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Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

dropped and that some were aimed
at the British ships, on neutrality
patrol duty.
"The British ships maneuvered
into firing positions and opened
up with their anti-aircraft guns,
forcing the raiders to flee" said
the dispatch. From Santander SEM
aphore station it could be seen
clearly that the enemy bomos were
falling very near the British ships"
London, July 3. Qu.P)-Great Brit
ain began reinforcing her Mediter-
ranean fleet today as hope died
for preservation of neutrality in
the Spanish civil war.
Three crack battleships. all re-
constructed to Withstand fire Of
late model airplane bombs, their
anti-aircraft batteries doubled, re-
ceived orders TO join the fleet in
what is now the worlds most dam
gerous, sea.
News from all capitals was grave.
Paris reported a Spanish Loyal
ist charge, transmitted by the
Agence Spagne that Italy was
speeding war planes to Nationalist
Spain.
Berlin, through it's official DNB
agency, alleged that Basque Loyal
lists on the Bilbao -Santander front
were using gas shells.
Valencia, denying this, charged
that the allegation was the founda-
ton for the use of poison gas
by the foreigners who have in
vaded our fatherland and by the
wretches who wish to hand Spain
over to them"
Rome reported that Italians were
astonished by the sudden harden
ing of British French policy and
were preparing to meet what they
felt would be the gravest crisis
since the World War.
There were indications here that
there was real ground for the
italian astonishment. Britain had
considered granting the National
lists belligerent rights, which would
have permitted them-with any
aid they could get-to blockade the
coasts of Spain with the sanction
of international law.
On Thursday this attitude chang
ed suddenly and drastically. Brit
ain and France agreed to reject
all Italian German demands and
to permit the collapse of the entire
non-intervention plan if necessary,
Authoritative British quarters
made it plain that collapse of the
non-intervention policy might hurt
the Spanish Nationalist. This is
because France would be in a most
favorable position to supply the
Loyalists with arms directly over
land through Catalonia. while any
supplies for the. Nationalists would
have to go by sea or air.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

A powerful navy seaplane roared
from Honolulu toward Rowland
island to aid the coast guard cutter
Itasca in the hunt which started
yesterday when the plane overshot
Rowland on an attempted round
world flight and dropped fuellesS
either into the ocean or on some
isolated island
Two United States warships were
speeding to Rowland Eleven addi-
tional navy planes were standing by
at Pearl harbor ready to depart
at moments notice.
Miss Earhart's husband, George
Putnam, maintaining a ceaselesS
vigil at Oakland airport was moi
convinced. however that the voices
were those of either Miss Earhart
or Noonan, her navigator.
No Generator
He also was not certain that the
plane had actually sent out earlier
dot and dash. signals repeatedly
picked up by coast guard stations,
by the British warship Achilles and
the freighter New Zealand.
Il would be tremendously cheer
ed if these reports were true" he
said, but the plane is obviously
down somewhere, and being down
I am afraid it's radio would be out
of commission.
ITO my knowledge Miss Earhart
did not have a hand generator
Continued on Page 2, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

OTBdlllAdIlOIl Dy JOIln IL. LEWIS,
head of the CIO, and Lloyd Leh-
mann was named secretary.
Many agricultural workers al
ready are reported to be organized
under American Federation of La
Dor charters and clashes between
the two organizations, have result
ed in numerous fights on picket
lines around East Bay and Stock
<ton canneries. ~.
DETROIT, July 8. .U.P)-The Ford
Brotherhood of America, Inc, in
dependent labor group, today petit
toned the National Labor Relations
board for the right to represent
all Michigan Ford production work
ers in collective bargaining.
The petition. filed by the broth
erhood'S general counsel, William
S. Mcdowell, asked the labor board
for permission TO intervene in the
NLRB hearing next week against
Ford who is charged with unfair
labor practices" In violation of the
Wagner act.
%
PHILADELPHIA, July 5. UP)-
A general trucking holiday, which
had halted deliveries of milk, bread
and produce throughout Philadel-
phia and Camden, N. j., except
to hospitals and orphanages and
forced suspension of seven daily
newspapers. ended today with
peace pact between the American
Federation of Labor and the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization.
Overland and Local trucks, taxi
cabs. milk wagons, American Ex-
press and newspaper trucks went
back on the streets in the two
cities under terms of the agree
ment, announced by Mayor s. Da-
Wis Wilson at 5 pm. after night
long conferences.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
Search Pressed
BY Air. Sea for
Missing Plane
Navy AirbOat ROars Toward HOWland
Island From Honolulu; Two US.
Warships Join Hunt
RULLETIN

HONOLULU, T. H.. July g. (UP)-NaUal headquar-
ters announced that and sleet storm almost
precedented the South Seas today forced back to Hon.
ouIu giant NaDy seaplane ich left here last night
for Holvand Island aid the search for Amelia Ear
hart. -oo-r
SAN FRANCISCO, July. g. (UP)-The calm radio
voices of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan reported heard
in Los Angeles calling from their lost plane in the South
Pacific, spurred hope today that they still alive and
gave impetus to far flung search by and air.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
FOUR PAY UP
S25 APIECE
FOR QUAIL

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 3. U.H
-Four men "ohipped i'm $25
each to pay for a quail they shot
and then didn't even get the
quail. The $100 they paid--higb-
est price ever paid for a quail
in Phoenix-represented a fine
imposed in police court yester-
day when they pleaded guilty
TO hunting game out of season.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

For the second consecutive week,
j. D, McCary Saturday took high
honors in the Post-Press Know
Your County quiz by answering 8
correctly every question listed last
Sunday.
No ather list of answers had
more than one correct.
THIS WEEKS QUESTIONS
1. What famous general proposed
to make use of Imperial county for
purposes other than those of agri-
culture?
2. Where in Imperial county is
Pasqual Valleyp
8. Where, according to some geo.
logists, did the sand hills originate?
4. What route did the early set
tiers OF the valley use in going to
Yuma?
S. Why was the city of Ell Centre
started as rival to the original
town of Imperial?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
Attempt to Organize 100000 Laborers
In California; A. F. of L. Voted
Into International Group

SAN FRANCISCO July g. (UP)--The Committee for
Industrial Organization opened drive here today to at
in California Louis Godbatt secretary of the Ware
housemen's Union appointed chairman of the state
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
CANVASS CALLED
IN killer SEARCH

LOS ANGELES, July 8. (UP)-A sunday morning
check of all househoders in nglewood suburb of 5000
by American Legion volunteers ordered today in
search for the rapst murderer of three little girls
The check decided upon while the hunt for the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
BRITISH WARSHIPS
BOMBED FROM AIR
IN SPANISH WATERS
English Vessels Return Fire; London
Orders Crack Battleshhips to Scene
As Hopes of Neutrality Die Out

MADRID, July 8. (UP)-An official agency
dispatch asserted today that three Nationalist arpanes
radng Santander dropped bombs at British destroyers
and British cruiser which returned fire with their anti
aircraft guns The dispatch said that about 20 bombs
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
RARoR4Se AMsI1He

Profitable Embarrassment
When Ed Schiller's name was
called for the $25 prize at the
United Artists theater Friday night,
it amounted to what you might
call financial embarrassment. Ed.
you see, had his shoes off.
Blessed Ignorance
''Have they heard from Amelia
Earhart?" someone asked.
"Is she DOWN." Paul Brown in
terrupted.
1t seems Paul's been in San Die
go for few days, and hadn't pick
ed UP a newspaper since he'd gone
away.
That, RR sometimes thinks, would
be heaven.
Home To KOOst- y
P. L. Moore was deeply worried
Friday afternoon His pet dog
couldn't 'pe found anywhere. Moore
searched all over town, first for
the dog and then for son Len, on
the theory Len and the canine
might be together. Finally, giving
up the search, he went home.
The dog was in the back yard.
Decided Beforehand
A note that Gov. Merriam has
signed bill appropriating $lO,-
600 for a national egg laying con-
test causes RR to ruminate that
either the governor or the state
legislature seems to have won the
contest before it starts by laying
the prize egg of them all.
Add Cooler Plans
When the temperature hit an
official figure above 80 at 5 am.
Saturday, it built fire under Sig
nor Pedro Valchetti the Italian
maestro of edibles. The result was
q note to RR In which Signor
Pedro explains the mechanics OF
a new desert cooling system which
entities Pedro to honorary men,
bership in RR's Cooler True Story"
club.
MY cooler" Pedro explains,
somehow or other got reversed
while my family was having din
ner, and the fan sucked all the
spaghetti off the table into the
cooler. When we finally got the fan
to blowing the right way again,
we noticed that there was not the
usual humidity in the air. I look
ed, and found out that all the water
was running down through the
holes in the spaghetti, which was
ice cold. The air, coming off the
spaghetti, was colder than it had
been with the excelsior mat, which
we removed, but it was just as dry
as the air outside"
Personally, RR is inclined to be-
lieve it might work-until one OF
the Valchetti children gets hun-
cry and eats the cooler.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
LAST WEEKS ANSWERS

L. On March 10, 1881, the Que
chan (Yuma) Indians arose in re-
bellion against the priests and sol
diers at two missions on the west
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
WEATHER

temperature III, minimum ~; 5 a. m
81 humidity 81; noon temperature
IL, humidity "a; S a. m temp. lis, humidity 13
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles 80; butterfat Imperial Val
ley, fob. ranch grade A 44c; manufacturing milk.
BE; route gathered cream 32Mc.
L. A Hay: u. s. No l leafy S2050-21; T. :.
No S18-19; u. 5. No. Ieafy S17-17.50; us. No
$15-I55O; Minneapolis flax July $500
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
Impartial TrOtsky
Trial Looms

In spite of the efforts of the
Soviet government and Of the
Norwegian government to prevent
an impartial hearing on the Mos
cow trials in one of the European
countries, it appears as if such
a hearing may yet take place. In
TrOtsky's name, a Prague lawyer
has brought suit against Rude
Pravo, organ of the Czech Com
munists, Rote Fahne, their Ger
man organ, and international
Press Correspondence because Of
various articles published in these
organs in connection with the
Moscow trials. In accordance with
Czech procedure, a meeting of the
two sides took place in an effort
to reach an understanding, which,
of course, could not be arrived
at. Both sides were therefore
given time to prepare their cases
and appear for trial at future
time.
Unless the Soviet government,
through diplomatic pressure, sue
ceds in squashing this suit, as it
did in Norway, the international
working class may yet witness a
"trial" on the Moscow trials" "
And it surely will not be satisfied
with rehash of the tripe which
passed for "evidence" at the Mos
cow trial.-By Herbert Fam.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
FLINT IS CALLED
HOUSE OF ILL FAME

FLINT, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
as a General Motors stakeholder
Prof. Robert Morss Lovett Of Chi
cago said at civil rights con,
ference here: "Flint is a political
and industrial house of i'll fame.
We stockholders should see to it
that Sloan and Knudsen, who are
orr EMPLOYEES, treat our other en-
ployes humanely and decently."
He Endorsed the demand that
Judge Edward Black, big 6. M
stakeholder, be impeached for en-
Joining the workers in the y. IA.
plants. He also favored oustlng
Prosecutor Joseph, another Z: M,
stockholder, and removal of Cnle1
wills a gunman imported from
the copper country.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
Army Officers Want
More Cannon Fodder

Chicago sharp increase IN
the development of good CITIZENS
hv the use of military training
c ~ was advocated by the go
verning committee OF Military s:
TrainiT1p Camps Association IN
their annual meeting held mere $,
recently. Attending the e. nee0l ne
we're several army officers IN
cl7dino Lieut.. Col. Victor Y; lay
Iov If the Adjutant General o.
fire IN Washington.
The meeting laid plans tt. to EN- en-
roll $4,000 men in the CM IT. l tnls
SIM an increase OF 7,OOU ,S o~e'
tba enrolment of last SUMNER ;l,;.
'ilS charles Burrel Pike, chief 1 G5sI.
Ian aide to the Secretary Of We're we.
,,c.lr Ed out that the camps VIZ =
Ip,SU; irril to teach young men men - y
become better citizens, al ,.a;1taT,
t5e training is given on a nn'i'ai'
basis.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
So the People May Know
Congressman O'ConneA Answers
Holiday Presidents Open Letter

Under date of December 18th, Rodney Salisbury Pres
dent of the HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION of MONTANA,
wrote an open letter to the Montana Congressional Deega
on anent President Roosevets post election policy of
balancing the budget at the expense of the unemployed
workers and the destitute farmers, by cutting the WPA
s and the curtang of feed and seed relief of the farm
in the drought area-the Wall Street Landon program
which was overwhelmingly repudiated at the polls This
letter was published in recent issue OF the PRODUCERS
NEWS the official organ of the HOLIDAY ASSO-
CITATION of MONTANA Three weeks have elapsed since
% omen letter was sent the Montana Delegation by
roll Inv the HOLIDAY president But up to date, only
Toncresnan Jerry OConne of the First Montana Con-
essional District has fit to the state
position the project to balance the budget Congress-
Continued page two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
CORRUPTION IN BUTTE
WHY IS THIS?
This in circular form understand has been distributed
on the streets of Butte.
ROTTEN
BUTTE, MONTANA
**%#* #%*~***#%~

Butte, Montana, is tester spot the map of Mon
ana. Gambling drunkenness prostitution corruption!
Butte actually reeks from the stencil Butte is rddled
with cOrruptiOn-ruled by the underworld Eight (8)
gambling houSes-eight of them-right in the heart of
the city, with apparently danger of being arrested
running wide open Faro roulette craps, "Pan, Zhic
key "21 Chinese Lottery" "BOOkmakers" taking bets
horse racing "KenO" (nOw being called skill bal and
nearly every other known glmhling game, and all of
these games running wide open.
No wonder that Butte has the poorest looking homes
in any city Of the state. used to believe that Open
town. good thing. But have had my eyes opened
after seeing the conditions existing in of the homes
in Butte
Many of you people know that this is true and / am
calling on all Of you to help stamp out this evil
In every of the gambling houses (and nearly 100
paces) BOOZE whisey gin, and all different kinds
of mixed drinks being sold to men, and chill
dren.
These places like the gambling houses make no pre-
tence of hiding the fact that they openly violating
the law
Let's do something about it now-RIGHT NOW.
(Signed) Earl H. Roe.
Butte Hotel
What is the political connection? Is this vice or
ertainment? Does this graft to office holders?
The whole story soon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
ANTELOPE RESIDENT
P ASSED AW AY

Frel Miller, resident Of Sheri-
dan county since 1913, died Of
heart attack Sunday at the local
hospital. An attack of the flu
aggravaed his condition and little
hope was held for his recovery.
A catholic in religious belief,
the last rites of the church were
administered by the Rev. Father
Pratchner. Surviving him are his
wife, eleven children and four
sisters. Interment was made at
Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
ROUNDUP W.P.U. NO.ll SAYS PARKER BROKE WORD
***%**%%%*** ***
Presidents Comment
Puzzling

WASHINGTON.-(FP) - At
tention in the strike of autorno-
bile workers in General Motors
plants shifted back to the battle
ground in Michigan after John L.
Lewis, chairman of the Commit
tee for Industrial Organization.
reiterated the determination of
the union to stand fast, and Cen
eral Motors officials abruptly ter
minated conferences here and left
for New York.
Developments were:
l. A statement by President
Roosevelt that "In the interests
OF peace there are moments when
statements, conversations and
headlines are not in order" In
some quarters the Presidents re-
mark was interpreted as a rebuke
OF Lewis for reminding the adj
mlnlstration that it owes a debt
to the nations workers. In others.
it was thought the President was
indicating his intention to stay
out of the picture.
LEWIS SEES
NO REBUKE
z. An answer by Lewis declar-
ing Il could scarcely undertake
to interpret the Presidents words.
lie alone can define the meaning
of his own phrases. Of course, /
do not believe, as some have sug-
gested, that the President intend
ed to rebuke the working men
and women of America who are
his friends and are only attempt
ing to secure their rights guar
anteed under the laws of this
land and under the declaration of
public policy by Congress in the
NOrris-LaGuardia act"
3. Breaking off the negotia-
tons with government officials
by General Motors executives and
a declaration that the corpora
ton will refuse to resume nego-
tiations until strikers evacuate
the plants.
4. Sending of a telegram to
the sit-in strikers by Lewis as
surfing them that the unions and
membership affiliated with the
CLIO. are 1000 behind them.
Every worker and representative
Of labor in this country owes a
debt of gratitude to each of you
and trust this knowledge will
cheer you through your long,
weary hours of waiting for the
honorable settlement, which in
the nature of things must newt
ably come" the telegram said.
| CONFERENCES
| AT DEADLOCK
| 5. Publication of an affidavit
from a worker in Anderson, Ind,
! reading, "My foreman, Walter
Myers, met me at the Eagles
Home and asked me if | had torn
up my union card. said mo-. He
said l had about seven minutes
to get down to he Y.M.C.A. and
sign a Citizens League card. He
said it took a Citizens League
card to hold nv lob"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-01
Vote CATCHING PROMISES FOR
SENATOR MURRAY USED AS BAIT
Many Families In Distress
Because of WPA
Chiseling
%% %**##*** *****

Workers of Musselshell County
who were credulous enough last
simmer to accept the florid pro-
misses of WPA State Administra-
Tor Joe Parker, when he appar-
entity was on a vote catching tour
n behalf of Senator James E.
Murray have suddenly become
disillusioned. Today they are
better able to measure the SINGER
tv Of political office seekers, and
10 the credit of the workers OF
Musselshell county they are tell
inc all concerned what they think.
Ar order issued by the State ADJ
ministretive office and signed by
C. w. Fowler, is responsible Tor
the action taken by the Workers
Protective Union No. IL OF
Roundup; and to prove the
charges Of chiseling on the part
Of WPA officials an order and
letters pertaining thereto are
published below.
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINS
TRATION
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE
OLD HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
HELENA, MONTANA
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDR NO. 14S
10: Treasury Accounts Office
and All WPA Departments.
FROM: Joseph E. Parker, State
Works Progress Administrator.
SUBJECT: Granting an Exemp-
lion from the Schedule Of Month
ly Earnings for Various Occupa-'
AOnal Classifications on the Ma
nOnal Park Service Project, OF.
l0S-S031; W.P. 81; Appropria-
don Symbol 106143; Located in
Roundup, Montana, Musselshell,
County.
BY virtue of and pursuant to
authority vested in me by Ad-
illustrative Order No. az, l here.
BY exempt from the schedule OF
monthly earnings the following:
Description and ALLEGATION:
National Park Service, Round
up, Montana, Musselshell County.
Project Numbers:
0.P. 1O5-SOS1, W.P. 81 APPROX
ration Symbol 105143.
Number Exempted:
! Office Manager, / Time Clerk,
! Otfice Clerk, ST., / Mechanic
! Blacksmith.
A further exemption from the
schedule of monthly earnings is
granted for One ~ Safety Man
and all Truck Drivers to work g
number Of hours not to exceed
'eventy-seven (7D.
The hourly rates Of pay for al
u The above exempted workers
snail be computed in accordance
WIN WIN Administrative Oorder No
The number of hours Of worl
sOr the above exempted oftlc'
manager, time clerk, office clerk
oE' mechanic and blacksmith shal
1 1S exceed one hundred and fort
V4O) per month.
This Administrative Order res
Saas and supersedes State Ad
illustrative Order No. IA.
Very truly yours,
G. w. Fowler,
Acting Administrator
Continued ~, na0e twol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-13

Why not2 The answer is toe easy. Because 1t just can't be done Figure 1t out for yourself. Taxes in the last fiscal year-ending June 30, 1937--in this country-federal state and local-amounted to $12,- o0,0O0, 900.
 What do you mean by Q rich man7 Would a man getting $25, ,000-a-year income be a rich man? We don't know precisely what incomes were last year but they were not more than in 1930. Ii that is so then if we had taxed everybody with an income of $25,- 900 or over to pay government ex- penses, how much would we have tc tax them to pay our tax bills? We'll if we took 100 per cent-all of the income of these people, leaving not one red cent for themselves--we would have collected only $3,900,- 000, 0,000.-
 As matter of fact if the gov- ernment were to coni1scate every dollar of income of every man who earned $5,000 or over, 1t would get only about ten billion dollars. It would still be short $2500, ,000, 900 which 1t would have to find some- where. Of course taxing that way is sheer nonsense. The truth is that 1t Is silly to talk about shifting the tax-burden to the shoulders of the rich. It may be all right to tax them as severely as possible, but the great burden of the tax bill will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-13
TORRINCTON COPS ENTERTAINED HERE
Chairman Minor Officiates at Banquet Following
 Baseball Contest

Police departments are generally recognized as working together, but the Waterbury department worked on" the Torrington law minions yesterday afternoon ct Washington park where the two departments en- gagged in a baseball game.
 In spite of conflicting reports, Sergeant Charles McWeeney, who led the Waterbury nine, swears the score was 9-8 in favor of his Old Timers. The scores were not de- nied by the Torrington boys but by observers who thought the Water- bury nine led by ct least 10 runs.
 Following the game, both depart ments adjourned to the Quaker Inn, Watertown avenue for dinner and entertainment, with officials of Tor rington and Waterbury as guests.
 Leading performers of both teams were applauded by the large gallery, but the biggest orchids were given the "die-hard" players who did their best in an highly cornical fashion. Joe Phelan pitched for the local combine and Ed Murphy toed the mound for Torrington. Chief Hugh Meade was the big gun for the visitors attack, but Sergeant Mo- Weeney, Joe Phelan, Tim Keane, John Murphy and John Driscoll were too impressive in victory.
 Commissioner Harry Minor, chair man of the fire and police com. missions was toastmaster. He intro- duced the various speakers, includ- ing Police Supt. William J. Roach, City Controller Daniel J. Leary, Rep. Daniel J. Mahaney, Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh, Sergeant McWeeney and City Clerk John P Fitzmaurice.
 Other speakers were Chief Hugh Meade, Lieut.. Harry Copley, Capt Peter Bourquin, Commtssioner Thomas Planning and Sergeant Henry Tolfield, all of Torrington.