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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-03
Vann Loses.

Nann Losss.
One detail the daily newspapers
did not mention i'm the Pennsylvania
primary last week was the crushing
defeat Of Robert l.. Vann. Rising
to power on the crest OF the New
Deal wave, Vann fell ANONYMOUSLY
when his boss went down in the
quadruple vote split among the
Democrats.
There are several points of in
terest to be considered in this sem.
sational collapse. A former Republi--
can who reputedly out Of revenge
turned on those who would not hon
or him, Vann went over to the
Democrats, apparently to "gct
esen.' His reign was brief. or d
temperament that makes it difficult
for him to get along with people,
Vann stayed on his big job in
Washington less than for his ap-
pointed time, and on his return
nome, instead OF fixing his local
fences, went off on campaign to
create for himself sentiment fol
appointment to the Supreme Cou. t.
Had he looked after his own local
affairs he might still have lost, for
eventually the people would hav.
ound out that basicaly he is fer
mself first, but maybe this upset
might not have look SO bad. Any
ay, whoever heard of politica
ok, satellite of a State Bcss--rai
J mention beirg Negro being
riou ~ considered for the Su--
..eme Bench.
The New Deal long ago showed
gaping fissure OH the Negro front
zen Nann undertook TO dictate na-
nal policy IN tie Negro group.
W can forget the "dog right in
ailadelphia just before the Demo
tic National Convention ia '36
icfl ann WdUstu 70 lEH f5liffR
cause the meeting was - hi
tie. He failed, however. H fai!e,
sain when he announced, fer
ectacular airplane ride II i
ashington to Pittsburgh, thst
airman Farley would name Ill.
eader of the Negro forces. Farley
ger named him.
In the primary just ended, VNn
arged that Paul Jones, SIS eco q
year referee in the State Com en-
Ion Department that Vann rs Sd
have named, had turned on bis
olitica father" because Jones
| ppo' ted the candidate Of State
| air nan David Lawrence instead If
| the Guffey, Vann slate. Jones won
Vann made the big mistake ot
thinking his huge newspaper eircu
lation gave him political strength
and made him popular. People cai
buy a commodity and hate the man
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-03
Youth Association
Critized BY Older
Race Folk

The Negro Youths Of Cincinnati
are boycotting white store owners
that refuse to employ colored clerks.
This is being done in colored neigh
borhoods and where the owner en-
joys practically an entire Negro pa
tronage.
This recent movement Of the
youth association has met with CON-
siderable comment and criticism by
d few senior members of the race.
The pitiable economic status Of the
race and especially Of Cincinnati I,
sad example set by the older mem
bers Of the group and does not war
rant any criticism Of the youths that
are attempting to open avenues Of
employment.
| hope that the older people don t
want to see the youths grow up and
live in the past that is nothing more
than an economic liability to the
American people.
We want md need jobs. 1t has
been proven that many Jobs can be
obtained through cooperation and
concerted movement Of this kind. a
certain Jewish store owner boastea
that the Negro Youth Association was
just another spurt Of civic enthusi-
asm that will very shortly take its
usual course Of Negro actiyities-in
short will blow over as Negroes Do
not stick together.
All other groups cooperate, orga-
nize and work together That is the
only way that they have reache
economic security.
Help US do the same.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-03

article, he mentioned d Forthcoming
movement Of Harlem Negroes to
persuade one Of New York City's
big utility companies to employ
more Negroes. While the article was
being printed, this threat of action
came to pass and was successful. #
was too late for the editors Of the
Post to change DIR. Highs article,
but they were able to include no
tation Of the new developments on
the last page Of their magazine.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-03
PICKETING AGAIN
FLARES IN HARLEM

NEW YORK, June 2.-(C)-
A new campaign of picketing stores
for Negro employment in 125th
street has begun, picket lines now
being in front of Busch's Jewelry
store and the w. T. Grant store.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-03
NEW ADDRESS
OF CINCINNATI
FORUM

On or about June 1st the
Cincinnati Forum will
move into its new head
quarters, located at 342
w. Fifth St., 2nd floor.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-03

citizens are laying the foundation better America Their
children these pictures show their momentary JOY while at
play their hours spent these leisure time activities
will be of lifetime benefit to them.
Last found that IL one week youths and older
persons throughout the country spent 100000 hours
participating activities at WPA recreation eenters
--WPA Photos
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
BOMBING
DENIED BY
PRISONER
Tells His Story of
Preparedness
Day Outrage

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 10
tUP)-TOm MoCney's recital of
the 1916 San Francisco Prepar-
edness Day bombing before the
state assembly was interrupted
by luncheon recess at I2:IO D.
m. today. He was to continue
when the body reconvenes ut 2
pm.
SACRAMENTO, Mar. 10.
(UP)-Thomas J. Mooney,
whose 21-year old story of
the San Francisco Prepared
ness Day bombing has be-
come the battle cry of American
labor, repeated his plea of inno-
cence today in spectacular hear
ing before the state assembly.
Mooney related his story in a
firm, clear voice and despite his
confession that he was somewhat
nervous il the face of this unusual
proceedings" might have been en-
gagged in a drawing room conver-
sation.
Only an occasional burst from
movie cameras and flaShlight bulbs
seemed to upset his composure dur
ing his narration to legislative
chamber filled to capacity with
legislators and state officials.
Crowds jammed the balcony and
overflowed into capitol building
corridors as Mooney presented
charges of jury tampering, manu-
factured evidence, perjured testi-
mony and violation of constitution
al rights in the trials which sent
him and Warren K. Billings to
prison for life.
Mooney came to Sacramento un-
der a subpoena issued by the state
assembly on motion of Assembly
man Paul Richie, San Diego Demo-
crat, a leader in the fight to free
Mooney. He was to submit to ques-
tioning by members of the assem-
bly, later today, prior to a house
vote on a resolution calling upon
the governor to pardon him.
The famous prisoner pleaded that
the lawmakers enact law which
would prevent court case ever
being closed to truth"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
HOUSING LOAN
ENEFfTS FOR
FARMERS TOLD
Federal Administrator in
Southern Cal, Talks
In El Centre

That farmers may. use
Federal Housing Admins
tration loans up to $4,000
for purposes of installing
tile drainage systems on
their farmlands, was one of many
possibilities revealed Wednesday
night by William o. Harris.
Harris, assistant federal housing
administrator for southern Califor-
MIA and forceful speaker, address
ed a crowd of more than 225 at
chamber of commerce meeting at
the California hotel.
The meeting was called by the
building committee of the cham
ber, to inform valley people of the
facts of the revised F.. H. A. loans,
which in the few weeks since revis-
ions became effective have boosted
building to boom proportions. The
intense local interest warranted
asking Harris to come here and eX-
plain the details of the new plan
according to NJ o. King, chairman
of the committee.
Provisions Lenicnt
Some of the highlights of Harris
speech were:
So lenient are the provisions
that about three weeks after
President Roosevelt signed the
new legislation, 1,464 applications
for a total of az million dollars
had cleared through the Los
Continued on Page 2; Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
ALL ANAHElM
'MEN WORK TO
CONTROL RIVER

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 10. (UP)-
Every available man in the Anaheim
lowlands was put to work today
raising dikes along the swollen Sam
Ia Ana river. A new storm was
sweeping in from the Pacific ocean
and engineers feared any adde1
flow would send the stream roar
inc out of its banks again.
Encouraged by weather reports,
l.. II. Daingerfield, U. S. meteorol-
ogist. issued a forecast today for
unsettled conditions and occasional
rains tonight and tomorrow, but
with little immediate prospect of
another serious storm.
Daingerfield said the low pressure
area reported moving in from 700
miles southwest of Los Angeles had
become stationary at sea, relieving
immediate fears of bad storm.
In the Anaheim lowlands, where
the Santa Ana river approaches the
sea, the stream was being kept with
in its channel only with difficulty
Engineers said any rise in the
stream level might send it over the
levees and roaring again through
Anaheim.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

Beg Pardon
A group of Ell Centro lads of
high school age - but grammar
school mentality had acquired
two automobiles somewhere and in
keeping with a rather infantile
idea OF sport were playing "auto-
Snobile tag" up and down Eighth
/ treet, and more particularly at
the corners of Eighth and Main
streets and Eighth and Commercial
avenue. One of the extremely
youthful (Mentally) youths swerv-
ed the machine he controlled in
sharp turn at Commercial ave-
nue.. His car narrowly missed deal
ing death to woman driver in
another car. Naturally she was a
bit shaken, but nobly she took what
she thought were the license num-
berS.
One of the numbers, she told
police, was IV246. Teletypes to Sa-
cramento clicked away. Registra-
ton OF the license came back.
A few minutes later Roger Wal
IO!l, Jlldll WIlOiil JIlClC dlC lCW
more careful drivers, answered his
telephone. He listened to the police
voice at the other end of the line.
Then he exploded.
Tag" he doomed. Il couldn't
Dpave been playing tag! l just got
back from Yuma"
Officers decided they had the
wrong license number.
Time, Tide-And Rain
Clyde Lee, city transit man, left
Ell Centro last Wednesday with
high hopes and inward qualms
1--WE all have them to report in
San Francisco for his wedding that
weekend.
Then the storm came.
Clyde got past Whitewater, and
found the road washed out. He
came back, looking for another
route. He couldn't get south OF
Indio. He went north again-and
Continued on Page 2, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

alton for the election April II.
Twenty colncilmen and one treas
urer must be selected by city dwell
ers to fill the. vacancies on the
municipal boards.
Nomination petitions still are be-
ing circulated in every city and at
least one has been filed in every
city but Westmorland where none
has been filed as yet. Interest in
the coming election thus far has
been below the surface. The GUS
tomary explosions Of oratory are
expected to burst forth next week
as soon as all the candidates are
known.
IN Ell CENTRIC
Two councilmen go off the board
this spring, Mayor Roy Womack
and H. w. Fawcett. The mayor
announced he would not be a can
didate for reelection, but Fawcett
already filed his nomination papers.
p l.. Moore is the only other can
didate to file thus far. Members
of the present board are Womack,
Fawcett, Paul Eyer, Harry Sones,
and Gordon Scriven.
IN BRAWLEY:
The council will lose two mem
bers this spring, DR.. Irwin j. Wells
and Frank KretZ. Wells announced
he would not be a candidate for
reelection but Kretz already filed.
Harvey E. HaStain also filed nomi-
nation papers. The council now is
composed of Mayor S. D. Carey
Kretz, Wells, w. I. Hopes and
Harvey Archias.
IN CALEXICO:
Two men must be elected to the
board April II for the positions held
by c. c. Rambo and Earl D. Rob-
erts. Roberts already filed nomina-
tion papers, the only one thus far
Councilmen include Mayor A. Mer-
cier, Roberts, Rambo, Les Cardiff
o. l.. Peterson.
IN HOLTVILLE:
Two men will go off the board
Continued on Page 2: Col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Woman Prisoner
Will Be Released
For Trial of Boyd

SAN DIEGO, Calf, March 10.
CUP) - Juanita Miller, convicted
accomplice of Karl c. Strain, alias
William Edward Boyd, will be
brought from Tehachapi prison
Sunday to testify at Boyds trial
the following day in superior court
here, authorities announced today.
Superior Judge Arthur l.. Mundo
ordered Mrs. Miller's appearance
on motion of Boyd's attorneys.
Judge Mundo denied a change of
venue yesterday.
Boyd is charged with kidnapping,
shooting and robbing b. E. Ham
mond, former motorcycle officer
of this city.
Boyd recently was captured in
Kansas City by federal agents after
a country wide chase since his
escape from the military hospital
in Tijuana, Lower California, last
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
<aiI Rate Rise
TO Cost Valley
Nearly Million
RepercussiOn Seen
From Increased
Charges

Blanket freight rate in
creases ordered throughout
the nation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission will
cost 1mrerial Valley ship
pers more than a quarter of a mil
lion dollars annually. conservative
estimate revealed Thursday.
The 5 per cent increase will cost
an additional SIG per car on all
shipments to Chicago and an addi-
tional $2l per car on all shipments
to New York, b. A. Harrigan, coun-
ty agricultural commissioner esti-
mated. Under such an increase the
shipment of $4,000 cars out of
the valley to Chicago during the
year would be more than $750,000
over the present cost.
Since many cars in the annual
shipment go to New York instead
of Chicago, the increase is expect
ed to be actually far above the es-
timated figure.
Less PeriShables
"This may mean," said Harrigan,
that there will be less perishables
raised here, and more staples such
as flax and sugar beets which
don't have to go so far to market"
j. w. Donohue, district freight
and passenger agent for the South
ern Pacific railroad in Imperial
Valley, remarked that Imperial
Valley shippers expecting freight
from the east probably will order
the shipments Immediately to have
them delivered before the increase
goes into effect.
"The increase said Donohue.
will apply to all interstate freight"
Equalize Rates
For Imperial Valley shippers, said
Harrigan, there remains the hope
that efforts to equalize vegetable
shipment rates between Imperial
Valley and the Salt River Valley
in Arizona will be successful. Ari-
zona produce shipments at present
enjoy a rate 10 per cent less than
that charged against Imperial VAL
ley shippers.
Harrigan, Fred Bright, Martin
Wahl, Charles Nice and M. j. DoWd
attended hearings at Los Angeles
this week, presenting evidence
through the California Railroad
Commission to the Interstate Com
merce Commission in an effort to
have the Arizona California rates
equalized. A further hearing will
be held in Phoenix Mar. a..
II imagine the rates will be
euualized," said Harrigan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
WHICH WRITER
DO YOU WISH
IN POST-PRESS

Dale Carnegie, or New York
Day by Day
Which feature column will ap-
peal most to readers of the Post
press newspapers?
Since o. o. McIntyre's death
executives of these newspapers
have c0nned the feature field
for a column to replace his. Days
of hunting ended with the field
narrowed down to two. They are
the column by Dale Carnegie.
author of the famous book. How
to Win Friends and Influence
People" and the column by
Charles b. DrisoOli, under the
same title as used by Mcintyre.
DriscCll was chosen by Mcin-
tyres wife to carry on his work.
and is the author of MeIntyrss
biography currently appearing
i'm a national magazine.
The Post-Press staff was equal
Iy divided i'm its choice. SO u
was decided TO leave II up to the
readers.
Today both columns appear,
side by side, on the editorial
page. Both win be published for
several days. then one will be
dropped. That which obtains
most reader votes will be- kept
Turn to the editorial pag-.
read the columns, then send
your vote To the Post Press b.
mail. II depends ON you.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
BIG WORK
OF
ASSEMBLY
Emergency List
Untouched in
Capital

SACRAMENTO, Mar. 10.
(UP)--Primary objectivcs of
the special Legislative ses-
sion appeared far removed
today as the state assembly
set aside its regular business to
hear the personal appeal of Thom-
as j. Mooney, convicted San Fran
cisco Preparedness Day parade
bomber.
Before the legislature was virtu-
ally the entire list of emergencies
for which the session was called.
They included:
Appropriation of $3,0OOO0O to the
governors emergency fund, from
which $2,000,000 was to be used for
flood relief; passed by assembly,
Amendments to ;le state prorate
act, which would allow assessments
for advertising purposes.
Passage of tideland oil legisla-
ton set aside for a special order
of business tomorrow morning.
No one expected the special ses-
sion which the governor said could
be termed largely non-controver-
sial, could be ended within the
week.
Still to be introduced was the
question of minimum personnel
standards for county social well
fare workers.
The question has been a source
of contention among county, state
and federal officials for several
months.
Legislators friendly to the admin
istration were not slow to label
the flood relief appropriation as
potentially political weapon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

schools, clubs, and lodges during
the years of her residence in the
valley Mrs. Hatch played an active
part in club work.
Following her retirement, she
spent several years with relatives
in the east and then returned to
live in Ell Centre for more than
two years. Later she made her
home in Ocean Beach.
Funeral services will be held at
the Benbough funeral parlors in
San Diego at 2 o'clock Friday af-
ternoon. She is survived by niece,
Mildred Haney of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

Jected visit to Italy in May, which
has been heralded as a culminat-
ing demonstration of German-Italy
solidarity. The reports were not
substantiated, and were ridiculed
in Berlin.
However, informed observers
abroad have for weeks been voicing
doubt over enduring collaboration
between Italy and Germany.
The question asked is how far
could one trust the other as an
ally?
Then there is the current Aus
trian problem. Mussolini would not
care to have his ally from the
north entrenched in Austria.
The reaction in Berlin to Schusch-
niggs plebiscite was distinctly un-
favorable. 1t was regarded as an
anti-Nazi move and caused con-
siderable irritation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
PARIS PREMIER,
CABIN ET QUIT

PARIS, Mar. 10. CUP)-Premier
Camille Chautemps and his cabinet
resigned today, after seven weeks
and two days in office, because their
own followers in the popular front
coalition had rejected their demand
for extraordinary financial powers
to safeguard the treasury.
Leon Blum, leader of the social
lists, accepted a presidential offer
to try to form a cabinet.
Chautemps faced the chamber of
deputies and announced that So
cialistS and communists refused to
support him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Ball Park to Be
Dedicated Sunday

Official dedication of Ell Centro's
new $4,000 municipal baseball
park will precede a game at 2:l5
pm. Friday between the Seattle
and San Diego teams of the Paci-
fic Coast League, officials an
nounced Thursday
Program for the dedication will
begin at As pm. with concert
by the Imperial Valley Boys band.
followed at pm. by Flag raising
ceremonies directed by the Ameri-
can Legion.
At 2:15 pm. Mayor Roy Womack
will pitch the first ball onto the
field, and the game will start.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
BRITAINS SHOUT
AGAINST NAz|

LONDON, Mar TO- CUP)-Anti-
Nazis shouted down with Ribben-
trop" today as Joachim Won Ribben-
trop, German foreign minister, ar
rived at the foreign office for
conference with Viscount Halifax,
foreign secretary.
1t was an unhappy augury for
the negotiations between Great
Britain and Germany on European
problems.
Some so anti-Nazis managed to
penetrate the police cordons at the
foreign office.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

hIiiileaiaIely began 10 help women
OF the town collect books for a
public reading room.
Since she was graduated in the
first library science class in Madi-
son, Wis, in 1895. she was selected
to have charge of the Carnegie Ii
brary at Ninth and q streets where
the Imperial library still is situat-
ed She resigned because of i'll
health in May, 1881 after serv-
ing as librarian % years.
Much of her time and effort were
devoted to study of birds and
she was considered an authority
pom the subject. She lectured at
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Tax Setup Falls
Short Of Raising
Needed Revenue

WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. CUP)-
House leaders will proceed with the
tax bill today, content to leave to
the senate the work of finding ad-
ditional revenue sources capable of
yielding $62,000,000 to SGT 100000
annually
The bill was believed that far
short of the $5,33O,000 900 annual
income it is intended to give the
government because the house elim-
mated its 20 per cent surtax provi-
sion affecting closely held corpora
tionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Police Keep Out of
NY. KIDNAPPING Case

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, March
10 (UP)-Murray Levine received
an extension of freedom from po-
lie einterference today in his at
tempts to negotiate for the return
OF his II year old son, Peter, kid
naped two weeks ago for $4,000
ransom.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
lost Liner Feared
Covered by Snow

FRESNO, March 10. (UP)-Two
TWA transports took off at 7:30
am. today to continue the search
for lost Transcontinental &
Western Airways transport, miss
ing in the high Sierras for the
past 10 days, despite conviction
the airliner is blanketed by heavy
SHOWS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
VALLEY CITIES WILL
NAME COUNCILMEN
Municipal Politics in Ascendancy While
Candidates Rush to File Before
Deadline Noon Saturday
BY MARGUERITE BROOKS

Municipal politics took the center of the stage in Impe
rial Valley this week candidates in cities rushed
to file nomination petitions before the deadline noon
Saturday Political parties lined their tickets prepar
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
COUNTY'S FIRST
LIBRARIAN DIES
ON COAST AT 81

Mrs Jessie Hoyt Hatch 81 the first librarian in Impe
rial Valley, died in San Diego Wednesday after long
illness.
She was librarian in the valleys first library built in
Imperial in 1909 She arrived from Hemet in 1908 and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
GERMAN ITALIAN
RELATION STRAINED
- By LOUIS F. KEEMLE -
United Press Cable Editor

tome Berlin axis creaked little today under the Chancellor
pendence Rumor circulated Rome that
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

Butter: Los Angeles. 29c; But
terfat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch
grade A, BIC. manufacturing milk
32c; route gathered cream 281a.
l.. A. Hay; U. 5. No. $500
1900; No. 2 Ieafy St5.0O-15.5O: No.
2; $14OO. MpIs. Falx. May S2.0I.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

Blanket freight rate in
creases ordered throughout
the nation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission will
cost Imrerial Valley ship
The Washington times., 1938-10-15

c6d3RS115S7 ba.t st. se n ceaF ws E9GS0S
terms. Call Mr.. Parks. DEC. 1160.