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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
DETROIT WALKS AS STREET GAR
 CREWS STRIKE
Thousands Thumb Rides as Railway Lines Are
 Paralyzed TAXICABS REAP
 BUMPER HARVEST
Streets damned with Extra Cars and Buses
 Police Patrols

DETROIT. April 7-Upwards 0 a half million Detroite1s who nor nally use the city's street railway, today sought other mean cf trans portation as the AFL union struck in dispute over seniority rights.
 At the rush hour this morning, no street cars were operating and auto tfaffic was moving slowly be- cause thousands Of additional motor cars and busses were operating un- der police protection,
 Taxicabs are doing the best busl- ness they have done in years.
 Thousands of persons walked and thumbed rides to beat the street railway.
 It was announced that all strik- ing employees would be discharged If they were not back on the job by ? o'clock this afternoon.
 The strike was called after riot ious sessions of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Rail way and Motor Coach Employees of America.
 The Amalgamated seeks seniority rights covering both street car and bus employees in one line. As it stands now, bus men operate on a separate seniority plan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
NEW OFFICIALS TAKE OFFICE ON
 MONDAY NIGHT
Canvassing Boa,e Declares Lucas, Mccormick, Beist-
 line and Harri Elected

Installation of the newly elected city officials will be held at meet ing of the City Council next Mon day night, as required by law, it was announced tocTy following meeting of the Council yesterday af- ternoon to canvass the election re- turns.
 The old Council will meet first to wind up it's affairs and following the new officials will be inducted into office, Harry I Lucas Decom- ing Mayor and John Mccormick Ralph Beistline and Oscar Harri sworn in as members of the Coun- cil. Holdovers on the Council are G. E. Krause, Henry Messerschmidt and Sam Feldon.
 Meeting as the canvassing board yesterday. the present Council de- clared Lucas, Mccormick, Beist- liie and Harri elected to the Coun- cil and Walter P Scott to the School Board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
CABINET OF FRANCE HAS
 TOUGH TIME
Downfall Predicted for To- morrow Over Blum's
 Finance Measure

PARIS, April '. = The French Senate's Finance Committee, in spite of the threat of a mass dem cnstration of Leftists, has rejected Premier Leon Blum's demand for dictatorial powers on finance. The vote was 25 to s.
 The Left Wing, the Premier's own small party, prepared for huge mass meeting tonight outside of Luxemburg's Palace which houses the Senate and will be show of defiance
 The action of the Senate Com mittee, it is claimed, foreshadows the defeat of Blum in the Senate to- morrow with the downfall of the Cabinet over the finance bill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
BOndSnnan Makes
 Good -Too Late

DENVER, Col, April Flor 12 years Hal D. Van Glider, bonds man. tracked a fugitive who jump ed a $l0.o0O bond which Van Glider had to forfeit,
 Finally in Reno, Nev., Van Gill der ''got his man." a former de- fendant in Denver "bunco" game case, and returned him to Denver.
 The bondsman proudly brought his prisoner before police and city and county officials.
 Now, I want my $l0,000 bond returned, said Van Glider.
 Authorities decided too long a period had elapsed and declined to pay.
 Van Glider filed suit to collect it
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
SNOW FALLS IN ELEVEN STATES; IT IS FREEZING
Storm Brings Out Winter Clothing, Puts Thou
 sar is of Idle to Work

CHICAGO, IT., April '. - Snow II in eleqen states today for the ero~d day ths month
 The storm brought out winter clothing in many localities and also put thousands of men to work clear ing streets and repairing crippled service lines.
 The Weather Bureau says snow is falling in Nebraska. Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Penn sylvania. New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07

EASTERN CITY TIED UP, LABOR STRIFE

trol on the new cemetery site out the highway to avoid erosion and told of some of the CCC activities in the immediate area.
 Also a guest today was John F. Chamberlain of ketchikan, widely known Alaska hardware represen- tative.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
Flying Boats to Use
 Galloping Dry Docks

LONDON, April "A "galloping dry dock has been built to trans port on either land or water new flying boats designed for an At lantic service.
 The dock gets its name from the way it performed in recent test: Diving into water it picked up a Aston load, brought it ashore and ran it about at three miles an hours.
 A double row of buoyancy air tanks on either side raises both the dock and it's burden after they have established contact in the water.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
Raw Food, Raw
 Deal, Says Wife

LOS ANGELES, April 7.-Love can't live on raw food
 And because Edwin c. Mack, a salesman. was a food faddist he lost his wife. Mrs. Frances z. Mack, when Superior Judge Samuel R. Blake granted her a divorce.
 He insisted that I go on a diet of raw vegetables, fruits and nuts, she said. And if I would object he would sulk."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
FISH FOUND,
 GHOST LAKE

EXERTER, Cal, April T. - After drying up Is years ago, Hamilton Lake is again big body of water surrounded by marsh grass. So far so good.
 But many people are puzzled by this question:
 How does the new lake happen to be stocked with catfish?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. April '. - Closing quotation Of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9l5, American Can 79l2, American Light and Power 4, Anaconda 24A, Bethlehem Steel 43, Commonwealth and Southern 1h, Curtiss Wright 37s, General Motors 23as, International Harvester 54. Kennecott 30H, New York Central l2, Southern Pacific 107k, United States Steel 41ls, Cities Service 1's, Pound $4e6as, Pennsylvania Rail road 16is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
Science College
 EnrOIIS Girl 15

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April IT. Che of eight women registered at Massachusetts Institute of Tech no.cey, tradition masculine stronghold, Leona Norman Maiden. fifteen, this year established the record of being the youngest girl to register at the institute
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
CARDENETTES

LOS ANGELES, April T. - Com plete gardens on miniature scale have become a regular business with Mrs. Lucille Barrabee. Using wide variety of tiny plants, set off by miniature houses and figures, she can portray typical scenes in many lands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
RANGER BOUND NORTH

The Forest Service vessel Ranger : left Ketchikan yesterday for Jun eau to serve as tender for Joseph Yoio. photographer who is taking wild life pictures for the Forest Ser Vice and Game Commission. Milo C.ouse is skipper
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07

Tcmpera 'ures have dropped in various places to below freezing with severe winds blowing.
 Snow is piled IT inches deep in some places.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07

ATTENTION Women of the Moose Food Saif April 23 adN
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages. industrials 105.43, rails 2030, utilities 1633.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07

Mi n parsons wcle hanged as witches at Salem, Mass, in 1862.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-07

"hlasl'a" 'p Lester D Henderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
Chan Livingston
Dismissed From
Employment Office

Chan Livingston, for five years
head of the employment service in
Imperial county, was dismissed from
the service Wednesday because OF a
civil service ruling.
His failure to pass civil service
examination was given as the reason
for the dismissal. He failed to meet
the passing grade by 94/lOO per
cent
When the federal employment
service went into effect Sept. IA,
1888, he was made head of the
work in Imperial county. He pilot
ed the organization through the
stormy CWA regime when there
were 4,560 applicants for 1858 ap-
pointments allowed this county. In
July the next year he began as
signing men to All American canal
construction and since has sent
more than 10000 individuals to work
there. Through cooperation with
other offices. he saw the 5000 relief
load in 1885 cut to less than 100.
He has had personal interviews with
pproximately 10000 men.
On Jan this year the state took
over the service and put civil serv-
ice into effect.
The service at present is headed
by Russell Bailey, a San Diego man.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
DIESEL PLANT
ADDITION TO BE
COMPLETES SOON
Work Pressed on Three
Bases for New
Engines

BRAWLEY, June Rap
id completion of the addition
to the diesel standby plant
of the Imperial Irrigation
District here was forecast
today by M. j. Dowd, chief engin-
eer.
Work was pressed on the con-
crete and steel bases today for
the three new engines that will be
put in plac soon, trebeling the
plants capacity. DoWd forecast the
new addition should be ready for
tests by July.
Tuesday saw the three engines
now in operation produce a new
daily high. They churned out 27,-
800 kiloWatt hours for Brawley
customers.
Evan T. Hewes, district chairman,
today announced satisfactory prog
reSs on the rural distribution sys-
tenn Lines are up in Verde, Mes
quite Lake and Holtville units
Crews are expected to finish Ell
Centre and Heber units in about
two weeks Each unit includes rs
miles of line.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

Gen. hcIlJl DOlIldI ii, WClt bVNCiiP'
ing to hold out until reinforcementS
from KWeiteh, to the east, arrived.
japanese reports said the relief
columns were making rapid prog
reSS.
Chinese military authorities said
Doiharas men had erected bomb
proof dugoutS in the dozen or so
mud walled towns in which they
are holed.
Both sides reported that the
fighting in the vicinity of Lanfeng,
on the Lunghai line east of Kai-
feng, was the hardest since the bit
ter struggle for Shanghai.
The japanese reported that their
columns elsewhere throughout
North Central China were await
ing orders for a final drive on Han
kow, the provisional capital. The
attack was expected to be delayed
until the japanese have occupied
Kaifeng.
Spokesman said japanese col
umnS were poised in a semi circle
from Wuhu north to Mencheng
Pohsien and Kweiteh, from where
the drive to HankoW would be start
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

ldll DdlIlt llllCo.
The town of Granollers, north Of
Barcelona, was plunged into mourn
ing as the result of a Nationalist
air raid yesterday. 1t was estimat-
ed that 300 persons in all were
killed and 800 wounded.
The British merchant steamship
Penthames lay at the bottom OF
Valencia harbor, sunk by a direct
hit of a Nationalist aerial bomb,
Nearby, beached. was the shoulder
ing hulk of the French merchant
man Ell Diem hit in a previous raid.
Raids on Barcelona, Sagunto, Cas-
tellok de la Plana, San Adrian and
Baddalona in Loyalist territory were
reported in the last "a hours.
The Loyalists asserted that their
planes bombed the Nationalist air
drome at Cenia, on the coast near
the mouth of the Ebro river: the
airdrome at linda, on Majorca Island
in the Balearics.s and the Port of
Palma, chief city of Majorca.
Nationalists and Loyalists gave
Continued on Page 8, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
Two Youths Severely
Hurt i'm Auto Crash
CAR OVERTURNS
AFTER RUNNING
OFF HIGHWAY
Recklessness Cause of
Near Fatal
Accident

WINTERHAVEN, June l..
Two unconscious youths
were pulled from wrecked
coupe west of town Wednes-
day morning and rushed to
the emergency hospital at Yuma
for treatment of severe head in
jurieS.
Robert Smith, 20, Beverly Hills,
and Cluid Russell, 49, Buckeye,
Ariz en- route to Buckeye from the
coast city were injured. Smith drove
the coupe off the highway into
the sand where it overturned, pin
ming them in the wreckage.
Less than an hour before the
accident occurred Deputy Sheriff
John Crousen and Highway Patrol
man A. j. Alleger, en- route from
Winterhaven to Ell Centre, stopped
the youths near Holtville because
of Smiths erratic driving, the Of
ficerS said. Alleger told Smith he
could not get across the desert
to Yuma safely if he did not pay
more attention to his driving.
The officers had been in Ell Gen.
tro but a short time when a radio
call summoned them home because
of an accident. When they reached
the scene. they found the youths.
Smith also suffered an arm in
Jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
SKIPS
COUNTY ON
JUNE FIRST

Cupid skipped Imperial county
June l. the first day of the month
of marriages.
Only one couple appeared at the
marriage license bureau in the
county clerks office to file notice
of intention to we'd No marriage
licenses were issued. A valley cou-
pie eloped to Yuma to get married
but the girls parents had Yuma
officers arrest the couple until they
arrived to stop the marriage Joe
R. Culwell, &C. Bard, and Marie
Johnson, 26, Yuma, filed a notice
of intention to wed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
fHA EXCHANGE
CALLED UNFAIR
NATION
District Head Repeats
Advice to Farmers
On Farm Loans

"To keep he ecor d
straight President Evan T.
Hewes of the Imperial lrri-
CATION District Wednesday
reiterated his advice to Impe-
rial Valley farmers seeking Federal
Housing Administration farm loans
to base their applications on secur-
ity, not on their need for relief.
Hewes described recent ex-
change of letters between F.. M.
Babcock, FILA underwriting agent,
and j. D. Adams, Imperial Valley
farmer, as "a sort of merry-go-
round of differences, opinions and
arguments
HeweS' letter of May 16, about
which the correspondence hinged,
was written, he explained, 80 the
Continued on Page; Col ~
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

the five year old boy might be re-
turned safely, began shortly after
noon while Federal Bureau of In
vestigation agents questioned M. F..
Draxton, a middleaged carpenter.
Jimmy's father, James B. Cash,
sr., refused to give up hope that
the kidnapers, to whom he paid
$4,000 ransom yesterday, would
still keep their promise to return
the blond youth safely.
w. P. Cash, the boys uncle, said
he had abandoned all hope that
the boy is alive, however He helped
organize the searchers.
The hunt for the boy and the
hideaWay of the men who snatched
him from his bed last Saturday be-
came a race against time. If the
child is held in an Everglades hide
out the searchers said, he probably
could not survive the sweltering
sun, swarms of mosquitoes and
other hardships Of the swamps.
Braxton, who lives near the Cash
home was picked up by G-men at
Princeton and taken to Miami for
questioning. No charge had been
placed against him and the G-men
gave no hint of what they sought
of him.
Men poured into Princeton and
homestead from virtually every vii
lage of southeast Florida and the
keys to participate in the search.
Meeting in a sweltering packing
house, they received instructions
from E. C. Connolly, ace G-man
who flew here to take charge of the
case.
Many of the men carried arms.
Most were clad in denim and hip
boots.
Twenty six leaders were chosen
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
BallOting Speed
Wrinkle Added

A total of 1900 original regis
tration certificates and a like
number Of alphabetically arranged
cards clipped in steel trays is a
new wrinkle" to a speed up vot-
ing On election days.
The names of voters are typed
on card margins and the cards
held in the trays so each margin
is visible at glance, County
Clerk w. j. McClelland explained
This will eliminate the familiar
long search ior a name through
registration books. The original
certificates are available for check
ing signatures.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

a $4,000 insurance policy on her life.
In addition, Palermo applied for a
second policy naming him benefit
ciary in the event of his Wife's death.
Mrs. Palermo, who was in a hos
pital suffering severe head lacera-
tions, bruises and shock and loss of
four front teeth, told Wright her
husband attempted to strangle her
the day before the alleged beating.
Palermo slugged his bride with a
rock and placed the unconscious
woman in the back of the car.
Wright declared Mrs. Palermo re-
gaining consciousness a few minutes
later, managed to leap from the
machine. Passing motorists picked
her up and removed her to the
hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
G. J. G.. CLASS
TO RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS

twenty-five students will receive
their associate of arts degree from
Central Junior college at the Com
mencement exercises, 8 pm. We'd
nesday at the school.
The exercises will take place in
the quadrangle between the arcade
buildings.
Six members of the class will
conduct a round table discussion
on the topic, Our American Heri-
tage'
Participating in the discussion
will be Ross Blakely, George Brown,
Dale Cooper Joe Goff, Dorothy
Gregg and Caroline Paine.
A special musical program will
be presented under the direction
of Lem McCarJy
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
Employment Office
Hangs Up Record

Imperial county ranked tenth in
California for the number of men
assigned to work by the State En-
ployment office in the first three
months of 1888
During the three-month period
1869 men were sent to work, Rus
sci Bailey, in charge of the servive
in this county announced Wednes
day. Imperial topped the totals
from San Diego, Oakland and
Santa Barbara counties, all with
greater population.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

and cross arms which eventually
will carry district power from Drop
-Four on the All American canal
over line that will make a monster
loop through BaWley. down to Ell
Centro and thence to CaleXicO
The liEe. constructed under the
So, 100000 PWA grant and loan, is
distinct from the lines to rural
areas not yet served by electricity
begun last winter under a $700,000
REA appropriation.
The TRANSMISSION line, being con-
structed by Williams Bros. and
Haas, will swing from the power
drop to the vicinity of the Verde
school, then to Holtville and north
to Alamorio and west to Brawley.
From Brawley the line will run
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
ACCIDENT VICTIM
STRUCK; VANISHES

An automobile victim" vanished
before the driver could learn her
injuries Tuesday evening in Ell
Centro. Frank zenihio reported to
police that small Negro girl
walked into the side of his car in
the 100 block on South Fifth street.
When he stopped, she had disap-
peared.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

dents power under the measure.
Mr.. Roosevelt told Adams, floor
manager for the spending lending
bill that IF the government under
takes to relieve unemployment by
the measure now before congress
the time element is an essential to
success"
The president declared that the
unemployment situation has grown
worse since submission Of his re-
lief message to congress six weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
Husband Charged With
Insurance Death TRY

MODESTO Cal, June |. CUP)-
Following further investigation by
authorities of an attack upon Mrs.
Cordelia Palermo 2l-year-old bride,
a charge of assault with intent to
murder was filed today against her
husband, Vincent Palermo, 25, Mo
desto milk company employe.
Palermo confessed slugging his
pretty wife on the head with a
rock while the two were riding in
their car on the Golden State high
way near Salida, UnderSheriff Har-
vey B. Wright announced. They
were married in Merced April Il.
Wright said authorities were in
vestigating theory that Palermo
attempted to kill his wife to collect
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
Winter BreeZes
Just Memory as
Mercury Hits III

Cool breezes of winter in Impe-
rial Valley were Just a memory
in Ell Centro Wednesday after the
temperature had climbed to Ill,
highest mark of the season, Tues
day.
AT noon, the temperature, ac-
cording to the weather bureau at
Ell Centro was 102 with "a humid
Wednesday. At am. it was TO-
humidity 48. The minimum was 65
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
MILLION STARVING
III WAR TORN AREA

PEIPING, June l. UP - More
than 100000 civilians face starva-
ton in the battle area southwest
of TientSin where there has been
no harvest since the spring of 1897,
according to reports made public
today by the ministry of rehabilita-
ton of the Japanese sponsored
North China provisional govern
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
F.R. HurIs Challenge To
Relief Fund Earmarkers

WASHINGTON, June l. up
President Roosevelt in a letter to
Sen. Alva g. Adams, D., Colo, urged
today that mo restrictions" be
placed in the $3,247 900 900 recovery
bill which would prevent an imme-
diate start on projects.
The presidents letter was a direct
challenge to efforts of a group of
senators to earmark recovery funds
in an effort to restrict the presi-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
Long Illness Fatal
To Film Co. Manager

MONTCLAIR. N. j., June /. CUP)
john d. Clark, general manager
of distribution CT Twentieth Cen
tury-Fox Film corporation, died at
Mountainside hospital today after
an illness of several months. He
was Al. He underwent an operation
last month.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

Hes AWaitin'---
When the cheers rocket upward
at delivery OF power in the rural
areas of Imperial Valley the loudest
cheer will b. from Charles c. Holi-
day deputy district attorney. There
wiz be very personal reason why
he Will lead the cheering section
He won't have to wait until he gets
to work every morning to use his
electric razor!
Over Enthusiasm
When Wayne Hinson went deep
sea fishing off San Diego last week
end he carried with him S35 in
tackle and a new hat. In return
he got the thrill of a lifetime.
After getting his new gear in
order. Hinson decided he had better
break all records with the first
cast, in honor of the occasion. He
took a deep breath, rared back and
let fly with a force that would have
shadoWed Dizzy Deans fast one.
He threw so hard that he tossed
himself almost over the rail. A
stranger clutched the rear of Hin
sons overalls in time to halt his
seward dash. Hinson lost his new
hat. but saved his tackle.
o.
Met Too H.
AS RR tip-toed past a room at
the FL Centro hospital he heard
soft voices from within Curious,
he looked in and saw two heavily
1pandaged figures on their beds of
pain.
Poor chaps" thought RR, prob
ably commiserating with each other
in their suffering" Then he heard
one bit of the conversation, coming
from underneath a sWathe of ban
dages:
II think the red haired one is
the prrttieSt."
Then RR caught on. There is a
red-haircd nurse named Mrs. Ruby
SquireS.
o
Goodbye, Now
Mrs. DoZier Dawson, who handles
the switchboard at the courthouse
Continued on Page 8, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
British Almiral to
Probe Slaughters

SHANGHAI, June l. CUP)-Vice
Admiral Sir Percy L. H. Noble, COM
mander of the British Asiatic squad
ron, was Ell route to Annoy today
to investigate reports that Japa-
nese navy men had shot down hun
dredS of Chinese on the Annoy
waterfront.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

ago.
1T is obvious" Mr.. Roosevelt said.
that undertaking projects next
winter or spring will not contribute
TO the serious necessities Of this
summer and autumn.
Asserting that private industry
may be able TO increase employ
ment later because Of spending for
deferred needs. he said II was
the present gap that the adminls-
tration sought 10 fill.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01

lltlll.
Both Chinese and japanese armies
swept across the countryside last
fall, destroying, burning and looting
villages and confiscating livestock
More important, the Grand canal
and other dykes were cut, causing
floods which disrupted the autumn
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
BOMBERS SPREAD
AERIAL DEATH ON
SPANISH FRONTS

HENDAYE, French-S Spanish Frontier, June L. (UP)-
Nationalist and Loyais arplanes their operations reach
ing a peak of fury, spread destruction and death
through northeastern Spain and the Baearcs islands to-
day and fought each other in giant fleets the Cataon
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-01
JAPANESE TRAPPED
In FIERCE BATTLE
on LUNGHAf FRONT
Invaders Dig In, Turn Back Chinese Attacks While
Awaiting RenfOrcements From Army
Encircling Strategic City

SHANGHAI, June l. QUP)-Ten thousand hard press
ed Japanese trapped between the Yellow river and the
gha railroad dug in today and turned back repeated
Chinese assaults reports from the front said.
The Japanese. under the veteran campalgner, L1eut