want taxir snapped. I'm late for
an engagement. Never mind your beastly
half-crown - get me taxi.
Very good, sir, said Evans. Sorry -
this way, sir, playing up beautifully
I'm less than half minute was inside
local taxi with the mysterious suitcase and
had started on my way herer'
The boI1 ropn r boo~I -