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Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
A Civic Necessity
J. P. MORGAN
CRITICIZEDON
TAX REMARKS

WASHINGTON, June 8. OPP.
p Morgan was criticized in the
house today for his attitude toward
legal tax evasions. The criticism
was leveled by Chairman John j..
O'Connor. D., N. Y, of the rules
committee as the house began con-
sideration of President Roosevelt's
request for a congressional inquiry
into tax evasion by wealthy Ameri-
cans.
in a statement to the press yes
terday. a great financier defended
the use of loopholes and passed the
blame to congress for being so
'stlpid' as to leave the holes open,"
OConnor said. "rThat of course is
no answer in morals. Some taXpay-
ers in crawling through these loop
holes so stretch the holes that the
world no longer recognizes them as
holes
"It is not contended to any con-
siderable extent that such evaSionS
and avoidance constitute any fraud
or compliance with the strict
letter of the law. There is plenty
of existing law to meet these cases.
II is contended, however, that cer-
tain wealthy taxpayers have taken
advantage of certain loopholes in
the existing laws to avoid or evade
paying the full amount Of taxes
expected under the law"
The inquiry came up in the house
under debate limiting rule and
after Republicans had forced delay
in consideration of the measure
through quorum call. AS changed
by the house rules committee the
resolution restricts publicity on tax
evasions compared with the SEN
ate approved resolution.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

jIlUcT III cIdllOil
The Ford plant management re-
cognized a IL man committee as
bargaining agency for all the work.
ers. These IL men are members OF
the United Automobile Workers Of
America, which called the strike
and demanded recognition.
But while the U.A.W.A. claimed
it was a union committee because
all were union members Ford Off
cials said it was just a workers
committee, because all the men
were workers.
Mrs. Alice M. Rosseter, regional
chairman of the National Labor Re-
lations board, who acted as referee
and ended the strike, was diplo-
matte.
"I suppose the newspapers must
supply their own Interpretation"
she said
Frank Slaby, president of the U.
AVA. local, wps satisfied. He
said it amounted to U.A.W.A. re-
cognition, achieved all the pur-
poses, and was a fact whether Ford
officials admitted it or not.
Pat Smith, Ford representative
from Detroit, also was content. He
said nobody had been recognized
lin fact or by inference.
Neither myself nor any other
representative here of the Ford
Motor company had any authority
to recognize the United Automobile
Workers of America or any union
in any capacity" he said.
Regardless, 200 workers were
back in the plant and the rest of
the 1900 employees were returning
by easy stages as production ex-
panded toward normal.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

which made her famous to millions,
but which had been marred to
some extent by death.
Called in to assist in the last
rites over Miss Harlow were three
women who had worked with her
for several years during the peak
of her screen career. Violet Denoy-
er, Miss Harlow's personal makeup
artist from M-G-M; Blanche Will
liams, her Negro maid, and Peggy
Mcdonald, studio hairdresser, were
escorted through police lines into
the mortuary shortly before noon.
Miss Harlow's famous platinum
blonde" hair was described by those
who saw her as "honey colored."
Miss Denoyer was affected visibly
by her last ministrations to the
famous star.
Jean looked at me strangely
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

ihot PCiooil duIlllJUeQ 10 The ZEN
nyson room of the mortuary, the
barred door of which was guarded
by detectives from M-G-M studios.
Bello, who was divorced from
Miss Harlow's mother a year ago.
remained in the room for Is min
utes. Previously he had paced cor
ridors of the mortuary.
The body of Miss Harlow on a
narrow couch in the TennySon
room beneath portrait of Alfred
Lord Tennyson, and with book
OF the famous poet on a nearby
bed stand.
She was clad In pink lace neg
ligee with a blue satin ribbon belt
about the waist and white sandals
on her feet.
Mortuary embalmers worked to-
gether with studio beauticians to
restore to Miss Harlow the beauty
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

ot The prOJecC Charged CoCay.
BY refusing to abandon tie
county's nebulous right in one half
of the park site when requested
so to do at board meeting Mon
day, the board placed big OBJ
stacle in the way of construction
which was scheduled to begin soon
sfter July /, according to Captain
Frank Oswalt of the Highway Pa
troll. He was instrumental in in
teresting motor vehicle department
heads in placing the building in
Imperial county.
Chairman I. Schlatter, Calexi"o,
and Supervisors B. M. Graham,
BraWley, and Dave Vencill, Holt
Vile, all voted against giving Up
the county's right in the property
sought by the state. Supervisors
Hugh T. Osborne, FL Centro. and
A. Y. Preble, Imperial. voted to
relinquish the county's right to
the state and urged the other three
board members to vote likewise.
The three dissenting supervi,'
ors kept thumbs down on the aban-
donment in spite of assurance that
the county had no right to the
property unless it could be used
or court house purposes" in con-
formance with instructions of w
T. Bill, who turned the property
over to the residents of the county
The city of Ell Centre already hao
relinquished to the state, its rights
in the west half Of the park, re-
serving 30 feet for street.
Schlatter led off the opposition
by bluntly declaring he would n5t
vote to give up the property Sc
Ell Centro might get such a build
ing. Let 81 Centre do as Calexico
did to get the site for the federal
building" Schlatter said, "the bus
inessmen down there put up the
money to buy the property and
presented it to the government.
Ell Centro can do the same thing"
Oswalt explained that the state
building must be situated in the
county seat. State engineers and
architects, he pointed out, selected
the park site as the most esirable
and suitable for the proposed struc-
ture.
A sudden and violent apprecia-
ton of the beauties of the park
was expressed by Graham as his
reason for keeping the property
from the state. I'VE can't spoil
the park" he said, "that park does
the people of this county a lot OF
good" He then suggested alternate
sites to be purchased by Ell Centric
end given to the state. Preble point
ed out that it would not be suitable
to place such a splendid building
n some back street.
Vencill declined to give a reason
for his stand. When questioned he
refused to explain his opposition
He said, however, that he had
many reasons but had better not
state them"
OsWalt said he would report the
boards action to Chief Raymond
Cato, head of the California High
way patrol, at conference Sched-
uled for Los Angeles Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Threats Prove
Only Threats

WESTMORLAND, June 8. -
Threats to serve former Police
Judge Sam Rowe with a felony
warrant if he did not relinquish
the official records of that de-
partment, failed to materialize
Tuesday morning.
The threat was made by Mayor
Theodore J. Schroeder at coun-
Gil meeting Monday night when
Rowe refused to turn over the
books until they were audited
Cr a release was signed.
Schroeder said he would not
provide the auditor and would
not sign the release. Rowe. who
was discharged as police judge.
has held the Books pending the
audit he requested.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08


The council filled in the gaps
made in the official family by dis
charge OF Police Judge Sam Rowe
and City Attorney pm. Myers by
appointing Deputy District Attor-
ney d. H. Wolford of. Brawley to
the office of city attorney and
Justice of the Peace U. E.. Bailey
as police judge. 49,
Wolford was appointed to the
position by unanimous vote OF
the council. The appointment OF
Bailey, the present justice of the
peace in. the Westmorland pre-
cinct, was approved by Mayor
Theodore j. Schroeder, and Coun-
cilmen John Hansen and Frank
Clevenger. Councilman B. H.. Evans
opposed the appointment while
j. B. Evans refused to vote.
Opponents of the "big three" on
the council, Schroeder, Hansen,
and Clevenger, pointed out that
economy could not have been the
reason for the discharge of Rowe
and Myers, as was declared at the
time. because their successors were
appointed at the same salaries.
$45 a month for city attorney, and
$35 a month for police judge.
I'm the interest of economy"
Clevenger introduced a resolution
turning over to Hansen the super
intendence and care of streets,
buildings and parks of the city
Miller formerly had this in charge
The resolution carried unanimously.
In line with their alleged "econo-
my move" the. city council Tuesday
morning hired man to operate a
city truck at a salary of $l20 a
month.
An ordinance changing the Off
cial meeting place of the council
from the old stand in the Oakley
building to the new cityhall,was
given its first reading and passed
to the second reading Monday night.
After next Monday night, the coun-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

the Mexican company designation of
the Imperial Irrigation District, the
checks being used when McIver still
was treasurer of the district.
The Photographic enlargements
the type being devised especially
for this case. were submitted by Dis
trict Attorney Elmer Heald as state
exhibits.
w. w. Hoy, defense attorney.
asked Sellers in cross examination
if handwriting experts did not fire.
quently disagree in their findings.
He cited certain case as an in
stance. Sellers said the dean of
handwriting experts had been call
ed in after he, Sellers, testified. The
dean agreed with Sellers findings
The court then called in two more
experts, Sellers said. and they also
agreed with the Sellers findings.
After presenting a few additional
exhibits TO swell the already huge
number offered by the state, Heald
is expected to rest the states case
Tuesday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Officials Named
In WestmorIand
JUDGE HEARS
ACTION OVER
SEA WATER

Ben Shupen's damage suit against
the Imperial Irrigation District went
to trial in superior court before
Judge Clarence B. Harden of San
Diego county. Impeial county
Judges always are disqualified to
hear district cases.
He alleges the Saltan Sea Duck
club was damaged by Salton sea
foundations caused by the district
wasting water into the sea- M. j.
Dowd. chief engineer of the I'M
perial Irrigation District, testified
during the progress of the trial
Tuesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Newspaper Work
Pacts Sponsored

ST. LOUIS, June 3. WP)--Forty-
seven pacts regulating hours. work.
ing conditions and wages have re-
suited from collective bargaining
sponsored by the American News
paper guild, according to report
Morgan Hull, organized for the
Editorial Workers union. submitted
to the guilds fourth annual con-
vention today.
F'rty of the pacts were negotiated
within the last year. Hull explained.
A majority OF the 40 were signed
in the last six months.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

Gil will use the new building in the
park.
The letter from the grand jury
penned after recent investigation
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
SEE JEAN
HARLOW, BEAUTIFUL
IN SPITE OF DEATH

HOLLYWOOD Cal, June 8. (UP)-The bodv of Jean
harlow was viewed by friends and relatives TODAY after
.tendants at Pierce Brothers mortuary announced that
Miss Harlow is as beautiful in death as she was in life
ri Marno Beo, dapper stepfather of the star was the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
CHECKS ALTERED.
EXPERT TESTIFIES
AT McIVER TRIAL

j. Clark Sellers, world renowned handwriting expert,
testified in superior Tuesday that his investigation
of certain checks forming the basis of the states embeze
ment and forgery charges against F. H. McIver showed
alterations erasures and changes Photographic enlarge
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Ford Strikers Return to Work
While Both Sides Claim Victory
TRUCE UNDER
LABOR PACT
Nineteen Day WalkOut Ends With
Union Leaders Declaring Company
Has Recognized Organization

RICHMOND, Calf, June 8. (UP)-A klEd If
labor pact which settled the argument of union reeogn
on and permitted both sides to boast of victory
force at the Ford assembly plant today workers
turned after 10 day strike The result matter of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Wolford, Bailey to Be City Attorney,
Police Judge; Grand Jury Urges
End of Political Strife

WESTMORLAND, June Soil poured upon the
turbulent waters of Westmorand political sea at coun-
Gil meeting Monday night by the reading of grand jury
letter admonshng council officials and residents work
for the best interests of the city and forget political ami
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

Home To ROOst--
RR just can't let Jim Layton get
away with his great amusement at
the plight of Tom Corey, his friend,
who went into the wrong house on
the theory it was his own. jim. you
see, has been in such a hurry sew
eral times to get into the city hall
that he has barged bravely into the
place just next door-to the north
and that, ladies and gentlemen, Is
no place for a man. And on anoth-
er occasion, Agent X-9 reports, Jim
walked into a house in Los Angeles,
made himself at home, and didn't
learn until woman screamed that
his friends had moved to another
part of the metropolis. Maybe Tom
Corey has the last laugh coming.
Badly Misnamed-
Through grapevine channels RR
learns that both Evan T. HeWes, OF
the irrigation district HeWeses, and
Bob Moore. of the power company
Moores, will speak at the meeting
Friday OF the Imperial County Peace
Officers association. From what RR
has seen Of this power battle, he
wonders how the law enforcement
lads can, after Friday, call them
selves peace officers and not blush
about it.
Should Be A Law
Hanging is too good for these
merchants who dress their windows
up with assortments of fishing
tackle, right out before the public
gaze, where us poor devils whove
got to work pass by every day. Every
time RR passes one of those Win
dows. it takes him three hours to
forget about trout streams, pine
\trees and all the fixin's.
%-,-- % -. ss----. r.
Just Plain BOasting-
A classified ad in the Press
advertises for an apartment Tor a
refined and permanent" couple. In
these DAYS of quick divorce, that's
rubbing it in Just a wee bit, seems
10 us.
o
He'll Need II ALL
Darwin Wolford, the deputy dis
trict attorney, has developed a large
store of tact what with numerous
court appearances, but he's going to
need every ounce of it in the addi-
tional Job given him Monday night.
He's new city attorney for the city
of Westmorland. If Darwin can talk
fast enough to reconcile the war
ring elements thereabouts, he could
talk congress into going Republican.
o
Time For e-armament-
Massey Horton, seems to us, has
been awfully quiet for a long time.
It's about the season for him to
polish up his golf clubs again, week.
end at San Diego, and let the div
OTIS fall where they may.
A Civic Necessity
Most badly needed fixture in the
board of supervisors room at the
county court house is loud-speak-
er attachment for B. M. Graham's
chair. The things Slim mutters about
have always been deep, dark
mystery to RR. It's becoming an
obsession, trying to hear what he's
! saying.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
LEAVES
MILLION

HOLLYWOOD. June 8. WR -
Jean Harlow's friends estimated to-
day that she had left a $l,000,000
estate, accumulated from her $4,000
to $4,000 weekly wages for playing
the movie roles of volaptuary.
1t was believed that Mrs. Jean
Bello, her mother, would inherit the
stars estate. &
Miss Harlow left no other heirs.
Two of her three husbands were
lost by divorce and one by suicide.
She had no children. Her father,
DR.. Monte Carpenter, Kansas City
dentist. was divorced from her
mother. Mrs. Bello also was di-
vorced from her second husband
Continued on Page 2, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Board Fights
Giving Up Site
In FL Centro
Graham And VencilI Oppose
Turning Over County's Share in
Park for 100000 Construction

Dog in the manger tactics of three members OF the
board of supervisors stand good chance of cheating I'M
peria county out of 100000 state building planned be
erected the west side of the park north of the court
house with state motor vehicle department funds friends
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

the day she was taken ill.," Miss
Denoyer decalred. "'You know,
Violet she said, L have a feeling
I'm going away from here and
never coming back"
additional stories about Miss
Harlow on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
DISARMING OF
STEEL STRIKE.
MEN ORDERED
10000 Mill Hands Idle
In Rich Producing
Area in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Jun 8.
(UP)-Authorities today or
dered the disarming of steel
strike pickets in Youngs-
town, center of the teeming
Mahoning Valley steel producing
district in which more than 10000
mill hands are idle.
This development coinciied with
preparations by Republic Steel COR
poration, to reopen tomorrow it's
subsidiary Newton Steel company
plant in Monroe, Mich, where 63
per cent of the workers voted in an
election to return to work.
Police Chief Carl Olson of
Youngstown ordered pickets to cease
carrying clubs or other weapons.
Sheriff Ralph Elser said the
time is close at hand when l may
have to issue similar order"
throughout Mahoning county. He
said that meantime he would CO.
operate with Olson in enforcing the
order in Youngstown itself.
Elser said he had seen several
pickets carrying revolvers and that
he had received many reports OF
families of non-stikers being threat
ened.
DETROIT, June 8. 0p)-New la
Dor troubles spread today to the
plants of three automotive feeder
industries, affecting an estimated
$500 workers.
The walkout of l.80O employees of
the Budd Wheel corporation in
protest against the company's al
legged refusal to abolish the piece
work system of pay and a company
union closed two factories.
Seven hundred employees in the
door division of the Briggs manu-
featuring company sat down pro-
testing the employment of nom
union men, but returned to work
an hour later.
The Apex Foundry company shut
down when 60 employees refused to
work until a discharged union
member was rehired. r. p. Charl-
ton, foundry owner. said the plant
would reopen tomorrow when he will
reemploy the discharged worker.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

Butter: Los Angeles 80; Butter
fat Imperial Valley. fob. ranch. |
Grade A a.; manufacturing milk |
81; route gathered cream 32Izs.
l.. A. Hay: u. S. No. leafy S20.5O-
S21 90; u. s. No. I $500 $1,000; u.
s. No. leafy $1,000 Sl7.00; q. :.
No. 2 S17.50-S18.00.
Minneapolis flax S1.87la-SI.91ia.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Should Be A Law
Just Plain BOasting--

Just Plain BOasting-
A classified ad in the Post Press
advertises for an apartment for a
refined and permanent" couple. In
these days of quick divorce, that's
rubbing it in Just wee bit, seems
10 us.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
He'll Need 1t ALL
Time For Re-armament-

Time For e-armament-
Massey Horton, seems to us, has
been awfully quiet for long time.
It's about the season for him to
polish up his golf clubs again, week.
end at San Diego and let the div
OTIS fall where they may.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-01

Have the Secrets OF the Embalmers
Of Ancient Egypt Been Discoyered by
an Italian Chemist? His Work ON AMI
mails and Birds Indicates That He Has
Solved the Mystery Of the Mummles.
Read This Interesting Article in The
American Weekly, with Sundays Wash
MgtOn Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-01
CleveLand?s
SisterAids
Roosevelt

NEW YORK, Sept. Mrs. Su.
san Cleveland Yeomens, of Brook
Ign, a sister of the late President
Cleveland, who will be "a years
old tomorrow, has issued her an
nual statement in defense of Presi'
dent Roosevelt, saying that criti'
ciSmS Of his policies reminded her
of the abuse heaped upon PreSi.
dent Cleveland when he was in
office. It was her fifth statement
Of the kind in five years.
"The praise which. President
Cleveland now receives" she
said, would have been so en-
couraging and so helpful when
he was trying so hard to think
clearly, to plan wisely and to
act fearlessly.
with this thought in my
mind, would make a plea for
the cooperation and harmony of
true craftsmanship, instead of
political wrangling among all
the representatives of the vari-
our departments of our Govern
ment to complete and safeguard
our national recovery"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-01
Club Expands
Opportunity House
Omen for Members

The Opportunity for Service
Club, which in May, 1886. opened
Opportunity House, decided at its
meeting yesterday to- open its
membership to other men and
women in the community in this
field of endeavor.
Speaking at yesterdays meeting
were Major Ernest w. Brown,
Superintendent of Police, who in
dorsed the ideals and plans of Op-
portunity House.
Opportunity House, at 915 New
Jersey Ave. N. W., is devoted to
the civil and social service of the
community located in the area be-
tween North Capitol and Four
tenth Streets, and between Penn.
Sylvania Avenue to Florida Ave
nue..
A home hygiene and care of the
sick course will be opened at the
House in September by Miss Caro-
line E. Thomson, Of the Red Cross.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-01
DEMOCRATS HIT
C. 0, P. CLAIM OF
HUGE SPENDING
Cannon ASsaiIs Figure
On U. S. Deficit
BY CHESLEY MANLY

(C.TP.S.). With the spending
policies of the Roosevelt Admin
istration and the dangers of I'm.
comfortable initiation looming as
a major issue in the 1888 con-
gressional campaign, House Demo
Gratis today indicated concern
over the Republican blast put out
yesterday purporting to show that
the last session appropriated $780,
252, 900, 900.
The Republican compilation,
prepared for the Congressional
Record, indicated a deficit Of
more than three billion dollars
for the 1888 fiscal year and a ma
tional debt of more than 40 billion
dollars by next July /.
CANNON REPLIES
Representative Clarence Can
non CD Missouri. acting chair
man of the House appropriations
committee, replied today with a
series of tables of his own, con-
tending, among other things, that
the session just closed appro-
priated only 8,427 ,605,8 and
that only $7,448,648.922 was for
the fiscal year 1888. Representa-
tive John Taber (R) New York,
ranking minority member Of the
appropriations committee, had de-
clared that the appropriations for
the session totaled $10,252, 1892, $3.50
o~I khoN ry;Is&1,o1 l11 oil If f1oic c1IYo
was for the current fiscal year.
Mr.. Cannon employed an elab-
crate breakdown method of arriv-
ing at the figure of $7,448,64 1922
as being the amount actually ap-'
propriated for the 1888 fiscal year
and, on this basis, found that the
amount appropriated was $751;
730,248 less than the total appro-
priations for 1887 fiscal year,
which he fixed at $7,805,S79,171.
FIGURES DIFFER
Mr.. Cannon'S figure did not
jibe with those put in the Con-
gressional Record just before the
session closed by Senator Carter
Glass CD of Virginia, chairman
Of the Senate Appropriations
Committee. who. has repeatedly
stated that the national debt is
closer to 40 million dollars than
to the 81 billion as shown by the
Treasury Department statement.
Senator Glass arrived at a fig
ure Of $9,389, 488, 1893 as the total
amount appropriated by the last
session.
Mr.. Cannon arrives at his fig
ure Of $7,488,648,922 as the.
amount actually appropriated for
the 1888 fiscal year by deducting
$974,O88,717 which was made
available by the last session for
the 1897 fiscal year, ended June
! 30.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-01
C. |. 0. winner
IN SHIP VOTING

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 Q.N.SJ.
The National Maritime Union,
c.. I. o. affiliate, was victorious
today in a collective bargaining
election held by the National
Labor Relations Board among the
Seamen Of the International Mer-
camille Marine Company.
OF 2,790 Searnen and other un-
licensed personnel employed on
the company's IA vessels, who cast
ballots, 1853 voted for John L..
Lewis organization. The remain
der voted for the International
Seamen'S Union, A. F. L. affiliate.
Mrs. Gilmore M. Herrick, re-
gional NLRB director, announced
similar elections would be held
here shortly on 10 other lines.