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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
20 Big BOmbers
Liven War Game
On Pacific Coast

SAN FRANCISCO April 25 CUP)
-Twelefth naval district head
quarters announced today that %
large bi-motored patrol bombers
anchored in San Francisco Bay
were part Of a flset problem" in
connection with the annual war
games on the Pacific coast
The big p1anes accompanied by
the aircraft tender U. S. S. Wright,
flagship of the commander of the
aircraft scouting force, Rear Ad-
miral Charles A. Blakely, arrived
here late Taturday as a part of
the coast wide naval maneuvers.
Naval officials refused to reveal
other information about the mass
flight except to say that they
would remain in the bay region for
short time"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
French Cabinet Fixes
New Economic RULINGS

PARIS, April 25 (UP)-The cabi-
net, armed with wide powers to
rule by decree without cousul-
ing parliament, adopted an eight
point recovery program today de
signed to rescue the country from
its economic plight and save the
franc.
The first decrees will be issued
shortly after May l. In a state
ment after the cabinet meeting,
Premier Edouard Daladier said:
The central idea is to increase
French production. In practically
all fields it is inferior to that of
most European countries"
He gave assurance that the plan
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25

was IN accord With monetary free
dom and the French British Unit
ed States agreement for defense of
the franc.
Daladie routlined the cabinets
plan for restoration of the state
finances a, balanced budget thru
moderate taxation, renewal OF
factory equipment. increased pro-
duction within the labor laws, spe-
cial support of a pubic works pro-
gram, principally slum clearance;
more credit for industry and COM
merce, special financing of govern
ment contractors, intensive colo
nial DEVELOPMENT and extension of
nuriSt facilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25

building or preparing TO build more
warships than would be constructed
by the United States under the ad-
minlstration expansion proposal
The new German vessels, ship for
ship, would equal any in the world,
the reports said, but noted that
the United States and Great Brit
ain would still have far more total
naval power than the new Nazi
fleet.
The reports, the United Press
was informed. show that Germany
is building. or has appropriated
funds for. a total of 81 warships
including five super -battleships, two
aircraft carriers, three heavy cruis-
ers, four light cruisers, u destroy
ers and rs submarines.
President RcoseveIt's s1,l57, 900. :
600 naval program calls for con-
struction CT only three battleships,
TWO aircraft carriers, nine light
cruisers, % destroyers and nine
submarines, a total OF As.
"On a ship fer ship basis a
high navy official said, the new
German navy would be at least
the equal and perhaps the superior
OF any in the world upon compile
ton OF the present program.
"Of course, the new German navy
would not be nearly so powerful
as Americas or Great Britain's only
present building plans are carried
out. but there is no assurance that
Germany will stop at this point
any more than there is that any
other power will stop"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
Livestock Rates
Barred by Court

WASHINGTON. April 25 (UP)-
The supreme court today rejected
as invalid rates proposed by the
secretary of agriculture, under the
Packers and Stockyards act, for
livestock sales commissions, at the
Kansas City stockyards.
The high court reversed a three
judge western Missouri federal dis
trict court which approved validity
OF the proposed rates.
The rate order was attacked by
livestock sales agencies on grounds
it violated the due process clause
OF the federal constitution.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
Brawley Host at
G.A.A. Field Day

BRAWLEY, April "a Brawley
members of the high school Girls
Athletic association played host
Saturday to delegations of the as
ISOLATION from Ell Centre, Imperial,
Calexico, Calipatria, and Holtville.
The girls INDUCED in sports
events in the morning, which were
followed by a noon luncheon and
then a program in the high school
auditorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
His Mark Brings
Dealer Penalty

NEVADA. Mo, April 25. CUP)-
Myrl McGlothlin, police judge, ask
ed j. L. Dickinson why he painted
crosses on houses that he visited.
Il buy old gold. Judge" ne said.
Il put the marks on the houses to
show whether have been there and
whether there was anyone at home.
McGlothin fined him S2065.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
New Rear Admiral
Nominated d by FIR.

WASHINGTON, April 25 up
PRESIDENT Roosevelt today sent to
he senate the nomination of Capt.
David w. Bagley to be a rear ad-
miral.
Mr.. Roosevelt named Col. Charles
NJ. Wesson to be major general
and chief of ordinance; Col Earl
Mcfarland to be brig. gen. and as
sistant to the chief of ordinance;
Col. Charles T. Harris, jr., to be
orig. gen and assistant to the chief
of ordinance; Brig. Gen Barton K.
Yount to be assistant to the chief
of the air CORDS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25

WASHINGTON. April 25 tUP)-
The United States sold S320.737 900
mere good abroad than it bought
during the first three months of
1898. the commerce department an
nounced today.
Exports were valued at S827 ,781,-
coo and imports at S507. .044,000.
Exports in the first three months
exceeded those in the first quarter
last year by 426,000, while i'm
ports were S3l8,582, 900 below the
1887 period
For the same period last year, the
United Sttaes haG an unfavorable
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
Hey! That's MY House!
Officer Gives Chase
To ImpoIite Prowler

officer Brown IN his dash to reach
his motorcycle.
Holy Smoke!" he grunted as he
started his machine. That's my
house,"
When he arrived, four other
arms of the law were already on
the ground. The prowler was gone.
All was quiet.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25

months.
The workers offered to pay the
regular wholesale price for the cars
in installments that would be de-
Quoted from their wages.
William S. Mcdowell attorney
for the brotherhood, said a formal
offer had been made to the COM
pany and that reply was expected
from Losis G. Colombo, ST., Ford
counsel, within a week or 10 days.
Henry Ford is the only major
automobile producer who has not
signed a contract with the United
Automobile Workers union, a Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
affiliate. The UAW has conducted
brief strikes in Ford plants at st.
Louis. Kansas City, and Richmond.
Calf, within the past year but has
not undertaken bargaining with
Ford on a national scale. The ma
tional labor relations board recent
ly ordered the company to cease
dominating the Ford Brotherhood
of America.
Mcdowell said the brotherhood's
board of trustees approved the buy
car plan last Saturday He said
negotiations would be undertaken
with company officials immediate
ly.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
Rancher Prefers
Death to Asylum

SACRAMENTO. April 25. CUP)-
Funeral services were arranged to-
day for Elmer Smith, 49-year r-old
Gait rancher. who preferred death
TO confinement in state mental
hospital
Smith climbed to a rafter in his
barn, tied a rope around his neck
and fastened it to the rafter and
plunged to his death.
His brother in law. William
Hutchinson of Alameda and a dep
uty sheriff carrying commitment
papers found his body.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
FAVOR RABLE TRADE
BALANCE SHOWN

trade balance of $l13,27l .000
Exports during March aggregat-
ed $275,7l1,000 AN increase of five
per cent over February. and seven
per cent over March. 1887. March
imports were $l73, ,405 900. an in
crease of six per cent over Feb
ruary, but a drop of A per cent
below March, 1887.
The March increase represented
the first increase in imports since
last June.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
Ford Crews Seek New
Minimum Wage; Pledge
TO Buy Car in & Months

DETROIT, Mich, April 25 (UP)-The Ford Brother
hood of America, independent union claiming 81 400
members in the Ford River Rouge plant today asked
contract providing $500 annual minimum wage in re-
for which each member would buy Ford within six
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25
Nazis Guido u. s.
In Navy Building
Germany Surpasses Big Ship Building
Launched by America; Reich to
Construct Strongest Fleet

WASHINGTON, April 25. (UP)-Germany has launch
ed naval building which surpasses the huge
increase in American power contemplated under the
pending naval expansion BILL navy department condena
reports disclosed today The reports said Germany is
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-25

YOU haven't read ALL the NEWS
until YOU READ tho fv.e
Evening star., 1938-10-23
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~crT muscles and on office poor ore not
necessary evils Of eory spring. even if you
cont go to Florida. Becouse planned indoor
exercise, in which thousands Of Woshinetonions
enooge, con CORY you into the outdoor season
with biceps in tune and color high. without. in
foet. the loss Of onythine more thon your sun
ton.
This is the theory behind all the oreonizo-
tions in Washington with gymnosiums and swim
ming pools thot function from one heat and
humidity period to the other.
Above the eodenoe Of winter winds the zne
Of squosh rockets and thud Of hondboIIs will
sound from scores Of exercise spots in the No
tion's Coptol eoch afternoon ond evening until
the trees now shedding their Ieoves ore clothed
in them oeoin.
Pictures on this poee we're mode at one Of
five different eenters conducted by the Y. N.
G. A. They iIIustrote the most popuIor indoor
sports ond comes by which young men keep
themselves physically fit. and. incidentally. hove
lots Of fun.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
District Seeks
Continuance in
BOndhOlder Suits

The Imperial Irrigation District
Friday filed notice of a motion for
a 60 day continuance of five suits
brought against the district by
bondholders
A request for permission to file a
supplemental answer to the suits
also will be presented when an out
side judge is available. Local judges
are disqualified in cases involving
the district.
Reasons for requesting the con-
tinuance included the existence OF
organizations formed by district
bond and warrant holders to handle
their problems. the presence of in
terested parties in Washington rela
tive to legislation affecting the is
sues, and the effectiveness of the
municipal bankruptcy act in the
questions involved. The five cases
include the one brought by Reed
J. Bekins, Gilbert Moody. James H
Jordan, and two by M. E. Oswald.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
III STUDENTS
TO GRADUATE
FROM CENTRAL
DIR. Lewis Lesley Will
Be Speaker at
Ceremony

One hundred and seven
teen high school students
will receive diplomas at the
Central high school COM
mencement exercises at 8 p.
m. Friday in the Ell Centre stadium.
Dr. Lewis B. Lesley of San Diego
State college will be the commence
ment speaker. DR.. Lesley professor
of history at the college, is widely
known as a world traveller and lee
turer.
His subject will be Democracy at
The Crossroads.
Diplomas will be presented by
John w. Donohue, clerk OF the
Board of Trustees.
A special musical program has
been arranged by Lem McCarty
high school music director. The
program will open with the pro-
cessional of graduates attired in
their blue caps and gowns.
The invocation will be given by
Rev. Harold E. Doty of the First
Baptist church and the benedictior
by Rev. Devon Ellsworth of the
st. Paul's Episcopal church.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
FIRST SUMMER
RABIES CASES
REPORTED HERE
Valley Dog Owners Told
To Vaccinate Pets
Against Peril

The first mad dog scare
of the summer season occur
red this week when two dogs
died of rabies, one north OF
Imperial and one north OF
Brawley.
Source of the dread ailment was
known to be two stray dogs, Deputy
Health Officer Lawrence Niles said.
Three dogs and a milk goat were
quarantined north of Brawley after
they came in contact with the
stray. Two of the dogs died. one OF
rabies and one of wounds inflicted
by the stray. -.
Two dogs are in quarantine north
of Imperial for 80 days.
Niles urged dog owners to have
their pets vaccinated if they have
not already done So Last year there
were IS cases of rabies in Imperial
county. The high point OF the year
was March during the epidemic.
Anyone bitten or scratched by an
animal, Niles declared, should see
that the wound is properly cared
for @ q
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
NOrval Young, Y,
Valley Pioneer
Dies on Coast

Norval o. Young, 70. resident of
Imperial since 1916, died in San
Bernardino Thursday. He was born
Jan. /, 1886 at Rockford, ILL.,
He, was employed by the Imperial
Irrigation district for many years.
Ill health caused him to go to San
Bernardino for the summer.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lemons funeral chapel in Ell
Centre at 8 am. Saturday. He will
be buried at Evergreen cemetery.
His survivors include his widow,
Mrs. TIA R. Young; five daughters,
Mrs. Effie Cox and Mrs. Anna
Wells, both of El Centre; Mrs.
Myrtle Pascoe of San Bernardino;
Mrs. Charlotte Armstrong of Cali
patria; and Mrs. May Eaton of Os-
born. Kans; one grandson, and two
sisters
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
CIO RIOTERS
FOUND GUILTY

NEVADA City, Cal, June 3 (UP)
Probation Officer A. w. McGag-
in of Nevada county today studied
applications for probation filed by
five CIO mining pickets who were
found guilty of rioting by a jury
late yesterday.
McGagin will report to Judge
Raglan Tuttle next Thursday. De-
fense Attorney George Anderson
said a denial of probation will re-
suit in his filing an appeal to the
appellate court in Sacramento.
A jury of five women and seven
men from rural areas of the coun-
ty took only 55 minutes to return
guilty verdict. Defendants were
C. E. Circle, Roy Station. Henry
Yuen, Pete Zderich and James
Vassion. They were charged with
causing riot last January 20
when officers tried to clear mine
pickets from road to the Muir
chic mine.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
Peru MObilizes
Army on Border

QUITO, Ecuador, June 3. (UP)-
Peru has modified strong military
forces on the frontier of Ecuador
because of an armed clash in
400 year boundary dispute, semi
official reports to the minister OF
war said today.
The reports said strong contin-
gents of Peruvian troops arrived
in the Umbes section, vast jungle
district of the Oriente, the boun-
Diary of which has been under dis
pute for centuries.
The government of Ecuador Or
dered reinforcements of the mill
tary guards at Orc and Roca-
fuerte.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
Walker Heeds Demands
To Seek Office Aqain

be in the lists before June 25. the
final day for filing nominating petit
tionS.
Walker originally told his friends
he would not run this year. He
believed he had discharged his civic
duty. he said. Walkers friends and
supporters, however, asked him to
meeting last week at which they
urged him to continue representa-
ton of this county in the state
legislature. His decision was an
nounced Friday. Nominating petit
tions on his behalf will be circulated
Immediately.
Meanwhile other county officials
continued to circulate petitions and
prepare for the campaign leading
up to the August 80 primary cleo
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
BUILDING HERE.
TOPS 1897 BY
WIDE MARGIN

Building permits during May
which totaled $41,110 in Ell Centro
were more than three times greater
than the total for May 1887, figures
at the city engineers office showed
Friday. May 1897 totaled $12,695.
Permits for 1898 have shown a
steady climb. January was $7230,
February $8675, March $63,750 and
April $27 .160. March was unusually
high because of the permit for the
new library.
Total for 1898 was sl49,275, which
includes four permits for $3.50 is
sued Friday.
A 5000 permit was issued to Marie
Land for altering garage into an
apartment at SOB Park. Mrs. P. G.
Thacker, $50 South Fifth street, re-
ceived a 5000 permit for repair of
a dwelling and Seaside Oil company
took out a S75G permit for a new
storage plant in Ell Centre at New
street and Broadway. o. Maljan
received 5000 permit to build a
shade for melon trucks at Main
street and the railroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
Migratory Farm
Move Discouraged

SACRAMENTO, June up =
Migration of transitory farm work
ers was discouraged today by
Frank F. Connors, clearance Off
Ger of the California Employment
service.
He especially advised against mi
gratory workers moving into the
apricot harvest area near Brent
wood, in Contra Costa county.
Only Is per cent of the crop is
expected this year, requiring 200n
workers where 1900 were employed
last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
Germany Protests
Latest Incident

BERLIN, June 3. (UP)-Dr. Ernst
Eisenlohr, German minister to
CzechoSlovakia, has protested to
Foreign Minister Kamil krofta
against a new alleged anti-German
action, the semi-official D. N. B.
news agency reported today.
Reports of the new protest came
in conjunction with publication OF
a list of AZ alleged acts charged
to Czechoslovakia between May
and June /, including beatings OF
minority Germans and German citi-
zens, and shootings and frontier
violations.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
Shippers CIO Deadlock
On Membership Claims
UNION HEADS
PREPARE FOR
COME R E &c.
Valley Men Refuse to
Attend Scheduled
COnfab

Shippers and CIO officials
were deadlocked Friday on
the question of CIO control
of the packing sheds of I'M
perial Valley with the ship
pers steadfastly denying CIO claims
CT a majority membership among
the wrap packers.
CIO officials prepared for a con-
ference with the shippers Friday
night which the shippers declared
they had no intention of attending.
They reiterated their contention
that the cantaloupe packing indus
try does not come under the Wagner
act because the cantaloupes are
not processed. This, the shippers
declared, made it unnecessary to
meet the CIO for a conference as
requested by the valley local No. 49,
Officials of the CIO estimated
their membership among the wrap
packers at point somewhere be-
tween 1000 and 1000 but gave no
definite figures. Shippers announc-
ed their employees include few CIO
members. Efforts to get an accur-
ate total of CIO membership failed
because of the organizations policy
of keeping such matters secret.
The CIO sent letters to shippers
requesting conference for Friday
night at the CIO temple at 584
West Main street, Ell Centro at the
rear of the Owl pool hall. The I'm
perial Valley local of the United
Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and
Allied Workers of the United States
is affiliated with the CIO.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
Flying Laboratory Safe
After Honolulu FIiqht

HONOLULU, June 3. CUP)-Rich-
ard Archbold and five fellow ex-
plorers arrived here today in their
14-ton airboat to complete the first
lap of an unprecedented 1894 mile
trans-Pacific flight from San Diego
to Dutch New Guinea
The giant twin motored plane
largest in private ownership, and
outfitted as a flying laboratory at
a cost of $250000, thundered to a
graceful landing at Pearl Harbor at
1859 am. psf.
1t took off from San Diego at
2:44 pm. yesterday en- route for
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03

tions from the opposition and from
the public.
Twelve thousand people are ex-
pected to attend the public debate
in civic auditorium.
The meeting was suggested by
representatives of the Committee
for Industrial Organization after
criticism of it and other labor Or
ganizations by the committee of
43, an employer group.
The session will afford the pub
lie it's first opportunity to "sit-in"
on a labor discussion in city that
has been harassed by labor prob
lens for years.
Chief speakers for the employer
group will be w. P. Fuller, jr., paint
manufacturer, and Roger Lapham,
shipping company executive. OPP
posing them on the speakers stand
will be Harry Bridges, CIO execu-
tive and head of the powerful Long
shoremen Warehousemen's union,
and Louis Goldblatt, vice president
of the ILWU.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03

troops appeared to be losing major
battle on the Lunghai railroad
near Kaifeng as Japan named Lieut.
Gen Seishiro Itagaki war minister
with a mandate to bring the Chi
nese war to a quick end. Itagaki
. is regarded by many as the best
field commander in the Japanese
army. He has been given supreme
authority over operations in China.
Itagaki's first major order, re-
ports said, would be for merciless
steam roller drive on Hankow,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
L. A. County Gets
TB Dairy Rating

SACRAMENTO, June 3. UP)-
Los Angeles county. one of the
largest milk markets in the country.
has been declared a modified ac-
credited bovine tuberculosis free
area by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, it was learned
here today.
Less than one half of one per
cent of the cattle reacted to the
test. Tuberculin control began in
Los Angeles in 1881 and the new
grading made 40 counties in Cali
fornia with federal rating.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
Joe Humphries
Faces Insanity
Hearing Friday

ice Humphries, 40, arrested in
Brawley Thursday on an insanity
complaint signed by his brother. was
scheduled for sanity hearing in
superior court Friday.
He recently was. ousted as business
agent for the Brawley Carpenters
union. He was the leading light in
the labor dispute with private
contractor at work on an addition
at the Imperial Irrigation district
standby plant at Brawley.
His erratic conduct, members of
his family confided to officials, led
them to arrange for the sanit-
complaint to be signed. After con-
sulting a physician. relatives ex-
pressed the hope that Humphries
would be given treatment
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
YOUTH BLAMED
FOR AXE DEATH

A coroner's jury Friday held
Manuel Moore, halfbreed youth,
responsible for the death of Henry
Garcia as result of a beating at
Moore's hands last Saturday night.
Garcia died in the county hos
pital late Thursday of head in
juries. Moore struck Garcia three
times with an ak at the conclusion
of weekend celebration. They had
lived together at Heber for five
months.
Moore steadfastly refused to give
a reason for the attack but readily
admitted it. He was arrested in
Calexico Sunday night. Moore is
held in the county Jail on a charge
of assault with a deadly weapon
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03

G-men, massed here for the most
intensive kidnap drive in several
years, rushed south upon learning
of the discovery.
They took the cloth fragment for
immediate analysis, while divers
and boatmen began investigating
the deep pit.
Ralph Lund, a resident near the
pit, said the fragment might have
been a piece of clothing.
Federal agents, however, refused
to discuss whether the discovery
had major significance in the man.
hunt for the men who kidnapped the
five year old boy and failed to re-
turn him after collecting $4,000
ransom.
Discovery of the possibly signifi-
cant clew came as party of 15O
picked men hunted through the
subtropical Green He'll of the
Cape Sable Everglades region.
The Cape Sable search went for
ward as the main force of many
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03

trouble. 1t was led by three anti
administration Democrats - Sens.
Josiah W. Bailey of North Carolina,
Royal S. Copeland of New York.
and Burton K. Wheeler of Mon
tana.
The second major problem still
unsettled was an effort to decen-
tralize relief under a plan sponsored
by Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg r.,
Mich. 1t had scattered support
among anti-administration Demo-
Gratis and the solid backing of Re-
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-03
NLRB Risks Court
Wrath by Order

WASHINGTON, June 8. (UP)-
The National Labor Relations board
risked another challenge to its per-
feet supreme court record today
by ordering reinstatement of sit
down strikers charged with "en-
dangering the national defense"
The Electric Boat company, Gro
ton, Conn.,, which builds most OF
the navy's submarines, was directed
to rehire 125 strikers who were
discharged after a one-day Sit
down strike Feb. %, 1887. That the
case would be appealed to the su-
preme court was virtually certain.