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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
HAYS SPEAKS
ON HIGHWAYS

Robert Hays secretary of the Fl
Centro Chamber of Commerce, dis
cussed state highway problems in
Imperial county at the monthly
meeting of the Westmorland cham
ber of commerce Thursday noon.
Hays predicted completion of the
International Four state highway
in the near future and outlined
the advantages of such a highway
through the valley.
Hays also discussed the Westside
Road and mapped plans for ex-
tending the road to Mullet Island
and the boiling mud pots.
Glen Walker, president of the
Westmorland group, presided, and
Roy H. Andre was chairman of the
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
Court Digs
Into Raid on
U.S.Gunboat
Japs Deny Their
Men Fired Upon
Wounded
BULLETIN-

SHANGHAI, Dec. II (UP)
Lieut.. J. W. Geist, one of
the bounded officers of the
American gunbOat Panay
charged here today that the
japanese sinking of the ship
pas Enthusiastically deiiber-
ate.
SHANGHAI, Dec. II CUP
Survivors of a Japanese
airplane attack on the Unit
ed States gunboat Panay and
three Standard Oil ships ar
rived at Shanghai today. to be
greeted by ringing cheers from for
eigners who lined the water front.
Aboard the American gunboat
Oahu. sistership Of the Panay. and
the British gunboat Ladybird. her
self victim of Japanese attack in
which one of her seamen was killed,
the survivors were brought down
the Yangtse. from where the Panay
and the Standard Oil ships were
attacked Monday.
Observers noted at once that OH
the Oahu and the L,adybird great
flags. the American and British
respectively. were painted OH the
deck and on the sides. Japanese
have asserted that their aviators
mistook the attacked warships for
Chinese vessels) .s.'..
Aboard the. cruiser Augusta. a
court of inquiry on the sinking of
the Panay was meeting. Lieut.. C,
T. M Whiting. Judge advocate Of
the court went down river to meet
the rescue. fleet SO be could collect
statements from survivors.
Admiral Kiyoshi Hasesawa. Japa-
nese fleet commander lin -chief, in
statement tciay. Joined in the
general expression by japanese Of
sorrow.
japanese navy and armv spokes-
men alike denied stoutly today
charges that their men had fired
on survivors Of the Panay with
machine guns from the river or
shore after the airplane attack. AS
regards any fire from japanese
boats, it was asserted that there
were no navy craft near the scene.
They suggested that the japanese
aviators who bombed the Panay
and the Standard Oil ships fired
machine guns. believing they were
firing on Chinese troops fleeing
from the Standard Oil ships and
said that several japanese soldiers
near the scene were themselves
wounded by the machine gun fire
of their own airmen.
Of three survivors brought here
by a japanese airplane before the
Oahu and the Ladybird arrived.
Jim Marshall, Seattle. writer for
Golfers weekly. was suffering to-
day from serious bronchial con-
'iition. Surgeons wanted to operate
to remove bomb fragments from
his four wounds, but decided they
would have to wait One of his
wounds is in his neck.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
Complaint Filed
Against Man on
Labor Payments

A complaint charging j. S. F7em-
ing, former Calexico and Calipa-
tria resident, with failure to pay
labor checks approximating $307.10,
was filed In superior court Friday
by Deputy Labor Commissioner
Stanley M. Cue.
Fleming Is accused of failing to
pay wages due for work done III
the pea fields near Calipatria while
he was operating as a grower fl
nanced by Chicago company.
Cue said. He failed to appear for
hearing in Imperial county last
month after he had been released
upon his own recognizance. He was
ordered to appear In answer to a
charge of issuing fictitious checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
Prominent Valley
Pioneer is Dead

Mrs. Albert Nance, 10, one of the
prominent pioneer residents Of I'M
perial Valley and one of FL Centro's
beloved early residents, died in
Colfax, Dec. 8, friends in Ell Centre
were informed this week.
She is remembered as one of the
staff at the Bishop Jewelry store
on Main street. She left the valley
more than 10 years ago. Her health
had been failing during recent
years, friends said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
JUDGES TO RULE NEXT
WEEK ON YULELICHTS

Christmas lights in the yards of
Ell Centro homes will twinkle from
5 to 9 o'clock every night next week
while judges chosen from the Ell
Centre Chamber of Commerce city
Identification committee decide
which outdoor lighting displays are
entitled to prizes in the Post-Press
Christmas Lighting contest.
Lights should be kept on every
evening from S to 9 o'clock so the
judges will not miss any entrants,
sponsors announced. Because of the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17

great number of entries, several
nights will be required to complete
the judging.
Because many Ten Thousand club
members have erected lighting dis
plays in their yards, and to avoid
complaints and possible unintended
favoritism, Mrs. Warren Currier de-
clined on behalf of the club the
honor of judging the displays. The
Junior Ten Thousand club also de-
clined for the same reason.
Continued on Page 2, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
Chinese Wanted in
$1,5OO Theft Sought

YUMA, Dec. 17-Pesce officers
throughout the southwest are on
the alert for the appearance of
Edwin Wah, 25-year-old Chinese
wanted OH felony warrant for the
alleged theft of $500 belonging
to N. II. Leong. another Chinese.
Sheriff Pete Newman of Yuma
county sent teletype and telegraph
messages to officers in California,
Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas to
watch for Wah, who is said to be
driving blue coupe.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
BrOthers-in-Law
Fined For Fight

A playful skirmish that looked TO
FL Centre police like a fight, cost
two brothers-in-law $40 In police
court Friday.
r. A. Strange, 81, and Jack y
Harrison. 81, told officers they we're
mot really mai" at one another
when they were arrested ~ Gal
Park avenue for fighting They
we're fined $40 each for being drunk
and disturbing the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
Hearing Continued
In Probation Case

In superior court Friday the court
continued the date OF hearing on
James II. Hushmans application
for probation TO Jan. ri
The FL Centre garage proprietor
was accused by Anthony Hand
schlegel of failure TO pay him $48o "a
for labor. Deputy Labor comfnis-
sioner Stanley M. Cue said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
New Govt Be
Set Up For China

SHANGHAI, Dec. II. UP)-
Japan may set up new govern
ments, similar to that inaugural
ed at Peiping under Japanese
auspices, in central and south
China, japanese Ambassador
Shigeru KawagOe said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
BY WELDON JAMES

World Copyright, 1897, by U.PD
A B OARD U. S. GUNBOAT
OAHU, at Shanghai, Dec. IT. UP)
The United States gunboat Panay,
first American warship to be sunk
In action since the world war, was
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
Open Shop Favored
On All u. S. Protects

BOULDER CITY, New, Dec. II.
(UP)-John C. Page, United States
reclamation commissioner, today
said the government must main
tain an open shop" labor policy
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
REPORTER VIVIDLY
DESCRIBES BOMBING

EDITORS NOTEWeldOn James of the United Press the
American aboard the gunboat
bombed sunk arpanes He escaped without
wounds Enoute Shanghai his eyewitness James tells
for the first the storyJ
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
IFUCITIVES BELIEVED DEAD
Phonetic Translation

1TdIlShdthOIi-
Walking into a Calexico business
house, a stranger asked the girl who
came to the counter where he could
locate a man named walking
Trousers. The girl, definitely puz-
zled. called in the rest of the office
in consultation. Nobody knew
anybody named Walking Trousers.
What does he do?, someone asked.
we'll replied the stranger, hes
got job something like Mr.. Bow
man over in Mexicali." (HoWard
Bowman Is American consul in
Mexicali)
There was more head scratching,
then someone had bright idea.
He was right That was the mar!
The man was Joaquin Terrazas,
Mexican consul at Calexico.
o
The Opportunist-
John Drummer keeps abreast of
the times. Urged into speech by
the crowd which jammed his new
supper club, he reluctantly complied.
you have heard lot" he said
about supervised Fairgrounds for
children. Well--what we've got
here is an unsupervised playground
for adults :"
(And RR should charge double
advertising rates for that
It's a Habit
Jerry Asher. learned long ago that
you can't play with fire and not
get burned-but what he wants to
know now is, how can you keep
fire from playing with. you? You
get burned either way. he AYERS.
Last summer Jerry's home burned
and Friday 1t was his garage Only
the doghouse is needed TO complete
the list.
It's Catching
Immigration border patrolmen
stood II as long as they could-all
this Identification and Christmas
refurbishing and all--and then they
couldn't stand 1t any longer. Re-
suit Is. they're doing bit of their
own Identification, including face
lifting Job on. the. border patrol
garage on Imperial avenue, and the
palm trees are getting haircut
and whisker trim, too.
How TO Be Popular
II. K. McClimans is among Ell
Centro's most popular individuals
just now, Such a success was he
rs Santa Claus principal agent at
the Post-PreSs' arrival of Santa
last SATURDAY that he'd have to be
two men to meet all the demands
now made on his whiskerS, stomach
and good nature I'm justice to Mac
We must say that the whiskers and
stomach are synthetic)
o
or All Times!-
Here's seasonal note for you.
w. j. Mallory, who farms out near
the Holtville highway, brought in
the first Strawberries of the sea-
son the other day. He was sending
five crates of extra large berries
to the local markets.
Just when we begin to feel like
it's Christmas. and all that, some
body raises Strawberries!
O.
Standing Room Only
The Ell Centro Townsend club
might truthfullv have. said after
its meeting of Thursday night that
there was Standing room only"
in the Wilson school auditorium.
The club members were somewhat
nonplussed when they arrived at
the auditorium to find the room
devoid of chairs. Probably some
mixup in dates. 1t got worse when.
anticipating at least a group sing
ing program. they discovered that
the piano. too, had disappeared.
They knew. one said, just how
Mother Hubbard felt.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
Hitchhiker Dies.
Raising Traffic
Deaths to az
Steering Mechanism Breaks as Truck
Goes Around Turn; Machine
Strikes Ditch Bank, Upsets

Imperial countys annual traffic death total climbed
to AZ Friday morning with the death of Willie Wks 81
year-od Ell Cenro Negro in automobile accident at
Curpheys turn east of Heber.
This number is four less than the 1886 total.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17

Butter: Los Angeles 81; But.
terfat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch
grade A a.: manufacturing milk
40; route gathered cream ssssc
L. A. Hay; U. 5. No. l 5000
S2O50. No. 2 leafy $1,000. No.
2 S18.50-1900
Minneapolis Flax, Dec, s2.O0
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-17
ICY WATERS
OF BAY MAY
Be SOLUTION
No Trace Found of
Two Who Fled
Alcatraz

SAN FRANCISCO, D c.
II. (UP)- Soldiers, coast
guardsmen and policemen
blockaded San Francisco bay
to search for two Oklahoma
The Washington times., 1937-09-17
BUSINESS GROUP
PLANS DRIVE ON
CROSS TAX Law
Support to Be Asked of
Other Bodies
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Tentative plans for a concerted
citywide drive to combat the Dis
trict's new gross business tax law,
passed at the last session of Con-
gress, were formulated by the Fed
Grafton of Business Mems Associ-
alton, at its first meeting of the
season held last night at the Ham
ilton Hotel.
Theodore S. Grape, president,
was directed to name committee
of two to enlist the support Of
other business and civic groups to
formulate a protest to Congress
against the tax.
Action followed when the feder-
alton gave unanimous Endorsement
to resolutions from the George
town Business Mems Association
and the Cleveland Park Business
Mems Association protesting the
tax as unjust and discriminatory.
WILL STUDY LAW
After several members of the
federation had offered as volun-
teers to refuse to pay the tax to
make test case, claiming uncon-
stitutionality of the act, j. Nelson
Anderson, attorney, chairman of
the committee on legislation, was
named chairman of a committee
to study the new tax law and re-
port at the october meeting.
Those named are Joseph H.
Bait, Louis Obergh, John Paul
Jones, R. Sidney Johnson, and
James P. Farmer, all attorneys.
The federation also approved q
resolution from the Cleveland
Park association opposing any one
holding office under the municipal
government who has not been a
resident of the District for at least
five years, also one opposing the
admittance of outside children to
the public schools of the District.
TOO MANY EXPERTS
Ross Garrett, director of the
Central Admitting Bureau for Dis
trict Hospitals, as guest speaker,
said the gross sales tax was hastily
drawn without a clear understand
ing of the local situation. Wash
ington, being different from any
other city, is over-expertized, he
said, there being too many of
these So-called experts, always
willing to institute some innova-
tion here that is employed in
their native States.
The people, he said, realize the
necessity of taxes and are willing
to pay them, but would like to
have a voice in the manner in
which they are assessed.
Meanwhile, in another room in
the hotel, the local branch of
the National League of Whole
sale Fish, Fruit and Vegetables
Distributors, headed by r. D.
Marshall, chairman of sub
committee, was holding a protest
meeting against the business tax.
The group is expected to join
with the federation in the city
wide protest.
Mr.. Marshall indicated his group
would be in favor of sales tax
as substitute for the gross busi-
ness tax.
The Washington times., 1937-09-17
Manhattan Transit
Strike Call DELAYED

NEW YORK, Sept. II G.N.S0.
Final action in calling a strike
of the 10000 employees of the
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Cor
poration's network of lines was
withheld by the C. I. O.-chartered
Transport Workers Union pending
a radio address today by Mayor
Fiorello H. LaGuardia.
The mayor, in his address,
planned to review the issues in a
statement to 100000 subway
riders who would be affected by a
strike. Earlier he had declared
he would "treat this strike just as
the Federal Government would
treat a railroad strike"
The Washington times., 1937-09-17
Railroads, Unions
In Joint Parley

CHICAGO, Sept. II G.NSD.
DR.. William M. Leiserson, Federal
mediator, today called another
joint conference between the rep
resentatives of 86 major railroads
and the five operating brother
hoods.
The first joint conference was
held yesterday after several weeks
of efforts by DR.. LeiSerson to ar
rive at some agreement with each
side independently. DR.. Leiserson
said today that the fact both sides
we're meeting together did not in
dicate a settlement of the wage
dispute was in sight.
The Washington times., 1937-09-17
ADVERTISEMENT
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the outer layers of the skin. 1t
soothes first, and with the irrita-
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to improve. Why wait any longer
for skin comfort7 Get Poslam to-
day at any drug store; 50S.
Evening star., 1937-04-22

get a big hand from
District mOtOrists...!
Cuffs two years work is being rewarded!
All over the Capital people are praising
the results of Cuffs big expansion and
beautifying program. We get comments
like these every day -.
~Your new stations are credit to the
city,. =. Everywhere in the District I
get swell service at the Orange Disc. IL.
''You Gulf men must have springs in your
shoes" .'I certainly like the extras
Gulf gives me-
Ifyou haven't stopped at Gulf recently,
come and get acquainted! Drive in any,
where you see the Sign of the Orange Disc.
Evening star., 1937-04-22

Savannah (Ga.) News; Fred schil-
plin Of the st. Cloud (Minn) Times
and Jerome D. Barnum, publisher Of
the Syracuse Standard Post and
president OF the A. N. p. A.
On the question Of adjusting ad-
vertising rates to meet increasing
costs, Mr.. Friendly said, Judging by
the number of papers that are ad-
vancing their rates there seems to be
4 strongly backed trend in favor Of
this solution"
William A. Thomson, director of
the A. N. P. A. Bureau of Advertising,
reiterated Mr.. Friendlys suggestion
that Industry tell its story through
newspaper advertising.
Il do not believe advertising men
can render a greater economic or
social service today than to induce
reputable corporations to bring their
cases before the court OF public opin-
ion which sits every day in the news
paper columns" Thomson told the
publishers.
Evening star., 1937-04-22
PUBLISHERS STUDY
NEWSPAPER COSTS
Forum on Business Office
Problems at Golden
Jubilee Session.
By the Associated Press.

oS tHC hSsuCidleu TIeSS.
NEW YORK, April 22.-The cost
of placing in the hands OF the Ameri-
can newspaper reader each day an
account of what is going on in q
world Of momentous events was
brought before the American News
paper Publishers Association today as
q major problem OF the craft.
The golden jubilee meeting Of the
association held a forum on business
Office problems under the leadership
OF William G.. Chandler of the
ScrippS- Howard newspapers.
The Newsprint Committee reported
the price of that commodity had risen
rs per cent in three years.
Security Also Subject.
Another problem ON the days
agenda was social security in relation
'to the publishing business. The re-
port of the Committee on Social Sc
curity said it continued to pursue 4
threefold program submitted year
ago. The program set forth:
Developing and submitting to the
membership certain principles which
should be embodied In unemployment
compensation laws.
Attention to the genearl character
OF the machinery, methods and pro-
gram for administration OF such laws.
with view to contributing to the
establishment Of the administration
on sound, economical and constructive
lines.
Co-0pera4ion With Industries.
Finally, cooperation where possible
with representatives Of other indus
tries in an effort to develop a unified
understanding and attitude Of en-
ployers generally toward unemploy-
ment compensation legislation and the
establishment OF the several adminis-
trations under the laws, as and when
enacted.
Other committee reports treated Of
what was termed foreign propagan-
da" by radio in contradiction Of reg
ular news reports and Of the possible
theft OF news when such matter Is
transmitted by wireless.
Telling and retelling Of the story
Evening star., 1937-04-22

x Hosc do you like this meat 18th and
franklin? There are 56-count 'em--
big. beautiful Gulf stations like this all
orer Washington!
Evening star., 1937-04-22

Of American industry through news
paper advertising III the American
system Us to survive" was urged yes
terday before the association.
Edward 8. Friendly of the New York
Sun, chairman of the associations
Bureau Of Advertising, told the pub
fishers that the newspaper u the most
logical medium in which to tell the
story. "A necessity could be impressed
upon industry that it is just as i'm
portant to develop good will and un-
derstanding in the public mind as 1t
is to sell merchandise" he said.
Friendly Starts Discussion.
An afternoons discussion OF adver-
tising was started with Mr.. Friendly's
emphasis on "the necessity of telling
the story Of American industry"
There Is a great opportunity for
newspapers to develop advertising rev.
enue by urging upon business lead
ers the necessity of telling the story Of
American industry-the part it plays
in our daily social and economic lives
how it raises our standard OF living
how it adds to our comfort, con-
venience, health and happiness-how
1t supplies employment, higher wages,
and SO FORTH" Friendly said.
This is story that must be told
and constantly retold II = proper un-
derstanding Is to be developed between
employer and employe and If the
American system Is to survive" he
added.
Friendly said the increase in print
paper prices, the advance in wages
for editorial, news and business per-
sonnel and for mechanical labor
make it logical to think of higher
circulation prices as one means OF off,
setting higher costs Of serving our
readers"
Col. Frank Knox OF the Chicago
Daily News predicted the price of daily
newspapers would be materially higher
II the increase In costs continues.
Col. Knox said newspapers are selling
far below their real worth"
Others In Discussion.
Others who contributed to this dis
cussion included 8. r. Winch, Port
land (Oreg) Journal; S. II. KAufI-
mann, The Evening Star, Washing
ton. D. c.; John Day Jackson, the
New Haven (Conn) Register: Frank
Trip, general manager OF the CAN
nett papers; H. v. jenkins Of the
Evening star., 1937-04-22

Will be continued with commemora-
ton services in Southern Methodist
churches, conducted by 1000 pastors.
An electrically Transcribed program
consisting OF message Of the bishops
crusade" by Bishop Arthur ]. Moore
and Bishop A. Frank Smith, co-direc-
tors, will be broadcast during the Fri
day dinner celebrations over rs radio
stations.
Offerings will be taken at both the
Friday and Sunday celebrations for
missions in commemoration of the
beginning Of the foreign mission work.
Evening star., 1937-04-22
Virginia Planning
Bishops Crusade
Anniversary Rites
Southern Meth0dists to
Note elimination of
First Year of Drire.
Hy the Associated Press.

fS the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, April 22.-Virginia
Southern Methodist churches will join
approximately 10000 other congrega-
tions throughout the South Friday and
Sunday in celebrating the elimination
OF the first year Of the bishops cru
sade."
April % marks the eighty ninth
anniversary Of the sailing of the de-
nominations first foreign missionaries
Charles Taylor and Benjamin Jenkins,
Tor China In 1848. Dinners will be
held by the various congregations on
that day, and Sunday the celebration
Evening star., 1937-04-22

Gulf Registered
Lubrica alton
Battery Service
(Free checking
and filling
Sparkplu& Serv-
ice Free Test
in9) {. Radiator
Service i. Tires
and Accessories.
Evening star., 1937-04-22
Law Made for One Man.

to pass 4 special measure drawn to
grant = divorce to a Copenhagen man
who cannot prove that he was ever
married. He says that he was married
to q Belgian girl at Zeebrugge in 1918.
When war broke out he went to Eng
land to work. His wife went back to
Belgium with their two children. Since
then he has never heard Of them. He
wants to remarry, but he cannot OBJ
tain a divorce in the ordinary way be-
cause he can neither produce his mar
riage papers nor supply other proof
of his first marriage.
Evening star., 1937-04-22
Key May Unlock Enigma.

Authorities OF Zimbabwe, ancient
ruins in Southern Rhodesia, Africa,
1t Is reported at Salisbury, attach
great Importance to the recent discov-
cry there Of . soapstone bead, about
2 inches long and half An inch wide,
covered with fine beaten gold, secured
to the stone by minute gold rivets.
Evening star., 1937-04-22
Horses Lighted.

AS measure Of safety for the
mounted police of Vienna. Austria,
lamps are to be attached to their
stirrups 80 that At night motorists
may see them easily. Collisions be-
tween cars and horses have greatly
increased recently, tmpairing trafic
regulation,
Evening star., 1937-04-22

Radio-telephone service has been
established between Hankow and Can
ton, China, and between Hankow and
Hong Kong.
Evening star., 1937-04-22

Stone beads, gold tacks and fragments
OF gold sheets have been found there
before, but never q gold-plated bead.
Evening star., 1937-04-22

1t may help to unravel the mystery
OF the ancient temple and other large
granite structures near Fort Victoria.