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Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
MEDIATION ACCEPTED
I'm RAIL LABOR ROW

mobile Workers of America, was
reported to the U.A.WA.'s second
annual convention today.
David Dow, Flint, Mich, chair
man of the committee, made the
report. 1t was expected to renew
the bitter battle between opposing
factions within the International
The proposed constitution would.
Give Martin the power to remove
Oh suspend International officers
or appointed employees "for insub-
ordination or just and sufficient
cause subject to review by the
executive board.
Give Martin power to appoint
successors to International officers
he removed.
Raise the salary of international
officers. which is $4,000 annually
Under it, the president would get
$4,000 and other officers $4,000. The
board members, who are not paio
now, would receive $4,000 year.
Require the approval of Martin on
all expenditures by the secretary
treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
C 0 We R N 0 R
u R c { D 7 0
TAKE HAND
Valley Councils
Send Pleas to
Washington

Hopes of avoiding a water
famine in Imperial Valley
were heightened Friday by
three separate moves, design
ed to prevent the threatened
strike of Mexican canal workers
September 2.
l. Imperial Valley city councils.
the board of supervisors, and heads
of civic organizations appealed to
the state department of the United
States to intercede with the Mexi-
can federal government. The ap-
peals were based on the assump-
ton that the proposed strike for
higher pay is illegal under Mexi-
can law; the Mexican union in
volved ignored contract signed
in September, 1886; and would de-
prive 10000 residents on both sides
of the border of their sole source
of water supply.
2. Officials of the Mexican or
ganized Compania de Terrenos
AguaS de la Baja California, which
operates the Imperial Irrigation
district system in Mexico request
ed Governor Rodolfo Sanchez Ia
boada to take hand in the situa-
ton created by the strikers de-
mands.
3. Compania officials Friday
drafted formal proposals for ar
bitration of demands to comply
with an offer submitted to union
leaders at a conference in Mexi-
cali which lasted until late Thurs
day night. The offer provides that
all demands presented by members
of the Water Workers and Distri-
butors Union of Baja California
shall be submitted to arbitration
at the hands Of commission ap-
pointed in accordance with the laws
of Mexico. The commission would
be authorized to formulate regula-
tions covering all disputed points
II extraordinary conditions exist,
the commission would have power
to draw special regulations to be
submitted to President Cardenas.
Union leaders gave no indication
of what their reaction to the pro-
posal would be. No definite answer
IS anticipated from the union until
after special meeting Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
SURVEYS ON
CANAL BRANCH
ROUTE BEGUN

Surveys along the route of the
proposed Coachella branch of the
All American canal began this week
on the 1870 mile branch designed
to take Colorado river water to tn [
section, according to word received
in Imperial Valley.
Actual construction may have to
wait until next year after action
by congress. Reclamation Commits
Sioner John C. Page said he is in
vestigating whether expenditure on
the Coachella unit from the $780,
900 carried in the 1887 interior de-
partment appropriations act for the
All American canal, would inter-
fere with present plans to COM
plete the canal.
If construction on the main line
canal will not be delayed, he said
he may decide to proceed with the
Coachella branch.
The Coachella branch is design
ed to irrigate approximately 10000
acres of land ia Coachella Valley
and about $4,000 on the east side
mesa.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

) tested to the Japanese against three
bombings of buildings flying the
United States flag, at the moment
when japanese was threatening to
lombard another, the Largequing
on Cotton Mill, contending that
Chinese troops are inside it.
The United States Chamber OF
Commerce in Shanghai appealed to
Washington to take action against
Japanese war planes flying over
the international settlement.
Great Britain prepared to take
appropriate action over the
shooting of her ambassador to Chi
ma by japanese war plane. The
government regarded the incident
as so grave that it was referred
directly to King George VI.
Tokyo sent no direct communi-
cation to London although Ambas-
sador Shigeru Yoshida was in
structed to call on government Of
ficialS and express regret over the
shooting.
A mere expression of regret, how
ever, was not expected in London
to prove sufficient. An influential
section of the press, presumably
refelcting the governments views,
took a strong attitude and it was
believed Britain might demand
full, formal apology, compensation
to the ambassador and his family
and perhaps even indemnity.
The ambassador lay critically
wounded in the Shanghai hospital
and his death undoubtedly would
Stiffen the British attitude.
Soviet Russia was involved by a
Japanese threat to raid the Soviet
consulate general in Shanghai. Tass,
the official Soviet news agency,
warned that Russia will hold Japan
responsible if the consulate is yiol-
ated.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

Evan T. Hewes, chairman of the
district board of directors, was in
Mexicali Friday to confer with
Compania officials at headquarters
In Mexicali Additional meetings
with union representatives have
not been scheduled.
If necessary, in the event the
threatened strike is called, Sheriff
Robert W. Ware said he would be
prepared to take steps to guard
lockwood gate and protect dis
trict property in Imperial county
Compania must employ all Mexi-
can labor on the canal system lying
within the borders of Mexico, off,
cials explained.
So far no Mexican federal official
has taken a hand in the situation,
since the union of gate tenders.
canal patrolmen and zanjeros ord
cred its members out on strike. ef-
fective September 2 at pm. un-
less demands involving triple pay
are granted in the meantime.
However, it is said that Mexi-
can federal labor inspector from
Tijuana will arrive in Mexicali in
the next day or two
The canal system, the sole source
OF water supply for the more than
10000 residents of the Mexican and
American Imperial valleys, enters
Mexico near Algadones.
Water from the Colorado river
then flows through the Alamo cham
mel, swinging in a gentle curve
south and west to Cudahy check.
chief structure in the Mexican camel
works. There the flow Is split and
Continued on Page 0: Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
WATER WALKOUT PROTESTED
STAB VICTIM S
BODY CRAMMED
INTO BARREL
Beauty, Bound, Found
On Rocks Near
=. N. Y. City

NEW YORK, Aug. 27. W.R)
The body of a handsome
brunette who had been stab
bed to death, was found to-
day bound and stuffed in a
three foot lard barrel on the rocky
shore of the East river in the
shadow of He'll Gate bridge.
Police said the woman had been
stabbed nine times with an ice
pick.
The body, the face bruised and
cut, had been bound with wire
from a radio aerial so that the
knees were drawn UP under the
chin. Apparently the barrel had
been pitched over a masonry re-
tanning wall in the hope that it
would strike the water and be
swept by the strong He'll Gate
current out into Long Island Sound.
+ The slayer, police theorized, prob
ably. expected the body would be
floated out to sea in the swift
racing tides. Instead, however, it
lodged against the rocks.
The body was found by man
seeking firewood along the shore
Police regarded an abandoned
radio set, found near the body, as
an important clue. -:
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

In a last-minute move by the Ma
tional Mediation board, the i'm
pending strike of nearly 1000 Pacific
Electric employees, scheduled for 2
am, tomorrow, was postponed at
noon today until am, next We'd
nesday, it was announced at union
headquarters.
The postponement was ordered by
D. A Mckenzie, national vice
president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, relaying an or
der from President A. F. Whitney OF
Cleveland, Ohio, to C. T. Nolan
local general chairman.
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MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 81. W.H
"A new constitution, giving Presi-
dent Homer Martin virtual dicta-
torial powers over the United Auto
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
Lettuce Packers
Demand Raises,
Threaten Strike

SANTA MARIA, Cal, Aug. 27.
(UP)-Filipina lettuce packers
ir the Santa Maria and Lompoc
valleys today threatened to
strike next Wednesday If their
demand for .04 cent increase
per crate is not granted. Packers
now are receiving .13 cents per
crate for dry packs.
The Filipino declared that they
had the support of CLIO. lead
ers in their threat to walk out
and said that increased cost of
living warranted the .04-cent ad-
vance they requested. There are
1SO packers employed in the
Sarta Maria Valley and 81 i'm
the Lompcc district. according
to union esfimateS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

dian. She had his letter In her
hand when she was informed that
her husband had been found gull
ty. = *'te..
A tall, skinny woman with coarse
brown hair, the wife, Isabelle Dyer,
has been held in jail as a material
witness to the crime. ..
She said she did not want to
see her husband again-"it would
hurt too much. She wept.
Dyer was in a skylarking mood
when he was led from court back
to his cell.
II got it, boys; I got the rope"
he shouted in passing every cell
He hoped along the corridor until
he reached his own cell. There he
threw his arms around the shoul-
der; of his cellmate, Robert S. James
who is awaiting execution for kill
ing his wife with rattlesnake.
Get away from me, you punk"
James snapped.
The jailer said Dyer doesn't
know. what it means; it will prob
ably take two Or three days for it
to sink into his mind"
GAS CELL LAW
GOES INTO EFFECT
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. 81
U.P)-California discarded the gal
lows today and slayers who kill in
the, future must pay a life for
life in a'small lethal gas cubicle
at San Quentin prison.
Although the lethal, gas law in
troduced in the Sind legislature
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
Gamblers Slated
To Tell Story of
ShakedOWn Racket

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81. U.P)-
A religious shakedown racket" in
which gamblers had been paying
tribute on threat of exposure, was
being investigated by the county
grand jury today, according to a
statement by Deputy District At
torney U. U. Blalock.
He said that 40 witnesses would
begin their parade before the grand
jury during the day, some of them
'hot shot" gamblers, who would
tell of the alleged payoffs and
bring cancelled checks to back UP
their accusations.
Besides the members of the gam
bling fraternity, a vice-crusader, a
church leader and an ex-convict
also had been subpoenaed as wit
nesses, Blalock said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
CHINESE FORCE.
PLANS RETREAT.
QUIT SHANGHAI {,
Landing of Japanese
Makes New Move
Necessary
Copyright 1887 by United Press

Copyright 1887 by United Press
SHANGHAI, Aug. 27. W.P)
Gen. Pal Chung-Hsi, known
as China's most brilliant mil
itary strategist, a S u m e d
command of more than 100000 Chi
nese soldiers around Shanghai to-
night and was reported unofficially
to have ordered a genral with
drawal for the Shanghai area.
The landing OF additional Japa-
nese army regiments at new points
On the China coast has rendered
untenable the immediate positions
held by the Chinese and Pal ap-
parently had decided to fall back
On his main defense positions in
the lake country 35 miles to the
westward.
Thus it seemed that the awful
warfare between China and Japan,
which has made a shambles OF
much of his vast international city
cf 3,500,O0O people and claimed an
estimated $4,000 lives, might be
moving slowly away from the
Shanghai area.
Only dare to die" machine gun
detachmentS and units of the peace
preservation cores militia were be-
ing left to harass the japanese in
rear guard actions.
The Chinese hoped desperately
for British intervention, because of
the unintentional shooting yester-
day of Sir Hughe Hug
essen, British ambassador, by Japa-
nese aviators. But the more realis-
tic of them admitted that there was
slight chance that the British woulo
apply the only force which can re-
strain Japan-military pressure.
Foreign military observers, how
ever, believed that effective foreign
intervention was not likely.
britain and france, despite their
interests in Asia were in no posi-
ton to become involved in the far
eastern conflict because of the
Spanish war and the tense Euro
pean situation.
The United States, still smarting
from Britain's refusal to join with
her In forcing peace policy on
Japan during the Japanese con-
Continued on Page g. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
Bennitts Stop Off
Here En- Route to
SWeetWater, Tex.

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bennitt
visited in Ell Centre for a short
time Friday en- route to their home
in Sweetwater, Tex, after a visit
with Bennitt's mother, Mrs. Julia
Bennitt, in Los Angeles.
Bennitt is one of the former
publishers of the PoSt-Press, OF
the Morning Post, and the Impe-
rial Valley Farmer in Ell Centre
and of the Holtville Tribune. He
and his brother, George, now pub
lish newspaper in the Texas city
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
OKLAHOMA PICNIC

A large percentage OF the $4,000
former Oklahomans now residing
in southern California are expected
to attend the annual Oklahoma
Picnic to be held in Sycamore Grove
Los Angeles, on Labor Day, Monday,
September 6. according to Attorney
Harry C. Mabry, president of the
Oklahoma State Society.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
CANAL GATES
TO BE CLOSED

Unless the threatened strike is
called off before the close of the
month, the gates of the Imperial
Irrigation system at lockwood
heading on the American side of
the border. will be closed September
l to protect the canal works.
This ultimatum was issued by
Evan T. Hewes, chairman of the
district board. Such action would
stop the flow of water from the
Colorado river to Imperial Valley
and would cut off the water supply
to the Mexican section of the valley
as we'll as to the American section.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
Valley Farmers
Urged to Place
Water Orders

Imperial Valley farmers were
urged Friday to place water
orders Immediately so stock ponds
may be filled to capacity and a
good supply kept on hand in
case Of an emergency arising as
a rSrult of the threatened strike.
Water orders should be placed
at once, Evan 7. Hewes, chairman
OF the Imperial Irrigation district
board of directors, and they will
be filled as promptly as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

IClCSI dlilS WcIc SCllI ny UObIl
groups to the board accepting in
tervention under the railway labor
act. The board acted to avert a
threatened walkout of more than
250,0OO union men on SO trunk and
branch lines. t
Immediately after the kilograms
were received DR., William M. Lei
serson prepared to leave for Chi
cago and begin conferences design
ed to settle a demand by the unions
for a 20 per cent wage increase
which has been rejected by the
carriers.
Leiserson's office said he would
leave. for Chicago today and would
begin meeting with the disputants
tomorrow.
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
SLIGHTLY CONFUSED
ON WHEREABOUTS

Mrs. Elizabeth DeBase, 81, Negro,
probably is a little sorry that she
confused Ell Centre police head
quarters with a taxi stand Friday
night. She staggered into the sta
ton, officers said. and demanded
that someone take her to Brawley.
She was sent to Jail on a charge
Of being drunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
B BILL|ONA E.
M MELLON DIES.
AT AGE OF 81.
Famous Industrialist,
Statesman's Long
Career Ends

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y,
Aug. 27. (UP)-Andrew w.
Melons rich career as a
statesman, financier and in
dustrialist ended in death
today.
The 82-year-old former secretary
Of the treasury and ambassa dor to-
Great Britain, one of the world's
wealthiest men, died at $3.50 pm.
tEDD last night at Bonnie Dune
the estate of his son-in-law on Gin
Lane.
The body of the thin, gray-haired
man. who served from 1921 to 1892
in the csbinets of President Hard
ing, Coolidge and Hoover. will be
taken to Pittsburgh, where he was
corn and where he became the
most powerful member of family
which controls resources of $2,00O,-
100000 in banks, insurance CON-
panies, railroads, industries an5
utilities. -. =.
He will be buried Saturday fol-
lowing public funeral services in
the East Liberty Presbyterian
church, which was built by the Mel
Ion family at cost of $3,0OO,000.
Mellon died of uremia and bron-
cho-pneumonia. At his bedside were
his son-in-law, David K. E. Bruce
his daughter. Mrs. Ailsa Bruce, his
son, Paul Mellon, and his persona
physician. DR.. B. j. Abernethy, OF
Washington.
BY the time he was 25, Mellon
had become head of the Paternal
Bank, T. Mellon and Sons, which
later called the Mellon National
Bank. He and his brother, Richard
then organized the Union Trust
company of Pittsburgh, one of ths
outstanding financial institutions
of the world, and the Union Savings
Bank.
Mellon, like the late John D
Rockefeller, had the Midas touch
and the money which he inherited
from his fater was expanded intc
hundreds of millions through shrewc
investments. His greatest interests
apart from aluminium and its as
sociated waterpower development:
and bridge building, were the Gull
Oil company, the American Locomo-
tive company, the Standard Stee,
Car company, the Worthingtor
Pump company, the Crudible Stee
company the Pittsburgh Coal COM
Iany and number of light, power
traction and water companies.
He became powerful behind
the-scenes figure in Pennsylvania
politics, AMI contributed heavily
to the Republican party.
When Mr.. Harding entered the
White House, he pried Mellon oul
of Pittsburgh and put him in the
treasury. Mr.. Coolidge kept him
there, and When Mr.. Hoover was
making up his cabinet in 1923, the
one thing the country wished to
know was: will Mellon remain in
the treasury?" He did-until Feb
ruary, 1882, when he went to Lon
don to wear knee breecheS at the
court of st. James.
Melons achievements in ths
treasury caused Republicans to re-
fer to him as "the greatest secret
ary of the treasury since Alexan-
der Hamilton. In 10 years after
he took office he had reduced it by
$4,000, 100000 while reducing taxes
also each wear.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
Pretty Dizzy

Pretty Dizzy
A letter that found its way to
RR's desk, signed E. and r.. K.
calls attention to pied story that
appeared in part of the Press edi-
ton Wednesday Unfortunately. the
mixed up yarn was caught" ami
corrected before the press run was
complete. thus cheating some Of
the readers out of hearty laugh
1t took five minutes to clear out
the tears of merriment after RH
read, under the head Father Hunt
ed After Son Found With Heae
Cfushed": ~ - Z. .
Chicago-Mrs. Catherine Peter
son, "A, returned home last night
for a vavcation visit with her
parents in Beverly Hills.
"Oh Gerald" she called.
Silence.
Silence.
She walked quickly to the bed
room. There on a blood spat-
tered bed lay the body Of Gerald
Petersqn's SO year old father,
Adclph, ball bat which lay near
by.
And that ladies in gentleman, Is
one of the finest specimens OF. pied
type that RR ever saw It took
genius to do that! :.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
Courteous Truckers

PHOENIX, Ariz,, Aug. 81. CUP)-
The boys who drive trucks for the
Civilian Conservation Corps in Ari-
zona are going to driving school to
learn Highway Safety and Court
esy".
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
u. s. Protests
Japan Bombing
BY UNITED PRESS

The United States, Britain and Soviet Russia were
involved today IN what threatened at any moment be-
come serious dispute with Japan the in China
The United States consulate general in Shanghai pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (UP)-The National Media
on board announced today that representatives of both
the five operating railroad unions and the railroads have
agreed to accept the boards offer mediate the dis
pute which threatened to result in a strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
| Got the Rope!'
Slayer Shouts

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27. (UP)-The wife of Albert
Dyer who condemned to death yesterday for stra
CLING the three little girls at nglewood revealed today
that she had proposal of marriage from at Fort
Huachuca, Arz She implied that her suitor In
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
Water STORAGE

Water Storage ----.
Forgive the brevity of the col
umn, but RR is going to take the
rest of the day off and do lot Of
plain and fancy water drinking, just
in case the canal strike goes thru
Somehow, RR has a weakness for
imbibing the stuff. .s
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
M. o. Pays

M. 0. Pays
A young Texan strolled into M.
O.. Kings store and :. drawl-
ed, Give me some cloth for infant
unmentionables" (The fancy term
is RR's)
How much?" said M. o..
"Wal, about two yards. One for Q
spare" -.
The bill came to So cents. The
Texan studied the bill and asked
what the two cents we're for. M. O.
explained it was for tax
Listen Mister" the Texan said,
Il may be green at this game, but
even I know you use safety pins.
He threw down a half a dollar and
left. M. o. paid the two cents. s.5Aj
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

Fire Laddie- .,s.Ek.
DR.. r. L. Palmer has new hob
by, firefighting. At recent Jacurnr
ba fire the brave doctor had o
dandy time chasing around with q
hose. However, he got more water
on himself than on the fire. =
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

Butter: Los Angeles 34is; butter
fat, Imperial Valley, fob, ranch.
grade A 46H5; manufacturing milk
381l; route gathered cream 81.
L. A. Hay: u. S. No. 1 leafy $50
20.5O; U. S. No. 1 s18-1S.50; U. $.
No. 2 leafy s17-17.50; U. S. No. :
S15.50-16. Minneapolis flax s2.O1ts.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27. W.p-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-27
BANK DEBTS

THURSDAY
$209,756.69
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off Chattanooga, winning by the
bare margin of s to T. The Look
outs made nine hits, but also made
five errors. The Vols turned in
three errors.
Nashville, trying to stop the
Lookouts who made four of their
seven runs in the fourth inning,
used Bridgens, Eiland, Starr and
Johnson on the mound. Chatta-
nooga used Heise and Hvisdos.
The first place Little Rock and
Memphis teams played night
games at Birmingham and New
Orleans. The Chicks and the Pels
met in a double-header.
Big Al Benton of the Chicks
locked with HUMPHREYS of New
Orleans in a hurting duel in the
first game of the double bill and
was defeated, although he turned
in a seventh game.
The Chicks got to HUMPHREYS
for II hits, but lost the game, Z
to |, when thew were able to
drive in their lone run in the
sixth. The Pels scored in the first
and seventh.
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homer in the ninth. Carleton also
went the distance, allowing but
six hits.
Brooklyn and Cincinnati staged
a duel, Max Butcher besting Lloyd
Moore 10 in favor of the Dodg-
ers. The Brooklyn hurler doled
out six hits, not allowing more
than one in any inning. The Dodg-
ers' victory tally was scored in
the second by Buddy Hassett, who
singled and was sent around the
bags by one-baggers off the bats
of Winsett and Strip. Moore
gave up only three other hits in
the eight inning he pitched, Paul
Derringer being reached for one
safety in the ninth.
Philadelphia at st. Louis was
not scheduled.