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The Washington times., 1937-09-29

the line.
The left-handed Washington
guns for 1888 will be Ken Chase
and Joe Krakauskas. And the
No. l gun of the pair may be the
fair.haired Canadian who is on
his way home today, his right to
remain in this country longer
having expired. It was Krakaus-
kas, of Canada, who stopped the
Yankees short yesterday afternoon
at Griffith Stadium, giving one
of the most impressive exhibitions
of pitching that has warmed the
hearts of a Washington audience
in a long, long time.
BUZZING FAST BALL
It really took something Of
the three-star brand to warm
the audience yesterday, and old
Parkyakarkas had what it took.
He buzzed that fast ball over the
corners of the plate and struck
out nine Yankees. That is proof
enough that blonde Joseph has
enough stuff to succeed in any
league. It was not surprising in
view of his strike-out achieve
ments that Krakauskas pitched
eight scoreleSs innings.
He allowed seven hits and Red
Rolfe, a left-handed batSrnan, got
three of them. George Selkirk
got two. DiMaggio and Lazzeri
got one each.
1t was a day of great pitching
despite the weather. In the open
ing game Charlie Ruffing reached
the peak and turned in a two-hit
shut-out. He had a soft touch, for
the Yankees put the blast on
Monte Weaver.
The Yankees won the first
game, to 0; the Griffs took the
second. 2 to /.
BLOODWORTH IMPROVES
In every way this youngster
Bloodworth shows improvement.
He's still long way from the ease
and grace of a Charley Gehringer
at the midway, but he is coming
along like a house on fire. If this
youngster can improve his hitting
he will be a mighty good ball
player before long.
All things considered, it was well
that Krakauskas pitched the final
game yesterday. He sent the
crowd down the runways talking
about him. It sent him back to
the land of the Maple Leaf filled
with hope for a great season in
1888, and as the young pitchers
go next year, so will the Washing
ton ball club.
The Washington times., 1937-09-29

hand donating the facilities of the ball park for the bouts
which prolonged the kddes' summer camp
Unaware of this assembage of olive and celery connosseurs
1mpresario Marshall Sunday night dictated kilograms to
portion of Barron guest list for soup and
the time, but fortunately different place.
These kilograms time to attract first attention
all hands Monday morning.
Meanwhile Frank Buckley solicited by phone committee
of many members of both Barrons and Marshall guest list
for hurried noonmeal consultation fight program for
October Is get needy Washington children off to
nourishng lunches before the real chilly weather
sets in.
Required Diplomacy
WE'LL don't know how of the big shots of civic life
invited to don nosebags all three occasions grade
but I'll tell you there CONSERVATION among the sports
writer fraternity group incidentally which keeps
fully guarded rating which spots have the best chefs
which the smartest concocters of blended mixtures
Indeed lot of the boys lost SHUTTLE and felt
sorrest for Arch Mcdonald dean of the local sports broad
casters, and Johnny Keller dean of the domestic football
authors.
Both of these boys have for especial aanmen at
commanding.
Keller is reformed travelling baseball writer and quit the
team half dozen times because the food like Walter Johnson
Joe Judge Sammy Rice and Muddy Rue served didn't
please his palate.
Just A Tid-Bit
Mcdonald has been known to eat live whole ham at
sitting with bag of popcorn and pretzels polish off,
The Washington times., 1937-09-29
Brooklyn Dodgers
Powerful on Grid
By HARRY COSTELLO

Attention suffers from inertia
The wave of attention always little slow in coming to
its full height -.-.. p.
Full attention is not instantaneous. -.
The Washington times., 1937-09-29

Heap Big I-N-J.U.N.s, Washington's
Redskins scalped in q pleasing manner
by Buck" O'Neil1 Il . big Times
sports feature. Call Di. 1000 for Home
The Washington times., 1937-09-29

He heard that theywere casting
for Touchdown" and went over
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
A. F. OF L. OUT
TO ORGANIZE
NEWS ROOMS

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13. U.P)-Term-
ing action of the American News
paper Guild in joining the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
a stab in the back" to free trade
and .unionism, William Green, pres
ident of the American Federation
of Labor, today announced a drive
to unionize the nations editorial
workers.
I'VE have decided to act in the
interests of the vast majority of
the newspaper workers in this
country to help preserve the free
dom of the American press" Green
said.
Green's plan, described as a Mill
tant drive against the guild" is
to open federal unions organized
by the A F. of L. to all news and
editorial workers of newspapers
throughout the country.
Green would bar on-editorial
and clerical workers in the news
paper field from membership but
would urge them to join the es-
tablished A. F. of l.. printing and
mechanical trades unions in the
field.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
TRIO HELD IN
TEXAS CASE
GET FREEDOM

Three men, held in the Imperial
county Jail at the request of Sweet
water. Tex, officers, were released
Sunday.
The trio was arrested at Holtville
last Thursday when the Texas Of
ficers telegraphe.d one of the men
was Jerry .O'Day, wanted as fugi-
tive from justice and who has three
grand jury indictments against him.
Harold Baugh. 81, Lester Baugh,
25, and Criss Baugh, %, said they
bought car in Oklahoma which
was registered to Jerry O'Day and
never were able to clear the title.
This registration led to their arrest
after they crossed the state line at
Yuma August Is.
Deputy Sheriff Num- and an au
tomobile finance company repre-
sentative confiscate'i the automobile
and requested that the men be re-
leased as there was no charge
against them.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
NORTON BACK
AFTER TRIP
INTO SOUTH

j. P. Norton, plant pathologist at
the agricultural commissioners Of
flee, has returned from a three
months absence, the greater part
of which was spent in North Caro-
lima visiting the paintings of Mary
Washington asparagus.
Mary Washington asparagus is
the variety grown in the valley and
was originated by Norton.
En- route home Norton stopped in
Rocky Ford, Colorado, to inspect
the melon deal there where, the
As variety, so successful in the val
ley. is being grown and where the
experimental paintings are located.
While in Colorado Norton saw
many of the valley cantaloupe ship
pers who are in Rocky Ford for
the melon deal there.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13

Both the lettuce and pea acreage
this year will be larger than that
of last year, Harrigan estimated,
although exact figures are not. yet
available.
The 1936-37 acreage for lettuce
was 1887 and for spring and fall
peas, 13,945.
Milo maize is in the process of
harvest, the greater percentage of
the crop coming off about the mid
die of october. Some growers have
signed contracts for as low as $23 so
per ton but the majority are hold
ing for a higher figure. The crop
is considerably larger this year.
Imperial Valley asparagus grow
ers are preparing for the fall cut
ting which will probably take place
within the next few weeks, about
the last of September.
Sugar beet planting will begin
shortly also and those growers who
will undertake this new valley crop
attended a meeting Saturday at
the court house at which sugges-
tions were given them as to ways
in which they might avoid the pit
falls which growers in other dis
tricts have encountered.
Some so growers we're present
to hear a discussion by DR.. w, w.
Robbins, botanist OF the college of
agriculture and the University of
California experiment station, who
outlined methods of beet culture
and the best procedure to be used
in starting the industry in Impe-
rial Valley.
L. G.. Goar, superintendent of
the Meloland experiment station,
discussed the history and the re-
suits of sugar beet experiments in
the county.
Charles Stocker of the Holly Su-
gar company, spoke and H. Lee
Landerman, assistant farm adviser,
presided.
Over 1000 acres has been signed
up with the Los Alamitos Sugar
company for sugar beet production
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
BUREAU
CHIEFS LAY
OUT PROGRAM

Discussion of projects for the
year occupied the Imperial County
Farm Bureau directors at their
meeting Saturday afternoon in the
court house office. s
AS this was the first meeting in
over two months the greater part
of the session was devoted to re-
organization work and routine busi-
ness.
One of the highlghts of the
meeting was the report on the Davis
All club convention, made by two
of the valleys "a delegates, Lois
Ann Wellington and Stanley Boad-
en-. Pictures taken at the encamp-
ment and at the state fair on All
club day were shown.
Next regular meeting of tie farm
bureau directors will be On Oct 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13


Taken into custody, Figone told
officers the fight was the culmina-
ton Of dispute with his fellow
Italian employees over the merits
of Benito MuSsolini.
Joseph Gasparini, so, died in
Fairmont hospital of deep cuts.
Ilario Campora, 81, Mario Marina,
So, and Bert Lagormino, 43, were
treated for cuts.
The injured men told police they
had been drinking wine when FL
gone in a bunkhouse when the con-
versation turned to Mussolini. The
men took sides, with Figone argu-
ing in defense of the Italian die
tator.
When the argument became heat
ed, they said, Figone obtained a
razor and attacked his companions.
He fled into the hills with a posse
of deputy sheriffs in pursuit. He
came back to the ranch, however,
to obtain some clothes and was
seen by officers. Null trailed FL
gone until he surrendered.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
LOFALISTS ANGERED
OVER SUB PACT

GENEVA, Sept. 13. WP)-Spanish
Loyalist leaders. moved today to
force the Mediterranean piracy"
problem before the world forum of
the League of Nations.
Angry because a new Mediter-
renean piracy" agreement does not
protect Spanish Loyalist merchant
men against attacks by submarines
alleged to be italian, the Loyalist
delegation announced it would ask
the league council to act.
Backed by Russia, the Loyalists
assert that the Mediterranean agree
ment concluded at. Nyon, Saturday
gives. pirate" submarines-Italian
the Loyalists assert-complete lib
erty to sink ships of Loyalist regis
try with or without warning.
Embarrassed by the Spanish Rus
sian stand, leaders Of the Mediter-
ranean conference nevertheless were
determined to rush through to for
NAL signing, the agreement they had
concluded.
They awaited only the replies OF
the italian and Russian govern
ments.
Italy, not represented at the con-
ference, was expected to decline the
invitation to participate in the
"anti : pirate" submarine patrol
which the French and British navies
are to conduct. .
Officially inspired comment at
Moscow left almost no doubt that
Russia would accept thu agreement
Just how strong the Mediterrane-
an agreement is must await proof
on the waters of the sea. 1t re-
quires submarines to conform to
the Strictest interpretations of in
ternational law in any attacks. That
means, they must, in attacking any
ship, come to the surface, fly their
national flag, warn of their attack,
and give passengers and crews time
to take to boats.
But the commanders of the 60
British and French destroyers will
be ready to go to the scene of any
submarine activity. They are ex-
pected to have freedom of judgment
to meet any emergency-and it was
limited stongly that their judgment
will be to fire first and ask queS-
tions later in event that merchant
ships of nations participating in the
agreement are attacked.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
SCOR c H | N c
w { { K { N D
TAKES TOLL
Brush Fires Flare
In Hills; Coast
Suffers

Imperial Valley counted
a second heat victim Mon
day, the 22nd of the season,
after a scorching weekend.
Temperatures skyrocketed
generally along the coast and brush
fires broke out in dozen points
in the southern California hills.
One fire, near La Mesa, had swept
900 acres and defied efforts of ITO
men to control it.
Arthur Wejmar, 43-year-old itin-
Grant meat cutter, died, at the
county hospital Sunday afternoon
as the result of heat stroke. He
was the second weekend victim.
Charles A. Morrow died on the
desert near Glamis Friday night.
Death came to wejmar a for
nler Turlock resident, when he was
taken to the hospital for the second
time, after failing to heed the doc
tors advice that he leave Imperial
Valley Immediately. The advice was
given when he was released from
the hospital at his own request
Saturday afternoon, apparently re-
covered from the first attack of
heat prostration
El Centre police found Wejmar
again at 1927 am. Sunday at a
Fourth and Main street service sta
ton, suffering a relapse He was
taken to the county hospital where,
before his death, his temperature
rose to 106 degrees.
The body was taken to the B. E.
Lemons mortuary, from where 1t
will be sent to Turlock Monday
night for burial. Wejmar's brother,
Stanley, lives there. A"
Wejmar's first visit to the county
hospital came after he was found
near the railroad station here at
1927 am. Saturday suffering from
prostration. He was released from
the hospital at 4:20 pm Saturday,
apparently fully recovered.
Handicapped by the years hot
test weather, hundreds of fire
fighters were battling dozen blaz-
es in southern California hills.
The thermometer rose to 953 at
o'clock yesterday afternoon in
Los Angeles and set 1897 record,
while in the mountains, lightning
started at least four fires.
Beaches were jammed as week.
end crowds fled from the swelter-
ing interior. Rescues of bathers were
numerous but no casualties were
reported.
Most serious of the brush fires
was burning near Lata Iona, in
the San Bernardino foothills. with
aCCC men from San Bernardino and
Los Angeles counties slowly cut
ting it off.
A fire started by lightning on
the northwestern slopes of San Mi
guel mountain near La Mesa was
still out of control Monday. Fores-
try officials were hopeful the blaze
could be checked, although 1t was
admitted shift in the wind might
send the flames roaring out of con-
troll for several days.
WHie Imperial valley Jefnpera-
lures did not register so high over
the weekend, the excessive humidity
made the weather the most uncom-
Portable of the summer
The humidity reading at o'clock
Monday morning was 70 with the
thermometer standing at 81 de-
grees. AT O'Clock Sunday after
noon the humidity was 40 and the
thermometer registered 102 degrees.
At noon Monday the temperature
recording was 104 degrees with the
humidity at 43. Maximum tempera-
ture for Sunday was 106 degrees.
The minimum was 81 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
DIVERS RUSH TO
FREE CREW OF
SU N KEN SUB
Disabled Craft May be
One of Pirates in
Mediterranean

MADRID, Sept. 13. (UP)
-Loyalist deep sea divers
were reported working fe-
verishly today to release the
crew of a pirate" submar-
inc trapped at the bottom of the
Mediterranean off the Cartagena
naval base,
Government officials refused to
confirm or deny the report, circu-
lated by the Febus (Spanish) news
agency.
The Febus agency reported at
least some members of the sub
marines crew still were alive, that
efforts to raise the vessel had fail
ed and that its supply of oxygen
seemed to b. running low.
1t was reported that some Off
cials thought the trapped sub might
be the one which attacked the
British destroyer Havock off the
coast on Sept. l.
The British warships dropped sew
eral depth bombs and oil was seen
rising to the surface.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13

urged Dy CnlnaS GERMAN military
advisers.
The Chinese came the closest to
throwing in the towel since the
start of the Shanghai hostilities in
a carefully worde'd statement by the
military spokesman.
The statement maintained dignity
and face" but made it clear that
the Chinese stand would be made
in the interior, west of Shanghai,
where positions have been prepared
in the lake region.
The statement was made shortly
after Nine. Chang Kai-Shek's ap-
peal to the world by radio and her
castigation of foreign powers for
failing to save China from the
Japanese attempt to bring her to
her knees.
The statement indicated that
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
G.. J. CARLSON
TRANSFERRED
TO CHICAGO

G. j. Carlson, regional Scout exc
cutive for this district, has accept
ed the position of regional Scout
executive for Region with head
quarters in Chicago and will assume
his new duties October II, according
to information received at the local
Scout executives office.
Carlson has visited the valley
many times in connection with his
official work and is widely known
to residents of the county. No an
nouncement has been made yet as
to his successor.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13

i1dIO IL. AlibiiO1ly, Cul dUOl VI tlldlil-
malogy of the American Museum
of Natural History, and Edwin D.
Mckee. chief naturalist of Grand
Canyon National park, will fly to
the north rim of Grand Canyon to-
day. They will ascend the 1000
foot plateau tomorrow
Scientists have believed for more
than 20 years that animal life exists
in SILVA Temples Mystery Forest"
The giant plateau. they say, was
severed from the mainland $4,000
to $4,000 years ago.
DR.. Anthony and Mckee said they
expected to find animal life COM
pletely isolated from civilization"
Mckee said he believed the isola-
ton was due more to the animals
desire to stay in their home area"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13

than to an inability to surmount
climatic barriers to the "outsido
world
DR.. Anthony said traps will be set
probably tomorrow night when the
group expects to reach the top OF
the plateau.
He said he expected to trap sorne
species high existed in the glacier
ages and have survived the climatic
change from frigid cold to warm.
almost arid condition.
"We expect TO encounter remnants
of the climatic ages which once cx-
tended through all the Grand Can
yon region" Mckee said
Airplanes will drop supplies. water
and food TO the scientists when they
complete their ascend OF the "nys-'
terry isle"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13

amounted 10 approximately S5,UUO,
P. " Thomas, head of the mission,
reported.
Thomas said that the planes div
ed SO low that they should have
been able to see easily the two
large American flags on the mis-
sion premises.
The bombing, he said, appeared
to be deliberate. The attack threw
the patients into panic. All of them,
except the worst cases, fled.
GENEVA, Sept. 13. U.P)-China
protested formally today to the
League of Nations against Japan's
invasion.
Japan has invaded China and
is continuing the invasion with
all her army, navy and air force"
the appeal said.
China invoked articles x, XI and
XVII of the league covenant against
Japan.
Article x provides that the league
shall preserve against external ag-
gression the territorial integrity
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
PHOENIX WILL
BE 'FORESTED'

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 13. UP)-
Phoenix will undertake a city-wide
"reforestation" program soon.
A survey by the. city park de-
partment was under way today to
locate all areas where trees appear
to be dying.
Under the "reforestation" plan,
sturdier trees will be planted where
plant life is unable to withstand
the blistering summer heat.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
Jewelry Stolen
BY Border Thief

CALEXICO, Sept. 13.-A diamond
studded wrist watch and two valu-
able rings were taken from the
Herminio Caloca home, 412 Blair
street, in weekend burglary.
The burglar entered the house
through window in a rear bed
room, the family told Calexico police
officers, while they were asleep in
the front part of the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
Monday School
Day for Many
Valley Children

Monday was school day for hum
dreds of Imperial Valley children
called back from vacations for the
opening of the fall term.
FL Centro, Imperial, McCabe. Aca-
cia. and Brawley grammar schools
will not open until September 20.
Anrade led the parade back to
school by opening the term Sept
ember 7.
School buildings throughout the
valley are in readiness for the re-
turn of the children after vacation
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13

while the undeclared war of 1887
was not over, the Chinese planned
to get out of range of the devas-
tating japanese naval artillery in
the Whangpoo and Yangtze rivers.
The latest move may mean that
the Chinese will be forced to reach
a settlement or that the war will
&C on indefinitely in the interior,
where it will be more difficult for
the japanese to break the Chinese
resistance.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
Checking Compliance
In Farm Act Started

Checking of proof of compliance
in the 1887 agricultural conserva-
tion program is under way in I'M
perial Valley with members of the
county office busy with the task.
This year approximately twice as
many farmers in Imperial county
are participating in the program as
compared to the number in 1895.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
Child Bride Wee,
Dies in Auto

FLORENCE, Ariz,. Sept. 13. W'p)
"A 15-year-old child bride was
killed in an automobile accident
early yesterday just Is minutes after
she eloped with a 19-year-old youth
Fleta Aileen Flesher Day, 10, OF
Phoenix, died before she could be
extricated from the wreckage of a
car in which she was honeymoon
bound with Max A. Day, 10, also
of Phoenix.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
John Roosevelt to
Marry Boston Girl

BOSTON, Sept, 13. WP)-The
engagement of John Roosevelt,
President Roosevelt's youngest son,
and Miss Anne Lindsay Clark was
announced today by her mother,
Mrs. F. Haven Clark of Boston. j.,
No date was set for the wedding.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13

any political independence of league
members. Article XII declares that
any threat of war is matter of
concern to the league and that
the league shall take action to
safeguard peace. Article XVII in
vites n-members-like Japan-to
be represented at any hearing of
appeals lik the present one by a
league member.
90
PEIPING, China, Sept. 13. U.P)-
Japanese forces routed a Chinese
army in a 20-mile area almost
within sight of Peiping after an
11-hour battle, Japanese military
authorities said today.
Important Japanese victories in
all north China were reported.
The Chinese had resisted valiant
ly during the last month, but after
Japan sent additional troops, guns
and planes into the north, the tide
apparently had turned in their
favor.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
Scientists to Scale
Strange Sky Island

GRAND CANYON, Ariz., Sept. 13. (UP)-Ten Scien-
lists tomorrow will scale the steep Jagged walls of SILVA
Temple huge sky island in Grand Canyon to learn how
isolated animals adapted themselves when the glacier
warmed to present conditions The party headed by DR.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
WEATHER HOLDS
UP FALL CROPS

Planting of fall and lettuce in particular
has been delayed by the hot weather. B. A Harrgan agr
cultural commissioner declared Monday He predicted
that number of growers will start planting peas this week
Lettuce planting will take place the nights
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
SIays
One with Razor

HAYWARD, Cal, Sept 49, (UP)-Peter Figone As
year-old Decoto ranch empoye who assertedy sashed
one man to death with and injured three others
bunkhouse fight surrendered voluntarily today to
Deputy Sheriff Grover C. Null field near the ranch
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-13
japanese Bomb
U. s. Mission

HONG KONG, Sept 13. (UP)-Japanese planes drop
ped six bombs the compound of the American Seventh
Day Adventist mission at Wachow in Kwantung province
refugees said today Two Chinese mission staff members
were wounded and the damage caused by the bombs