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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Merriam TO Visit
Valley Monday on
Campaign Swing

Gov. Frank F.. Merriam Will WISH
Imperial Valley Monday Otto Brad
shaw, county campaign manager
announced Wednesday.
The governor will make five
speeches during the day at various
valley towns. He will arrive in Ell
Centro at II am. by motor car
from San Diego and go direct to
Calexico fer a luncheon meeting
at the De ANA hotel where he will
speak to between 200 and $50 per-
sons.
AT $3.50 the governor is slated TO
speak in Brawley either in one of
the schools or in the park. He will
talk later at a dinner meeting at
the Barbara Worth hotel in Ell Gen.
tro and at an evening meeting in
the Wilson school at o'clock.
The governor will come from San
Diego after resting over Sunday
from dedication ceremonies Satur-
day at Boulder Park, where he will
set off the first blast on the Mt
Springs grade project.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Two Hurt, One May
Die After Crash
At Plaster City

Two persons were injured, one SO
seriously he may die, when their
automobile blew a tire, went out OF
control, and overturned in the
sand five miles west of Plaster City
late Tuesday.
K. CT. Lansdowne, so, Yuma, lies
in Ell Centro hospital suffering
from injuries which may cost him
his life. He is paralyzed, has a
fractured vertebrae, a leg injury,
and his nose was almost torn from
his face, his physician said. Mis-.
LansdoWne escaped with minor in
juries.
They were travelling west, high
way patrolmen said, when a tire
blew out. The car went out of
control, left the highway, and over
turned IN the sand. Lansdowne is
connected with the United States
reclamation service at Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Spy Had Secrets,
Officer Declares

NEW YORK. Oct. 26. UP)-A
customs guard testified today he
found plans of an army Curtiss
plane then being constructed at
Buffalo on William Lonkowski, re-
puted TO be one of Germany's
shrewdest espionage agents.
Morris Josephs, the guard, said
he saw Lonkowski with Karl
Schlueter, who has been named as
contact and payoff man for a
German spy network, on pier 86
of the North River on Sept. 81, 1895.
The plans were offered in evidence
by the government at the trial of
Otto Hermann Voss. Erich Glaser
and Johanna Hofmann on charges
of stealing and transmitting the
defense secrets of the United States
to Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
FDR Misinfornled,
Declares Dies in
Answer TO Attack
Chairman Suggests Way
To Prove Fairness of
Disputed Testimony

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.
UP) = Chairman Dies, d.,
Texas, of the house commit
tee investigating un-Ameri-
can activities charged today
that President Roosevelt was mis-
informed concerning the inquiry
and that cabinet members had aid
ed "a campaign Of misrepresenta-
ton" against the house committee.
Dies statement was presented in
answer to the bitter criticism voic-
ed by the President late yesterday
concerning the inquiry, especially
its testimony with regard to Gov.
Frank Murphy of Michigan.
Dies launched today's committee
session by reading a statement in
reply to the president.
That the President has been
wholly misinformed is obvious from
his statement" Dies said. "Of
course, the President did not hear
the testimony and has not read the
record. He is evidently relying
upon reports that have reached him
from prejudiced sources"
Dies proposed a unique endeavor
to determine the facts of the Mich
igan sit-down strike situation. 1t
was testimony concerning these
strikes which drew Mr.. Roosevelts
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

correspondent interpreted between
a Japanese officer and British Of
ficers, who were sharing the patrol
with Americans, while machine
guns were trained on the Bund for
an hour.
The situation was highly deli
cate until the japanese decided to
retire.
American and British authorities
sent all arms to their ships in the
river and used wooden batons.
Ten thousand japanese troops
from 80 japanese ships were in
occupation of Hankow.
This morning japanese navy Off
GERS took command in the city and
in cooperation with leaders of the
foreign colony began the work OF
consolidating the japanese victory
and mopping up Chinese army
stragglers.
Heavy rain during the night pre-
vented the spread of big fires start
ed by the retreating Chinese and
the city was quiet.
At Chungking, it was announced
officially that China does not want
peace and Generalissimo Chang
Kai-Shek is not going to resign his
leadership of the nation.
The statement was issued in view
of reports that Great Britain and
Germany were engaged in joint
effort to mediate China's war
against Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
legionnaires Ask
Grave Markers

A suitable marker for the grave
of every veteran buried at Ever
green cemetery is the goal of Boyce
Aten post of the American Legion,
it was decided at a post meeting
in Ell Centro Tuesday night.
Post members hope to untangle
all the red tape necessary to get
the government to supply the mark
ers and have them in place by
Memorial day, 1889. There are 60
graves without the markers provid-
ed by the government.
Arrangements for a big dance
Armistice eve, Nov. 10, were dis
cussed. The dance will be held in
Veterans Memorial hall and Will be
sponsored by the post.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

tempt TO influence "a vitality I'M
portant gubernatorial election"
Political observers were uncertain
about the possible repercussions OF
the presidents criticism of the COM
mittee investigating un-American
activities, headed by Rep. Dies, D.,
Tex. But there were indications
that it may intensity, in some
quarters, the battle between con-
servative and New Deal members
of the party.
The few congressional leaders in
the capital refused to comment.
But statements by members of the
committee scattered over the coun-
try indicated disagreement over the
committees procedural tactics.
Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan,
praising the presidents action,
charged that testimony before the
Dies committee, charging him with
treason, was clearly planned
attempt to win an election" 1t was
timed perfectly, he said at Kala-
maZoo, Mich.
In unusually strong language, Mr.
Roosevelt denounced the COMMITTEES
for listening to the treason charges
uttered by witnesses whom he de
scribed as "a coterie of disgruntleC
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
/. A. Cleanup Drive Goes
Before County Grand Jury
ShuW'S
On Grid

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26.
(UP)-The "clean-up" cam
paign of Mayor Fletcher
Bowron today resulted IN
county grand jury subpenas
for seven officials who were high
in the organization of Mayor Frank
Shaw, who was ousted by Bowron
in a recent recall election.
Included were Joe Shaw, brother
and one time secretary to former
Mayor Shaw. Joe Shaw, who alleg-
edly had much power during his
brothers administration, is report
ed in New York. 1t was not known
if he will return here to answer
the subpoena.
District Attorney Buron Fits
disclosed that, in addition to Joe
Shaw, those subpenaed were Paul
G.. Ritter, Shaw's Public Works
commissioner; George WEIGH, for
mer secretary; George D. Lyon,
Harriet Sunday and William Cor
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

wages of its more than 10000 en-
ployes from an estimated eight to
Is cents an hour up to the % cent
minima. He observed that the ma
ton was not going to stop growing,
picking and selling pecans, and that
therefore it was the practical thing
for employers in the industry to
sit down with government officials
and try to make the law work.
Meanwhile at Chicago, Frank B.
Powers, international president OF
the Commercial Telegraphers union,
ordered a strike against Postal Tele-
graph company at pm, psf, to-
day unless the company agrees Ito
abide ny the law providing 48 hours
pay for A hours work"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

wage-hour officials were optimistic.
They hoped that employers who
have shut down their factories in
protest against the laws minimum
wage ond maximum hour provisions
would attempt to comply rather
than throw thousands out of work
on the eve of a national election.
The presidents request for CO.
operation was made as Wage Hour
Administrator Elmer F.. Andrews re-
ported that most employers had
been lust fine in meeting prob
lens imposed by the law
Mr.. Roosevelt directed his re-
marks particularly at the pecan
shelling industry, which closed
down Monday rather than boost
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Publisher Visits
Ranch in Valley

August Heeser, editor and owner
of the Mendocino Beacon and the
Fort Bragg Advocate, is in I'M
perial Valley looking after his 160
acre ranch near Imperial
He has owned the ranch for 25
years but never has lived in I'M
perial Valley. He makes frequent
visits to the valley, however, in
connection with ranch business. He
was accompanied oy a friend, G..
Miller of Mendocino.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Cleveland Woman
Taken TO Prison

Ida Cleveland, 36, Negro maid,
left for the womans prison at
Tehachapi early Wednesday to be-
gin a l to 10 year term for killing
her husband in Ell Centre June ID.
She was in custody of Sheriff
Robert w. Ware and a matron for
the trip north.
The Negro was found guilty last
Thursday at the close of her second
trial for killing her husband, Wal
ter, during a bitter quarrel
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Grapefruit Men
Nee ct Thursday

Grapefruit growers of Imperial
Valley will meet at the court house
Thursday night at o'clock to dis
cuss a proposal to control the mar
keting of grapefruit through the
appointment of a growers commit
tee.
A minimum price for sale OF
grapefruit to buyers would be estab-
lished under the plan, B. A. Har-
rigan. county agricultural commits
sioner, announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

National Aeronautical association
officials who are officially clocking
the effort, agreed that change OF
pilots would have no effect ON any
record which might be made.
Schleiper and his associates seek 70
break not only the endurance rec
ord of 1870 hours for light planes,
but also the unlimited mark Of
close TO TOO hours set by the Keyes
brothers of New York
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Endurance FIiers Make
Mid Air Pilot Exchange

LANCASTER, Cal, Oct. 26. CUP)
- A mid-air exchange of pilots,
reminiscent of Hollywood's best fly
ing stunts, was effected today when
Pilot Harley Long relieved Pilot
Tommy Smith in a tiny plane which
is seeking new endurance records
flying over Rosamond dry lake.
Smith, a former Clarksburg, W
Va, pilot, became violently i'll early
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Most Arrested
Record Duplicated d

T. Inman, arrested in Ell Centro
for the 22nd time, held the doubt
full honor only a few hours before
Al Snyder tied him. Snyder was
arrested Tuesday on Main street
after businessmen complained he
had been talking loudly and ours
ing. He was sentenced to serve
80 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

today from motor fumes. Clyde
Schleiper, who was at the controls.
dropped a message to the ground,
and a parachute was sent to him
by a rope he dropped
Smith bailed out safely from a
height of 1000 feet. Schleiper then
dropped down and was given a rope
ladder which ne attached to the
craft, and Long clambered safely
aboard from a speeding automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

injured
First fire noticed was in the truck,
driven by M. A. Richards, which
stopped near the north city limits
when passing motorists warned
Richards that smoke was pouring
from the trucks bed Friction from
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

. Not The Same Place
whats that smoke coming out
of the Pekin cafe?" frankie Farr,
the fast talking master of cere-
monies, asked Reed Cunningham,
the officer, at Imperial Tuesday
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Two Spectacular Fires Draw Crowds
To Imperial; Groceries on Truck,
Inside of Cafe Suffer DAMAGE

Two spectacular fires, one in Imperial cafe and
another in monster freight truck drew hundreds cur
ious to Imperial Tuesday night.
The blazes. which almost simultaneous, occurred
at 10 80 and brought total loss of S6 500 No one was
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Japanese Troops Scale Walls After
U.S.. Navy Men Refuse to Open
Gates in Hankow Refugee Zone

HANKOW, Oct. 26. (UP)-Japanese troops scaled the
walls of the refugee in Hankow tonight when United
States naval authorities refused to open the gates
When the japanese entered American officers ordered
the United States forces to withdraw The United Press
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Make Wage.kour Law Work, FDR Urges
Employers in Low Wage Industries
AS MANY Shut Down in Protest

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UP)-Wagehour admins,
traitors hoped today that President Rooseves personal
appeal for cooperation would bring about effort IN
low wage industries make the Fair Labor Standards
law work Beginning the third day under the new law,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
President Angry
At Charge Friend
Guilty of Treason
PARTY Leaders Await Effect Of Trade
Against Testimony at Hearing Into
Un-Amercan Tactics in Strikes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. (UP)-Democratc party lead
waited todaya fortnight before the national elections
for public reaction President Roosevelts charge tha
Democratic committee set up by Democratic house OF
had permitted itself to be used in an at
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
Lamb Stew

Lamb Stew
D. Kahn, who lost and found his
pet sheep recently, started an epi-
demic in the Heber area. Kahn's
pet was found at the home of a
friend. Near the same place and
about the same time a lamb was
sighted on the highway following
Cliff Benson who was driving a
truck. Benson got out and the lamb
greeted him like long lost 'Mary"
Benson shooed, but the lamb only
"baaed" back and refused to stop
following. Finally Benson had to
gather up the lamb and leave it
al the N, A. Contos ranch.
We've got a stray lamb out here,
Contos reported Wednesday. Nov
all we need is mint jely!"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

Whatta Cat.-
Penny Richmond and P. l.. Moore
and all the other catfish experts
can hang their heads, because j. P.
Wagner caught one that makes
minnoWs out of their best efforts.
He caught a 10 FOUNDER and RR
saw it with his own eyes, so it's all
on the up and up. The landing oc-
CURED at FoXglove heading on the
Westside main at 3 o'clock Tues
day afternoon.
In addition to the 10 FOUNDER
Wagner landed three three-pound-
ers and two two and half pound
erS.
So long, we just left for Foxglove
heading.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26

Butter: Los Angeles, 29ci but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, Csc, manufacturing milk
SOC; route gathered cream 21o.
l.. A. Hay: U. 5. No. 1, ei3.5Oi
No. 2 leafy S12.50; No. S1i.O0;
Minneapolis flax, Dec. Sl,72h.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-26
BANK DEBTS

TUESDAY
S375,695.2O
BUILDING PERMITS
TO DATE THIS YEAR
$326,733
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25
STOCKLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Phillips
and daughter, Kathleen. were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. C
Parsons.
Mrs. Lavenia Truitt is spending
some time with her daughter. Mrs
f. L. DOdd.
Mrs. Margaret Holston of Mills
boro visited Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
HOlston of Georgetown.
Mr.. Bob Mitchell visited Mr.. and
Mrs. George Marvel Sunday.
Upper Grade School Notes
The Minstrel sponsored by the
Stockley Eighth Grade will be given
Friday evening, March 4. The cast
of characters follows:
End Men: Joe Johnson, Walter
Marvel. Elwood Belts and Junior
Belts.
Middleman, Richard Davis.
Circle: Margaret HolstOn, Betty
Hughes, Gladys Bunting, Harvey
West, Billy Belts, Ellen Carey, Ev-
elyn Marvel, Louise Poore. Louise
Thompson. Violet Thompson. Mil
dred Belts, Kathleen Phillips, Julia
Dodd.
The second act will consist of
dances, songs and music. Chalk
Talk, The Thompson Dance, Charlie
Mccarthy the Second. and surprise
number, The Tarbaby. MOlasses Or
ehestra will be in evidence. Fun
more fun!
Real laughter and fun is awaiting
you at the Stockley School Min
strel. We are told it takes some
fifty odd muscles to frOwn and only
sixteen to smile. Come to the min
streI and save the difference, March
4.
Mrs. Cathcart Bennett, supervisor
of music; Miss Station of Kent cOun-
ty. and Mr.. Gildersleeve, state direc-
tor of music, visited our room Fri
day to observe a musical program.
This program was given:
The Frog in the Spring.
A Queer Business.
Nonsense Song.
Lincoln.
Indian Lullaby
A Marching Song.
Seven Frogs" was sung to the
Sennet Electrical Transcription Rec
ord.
The Wooden Shoe Dance was given
by the entire group.
The following pupils danced a
Dutch Square Dance: Mildred Bets.
Violet Thompson, Julia Dodd. kath-
Ieen Phillips. Louise Thompson.
Joseph Johnson. Junior Belts. Rich
ard Davis.
We topped the attendance record
for January. and have the Lindbergh
Bust in our room. We have had this
honor three times out OF five.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25
4THE TAX LIFE OF A
CONNECTICUT YANKEE"

The magazine, Life, In fts issue OF
January IL, illustrated the place
taxes take in the daily life Of Mark
]. Lacey Of New Britain, Connecti-
cut, a public spirited citizen who
volunteered to be the "guinea pig
for the experiment.
Mr.. Lacey is president Of a hard
ware and tool manufacturing COM
pany which has 1,100 stockholders
and 800 employees. His salary Is
$27 900 a year. In addition to being
one of the 100000 citizens who pay
a personal Federal income tax, he is
one of the 3.5 per cent of that group
who earn over $4,000 a year and
who pay Sc per cent Of the total in-
come tax. He is typical of that group
of business men who keeps the
wheels turning in industry to elm
plOy the bulk of the nations indus
trial wage earners.
Here Is the way Life pictures him
paying his principal annual taxes:'
Personal Federal income tax, 81
086. Tax on his home. $565. On each
of 1925 packs of cigarettes, a Fed
eral tax of 6 cents a pack. S110. Liq-
uOr for business entertaining. though
temperate himself, So cents a quart
Federal tax, STA. 0ne-cent gallon
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25
.ABLEMAN NAMES
WPA SURVEY
BODY IN STATE
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CONTINUED from First PGgel
ber of Rehoboth Beach City Coun-
ell.
Harry T. Pettyjohn, mayor of Mil
ford; former State Senator James
d. McCabe of Selbyville; S. N. Gull
yer, Delmar, former speaker of the
House of Representatives DR.. Geo.
Ehinger, headmaster of the Murphey
School, Dover; Mayor ]. Wallace
WOodford of Dover; the Rev. c. F..
Penniman of Wilmington; Miss b.
Ethelda Mullen, executive director OF
the Family Society.
/. B. Finkelstein. president of the
Social Workers Club; Judge Earle
ID. Wiley of Dover; Arthur NJ. Pot
ter, executive secretary of the Del
aware Chapter. American Red
Cross; l.. d. Shank, city manager
of Dover; James NJ. Tunnel, Jr., of
Georgetown; DIR. A. c. Jost, execu-
tive secretary of the State Board of
Health; G.. Morris Whiteside II. VIII
mingtOn architect.
Mr.. Ableman said others may be
added to this list. The committee
will prepare a summary of all work
done, and its value both as to phys
ical Improvement of communities,
and as to social welfare.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25

Federal tax on gas. s26. Theatre ad-
missions, tax, s45. Club dues tax,
$40. Toilet preparations tax, $50.
In the fiscal year 1887, his cola
pany earned $4,000 taxable in
come; paid $5S.OO0 in direct Federal
taxes, and local and state taxes Of
$4,000, or a total of sS7 900. While
his eOmpany's sales rose 26 per cent
over 1886, its taxes rose SS per cent.
Life further pictured where some
of Mr.. Laeey's tax money went:
Government employees got 1887 Of
Il; WPA rellefers, s567; war veter-
ans. $1S5; social security, $50 which
Mr.. Lacey pays on himself. and an
additional $32 for social security de-
felt: public works, $2S3; Federal
road funds, $50: national defense.
s308. He paid $142 into the $780,
100000 pot for the farmers. The pub
debt has increased to such a point
-$37, 900 .000, ,0O0-that Mr.. Lacey
pays $500 for interest alone on II.
It would look like the government
and all the people had a very direct
interest in encouraging industry In
the nation. both large and smrll. II
for no other reason than to have
sources able to pay the staggering
tax burdens of government TODAY.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25
SCIENTIFIC ROADS
PREVENT ACCIDENTS

ficiently. Better roads means roads
that will perform this basic job of
transportation with less waste and
less hazard than anything we have
known in the past. In the language
of the man in the street, we want
roads that will give more mileage
for our money, in terms of operating
and maintenance cost, and we want
roads that to the greatest possible
degree will discount or eliminate the
human factor as a cause OF acci-
dents"
Such roads have been built-and
they work. They make 1t impossible
for the driver to get out of his prop
er lane; there is no cross traffic;
intersections are eliminated. Cars
moving in opposite directions can
not meet. Here, in better roads, is
the indispensable step toward the
logical solution of the traffic acci-
dent problem.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25

Mrs Dora Brown Graham is
spending several days with her bro
ther. DR.. James D. Smith of Cam
den, N. j.
and payable as OF their meeting on
Monday. They also announced the
opening OF the thirty-first series.
During the business session all the
old officers were reelected result
ing as follows: President, l. T.
Jones; vice president, Dr. W. T..
Chapman; secretary, Theodore II.
Harrington: treasurer. C. Fred Will
son; directors. Edward B. Rash, FL
mer Smith, Warren T. Moore VIII
bur f. Jacobs. W. w. Sharp. Earl
Sylvester. L. B. Harrington and II.
E. Quillen; attorney. George NJ.
Fisher, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25

The road builder has the largest
share in the job Of making the ma
tion's motor traffic safe. said Har-
old Hammond. of the National Con-
servation Bureau in a recent ad-
dress.
He painted out that in the olden
era of road building that followed
1925, the highways that emerged
were regarded as masterpieces OF
the builders art and science. Disil-
lusian came fast. No sooner had the
pavement hardened. than these
roads became scenes of death and
destruction on an unprecedented
scale. and of maddening congestion
as traffic density grew and move
ment slowed.
The modern, safe road is very diff
ferent from the old highways. Mr..
Hammond defines It in these words:
more roads mean more arteries on
which to move people and goods eff
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25
NO ACTION IS
TAKEN BY JURY
IN POWELL CASE
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thrown against a police car he was
driving.
No Indictment Prepared
II was definitely learned that no
indictment naming Powell had been
prepared before the jury met. 1t also
was learned that the grand jury did
not request any Indictment be pre-
pared, after it heard the witnesses.
Veteran court attaches expressed
the opinion that the fact the jury,
after hearing all the witnesses, did
not request the attorney general
draw up an Indictment, can be in
terpreted as meanings the jury did
not feel there was sufficient evil
dence to warrant an indictment.
The grand jurors themselves were
bound by oath not to discuss the
case or any other case that came
before them with persons not mem
bers of the jury.
Attorney General P. Warren Green
who presented the Witnesses to the
grand jury. declined any comment
on Monday night. other than TO say
no indictment had been returned.
Two of the witnesses taken before
the grand jury were brothers OF
Minner.
Original Hearing Deferred
Powell originally had been held IN
bail TO appear before Judge Earle
d. Wiley. in the Common Pleas
Court, at Dover. for a hearing last
Thursday. The hearing, however,
was deferred because of Judge
Willey's illness.