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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Planes Raid Japan; Hold
People At Our Mercy

HANKOW, May 20. CUP)-Chi-
nese war planes flew over Japan
today in the first air raid in Japa-
nese history and dropped thousands
of hand bills on cities and towns
it was asserted officially.
The hand bills. it was announced
read:
I'VE have you at our mercy!
China is strong and undefeated!"
Premier H. II. Kung and War
Minister Ho Ying-Chin jubilantly
welcomed two giant bombing planes
which arrived at Hankow airdrome
and which, they said, were part of
squadron of 81 which raided
Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Justices Defend
Decree on NLRB

WASHINGTON, May 20. (UP)-
Three judges of the third circuit
court of appeals recognizing the
debatable characters of the question
presented today defended to the
supreme court their decree prohibit
ing the national labor relations
board from reopening its case
against the Republic Steel Corp.
Answering a supreme court order
calling on them to show cause why
the disputed decree should not be
vacated, the judges, in a formal
brief, said they felt their decree
was authorized under sections of
the labor relations act.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Court of Honor
Scheduled TOnite

Ell Centro Boy Scouts will at
tend the district court of honor at
7;30 pm. Friday in Wilson school
auditorium.
Rev. Devon Ellsworth, court of
honor chairman has announced
that the meeting will be sponsored
by the American Legion and awards
will be presented by Legionnaires
A three reel motion picture will
be shown by Fred Nebel-Thau of
the experiences of Scouts who will
participate in the Yosemite Ma
tional Park Rover Camp this sum-
mer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

required to carry the election. The
remainder of the $65,000 cost of
the plant will be provided from
federal funds.
1t is proposed to erect the plant
at the northeast corner of the town.
site east of the Pacific Land and
Cattle company plant. The treat
mept plant will make 1t possible
to dump the residue water into any
drain without danger or offense to
surrounding property, city officials
explained.
At present the city is repairing
a break in the old sewer line three
miles north of town, the eleventh
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

the japanese island group, and
dropped hand bills on the great
navy base cities of Nagasaki and
Sasebo among other cities.
AS the planes dropped their hand
bills japanese people we're celc-
brating the fall of Suchow
The Chinese planes left their base
last night. it was asserted, and spent
several hours flying over Japan tnia
morning Japanese planes did not
take off to oppose them. II was said.
and anti airlraft guns we're not
fired. The only recognition sc1.
corded the Chinese planes. u was
said, was a complete blackOut "
cities and towns in the fleets path.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

Our planes could have dropped
bombs" said Gen Ho. But only
japanese militarists are Chinas en-
emies-not the Japanese people"
Premier Kung greeted Commander
Hsu Hun-Shan, 81, who led the
raid. Hsu learned aviation in Ger
many and Italy-Japans partners
In an anti-Communist pact.
1t was announced that all raid
ing planes returned safely to their
bases.
First reports were that the planes
flew as far as Osaka, Japan's sec
ond largest city, But Gen. Ho said
that they confined their activities
10 Kyushiu, southwesternmost of
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Graft Probe Put
On Broader Base

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 20.
CUP) District Attorney Otis Bab-
cock said today after conferences
with Howard Philbrick, one of his
investigators, the scope of his in
quiry into alleged corruption in
the California legislature will be
broadened.
The district attorney said the
public grand jury proceeding, first
in the states history, would pro-
ceed along number of lines other
than what he terms "subterfuge COL
lection" of fees by lawyer legisla-
tors
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Filipino Charged
With Knife Play

Geraldo Igarpo, Filipino who ad-
mitted knitting one of his country
men in a fight in an Ell Centre
hotel early Thursday, was charged
with assault with a deadly weapon
in a complaint signed late Thurs
day.
The islander was ordered held
in the county Jail in lieu of $500
bail after his arraignment in Ell
Centre justice court. The complaint
against him was signed by Pedro
Galemagam, victim of the stabbing.
The wounded mans condition is
satisfactory.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

Wednesday and charged that Ced-
lilo had carried on subversive act
ivities against the government, was
determined Ito restore tranquility"
He was confident that he enjoyed
the support of the greater masses
OF San Luis Potosi residents.
The size of Cedillo's army" could
not be estimated, but Federal army
officers believed it could not offer
opposition. Federal troops have been
arriving in San Luis Potosi and
surrounding states for a week.
Cedillo, the states ''warlord" and
a former cabinet member who broke
with Cardenas over the latter's
Agrarian reform program, was still
Continued on Page 6; Col s.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Chain of BOnfires
To Mark Air Route

CHICAGO, May 20. (UP)-A 700
mile chain of bonfires will illumin-
ate the plains between Cheyenne
and Chicago tonight when Jack
Knight, veteran pilot. reenacts the
first night air mail flight he made
Feb %, 1921
Knight, now a captain for United
Air Lines, will pilot a 81 passenger
transport. The flight is a high
light of National Airmail Week
ObServanceS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Fighting Begins

MEXICO CITY, May 20. (UP)
Fighting has broken out i'm
the state of San Luis PotCSi be-
tween bandits" and government
air forces, according to a telc-
gram received today by the rail-
way union. The message said
the railway between TampicO
and San Luis had been cut.
The railway Union announced
that "airplanes fired at the ban
dts with machine guns" The
message said that the bandits
had been armed by Gen. Satur-
ninO CedillO, war lord" of the
state.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Court Throws Out
False Arrest Case

Motion of a non-suit on both
causes of action was granted in
superior court Thursday in the suit
of Milo Frank against T. F. Erwin,
Joe Rogalsky, and r. E. McNeilly
d. H. Wolford asked that the nom
suit be granted on Franks charges
of false Imprisonment and mali
cious prosecution. A jury selected
to hear the case, was dismissed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Sought
To Dodge Taxes

LOS ANGELES, May 20. (UP)-
The giant new Lockheed air trans
port in which nine persons, includ-
ing two babies, were killed Monday
when it crashed into Mt. Stroh, was
being flown to Las Vegas, New, for
delivery to the Northwest Airlines
to save the customary paying of
the California sales tax, it was
revealed today at the inquest into
the tragedy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Calendar Trips
Expense Padder

SACRAMENTO. May 20. tUPl
The state controllers office is
considering the publication of
special calendar fer absent mind
ed employees eligible for expense
accounts.
Striking cut claim of S2.72
for meals consumed on April 81
by department of agriculture
en:ploye, a member of the con-
trClier's office commented today:
April 81 does not show on our
calendar"
The incident was ranked with
claim filed for expenses in
cured on Feb. 80, 30 and 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
2 Homes Planned
By Builders Here

Ell Centro's 1888 building permit
total moved upward again Friday
after a $3.50 boost. The total now
is $l32,295
Two permits were granted Jose
Correia, one for $1,000 for a house
at 210 Olive street and another for
$500 for a dwelling at 202 Olive
Cal Rector was granted a $50 per-
NIT for alterations to a house at
124l State street.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Morals Offender
Sent to Folsom

Frank johnson, Brawley Negro
convicted of morals offense
against his 13-year old step -daugh-
ter, was sentenced to Folsom Fri
day under the habitual criminal
act.
In pronouncing sentence, Judge
r. d. McPherrin recognized the
wishes of the jury which convict
ed hirl and recommended the min
imum sentence. Under the habitu-
al criminal act he will be compelled
to serve IL years before he is eligible
to apply for parole.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
ISLAND FREEDOM
DELAY SUGGESTED

WASHINGTON, May 20. (UP)-
The joint preparatory committee
on Philippine affairs today ap-
proved a formal recommendation
for the postponement of Philippine
economic independence until 1860.
The report was signed by members
of the committee at noon today
and will be submitted to President
Roosevelt and President Manuel
Quezon of the Philippine common
wealth.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
FRIANT DAM WORK
WILL START SOON

FRESNO, May 20. CUP) - State
Senator John B. McColl of Redding
today predicted that work on the
proposed Friant dam, southern unit
of the Central Valley project, will
get underway within a few weeks
if an early settlement of litigation
over water rights is reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

President LaZaro CarGenas, lower
lett, Friday rushed Mexican fed
eral troops to San Luis PotOsi to
disarm the Private army of Gen.
SaturninO Cedillo, lower right,
in the fear that CedillO would
lead a rebellion against the Car
denas regime. Top photo shows
Mexican soldiers manning a ma
chine gun, as in San Luis POtOsi,
against the threat Cf armed re-
vclt. Cedillo resigned last Aug
gust. He a!legedly disagreed with
Cardenas over Agrarian policies.
His private army is said to be
the largest in Mexico. Cardenas
charged CedillO sought support
of dispossessed oil companies to
finance a revolt against the fed
cral government. Violence broke
out at late hour Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

flew here yesterday III command OF
Gen. Alfredo Lezama.
President Lazaro CardenaS, work
ing without military guard in the
face of possible attempts against
his life, was understood to have
ordered the San Luis Potosi mill
tary zone commander Immediately
TO proceed disarming persons un-
authorized to carry arms.
The President, who rushed here
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Rancher and Wife
Dead from Wounds

FAIRFIELD, Cal. May 20. (UP)
The bodies of Frank Storck Kel-
ly, pioneer Ryder Island rancher,
and his wife, Katherine, were
found today in the couples home
IS miles north of here.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Cardenas Moves Troops
Against Rebel General
Ten Thousand Soldiers Concentrated
In Danger Area as Mexican
Chief Takes Control

SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico, May 20. (UPJ-More
than 10000 federal troops concentrated in San Luis
Potos state today force by necessary the sub
mission Of Gen Saturnno Cedo and his Agrarian army
The troops augmented by Is airplanes which
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
SEWER BONDS UP
JUNE 10 before
IMPERIAL VOTERS

IMPERIAL, May 20.-Voters will go to the polls at
special election June 10 to cast their ballots for against
$35 bond issue to defray part of the cost of
disposal and treatment plant
twothrds majority of the total votes cast will be
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

1919 And 10
NineteenS appear to figure in the
life Of Ruth Riddle in astonishing
regularity. On May 10, 1919 she was
born. Thursday she was 10 years
old. Naturally, Thursday was the
the 10Th
We wish we could think up an
other way to get ia 10, but that
appears to be all
The Awakening
To keep awake at city council
meeting, RR has tried everything
from thumb tWiddling to counting
the cracks in the walls. but Mrs.
Olga Costello has the best method
She reads printshop galley proofs.
You Here TO0?-
Uncanny how Imperial Valley folk
get together when far afield. John
Wells had hardly set foot in Cleve-
land and was just getting the kink
out OF his neck from peering at tall
buildings when te ran into Fred
Baughman
Nov all we need is two more
for bridge" John wrote.
Touch Cf Crimson
At the Junior Senior 10000 club
banquet, newly married Edith (Who
was Eicke) Barnard did the
"blushing bride" in the grand man.
ner when they called for her to
stand up. Afterwards she said
my, I'm glad that it's over!"
Not a Sparrow
Even RR has a conscience. The
other day he wheeled his car
around corner and watched
sparrow swoop past the radiator
you know the way they debut
this time the sparrows dive ended
at the radiator. RR drove on with
mingled feelings. The bird lay in
the street.
At the corner RR began to Won
der If the sparrow was dead or
wounded and at the risk of ap-
pearing a "softy" he turned and
went back. The bird was dead, but
nearby a fledgling peeped and RR
finally decided to take the tiny bird
home. The fledgling, however, OBJ
jected to adoption and to RRs sur
prise disappeared in flash of
wings.
With an easier conscience RR
drove away.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
BR RAWLEY STRIKE BOCS DOWN
New Deal Issue
In Oregon Vote
Governor Seeks Reelection by Blasts
Against NLRB, Madam Perkins; Foes
Campaign for Labor Union Vote

PORTLAND, Ore, May 20. (UP)-New Deal prestige
was at stake today in the Oregon primary where Gov
Charles H. Martin, outspoken foe of the National Labor
Relations board and the department of labor opposed
in his campaign for the Democratic denomination by Henry
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
FULL CREWS
AT WORK on
DIST. PLANT
Onstatt Still on Job Despite Unions
Effort to Obtain Discharge For
Ignoring Earlier WalkOut

BRAWLEY, May 20-Labor union efforts to halt con-
struction of the Imperial Irrigation Districts wing
on the Brawley standby plant begged down today full
crews speeded work the project under the resentul
ewes of two carpenters union pckets n r. Onsta whose
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Today's Results

NATIONAL
Cincinnati . 100 100 600 8 2
New York ...-.. 900 900 000-0 0
Vandermeer & Lombardi; Schu-
macher CaStleman & Danning
Pittsburgh .... 900 103 0l0-5 8
Brooklyn ..... 030 800 00x-7 IL 2
Lucas. Brown. Blanton a. Todd;
Mungo, Pressnell S5 Phelps.
Chicago ......... 2l0 60l 1876 81 o
Philadelphia - 02O 02O 030-7 Is 3
Carleton, Russell & Hartnell, Gar
bark; Walters, Hallahan & Atwood.
Clark
st. Louis and Boston postponed.
rain.
AMERICAN
New York-Chicago, postponed. wet
grounds.
boSUon ...........-......... 00l 10
st. Louis ....-................. OIL Ob
Philadelphia p. 600 010 040-5 9 4
Detroit ............ 100 900 0l0-2 5 /
Washington .... 100 0l0 0l0-3 10
Cleveland -.... $50 900 01x-6 10 0
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

Butter: Los Angeles. s6c; HUT
terfat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch
grade A, 3ic; manufacturing mllk |
28c: route gathered cream 25c.
l.. A. Hay: u. :. No. I, si6-i6.5e,
No. 2 leafy SI5.-15.5O; No. Si3.50-ii
Minneapolis flax, May Sl.si.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
BANK DEBTS

THURSDAY
S329,628.72
Evening star., 1938-09-11

She was furious when she discovered
her mistake.
Occasionally saying a word to some
one nearby, a thin wistful old lady
sat on the porch railing. She was
probably the owner of the house and
its belongings, now being so ruthlessly
pounced upon by greedy buyers. The
auction bill had said that the owner
was moving to another place.
The few old pieces of kitchenware
bought by the dealers were scorned
by local housewives, who were more
interested in new bowls and pie tins.
There seemed to be lot of unused
tinware Of dime store variety, which
lucky buyers bought for from Is to
Is cents.
Recess was called for lunch. A
refreshment stand sold hot dogs, pop
and doughnuts at about twice the
normal price. A great many auction
wise people who had had the fore
sight to bring their own lunches un-
packed them and picnicked on the
grass. A couple of artists sketching
the auction crowd attracted much
attention. All made suggestions about
picture possibilities, several pointing
out well-known hermit in the crowd
who lived in the mountains and seldom
came down to the valley. He never
theless volunteered that he'd like to
"have his picture took" in front Of
his fireplace.
The more valuable pieces were auc-
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Art Notes

HE next exhibition at the George
town Galleries, 1924 Wisconsin
avenue NV, will open with a preview
tomorrow evening. On exhibition will
be recent work of two young woman
painters, Miss Marguerite Burgess and
Mrs William Evans Hall, both of whom
have studied in Washington.
Miss Burgess of Brookmont, Md, is
showing several interesting canvases
two of which she painted during q
visit to st. Marys City this summer
as well as watercolors and autographs
One Of the lithograph drawings is
called Clinic" and was inspired by
a scene with which Miss Burgess is
very familiar because she is employed
in an eye clinic on fundus painting
She has r N a pupil of Eugene Weisz
at the Corcoran Art School, where she
has received several honorable men,
tlons for her work. She has taught
drawing from the antique and oil
painting.
The other exhibiting artist Helena
Hall, wife of It. Hall, who is stationed
at Boiling Field, has been a student
at the Corcoran Art School in Richard
Iahey's portrait class. Formerly Miss
Galloway Of Atlanta, Ga, she studied
art at the High Museum there. She
has also studied at the School of Fine
and Applied Art and the Art Students
League in New York.
This exhibit will continue through
October 2. A number of small pieces
Of sculpture will be on view In the
near future.
Evening star., 1938-09-11

antique tin trays (some OF Shaker
origin) interest young woman prowl-
ing about the shop, the owner will
bring forth recent acquisitions with
which to tempt her.
Next in the field of antique buying
: country auctions are the
most exciting and also the most trying.
Here the dealers find requirements
and additions to their stock and bid
up to the standard market value, if
necessary, to obtain a prize antique.
ONE of these auctions we attended
this summer, typical of the coun-
try auctions, was a few miles of the
main highway down dirt road in New
England, crowded by the cars of the
many attracted by the event. A coun-
try constable ably directed the assort-
ment of traffic, from "jallopies" to
custom built town cars, which crowded
into the fields of the farm house. The
stream of traffic reminded one of q
big football crowd.
/, The sale started at $50 am. and
lasted all day. Everything for sale was
laid out for every one to peer at, and
inside We noticed five living room
suites-some must have been specially
imported for the sale, for the small
house could hardly have contained all
these originally.
Farm instruments saws, grind
stones, fencing, few old tables, were
Evening star., 1938-09-11
COUNTRY ANTIQUE AUCTIONS ARE SUMMER EVENTS
Collectors and Rural
\ People Flock to
. Farm Sales.

toned after lunch. More people
crowded in for this part Of the sale
Benches in front Of the house were
quickly filled. so many stood up.
Others unfolded camp stools to sit
on and many dragged out furniture
from the house.
T OOKING over the crowd for sum-
mer people" we saw a group of
Bostony looking folk. A real estate
woman greeted another woman who
had just bought a house from her
and was trying to find pieces to fur
niSh it.
Everyone gave his name when a
sale was closed. After the first an
nouncement of a name the auctioneer
was able to call it out for the next
sale without prompting. The group
divided as the bidding progressed-the
country people and dealers or collec-
tors. The country people thought the
dealers were buying pretty useless old
things and the dealers thought the
country people were taken in by buy
ing homely things above store prices.
Both seemed surprised at the height
to which the bidding rose in the other
group. The country people seemed
to resent the prices bid on "old junk"
by the dealers. Fortunately, neither
group coveted what the other group
wanted, so there was no actual fric-
tion between them.
AS it grew later people strolled
away one by one, some carrying their
treasures while others stood with pur-
chases piled around them wondering
how many truck loads would be neces-
sary to carry their share of the buy
ing home. A formidable item Is this
getting of things away from the auc-
ton place. One living room set bought
at a ridiculously low price was trans
ported few miles to its destination at
the cost Of $40.
Evening star., 1938-09-11

| put up for sale first. The country
folk bought these rapidly, while keep
ing up a steady drone of conversa-
ton that made it almost impossible
for the yelling auctioneer to make
himself heard. He was tall gaunt
man wearing an old-fashioned linen
duster of ulster variety over new
suit of clothes. A straw hat and
gloves Which he wore at first, were
discarded along with the linen duster
as the day grew warm.
He spoke rapidly, calling out his
sales and quickly spotting bidders.
No less eagle-eyed were the dealers,
present in full force. Not missing
anything of importance, their meth
DDS were interesting to watch. One
woman standing quietly close to the
auctioneer bid only loud enough to
catch his ear, and bid right up to the
full value, If necessary But she knew
values we'll and fell out when bidding
reached certain figure.
Another stood at the edge of the
crowd of some two or three hundred
people, so he could see what was
going on" and preferred to bid by
nodding his head or waving his
handkerchief.
\ LESS capable dealer Weaved about
in the middle Of the crowd, twice
bidding loudly against her husband,
who had been separated from her.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
The Public Library

Zionlsm, is demonstrated by Modern
Palestine" edited by Jessie E. Sampler.
Published in 1888, this symposium Is
a guide to the Zionist enterprise, the
theology which built 1t and the social
and economic activities in which Jews
engage in their new settlements.
| Three other books which also deal
with Hebrew life in Palestine are
Abraham Revusky's Jews in Pales.
tine" Palestine; Decade of Develop
ment," a collection of articles con-
| tanned in the Annals of the American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence for November, 1882, and "Pales-
| tine on the Eve" by Ladislas Farago.
In these volumes are discussions of
such matters as the vexing land prob
lem, the economic absorption of Jews
in Palestine, the development Of CO.
operatives and the revival of the
Hebrew language.
Above and beyond differences in
creed or culture, however stands the
elementary fact that the Arabs refuse
to recognize the legality of the estab-
lshment of a Jewish national home"
in Palestine, while the Jews believe
their rights have been clearly defined.
A clear statement of the Arab posi-
tion is to be found in Taufk Canaan's
! Conflict in the Land of Peace" while
the facts supporting the other side
are given in "Liquidating the Pales-
tine Mandate" by David H. Pepper in
the Foreign Policy Reports for No
vember l, 1887, The English view Of
the compatibility of wartime prom
! ises to Jews and Arabs Is presented
in Great Britain and Palestine, 1915
1885," published by the Royal Insti-
tute of International Affairs.
To determine what can now be done
about bad situation was the pur-
pose of the royal commission ap-
! pointed to study the Palestine oues-
ton. The report made after lengthy
study recommended partition John
Gunther, in Partition in Palestine"
in Harpers, June, 1898, considers this
proposed remedy and the probable re-
suits should the plan be carried out.
The Jews are not entirely satisfied
with the commissions recommended
tions, and most Arabs protest vehem-
emily, but many neutral bystanders
will see much logic in the words Of
one Arab who wrote that, Since two
people do not desire to live together,
and neither one can put the other out,
they must necessarily live apart"