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Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
GOAL BOOSTED
IN Ell CENTRO'S
FUND CAMPAIGN

To meet a % per cent increase
in budgets of Ell Centros character
building agencies, campaign Off
cials Tuesday intensified their eff
forts to obtain "one days pay" from
every worker in Ell Centro.
Because of the widespread growth
md far flung benefits of the seven
agencies, A. H. Keller, campaign
chairman, declared, greater sum
than ever before has been set as
the goal. The agencies this year
need $4,000 to finance continuation
Of their activities.
Larger gifts and donations from
individuals who failed to contribute
in previous years will be necessary,
Keller pointed out.
Special committees, under the
direction of Warren Currier, Mrs.
A. B. Hanson and Frank Beyschlag
took the field Monday for the
opening offensive. The campaign
closes in two weeks.
The seven agencies financed by
funds raised during the campaign
are: Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls,
Girl Reserves, Hard of Hearing
society, Hipass health camp. Parent
Teachers association, and Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
ACCUSED MAN
TAKES STAND IN
SANITY TRIAL

HanneS II. Armann, So, took the
stand in superior court Tuesday in
an attempt to convince the jury
of his sanity.
He is on trial in Judge r. d
McPherrins court because he de-
manded jury trial after two alien
lists and group of Imperial Valley
physicians declared him insane.
Thirteen defense witnesses pre-
ceded him ON the stand. The group
included Clark w. Adair, Mark
Rose. Elizabeth Crippen, Baylis G
Walker, T. T. Anderson, Preston H
Wofford, E. E. Anderson, George
Whitlock. Harry Welsh, James How
ard, DR.. Karl Kortheuer, Thomas B
White, and George johnson. They
were called by Alfred Blaisdell,. de.
fense attorney.
Seven prosecution witnesses were
called to the stand by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney D. H. Wolfori. The
group included, Undersheriff Rod
uey Clarke. Drew Smith, DR.. Theo
K. Miller, DR.. Floyd A. Burger, DR.
c.. S. Brooks, DR.. Victor Parklin
DR.. Fred C. Gregg.
Jurors in the case are as follows
Mary E. Taylor, Mabel Ingold, Peter
S. Shenas, Addie House, Anna M
Carey, Frank T. Cook, Percy Thom-
as, Mrs. Elizabeth I. Tuttle, Clar-
ence A. Ritter, Leroy H. Davis, Helen
R. Maynard, and Mrs. Fairy B
Boyd.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
BRITISH OBJECT
TO 'DICTATION'
FROM ABROAD

LONDON, Nov. 2. CUP)-Great
Britain's patience with certain
governments" appeared today to
be approaching exhaustion.
An amazed House of Commons
voted, 1863 to 142, its confidence in
the governments foreign policy af-
ter Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden warned that Britain was not
disposed to accept meekly from
abroad, dictatorial directions re-
garding her foreign policies.
I'VE offer our cooperation to all,
but we accept dictation from none,
Eden declared.
The foreign secretary reused the
members to feverish excitement.
WASHINGTON Nov. 2. CUP)-
Acting Secretary of State Sumner
Wells today expressed regret that
reports from England on yester-
days speech of Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden had reached The
United States in form which
misinterpreted Eden's views.
Eden was reported to have said
that the United States had taken
the initiative in the nine power
conference.
Welles said 1t was clear that
the British foreign secretary had
said the United States had taken
the initiative only as to where the
conference should be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
JAPANESE TRY Gas ATTACK
YOUTH STAYS
MOTHER GIRL
w ITH K N IFE
Third Injured Before He
Turns Weapon on
Himself

BUTLER, Pa, Nov. 2.
(UP) = A Halloween cele-
bration ended today with
two women being stabbed
to death and a third woman
and a youth seriously slashed.
Police claim the young man,
Floyd TAFT, l9, confessed that he
welded the eight inch butcher
knife in the fatal stabbings of his
mother, Mrs. Florence TAFT, 46, and
his sweetheart, Dorothy Bash, 10.
Mrs. Hilda Seymour 81, sum-
moned police to her apartment, in
which the tragedy occurred, after
she was stabbed in the chest and
critically wounded.
Mrs. Seymour collapsed while be-
ing questioned Officers, who were
summoned to Mrs. Seymours
apartment about am. found TAFT
with his arm around Miss Bash
in the hallway feading to the
apartment. Miss Bash was dead of
stab wounds in the chest and
TAFT was wounded IN the cneSt. He
is expected to recover.
Inside the apartment, Mrs. TAFT
was found dead on bed
Mrs. Seymour explained that
Mrs. TAFT was spending the night
in Mrs. Seymuur's apartment.
Sometime after am, Dorothy
and Floyd, dressed in gay costumes
they had worn while celebrating
Halloween by visiting friends in
the city, came to the Seymour
apartment.
Drinks apparently were served
and a meal was prepared.
A quarrel arose and TAFT seized
the butcher knife, stabbed his
mother, his sweetheart, Mrs. Sey-
mour and himself, according to
the story Mrs. Seymour told
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
Four Accused Of
Putting Child rem
To Work in Fields

BARD. Nov. 2.-Four men were
arrested in this area Monday and
charged with violation of the state
child labor law
These are the first arrests in the
campaign to end child labor law
violations. They were made by
Deputy Labor Commissioner Stanley
M. Cue and Roger M. V. Walton,
Imperial county school attendance
officer.
C. M. Robinson was found guilty
Of permitting his 15-year-old son
to work in the cotton fields during
school hours. Judge T. E. White
in Winterhaven justice court fined
him 5000 and suspended 60-day
jail sentence upon condition that
he place his son in school, The
owner of the field where the boy
was working, Cue said could not
be found but will be questioned
later.
Macario Agulrre will be tried be-
fore Judge White Monday on a
charge of working his l5-year-o -old
son on the Aguirre ranch during
school hours. Cue said records
showed the boy has not attended
school this term.
Santiago Montoya, foreman at the
]. E. Miller cotton ranch. and Luis
Vasuuez. father of 15-year-ol
girl found picking cotton. also will
be tried Mon1ay on charge Of
violating the child labor law. Gua
and Walton said records showed
the girl had been absent fror.
school for two weeks
TIE. California child labor law
provided for a minimum fine of
$50 and maximum fine of 5000 or
60 days in jail for each violation,
each days employment a separate
offensive, Cue said.
The arrests followed repeated
warnings throughout Imperial val
ley against keeping children from
school and hiring them for field
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
CITY COUNCIL
SHORT A MAN
In NORTHEND

WESTMORLAND. Nov. 2.-The
Westmorland city council still was
one man short for the official
meeting at city hall Monday night.
No one has been appointed to
fill the vacancy left by the resig-
nation of Theo. j. Schroeder. The
board carried on the business of
the city with no reference to the
existing vacancy.
Councilmen granted the Ameri-
can Legion use of city truck and
donated $40 for the preparation
of a float to enter in the Armis-
tice day parade at Brawley. A $25
donation was made to the Boy
Scouts land SIS to the Girl Re-
serves.
1t was decided to appeal to the
state highway commission for per-
mission to use diagonal parking
on the principal street instead of
the parallel parking. Councilmen
declared the diagonal parking
probably would be satisfactory to
the state since the street is SO
wide.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
LA GUARDIA IN
QUICK TOUR OF
POLLING SPOTS
New York Police Guard
Against Disorders in
MayOrality Vote

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (UP)
Every policeman in the
five boroughs and thousands
of private watchers were on
duty today to prevent dis
order and irregularity in New York
City's election.
With the early weather brisk
and sunny voters turned out in
record numbers for a mayoralty
election to decide between Mayor
Fiorello H. LaGuardia and Tam
many Halls jeremiah T. Mahoney.
A LaGuardia triumph was expec-
ed.
The police-19,00O of whom were
on duty--held 2075 warrants for
use in event of attempts to cast
illegal votes. The honest ballot
association sent out more than
100 patrol cars, each carrying ex-
ira watchers, election instruction
booklets and challenge lists total
ing $500 names.
Worried Tammany office holders
went from house to house before
dawn today begging their friends
to vote for Mahoney and save
their jobs. .-.. .
Also up before dawn was Mayor
LaGuardia for his annual personal
tour of inspection of the polls.
He made fast two and a half
hour swing through the Bronx, in
which he was reprimanded by a
Republican watcher who did not
recognize him and in which he
chided an election board for OPEN
ing several minutes early. The Re-
publican watcher apologized.
Four years ago, when he was
first elected, the mayor started a
fist fight with Tammany watch
er half head taller because La
Guardia thought he detected an
irregularity.
Brooklyn police reported that
few hoodlums were seen about poll
ing places. Deputy Chief Inspector
John ]. Gallagher said he believed
they had cleft town, knowing they
would be locked up on sight"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
POISON FUMES
BOONE RANG
/ N I 0 LINES.
NippOnese Forced
To Flee From
Own Gas

SHANGHAI, Nov. 2. (UP)
japanese troops used gas
on the Shanghai front today,
a Chinese spokesman charg-
ed, but they were driven
back when an unfavorable wind
blew it back into their lines.
The spokesman said that the
Japanese resorted to the use of
gas in the Liuho sector, on the
northwestern outskirts of Shang-
hal, but that the gas had BOOM
eranged."
The japanese were driven out
from five points they had occu-
pied on the south side of Soochow
creek, the spokesman said. He adj
mitted that naval force had
crossed at Chenchiatao, on the
western outskirts of the city.
Foreign military experts believed
that Chinese had halted Japanese
advance south along the western
fringe of. the international settle
ment. The Japanese strove des-
perately to push their advance
lines around the western side In
an effort to encircle Shanghai.
japanese authorities capitulated
to a United States marine order
for the return of a Chinese junk
which they had taken during an
invasion of the American defense
sector.
Japanese marines invaded the
American sector yesterday by cross
ing Soochow creek over pontoon
bridge constructed of seized SAM
pans.
Fighting ragged in. the western
sector of the city where the Japa-
nese were attempting to press for
ward in an effort to encirclt
Shanghai. ssyass-
Heavy rain fampered their ad.
vance and aided the Chinese ir
consolidating their positions. The
rain grounded the huge japanese
flying fortresses," introduced in
to the war for the first time when
they bombed Chinese lines steadily
throughout the morning.
The artillery fire diminished, but
one Japanese battery in the Jess
field road area which kept up such
a constant fire it sounded like the
roll of drums. Hundreds of shells
flew across Soochow creek on the
western fringe of the international
/ settlement into Chinese positions
on the south side. .
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
5. 5.MAROONEDI IN
LONELY DESERT,
REACH SAFETY

Two stranded motorists and the
occupants of a disabled searching
plane walked for miles through
Carriso Gorge Monday to reach
civilization.
j. F.. Lamb and Mrs. w. Ellis,
Imperial residents, were forced to
abandon Lambs automobile when
1t broke down while traversing a
desert road in Carriso Gorge When
they did not return to Imperial on
schedule, I. j. Harris and William
Patterson, relatives of Mrs. Ellis,
and Fred Hudson left Imperial in
Hudson's airplane to search for
them.
The plane lost its propeller and
forced the party to land miles out
on the desert. AS the three men
neared Plaster City they saw a
county sheriff's car stop to pick
up Mrs. Ellis and Lamb. They
tried to attract the attention of
the occupants of the car but failed.
They walked to Plaster City and
telephoned for transportation home.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02

Authorities here said Gov. A..
B. Chandler had ordered national
guardsmen from Harlan and Bar
bourville on duty. 1t was estimated
at least 100 guardsmen would be
called.
Augmenting the troops were so
state police under Sergeant Clyde
Jones already on duty.
A siren by the national guard
armory gave the signal for troops
to assemble.
To the state police has been des-
ignated the task of counting the
estimated 10000 ballots to be case
In Harlan county today.
A squad of state police was Or
dered to the county Jail, indicating
that arrests were expected.
Election day in Harlan county
long has been the occasion for
violence and fraud charges. Two
years ago the late Brig. Gen. Fen
ry H. Denhardt commanded 700
guardsmen who kept the county
under martial law during that elec-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
CHINA WILL FIGHT
JAPAN TO END!

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov 2
tUP)LChina will fight Japan to q
finish unless the nine power con-
ference, convening here tomorrow
establishes peace based on prin-
ciples," Chinas chief delegate as
serted today.
China's representative, DR.. We'll
lington Koo, planned to confer
with Norman H. Davis, United
States ambassador at large" and
head of the Washington delega-
ton to the conference. =,
Davis then will confer with
Anthony Eden, British foreign Sec
retary and Britain's chief delegate
Eden's assurance in the House OF
Commons yesterday that Britain
would go as far as the United
States would in trying to halt the
Chinese-Japanese conflict dispelled
some of the pessimism prevailing
among delegates.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
VOTERS OUT IN
FRISCO CONTEST

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. CUP
Fair and mild weather greeted
275,000 eligible San Francisco vot-
ers today as. municipal campaign
ing eliminated at ballot boxes in
1l55 city precincts. Last-minute
interest in candidates and pro-
jected bond issues led to predic-
tions that 100000 might cast votes
before the polls close at eight
o'clock tonight.
Hottest contest before the elec-
torate was the proposed $49, ,25O, 900
rapid transit bond issue, providing
a system of subways in downtown
business districts. An initiative
seeking drastic anti-picketing or
dinance ranked second. Thirteen
local offices to be filled included
five posts on the board of super
visors, for which seventeen can
didates filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
HEALTH CAMP
FIRST OF KIND,
CLUB is TOLD

Imperial Valleys Hipass Health
camp was the first of its kind to
be established in the United States
and since has been copied by Am
erican Legion posts in many parts
of the United States, DR.. o. H
Van Eman declared at Lions club
luncheon Tuesday.
He included this reference to
the camp in an address dealing
with the national American Le-
gion convention he attended in
New York City this fall. He out
lined the plans and purposes OF
the Legion and explained how the
organization hoped to accomplish
them. He was introduced by Lee
Nuffer chairman of the day.
Hood Littlefield and Leslie Burr
of Imperial were club visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02

and Clarion, Pa.
The Committee for Industrial
Organization and American Fed
Grafton of Labor were vigorous OPP
ponents in Detroit, but fought side
by side in Akron and Canton.
The American labor party, CIO
dominated, hoped to poll 10000
votes for the reelection of Mayor
F.. H. La Guardia in New York
City, where the future of Tam
many Hall was at stake
Labor's campaign was centered
in Detroit, where, for the first time,
candidate backed by the CIO ran
for mayor against candidate
backed by the AF of L
The CIO supported Patrick H.
O'Brien, former attorney general
of Michigan, while the AF of L
sponsored Richard w. Reading, city
clerk. The CIO also had slate
of candidates for the Detroit city
council.
In Akron, Municipal Judge G
L. Patterson, Democrat, had the
support of both labor organizations
against Mayor Lee D. Schroy and
in Canton the labor groups backed
Darrell D. Smith, Democrat, run
ming against Mayor James Sec
combe.
The CIO was on its own in Du-
quesne and Clarion, Pa.
New Jersey and Virginia elect
governors. Five congressional seats
are being filled-three in New York
state, one in Massachusetts, and
one in Virginia.
In Boston, the veteran campaign
er James M. Curley, former gov
ernor of Massachusetts, tried a
political comeback in the mayor
atty election. He was defeated for
the U. S. Senate last year by Hen
ry Cabot Lodge, Republican
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
OCTOBER ARRESTS
HIGHEST IN 7 YEARS

Last month brought more ar
rests by the Ell Centro police de-
partment than any other October
in seven years. Police Chief j.
Sterling Oswalt said Tuesday.
Ninety-seven persons were ar
rested last month, as against 10
during October in 1881, IA in 1892,
IA in. 1888, 81 in 1884, 90 in 1885
and 81 in 1896. Only AZ of those
arrested last month had been in
the county more than one year.
October, said Oswalt, is usually
considered the barometer for fall
police activity in Imperial Valley
In view of the number of arrests
during the last 31-day period, the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
Dairy Group Will
Check Activities of
Unions in Fields

Plans for checking the union
ization of agricultural labor will
be discussed at five-county meet
ing in Riverside Nov. 4
Hugh T. OsboN0e and w. F..
Aycock of the Associated Farmers
of Imperial county and group
of Imperial county dairymen will
attend the session in Reynolds
hall No 2.
The meeting was called by the
Riverside Dairymen's association
and will be attended by dairymen
from Imperial, Riverside, San Ber-
nardino, Orange, and Los Angeles
counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
i. SLOAN ON
CORN SEEN

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP-
Agriculture department. officials
said today that a government loan
OF so cents a bushel on corn will
be announced within the next few
days.
The loan will be financed with
$85. 100000 which President Roose-
velt has directed the Reconstruc-
ton Finance corporation to make
available to the Commodity Gre
dit corporation.
The amount to be loaned ON this
years corn crop has been under
study for some weeks by agricul-
ture officials and treasury repre-
Sentatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02

police chief predicted a busy fall
and winter for peace officers here.
Other items. on the police depart
ment's monthly report included to-
tai COLLECTIONS during October of
$3l7035. OF the total STA was
collected in general fines, S32 in
traffic fines and $2964.35 In oc-
cupation licenses.
OF the arrests made, the major
ity were for drunkenness, with
vagrancy second in the list of mis-
demeanors. Other usual police
court charges were included. Nine
nationalities were represented
among the prisoners during the
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
Machines Stolen
In Raid on Hall

Three slot machines were taken
from the Eagles hall in Ell Centre
Monday night in daring burglary
of the club premises.
Burglars broke the glass in a
rioor on the east side of the build
ing and reached through to unlock
patented latch on the inside,
deputy sheriffs were informed Tues
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
Asks Citizenship
TOGet A Pension

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. W,p
--Scriros Andrew Papageorge
PasSed his naturalizaf ion test
with flying colors, then came
up before Federal Judge Michael
Rcche TO get his citizenship
pepeT.
"What is. your reason for want
ing tc become a citizen?" asked
Judge Roche.
II want TO get an old age pen
sicn," Papagecrge. who is IL,
answered.
Application was denied.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
Proposal for Joint
Mediation Rejected

WASHINGTON, Nov. Q. CUP)-
The United States today rejected
a proposal of the Cuban govern
ment that this country associate
itself with all the countries of the
American continent in a joint at
tempt to mediate the civil war in
Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
Aid For Merchant
Marine F0reseen

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. UP)-~A
legislative program designed To rer
vive the tagging American Afer-
chant Marine will be recommended
to congress by the United STATES
maritime commission, ii was learns
ed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02

Traditionally Republican, Har-
Ian county voters today were vot-
ing for the first time in county
history ON a complete slate of
Democratic local officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
SACRAMENTO TO
CHOOSE COUNCIL

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. 2.
(UP) Selection of a new city
council and six amendments to
the charter of the state capital
faced $1,000 registered voters here
today. 1t was estimated at least
half of those registered would cast
ballots.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
JAPAN REJECTS
ALL MEDIATION

BRUSSELS Nov. 2. (UP)-Japan firmly rejects medi-
alton by outsiders in the with China especially by the
Brussels ninepower treaty conference Saburo Kurusu
japanese ambassador said in statement tonight the
of the conference Kurusu said Japan ready for
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
SHERIFF JAILED IN
ELECTION SQUABBLE
: BULLETIN

HARLAN (UP)-Sheriff r. Middleton was taken
into custody today
election No against Immediately
HARLAN, KY, Nov. g (UP)-Harlan county was
pfaced under martial law today following reports of cleo
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02

direct negotiations with China on
two conditions:
l. China must halt anti-Japanese
propaganda.
2. China must stamp out Com
munism.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-02
Organized Labor Will Test
Strength in OH>Year Vote
Unions Seek to Win Control of City
Affairs in East; CLIO. Group
Battles in New York
BY UNITED PRESS

Significant offyear elections present today of
organized abors strength independent force at
the polls Labor sought to win control of the city
ernmens of Detroit Akron and Canton o. and DuGuesne