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Montana labor news., 1937-03-04
SOVIET AMBASSADOR
DECLARES u. S. S. r.
A SOCIALIST STATE
BY Federated Press

NEW YORK. = (FP) - "The new
Soviet constitution reflects in the
form of constitutional law the pro-
found Transformation of the Soviet
Union. The constitution speaks of
the new socialist state, not as a
dream or as an objective, but as an
accomplished reality. At present
socialistic forms v 99.6 per cent
OF the output of industry and 95.5
per cent of the output of agriculture
These percentages represent socialis-
tic enterprises in the form of state
and cooperative factories, state and
collective farms, all operated under
a system of comprehensive state
planning"
Alexander A. Troyanovsky, Soviet
ambassador to the u. S., so described
the new Soviet government at a din
ner given by the American Russian
Institute for Cultural Relations with
the Soviet Union in New York.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-04
Employees Should Use Payroll Names

WASHINGTON - (FP) EN-
ployees filling out applications for
social security account numbers
should use their payroll names, the
Social Security Board announces.
Any evidence or statement thought
necessary to explain the difference
between the payroll name and the
name on birth certificates may be
attached to the application card or
forwarded separately to the Wage
Records Office of the Social Secur-
ity Board in Baltimore, Md, it is
announced.
Montana labor news., 1937-03-04

recognized by the Union Label
Trades Department. Any other label
appearing on leather fabric or fiber
goods is a ~subterfuge and a fraud.
While the Union Label of the
Leather Workers is proving to be
an important sales factor among re-
tailers, jobbers and manufacturers"
said l. M. Ornburn, Secretary
Treasurer al the Union Label Trades
Department, "the demand for the
United Leather Workers Union La
bel must be made by individual pur-
chasers from the retailer. The re-
taller, in turn, will pass this con-
sumers' demand on to the whole
saler and manufacturer"
Montana labor news., 1937-03-04

method Of curbing the court admit the
necessity for some curb-os for example,
ON amendment TO the constitution.
Evening star., 1937-08-30

decent life," Mrs. Nollen said in the
six-paee penciled note, and raise my
kids up right, 80 they would be de-
cent.
But they have Z father that does
not care for them or either me. He
don't know any better.
Albert was awfully good to me
when he wasn't drinking. I couldn't
ask for . better husband. But oh,
he sure was awful when he got
drunk!
He has beat me up lots of times
and I always forgot about that just
because loved him and wanted to
live with him.
Now today he got drunk. I never
said much to him, because I knew 1t
would just be fight again.
"Oh, my, such a life.
Il am doing this because I can see
that this family is not going to be
raised up right, and I think it is a
shame to let them grow up and live
such life ="
Nollen found the family car backed
up under a bed room window with
the motor running.
Sheriff c. A. Greene said Mrs. Nol-
len had coupled a piece Of flexible
metal tubing used to carry of the
exhaust from = small gasoline wash
Evening star., 1937-08-30
LAWYERS PREDICT
LABOR ACT CHANGE
Security Law Amendment
Also Held Necessary
by Bar Group.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, August 3O.-The
Committee on Labor Employment and
Social Security of the American Bar
Association prophesied today that both
the national labor relations act and
the social security act will require
substantial amendment before they
can be made workable
In report to be made at the an
nual convention of the association
here late in September, the commit
tee says events since the Supreme
Court upheld the national labor rela-
tions act indicated that important
amendments, going to the substance
of the act. will be required to make
Its administration acceptable, par
ticularly in order to safeguard public
interest as distinct from the interest
OF the employer and the employe"
OF social security the report recon-
mends consideration of whether the
reserve fund should be invested in
governmental securities only or
whether the theory of an invested re-
serve should be replaced by the pay
as-you-go' system
The majority report is signed by
John Lord O'Brien. chairman, Buffalo,
Evening star., 1937-08-30
MOTHER IS SUICIDE
AFTER KILLING SIX
Wipes Out Family With Gas
Because of Marital
Unhappiness.
Ey the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
DEN1sON, Iowa. August 30.-seven
bodies-a mother and her six chill
dren-lay in funeral home here to-
day, victims of farm home tragedy
that Coroner John Gottburg said was
murder and suicide.
The dead we're:
Mrs. Elsie Nollen, 80; Leona, 4;
Viola, 2; Orvin, IL; Wilbert, 10;
Pauline, 7; Earl, 6.
Leaving a suicide note which told
Of marital unhappiness, Mrs. Nollen
took the lives OF her children and her
self by sending deadly automobile ex-
haust gas from the family car into a
bed room window OF her home, west
of here.
Her husband, Albert, 36, found the
bodies early yesterday when he re-
turned home.
II have tried and tried to live
Evening star., 1937-08-30

ing machine motor to the exhaust
pipe of the car, and placed 1t beneath
the bedroom window.
The bodies Of Mrs. Nollen, Leona
and Viola were found on a bed, he
said. The other four children were
found In the adjoining room.
Evening star., 1937-08-30
CAMBRIA LANDS IN U, S.

Imperial Airways Flying Boat
Ends Second Survey Flight.
PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y, Au-
gust 30 P.-Tke Imperial (British)
Always flying boat Cambria landed
here at 4:03 pm. (E. S. T.) yester-
day, completing second survey flight
across the Atlantic Ocean. Of1icials
said return trip via Newfoundland
would be started Thursday.
Imperial Airways officials said the
Cambria would make a third survey
OF the northern route in September
and would then start series of south
ern route flights between New York
and London via the Azores and Ber-
muda.
Evening star., 1937-08-30

to newspaper advertising to keep their
supply of money continuous. In Wash.
ington, these financial institutions buy
MORE lines of Star Advertising than
any other; they therefore definitely
prefer Star Advertising; this preference
proves the fact that Star Advertising
brings RESULTS. Consequently, upon
a basis of RESULTS, Star Advertising
is the most ECONOMICAL to buy and
to use.
X Phone National 5000; your call pul
bring an Euening Star representative to
help you nith your advertising prob.
lens; he ,ciH sho,p you HOW to ad-
rertise more effectively, more eco.
nomically and ,cith GREATER re.
suits.
Evening star., 1937-08-30

N. Y; Hedley V. Richardson, Detroit:
Charles DENLY, jr., Pittsburgh, and
Evening star., 1937-08-30

1t is agreed that banks, trust com.
panies and building and loan associa.
tions play a most important part in
the development and maintenance of
every community; they supply the
funds, the life-blood of all business
activity; they build homes; they i'm.
prove and modernize the usefulness of
this city.
For legitimate purposes and upon
sound security, they lend other peoples
money; the supply of dollars to be
loaned at legitimate rates of interest
MUST be daily sought and obtained ..
else the good work of these institutions
would cease. Obviously, this lendable
money must be secured at the least
cost possible and in a constant flow.
To large extent, these concerns turn
Evening star., 1937-08-30

Mabel Walker Willebrandt, Washing
ton, D. G.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
CONSTRUCTION
TO START ON
ROAD BRIDGES

Construction will start within 60
days on railroad crossing and
three highway bridges over the All
American canal near Calexico, the
United States Bureau of Reclama-
ton said Tuesday.
Award of contract for con-
struction to the Lewis Chambers
Construction company of New Or
leans was announced by Secretary
of Interior Harold L. Ickes. The
company bid Sl06,528 On the job.
The railroad crossing will carry
Southern Pacific tracks over the
canal between CaleXico and Ell Cen
tro. Highway bridges will span the
big canal on the principal roads
leading out of Calexico to the north,
east and west.
Principal remaining structure aft
er work starts on these crossings
will be the New River siphon, which
will carry the canal under New
River. Bids have not yet been
called On this job.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16


tory for overWater flying, she said
Miss Putnam SAID she definite
ly had abandoned plans for a
departure today.
1.-THE weather is good enough
so that l could take off today,
Miss Earhart said, but the wea-
ther bureau has indicated it will
be better tomorrow The runway
probably will be drier tomorrow
which is another important elc-
ment to be considered.
II was the third time Miss Ear
hart's departure had been delayed.
Today the weather bureau report
ed that storm between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu, centering on
the air route, was scattering. Clear
skies were forecast for tonight.
Word was received here that
Paul Mantz, Miss Earhart's tech
,nical adviser, was enroute by plane
from Burbank to join the woman
flier. tonight. Mantz will go as far
as Honolulu with Miss Earhart
From there, Capt. Harry Man
ming will accompany her, leaving
the plane at Darwin, Australia.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
SQUAT STRIKES
SWEEP TO FAR
CORNERS OFU.S.
Workers Sit Down and
Demand Everything
And Anything

CHICAGO, March 16. W.H
= Americas strikers were
sitting down today on every
thing from logs to city hall
benches and demanding al
most anything, including higher
fees for wet nursing.
Most of them sat in groups, but
few carried on lone-wolf CAM
paigns. Their seats were in sky
scrapers, underground tunnels and
factories
The Belgian consul in Atlanta,
Ga, sat down ON his water meter.
Seven Negro women who supply
breast milk to the health depart
ment sat down on waiting room
benches in Chicago's city hall de-
manding higher rates.
Among the lone-wolf strikers was
Frank Peterlin of Joliet, ILL.,, who
refused to move from his mired car
until the city agreed to pave the
street where he had been stuck 81
times. Weary of waiting, he gave
up today.
Capt. A. J. Teller, Belgian consul
in Atlanta. protested his home was
Belgian territory, refused to pay
his city sewerage tax, sat on his
water meter SO officials wouldn't
turn it off Police removed him and
turned off the water.
One hundred Negro caddies at
Birmingham, Ala sat down on the
golf course to carry their strike to
successful conclusion. Seven en-
ployes of the Hiland Potato Chip
company in Des Moines, Iowa. re-
fused to make any more potato
chips until officials re-hired a CO.
worker who had been discharged
for talking too much.
AT the plant of the Pennsylvania
Association for Blind, charitable
institution, lot blind workers struck
for higher wages. In Omaha. Neb..
five men struck in the dog pound
of the Nebraska Humane society.
A strike of elevator operators.
along with other employees, left Gus
toners stranded on the top floors
of Detroit's Hotel Statler. Striking
tunnel employees in Chicago sat
down 35 feet underground for
day and night. In Argus, Ind.
Ely Saw Mill workers sawed seats
out of logs, sat there demanding
higher wages.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
HUGE HOTELS
CLOSE DOORS

DETROIT, March 16. WRs- De-
troit's four largest hotels closed
their doors. notified approximately
1850 guests that service would be
discontinued, and locked out their
employees today in sudden counter
move against workers who had
started a sit-down strike.
William Walker, president of the
hotel association. announced that
guests in the Book Cadillac, the
Fort Shelby, the Detroit Leland and
the Statler probably would be adj
vised to leave.
Day shift workers, arriving at
hotel entrances TO relieve night em-
ployes at 7 am, were met by police
and house detectives and prevented
from entering
Night shift employees at the Fort
Shelby left peacefully, but at the
Book Cadillac about 1875 workers
sat down In the Book casino, a
fashionable night club and dining
room connected with the hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
SUPERVISORS
DISCUSS ROAD PLANS
Pass Resolution To
Oppose Assembly
Bill No. 125

Road problems and i'm
pending legislation occupied
county supervisors at their
session Monday, and several
resolutions were passed set
ting forth the boards attitude.
They passed a resolution oppos-
ing assembly bill 1875 which calls
for the county to record free of
charge social security information.
County Recorder Evalyn Boman
WeSterfield pointed out the ex-
pense resulting from the necessary
new books. new index, extra copy
lists and duplication of records in the
social security office.
Supervisors also opposed repeal
OF the map act of 1929 because sud-
den repeal would take away the
public's protection from unscrupu-
lous dealers intent upon placing
land on the market.
The new county road committee
recommended expenditures of fed
eral funds upon the road from Cali
patria to Westmorland, south to
Swann's date ranch and then
south to the Seeley- Calexico road.
Since the committee did not have
cost estimates available, they re-
commended economical construc-
ton.
Supervisors ordered letter writ
ten to Senator Edward II. Law urg-
ing him to continue efforts TO have
the road from Winterhaven to I'M
perial dam made a part of the
state secondary highway system.
Traffic dangers occasioned by i'm
proper bridging where the Central
Valley highway crosses highway 80
east of Ell Centre are up to
the railway commission, Super
visor Hugh Osborne pointed out af-
ter the dangers were referred to
the board by the county highway
committee.
The board endorsed plans for OBJ
tanning a $50OOo,OO0 federal ap-
preparation for fighting obnoxious
weeds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
HEAVY RAINS
IN Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, March 16 W.p)--
More rain was forecast today after
a torrential downpour that created
the worst downtown traffic jam in
10 years, stalling trolley cars two
hours, and forcing the street car
company to take to the radio with
assurances that there has been
no disaster"
The downpour, nearly one inch
of rain in a few hours, caught
home-going crowds at the rush hour
yesterday. Thousands milled on
flooded sidewalks, fighting to board
street cars and taxis which couldn't
move in the mile long trains of
stalled automobiles.
AS the telephone calls from wor-
ried relatives, some hysterical be-
gan to flood switchboards at the
rate of 100 hourly, the Los Angeles
railway company put out special
broadcasts over two radio stations
assuring that only the rain, and no
accident, was delaying the cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
GARDENING CAR
DRIVES AUTOS
OFF HIGHW WAY

Kakoo Singh, 38, Hindu, paid
$75 fine in FL Centre justice
court Tuesday for drunk driving
in the Seal Heights area.
His wildly careening automobile
Tuesday night caused the drivers
of two automobiles to seek the
ditch beside the highway for safe
ty, according to Highway Patrol
man Paul Brown. One of the cars
was occupied by Brown and Pa
trolman Al Alleger. They left the
highway after the Hindu'S car
snapped off pest holding a mail
box.
They were compelled to chase
Singh mile down the highway
before they could stop him.
Mrs. Clara Casciato, 20, suffered
injury when a car driven by her
husband, A. Casciato, 81, crashed
into the back of a machine driven
by Walter Schachtebeck, "a, La
Jo.la, Tuesday night near Plaster
City. Her lip was cut, an ear torn
and her right leg injured.
Patrolman Brown said the
force of the impact showed the
Schachtebeck auto along the high
way for 98 yards, forced it to the
opposite side of the highway and
headed it back in the direction in
which it had been travelling.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Ex-Governor Moeur Dies
HEART AILMENT
TAKES LIFE OF
ARIZ. LEADER
Family Stands Vigil at
Bedside; Stricken
Week Ago

TEMPE, Ariz, March 16.
up - Former Gov. B. B.
Mocur, whose declaration of
war" on California and the
federal government in 1882,
ckyrocketed him TO national prom
inence, died at his home here
at ITO pm. today Of heart con-
djtion. He was CT.
The elderly former country doc
tor who was governor OF Arizona
from 1888 to 1887, was stricken
with heart attack a week ago
yesterday.
He was in a coma since late last
night.
Members of his family, who had
stood vigil at his bedside for sew
eral days, were with him when
he died.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16

'iOiio Go VIZ ioiii WdICl COIltCGSu
in low areas.
Showers began at 6 Tuesday
morning, lessened during the
morning hours and increased again
at noon. The total rainfall for
the storm was Sc, according to
a reading taken in Ell Centro at
noon. The .73 total so far this
year is 10 greater than the total
rainfall last year upon similar
date.
Calipatria reported the heaviest
downpour with Ell Centro, Braw-
ley and Westmorland also coming
in for intermittent showers thru
out the day. Holtville and Impe-
rial reported showers increased at
noon after lessening during the
morning. Calexico showers held off
around noon but low hanging
clouds carried the threat of more
rain
Andrade and Mexican points
along the Colorado river were vis-
tied by heavy showers at inter-
walls Tuesday.
Most of the rural schools in
Imperial county closed because
muddy roads made transportation
of pupils difficult.
Harvest of perishable crops was
held up because workmen could
not get into the fields. The delay
affected lettuce, asparagus, straw
berries, peas, cabbage, carrots,
squash and tomatoes. Warm rains
of this type may cause the let
tuce to blow up" and if warm
days follow the storm, slime on
the heads may result in further
damage. Approximately 10 more
days of lettuce harvest remain,
the length of the season depend
ing upon weather conditions.
If spring hay has been cut, it
will be. damaged. Dairymen suf-
fered inconvenience because of
muddy fields. Ranchers with feed
er stock must provide dry pas
turage as the stock would trample
the fields if allowed there.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16

the adult women prisoners. This
was not a satisfactory arrange
ment and did not carry out either
the letter or the spirit of the law
governing juveniles, according to
Judge Thompson.
The board took no action.
A $3,245.74 oVercharge for cleo
trio power at the county court
house and Jail between 1923 and
1896 was made because connecting
service wires we're too small, il
was pointed out to the supervisors
in a letter from Rance Baker, coun-
ty purchasing agent. The matter
was turned over to the district at
torney's office for checking.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16

dtllllNuCllbo'
Judge Thompson, in a letter read
at the supervisors meeting Mon
day afternoon, pointed out that
representatives of the state fire
marshal declared the building a
fire hazard especially that section
containing the strong rooms Use of
the strong rooms was discontinued,
he said, because of the declared
hazard
Since several boys and girls es-
capped from other parts of the
building, it was necessary TO place
the unruly delinquents in the juve-
nile tank at the county Jail and
the girls, between the ages of l3
nd 10 years, in the division with
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Report on Region
Convention Made

Reports of the regional Junior
chamber of commerce convention
held last weekend in San Diego
were given at the Ell Centro junior
chambers meeting Monday night
in the California hotel. 4
Howard Stanton, presidents out
lined the highlights of the con-
vention and various committees
announced plans for the jamboree
to be held at the end of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
It's A Dirty Lie

It's A Dirty Lie
Give glory where glory is due,
is RR's motto. Therefore it is a
pleasure as well as duty to
publish denial of vicious rumors
that a valley mountain climb
ing party which scaled the rugged
S. H. mountain peak about rs
miles east of Yuma this last week
end, attaining height of 4500
feet with approved mountain
climbing equipment, found the re-
mains of a Model T at the top.
The story was just the fabrication
Of some prospector, bent on be-
littling the feat of the valley men.
In the party were J. Holiday,
Brawley; Wilson Mckinney, Cali
patria; and Joe King, Randall
Henderson, w. w. McEuen, DR..
Warren F.. Fox, Charles Sones and
Harry Burton, Ell Centric.
Slips That Pass
Leta Mae Bryan, who couldn't
get her car started because of
the humidity Tuesday morning,
called up her fellow shorthand
reporter, John Kepley, for help.
John graciously called for Leta
Mae and delivered her in front
of the court house, where plank
was laid from street to sidewalk
across as wet a puddle of rain
water as you could hope TO meet.
Leta Mae started to negotiate the
wet plank, with disastrous results.
Last seen, she was drying wet
stockings, and &c, in front OF an
electric heater in the court house.
and they're saying that John
made her walk the plank.
Too Big A Job
Ed Austin, San Diego columnist
who paid a days visit TO Impe-
rial Valley, intended to look over
the All American canal for story
during his trip. He took one glance
at part of the canal, scanned the
Post Press All American canal edi-
ton of last year-and decided to
come back some other time, when
he could stay longer. It's not, Ed
decided, o one-day story.
Notes On The Cuff
Right now, FL Centric would just
about approve unanimously pro-
posal for a storm drain system 9.
Why can't motorists slow down a
little on the muddy streets when
they pass a pedestrian? the
cleaning bill is terrible E. John
Mayo, surveying the lake near
Seventh and Main streets, looked
like he'd prefer the middle of July
The rural school children
have it all over the city kids
roads we're so bad their schools
were closed, for the most part &.
about the only good thing about
rain in Imperial Valley is, it
sounds good on tin roof II
you have tin roof.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
RAIN DELAYS
SEED MEETING

Due to The rain the approved seed
committees meeting scheduled for
Wednesday has been postponed to
Saturday at 1890 pm. in the
California hotel, said H. Lee Lam
derman, assistant farm advisor.
1t will be necessary for the new
cooperators, A. H. McRae, Warren
Brock, Leith Nets to meet with
the group. Other cooperators will
attend also.
l.. G. Goar will report on the
grains identification plates.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
LAST MINUTE
CITY SCHOOLS
MAY CLOSE

If heavy rains are experienced
Tuesday night. all city schools will
be closed Wednesday, Guy A. Wea-
kley, city superintendent, announc-
ed late Tuesday, since the roads
will be difficult to travel and a
loss in attendance will result. Both
elementary and high schools clos
ed early Tuesday afternoon due
to the rainy weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Convicted Forger
Sentenced to Pen

Orlie j. Shaw, 20, convicted of
forgery, was sentenced to San
Quentin from one to IA years by
Judge r. D. McPherrin in superior
court Tuesday, The court denied
his request for transference of his
case to the juvenile court.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT AT
IMPERIAL JUVENILE HOME;
FIRE HAZARD IS DECLARED
(POst-PreSS Tnc@0)

Extreme fire hazards at the juvenile detention home at
Imperial formed the basis of Judge Vaughn N. Thomp
sons appeal the board of supervisors Monday for i'm
provements to the present structure provision of
separate building be used strong for unruly
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Amelia to Take
off "Wednesday
On World Hop
Flyer, Satisfied with Weather Report,
Decides on Afternoon Starting
Time; Runway Drying
Il ()()--

OAKLAND Cal, March 16 (UP)-Amelia Earhart
Putnam announced today she will take off for Honolulu
the first leg of her roundtheworld flight between
and p. tomorrow.
Weather charts indicated conditions between the main
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
.arvesfs Held
Up by Torrent
Schools Close
Showers General Throughout County,
North-End Hit; Half Inch Reported
In Ell Centre Area

Heavy rains fell in every section of Imperial Valley
Tuesday, delaying harvest of perishabe crops threat
enng ruin to the remainder of the lettuce crop.
Unpaved roads and streets made traffic difficult and
paved sections of valley cities presented flooded cond
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16

Butter: Los Angeles, 37c;
Butterfat. Imperial Valley fob.
ranch. Grade A 441se; manufae-
turing milk 39isc; route gather
ed cream 331kc.
L. A. Hay: u. s. No. I extra
leafy $3.50; u. 5. No. I $2s-
$3.50; u. s. No. 2 Ieafy S27-27.50;
U. S. No. 2 S24-25. Minneapolis
flax $2.16-2.21.