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Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
ADDED FIRE
PROTECTION IN
CITY SOUGHT

Continued from Page II
ment might encounter such bar
rier en- route to a fire on the east
side. The council ordered the let
ter written.
Recent improvements in fire
fighting methods and equipment
and fire prevention methods in FL
Centre will be subjected to re-
check by the board of fire under
writers after September Is. The
improvements are a part of the
councils plan to obtain lower fire
insurance rates for the city.
The ordinance providing for Bert
Davis to establish Gus service in
Ell Centre was passed by the board
and Davis bond accepted.
The board adjourned until 10
o'clock Monday morning when it
will meet as board of equaliza-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
Power Company, District
Given Until Aug. IL to
File COunterfindings

Irrigation district and county at
torneys were allowed until August
Is to submit counterfindings in
two suits involving power line rights
of way, under ruling by Judge Isaac
Pacht at the close of an all-day
hearing in Los Angeles Wednes-
day.
Counsel for the Nevada Califor-
MIA corporation; Harry Horton for
the district; Elmer Head and Char
les Halliday for the county, ap-
peared before Judge Pacht, who will
prepare report as special master
in chancery, to be submitted to
Federal Judge Harry Hollzer.
Further hearing on Judge Pachts
report will be held August 20.
Two cases he heard involved the
right of the power company to
cross district and county property
and the right of the district to
cross company property.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
Surgeons Await
Mothers Death to
Save Her Child
Continued from Page II


the child.
THE mother is past hope" they
told the husband, "but We can save
the baby"
NO" BoccawSini said, 'if it is
the will of God that Mary die, the
baby must go with her"
The hospital staff was disturbed
by the fathers stand and sought
legal advice. Assistant City Solici-
tor G.. Coe Carrier, who handles
legal affairs for the department OF
health, admitted that he did not
know the hospitals legal rights in
such a case. He asked common
Pleas Judge Harry E. Kalodner
about it.
Judge Kalodner ruled quickly.
Save the child" he said. HUI
man life is sacred. Even an I'M
born child has its rights"
Mrs. Boccawsini was expected to
die within Is minutes or 10 hours"
Tubercular meningitis attacks the
brain and is always fatal, surgeons
explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
Pickets Picket
Eleven Kansas
City Cemeteries


KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. 5. (U.P)
-Gravediggers and other workers
called a strike and ordered out
pickets today at II Kansas City
cemeteries.
Ten funerals scheduled for today
we're affected.
About $50 cemetery workers were
involved. They belong to the Cen
eral Laborer Local Union, and AM
erican Federation of Labor unit.
Ray England, union president,
issued this statement:
I'VE do not wish to cause any
discomfort to anyone and it is
with sincere regret that we are
forced to abandon our work. The
men have genuine sympathy for
the people who have cause to use
a cemetery. Many of these men
have been taking care of the graves
for many years-some as long as
40 years-and it has been done
by them with feeling of rever-
ence and tenderness"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05

grain companies throughout the
west, estimate the total yield al
100000 bushels. Some authori-
ties suggest that this estimate is
ION the optimistic side" Last year
Canada harvested a 229,2l8.00o
bushel crop. In 1928 the yield was
556.00o,00O bushels, an all time
high.
The one bright spot in the pres
ent picture is that higher prices
may offset the adverse economic
results of meager crop.
Six years of drought have taken
a ruinous toll in the break-basket
o. the British empire" In southern
Saskatchewan $1,000 square miles
an area one quarter as large
again as the combined areas of
England and Wales-lie desolate.
Soaring suns and scorching winds
have turned once fertile wheat
fields into drifting sand dunes.
Large lakes are dry. Empty farm
houses stand ghost like and half
buried. A few years ago soft bill
lowy waves of golden wheat stretch
ed as far as the eye could see.
Saskatchewan in good years har-
vests approximately 200, 100000 bu-
shells of wheat. This year, author
tiles believe, farmers will do well
if they can harvest 60,00o,000 bu-
shells.
If 100000 bushels are harvested
it will hardly fill Saskachewan's
seed requirements. More than 200
900 head of cattle will have to be
moved to greener pastures in other
provinces or sold through the re-
Gently established federal govern
ment cattle purchasing plan. AT
one time authorities planned to
move out more than 100000 head
but recent million dollar rains"
produced a crop of Russian thistle
which makes excellent fodder.
Southern Alberta has suffered,
as has southern Saskatchewan, but
in the northern parts of the pro-
vince conditions have been good.
There are large areas of clean, hard
wheat-the type of which a few
years ago placed the Canadian crop
in demand in world markets.
Between Calgary and Edmonton
crops are fair to good. North of
Edmonton, both east and west, the
yield will be lighter than last year.
This area usually produces heavy
crop though it grades lower than
southern wheat.
Manitoba, which few weeks ago
had every reason to expect good
crop, has suffered recently from
smut and rust. Hail, rain and wind
storms have also taken their toll.
But Manitoba prospects are much
brighter than those in the other
two wheat producing provinces.
The average yield will be fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
Harry Bridges
ASsails Coast
Union Leaders

Continued From Page One)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
Western Canadas Wheat Crop Smallest i'm History This Yea
CALF. SUPREME
COURT JUDGE
IS DEAD

BERKELEY. Cal, Aug 5. up
ira Francis Thompson, SO, associate
Justice of the State Supreme Court
of California. died late yesterday
when stricken with a heart attack.
His physician, DIR. Hubert N.
Rowell, said he had returned only
recently from a vacation and APP
parently had been in good health
until yesterday.
He was born in Crawford county.
Wis. June 20 1885. attended the
public schools there and high
school at Eureka, Cal. He later
was a student at the University of
California, graduating in 1909.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05

Intend To Wed-C cell Scar
brough, rs, and Eleanor Cook, "a,
Yuma residents, Wednesday filed
notice of intention to wed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05

Salinas Valley - Fair Thursday
night and Friday but morning fog
north portion; slightly cooler south
portion; northwest wind.
Southern California - Unsettled
Thursday night and Friday; local
thunder storms over mountains; no
change in temperature; moderate
northwest wind off the coast.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Unsettl-
ed Thursday and Friday; local
thunderstorms over mountains; no
change in temperature gentle TO mo-
derate southeast TO southwest wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
Imperial Valley Press

Saturday and Sunday saturday
Afternoon issue now succeeded by
The post-Press, Sundays) by the
Imperial Valley Publishing Com
pany. 625 State street, El Centre,
California.
post office as second class matter.
Paul Jenkins. publisher; A. c.
Johnston, vice president and gen
eral manager, u. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
West Holiday Co. Inc, National
Advertising representatives.
AZ m Der California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
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In conjunction with the POST
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Paid IN advance. months, 81 SD;
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
SAN DIEGO. AUG. S UP)-

SAN DIEGO, Aug. UP)-
Lewis Spiker, 30, a sailor, was in
Jail today. apparently none the
worse for a diet of four SIS bills
Spiker gulped the first bill when
a taxi-driver called the Naval Shore
patrol when the sailor refused to
pay a S4.9O bill At the Jail Spiker
gulped down three more bills before
startled jailors, who were search
ing him. could stop him.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05

that the Seattle and San Pedro
locals of the Marine Cooks Union
had ordered return of ballots sent
out to determine the CLIO senti-
ment of its 600 members.
A day previously, Harry Lunde-
berg, president of the Sailors IN
ion of the Pacific, announced his
seamen had rejected affiliation with
the CLIO, and in other quarters it
was reported the marine firemen
had voted correspondingly.
THAT doesn't mean a thing"
Bridges said prior to addressing
the longShoremen.
The sailors ballots, he charged,
were burned, for the seamen lad
mittedly" inclined to CLIO. Leaders
of the Marine firemen, he claimed,
impounded their votes in San Fran
cisco after it had been announced
the vote was 816 for the CLIO and
40 against"
Recalling the cooks ballots cant
represent the desires of the men,
bership, because the regular men,
bership meetings won't be held
until tomorrow; it's the work of
only a handful in the Seattle and
San Pedro locals" Bridges said.
Hundreds of seamen, firemen
and cooks have come to me appeal
ing to me to do something against
the relationships heading their
unions" he declared,
and 1 know that 80 per cent of
he men are for the Go"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
DesoIate Acres Burned
BY BroiIing Droughts
In Bread Basket Area
Copyright 1887 by United Press

WINNIPEG, Man. Aug (UP)-Western Canadas
wheat crop this year will be the smallest,
basis any year of its history survey of the prairie
provinces indicated TODAY Farmers. the wheat pools and
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05
COUNTY BRIEFS

To Visit Relatives Mrs. w. J. |
McClelland left for Santa Maria
Wednesday to visit her mother,
Mrs. Charles Gillett. and her sister,
Mrs. Clyde johnson.
Intend To Wed-C cell Scar
brough, 26, and Eleanor Cook, "a,
Yuma residents, Wednesday filed
notice of intention to we'd
Son Is BOrn-Mr. and Mrs. John
McNeece announce the birth of
son in San Diego Wednesday. Nc
Niece plans to leave FL Centre Sat
urday, but will leave mother and
baby on the coast until fall.
Answer Still Alarm - FL Centre
firemen answered a still alarm at
lao am. Thursday. They extin-
guished a fire in car between
Fourth and Fifth on State street.
Leaves For Texas-Gordon Rey-
nolds left FL Centre Thursday Tor
a business trip TO San Antonio, Tex,
and other Texas cities. He will re-
turn in two months.
Reckless Driver Senrenced-Mar-
celino Estrada, 27, will spend the
next 12' days in the county Jail
because he was found guilty of
reckless driving in Calexico. He
was sentenced by Police Judge w.
H. Lorenz.
Mexican Sentenced-A. Nunez, 80,
convicted OF assault and battery
was sentenced to 125 days in t.
county jail in Calexico justi.- 49,.
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-05

Married BY Judge-Joseph E. OIL
lerton, 30, and Jane Hall, 81, Yuma
residents were married Thursday
by Judge John E. Simpson in FL
Centre Justice court.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
LIST OF WOUNDED
0NCRU|SER| ISSUED
II Are Injured in Smelling Of
Flagship Augusta at
Shanghai.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy Department today issued
an official list Of the II sailors wounded
yesterday in the shelling OF the cruiser
Augusta, Asiatic Fleet flagship, at
Shanghai
Eighteen sailors originally we're
wounded, but one, Freddie John Fall
eout of Raceland, La, died shortly
afterward.
Following are the injured:
Frederick Willard Andrews, jr.,
seaman, first class, Cambridge,
Mass, shrapnel injury in upper right
arm
William Emmanuel Beilman, fire.
man. first class, Miami, Fla. (842
Northwest Seventh street,, multiple
wounds in left forearm and legs.
Herbert John Bowers, seaman, first
class, Garner, Iowa, shrapnel wound
in right foot.
David Clark Burns, seaman, first
class, Harrisonville, Mo, shrapnel
wounds in right shoulder and chest
Edward John Files, radioman, second
class, Toronto, Canada, Coleman Post
Office, Box 86 shrapnel puncture back
of neck and right shoulder
Luther Fred Guynes, seaman, sec
ond class, Gatesville, Miss, multiple
Shran 1oft
dominal wall and hip.
Paul OBryan Hayden, seaman, first
class, Lebanon Junction. KY, shrapnel
puncture left arm and right shoulder
William Henry Hicks. seaman, Sec
ond class. Rural Route Box 23l. Gra-
ham. Wash, shrapnel puncture in
lower back.
Allen Linwood Hord, jr., first-class
seaman, Ruckersville, Va, shrapnel
wound in right chest.
Harold Earle Isakson. seaman, sec
ond class, Rodeo, Calf, multiple
shrapnel wounds in upper left leg,
left ankle, right knee and right foot.
James Robert Kaetz seaman, first
class 5000 Sever n avenue, South
Birmingham, Ala multiple shrapnel
wounds medal and anterior surface
and left foot.
John Kier. machinist's mate, second
class. 81 Broad street. Phillipsburg
N. j., shrapnel puncture in back.
Everett Lille Mackenzie, second class
yeoman, Route No !. Raymond. Wash
multiple shrapnel wounds in right
knee, left arm and middle and lower
right leg.
Daniel Joseph Petrick. coXswain,
945 Adams street, La Crosse, Wis,
multiple shrapnel wound in left elbow
Edward Joseph Sheehan. second
class seaman, 68l Madison street
Brooklyn, N. Y. multiple shrapnel
wounds in both feet.
Charles Richard Simms, seaman,
second class, Midtown. Ind, multiple
shrapnel wounds lower right leg.
Clarence Bryce Strachan. seaman,
second class, 240 Eighth avenue. Clin-
ton. Iowa, puncture in right leg and
base of right thigh.
Evening star., 1937-08-22

safest-and turned into Chinese ter
ritory.
Soon after the Shanghai fighting
began August l3 shell struck the Jail
killing or Wounding some 80 convicts
For the last three days it has been
almost impossible for foreign author
tiles to reach the war-engulfed prison
although three American prisoners,
two of them women, were brought out
to safety Friday.
War and fire continued to lay waste
to the city while naval board of in
quiry looked into the Augusta Incl
dent. Foreign police said the flames.
bombing and shelling had leveled
nearly all of Chinese Chapel and
Japanese HongkeW, along Shanghais S
northern edge, most of Yangtzepoo
and Pootung, teeming industrial areas
on opposite sides of the Whangpoo,
and of Kiangwan. northern suburb
which contained greater Shanghai's
palatlal civic center
Few Sections Still Intact.
Only the International Settlement
south of SoochoW Creek, the French
concession. Nantao, the Chinese city
south Of the French area, and dis
tricts along Soochow Creek remained
intact.
Even beliigerents, both Chinese and
japanese, have had to fee before the
flames in the eastern district. which
spread unchecked, with no f1refghting
forces to combat them.
Chinese officials declared that jap
anese ronin-''wave men, armed civil
ians acting largely on their own re-
sponsibility-were terrorizing Chinese
parts Of Shanghai as they did in the
1882 war, burning. looting and even
shooting Chinese who opposed them
Saturday saw great aerial activity
mostly japanese, around Shanghai,
the Japanese planes repeatedly bomb
ing Chinese positions in Pootung and
the districts west of Shanghai Two
Chinese planes appeared, evidently
trying to reach the japanese flagship
1dzumo, but were turned back.
The fear of war spread to South
China, where the Kwangtung provin-
clal government at Canton began
shipping huge quantities of silver to
British Honkong. Twenty truckloads
of bar silver reached Hong Kong today.
Even larger amounts, trainloads, we're
expected there.
Evening star., 1937-08-22

more than It can handle except at
crest cost. Japan does want the
trade Of the Chinese people, but even
the japanese army has come to re-
alioe that customers cannot be gained
by the use Of rifles and machine guns.
The war cannot bring into Japanese
banks the surplus funds they need.
A blockade Of the coast OF China
by Japanese men-of-war would be a
costly matter for China, but it Is
as nothing compared to the economic
loss to Japan of q complete stoppage
Of trade with the neighboring re-
public.
The actual expense of waging battle
and OF maintaining armies in the field
is far greater for this empire than
for China. The Chinese are fighting
on their own soil. able in large meas
Evening star., 1937-08-22
China
Continued From First Page J

Continued From First Page.)
the Shanghai battle. including 80
giant bombers costing Sl5O,000 EACH"
A spokesman for the Chinese for
IGN Office even asserted that fleet
81 japanese bombers which at
Fmpted a raid on Marking all ran
hort Of fuel and had to land on the
|orth bank of the Yangtze, where
all were captured"
There was no confirmation of this
rom other sources.
japanese airmen, however, bombed
FluKlang, Yangtze port in Kiagsi
rovince and gateway to Kuling,
Fhlna's Summer capital Kiukiang
ne. '
Forty Chinese civilians were
llled and many wounded when a
fomb fell on a cotton mill. Another
bomb hit an airfield, but did no dam
ge. Others fell in the Yangtze,
which is in flood at Kiukiang, with
Fater 18 inches over the water front.
The Italian government ordered
(lves and children of Italian Of
|Cers serving as aviation instructors
b the Chinese at Nanchang to leave
Fhina for Italy. Nanchang, a little
|outh of kiukiang, is China's second
freest airbase.
Planes Believed From Carriers.
Chinese nff1Pprc heliovoI
Fangtze raiders might have come
rom Formosa, but independent au-
|horities thought it more likely that
fhey rose from carriers off the China
|oast.
The Marking command said Jap
|nese Seaplane and two pursuit
|lanes had been shot down at Shang-
|ai, one Chinese pilot accounting
pr two enemy craft Another jap
|nese raider was reported downed
" a Chinese airman over Kwangten,
knhWei Province, 100 miles south
asst of Nanking, and another shot
(own by anti-aircraft guns
Heavy fighting continued through
|hanghai's eastern district, surg
hg around the Ward Road Jail but
DO important changes of position
kere reported. 1t was established
hat japanese army units newly ar
lived from home had landed to
Iolster the lines of marines in this
ector.
On the Chinese side the 88th Di-
hsion, one Of Generalissimo Chang
kai-shek's best-trained divisions,
Eas reported withdrawn from the
Shanghai front, because of heavy
nsses.
Independent authorities estimated
he military casualties in the 10 days
II Shanghai conflict at about 5000
Chinese killed to 500 japanese. Civil
hn deaths could be estimated only
|oughly in the thousands.
Death Penalty for Looting.
Chinese military authorities in the
Shanghai district decreed the death
penalty for looting in warblasted
PORTIONS of the city, including areas
h the International Settlement. Po-
ice of the settlement disclosed they
had turned over 33 looters, including
wo Russians, to the Chinese yester-
bay for execution. Forty-two more
we're TO be turned over today.
The Ward Road Jail break un-
brecedented in Shanghai's history, was
10 begin today. Five hundred to 1000
inmates were to be taken daily to
|he western borders of the Interna-
|ional Settlement-consid the
Evening star., 1937-08-22

ure to live of the country. Moreover
the Chinese standard Of living u much
lower than the Japanese.
With no substantial surplus and
with its foreign credit for war loans
most questionable, Japan Is forced
back to depending upon itself for
financing 4 conflict with China. This
means heavier and heavier taxes on
an already overtaxed and far from
wealthy people, and the fotation of
domestic bond issues to q point far
beyond the 100000, ,000-yen mark
(about $4,000, 900. .00O which Japans
ablest minister of finance, Korekiyo
Takahashi-murdered by military
rebels a year and a half ago-de-
clared to be the margin Of safety
for the nation. That point has al
ready been passed,
Evening star., 1937-08-22
PR0TECT|0NPOL|C
RETAINED IN WAR
leieCts Pleas to Withdraw
Military Forces From
Far East.
y the Associated Press.

y the Associated Press.
President RI osevelt maintained MS
olicy of armed protection for Ameri-
ans In war-torn China yesterday de-
pite some appeals that military forces
e Withdrawn to avoid further Incl
ents like the shelling of the Ameri-
an flagship Augusta.
Members of Congress were divided
s to the wisdom of the policy, a few
pntending it might involve the United
tateS in the conflict, while many
rgued it would save civilian lives
lnd thus safeguard peace.
Inc President refrained from
ersonally and publicly taking issue
lth either China or Japan over the
augusta disaster, in which one Ameri-
pm sailor was killed and II injured,
Depending on Officials on Scene.
Ofhclals said the White House and
ne State and Navy Departments were
|epending solely on diplomatic and
flllltary officials in the war zone to
bake appropriate utterances."
Secretary Hull emphasized that
american officials on the scene had
lot expressed any opinion that the
'hell which hit the United States
agshlp was fired in amy hostile
fay."
He did not confirm the statement
\ cabinet official Friday that it
as a japanese shell, saying he ex-
|ected an inquiry by an American
|oard Of naval officers at Shanghai to
|etermlne the missiles origin.
Navy officials said the board was
fVestieating only informally. that it
as not authorized to take testimony
rom japanese or Chinese officials,
md that it would report directly to
ADMIRAL Harry E. Yarnell, feet COM
handler.
The State Department reported the
lvacuation Of American citizens from
fhanghal was settling down to a
EStematlc basis, Department officials
Evening star., 1937-08-22
PSYCHOL0GISTSPLAN
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Attitudes Toward Liberalism
Radicalism and Fascism to
Be Studied.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, August 2l.-
What makes a radical so radical will
be one of the subjects stressed by
the Nations leading psychologists here
next month.
This topic, said DR.. Alvin C. Zurich
OF the University of Minnesota, will be
one Of many to occupy the attention
OF the American Psychological Associa-
ton in its forty-ffth annual meeting
at the university, September l to 4.
Analytical probing also is scheduled
for individual attitudes toward lib
eralism, radicalism, fascism and the
like.
The experts will study animal be-
havior, memory, mental measure
ment, conditioning in men, animal
learning, social facilitation, human
learning and personality.
Preceding the gathering of the COL
iege body Will be the first annual
meeting of the American Association
of Applied and Professional Psycholo-
gists, August 80 and 81.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
OUTING is PLANNED
Federated Colored Catholics Ex-
pect 5000 at Affair.

The fourth annual pre-Labor day
outing of the Federated Colored Cath
olics will be next Sunday at Cars
Beach, Annapolis, with 5000 men,
bers from Washington, Baltimore and
vicinity expected to attend
Francis Spriggs, chairman OF the
General Committee. has announced a
bathing beauty contest as part of the
entertainment Athletic events and
music will round out the program.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
WINNING CONTESTANTS
IN FIRE FIGHT GIVEN
Parks Service Announces Trio in
c. c. C. Whose Posters
Won Recognition,

Three winners of the National Park
Service fire prevention poster compe-
tltlon, ope1. to c. C. C. boys in the
400 Park Service controlled camps,
were announced today by Arno B.
Cammerer, director of the service.
The victors, chosen from As ap-
proved entries, will report to Wash
lngton September 13 to draw colored
plates for the finished posters.
They are Frank Ranieri of Camp
Woahunk Lake, Glenada, Greg; Ray
N. Coates of Camp Strawberry Can
yon, Berkeley, Calf, and Leo Mostee
OF Camp Giant City, Makanda, III.
Evening star., 1937-08-22
NEW STOCK STATEMENT

Registration statements for new Sc
curities filed yesterday with the Sc
included one by the Retail Druggists
Display Corp. of Washington, $685.
900 of 81 par value 20-cent class A
stock and s975,O0O of 81 par value
common stock for manufacture of dis
play cabinets.
Evening star., 1937-08-22

factory passage on commercial ships.
Hull said, there are enough warships
to remove them, If necessary, in "any
feasible numbers"
The Secretary said approximately
900 were being evacuated on the
Dollar liner President Hoover,
Evening star., 1937-08-22

estimated that 100 to 1900 of ap-
proximately 1000 nationals there had
left the international city, and pre-
dlcted that this week there would be
an orderly exodus of many Of those
remaining.
II refugees cannot obtain salts
Evening star., 1937-08-22
Dislike French.

In pre-war days the French uere
very popular IN Syria As the foraan'
protectors Of the syrians. Today the
syrians hate the French as rulers
over them.