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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
POISON DUST
RECULAT|O 0 n
CONS|DE D
Supervisors Asked
To Ban Airplane
Scattering

Regulation of the practice
of dusting poison on crops
from airplanes, technical
tax problems, and a plan for
providing a home for county
historical records were among mat
ters considered by the board of
supervisors Monday morning
A. Moline of the Imperial Valley
Milk Producers assn, asked the
board to pass resolution abolish
ing the practice of scattering poi
son from airplanes because the
deadly dust spreads to crops other
than those for which it is intended
The resolution, Moline said, was
passed by the association by unani-
nous vote. The board asked Mo-
line to be present at o'clock when
those responsible for airplane dust
ing would be present and both sides
of the problem considered.
Supervisors declared there must
be some way of solving the prob
lem.
The board telegraphed Gov. Mer-
riam request for a special session
of the legislature to validate all
past levies on Imperial county tax
rolls as a defense against an al
legged tax racket"
Other counties in the state are
said to be sending requests to have
their levies validated also. The at
tacks against the levies are said
to be made on highly technical
grounds by we'll organized and fl
nanced groups of so called tax ex-
perts who profit thereby. Such at
tacks have been made in larger
cities and counties and the board
joined the movement designed to
stop its spread to other sections.
The board promised considera-
ton of plan to take the materials
from the headquarters of Water
Company No. at Imperial and
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
H. S. FIRESTONE>
TIRE MAGNATE,
DIES SUDDENLY
One of Last Survivors OF
Industrial Giants
Expires at 20

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb.
I. (UP) - Harvey S. Fire
stone, sr., tire manufacturer,
died at his winter home here
today. He was 70 years of
age.
Firestone was found dead in bed.
He had been in apparent good
health, according to members OF
the household.
His death leaves but one survivor
of the great scientific and indus
trial triumvirate that made economic
history in America during the 10th
century Henry Ford, close friend
of Firestone and a member of that
group alone survives. Thomas A.
Edison, the third members. preceded
FireStone in death.
Firestone was one of the last sur
vivors of the industrial giants who
built vast industries in an expanding
America, and maintained individual
control of them after they develop
ed into multi-million dollar con-
Germs
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
HULL APPEALS
FOR REDUCTION
in ARMAMENTS
Determined Effort for
ePeace Through Trade
PactS Proposed

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.
(UP)-Less than two days
after warning that the Unit
ed States will build larger
battleships, if necessary Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull propos-
ed today that all nations make a
determined effort" to promote
peace through reciprocal trade
treaties and limitation of arma-
ments.
Declaring that this country stands
ready at any time to help bring
about "a general limitation and re-
duction of armaments," Hull, speak
ing over a nationwide radio hookup
last night. reiterated, however, that
this nation would continue to rem
der adequate our military and naval
establishment"
The speech ostensibly was a de-
fense of the administrations reci-
procal trade treaty program which
Hull said. "is a standing offer to
other nations to join with us in a
determined effort to promote econ
omic appeasement and security"
He warned the "have-not" ma
tions-those not self efficient econ
omically-thst they can all too
easily be misled into attempting to
secure by force of arms what. under
stable world conditions. they would
be able to obtain much more fully
through peaceful means
Hull said that if the world shuts
its eyes to recent disastrous devel-
opments" it would be an open in
vitation for occurrences OF the events
of 1914 and 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
NAVY WILL.
STAND UPON
0 " n FE T T.
No Commitments
Abroad, Says
Leahy

WASHINGTON. Feb. Z.
(UP)-Admiral William D.
Leahy, chief of naval opera
tions, today told the house
naval affairs committee that
the United States fleet expects to
stand on its own feet" in national
defense. He flatly denied any for
eign commitments or understand
ingS.
1.-The navy has no thought of
obtaining assistance from any other
nation" Leahy said
ut has no thought of giving as
sistance in the solution of the prob
lens of any other nation.
"It has no foreign commitments" "
Leahy's statement was in re-
sponse to a question by Chairman
Carl Vinson, D., Ga, author of the
pending bill to carry out President
RooseveltS recommendation for a
20 per cent bigger navy.
Vinson said an inference had
been drawn from Leahy's testi-
mony last week that secret COM
mitments of some kind existed
Leahy urged the house commit
tee to increase its proposed %
ship naval auxiliary authorization
by 10 vessels.
He suggested that TO obtain the
authorizations for these ships lie
would be willing to accept a re-
duction of one destroyer tender, one
repair ship and one submarine ten
der proposed in the Vinson bill if
the committee considered it neces-
Sary.
The pending bill calls for three
dreadnaughts, A other fighting
craft, 1000 airplanes and 10000
more men in addition to the %
auXiliaries.
Leahy said the most urgent need
is an increase in naval patrol
planes and their tenders. The bill
would authorize four large seaplane
tenders and seven small ones.
The number OF tender base
patrol planes considered necessary
for the navy in the Pacific is 428,
OF which 342 are operating planes
and 86 spares" Leahy said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
AT. of L. Expells
Three CIO Unions
In New Flareup

MIAMI, Feb. T. CUP)-TAe Amer
ican Federation of Labor executive
council today expelled from MEM
bership in the federation three Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
unions. At the same time President
William Green of the federation
resigned his membership IN the
United Mine workers union
The drastic council action brings
to a new climax the bitter intra-
labor feud between the CIO, led by
John l.. Lewis. and the federation.
The council revoked the charters
of the United Mine workers union
which Lewis heads and to which
Green had long belonged-the fed
Grafton of flat glass workers
Green declared IN announcement
of the council action that he be-
lieved hope OF peace between the
federation and the CIO at any time
in the near future has gone.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

rural electflllcdJlOn project started
in California under his administra-
ton, Director John NJ. Carnody
of the federal Rural Identification
administration will arrive from
Washington to make the principal
dedication speech.
Hundreds Expected
Hundreds of farm and city dwell
ers from every part of the valley
are expected to throng the grounds
at Magnolia school, five miles east
Of BraWley, for the ceremonies
The Imperial County Farm Bureau
and its womens departments will
participate officially. Charles Vie
man. president of the farm bureau
and Mrs. Olive Carleton, represen-
tatiye of the farm women, will
speak. President Evan T. Hewes of
the Imperial Irrigation district will
introduce Carmody
The complete program includes
barbecue prepared under the su-
perVision of Ernest Edwards, Holt
vile. which will begin at II O'Clock
Before that the Imperial Valley
Boys band will be on hand to fur
nish music, starting at 10 am.
Permanent Marker
Speaking will begin at 1890 and
last no later than l:30, said those
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
GROUPS CLASH
OVER RIGHT TO
PROBE RACKETS
Assembly Committees in
SquabbIe in l.. A.
Vice Inquiry

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7.
(UP)-Two state assembly
committees t o d ~ clashed
over which has the jurisdic-
tional right to investigate
crime, gambling and racketS in Los
Angeles county.
The two groups are the assembly
interim co-ordinating committee,
which already has started wide
spread investigation into local un-
der-world affairs under the chair
manship of William Moseley Jones,
assembly speaker, and the assembly
public morals committee, which is
guided by Assemblyman Rodney
Turner of Delano.
"The public morals committee has
but 500 with which to conduct an
inve. .tigation," said Assemblyman
Charles Lyon, member of the
co-ordinating committee who has
announced he will resign at today's
meeting.
when this $500 is gone the
morals committee will have to come
to Jones committee for more funds.
And just about that time the in
terim committee will retort: Boys,
we are sorry, but there will be no
more money"
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7. CUP)--
Gov Frank F. Merriam today was
asked to appoint special prosecu-
tor to clean up" vice and other
corruption in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
FLOODS DRIVE
500 FAMILIES
FROM HOMES
Ice Jams Break Up in
North; Low Lands
Suffer

DETROIT, Feb. 7. (UP)
More than 500 families
were driven from their
homes today as floods broke
ice jams in rivers through
out southern Michigan and sent
torrents raging over loWlands.
A temperature jump to SO de-
gress Sunday brought thunder
storms, rain and hail after two
near-record cold waves.
Washed-out bridges, flooded low
lands and homeless families were
reported from Holland on the west,
north to the Thumb district and
south to Detroit.
A huge ice jam blocked the mouth
of the Clinton river near Mt. Glenn
ems. Sheriff's deputies fought to
evacuate still more families after
a night in which hundreds were
threatened.
We're trying to dynamite the
ice" said a deputy. but haven't
been able so far. The water is still
rising"
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. CUP)
California S inland rivers, fed by
Weeklong rains. rose menacingly
today in the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys, threatening flood
conditions in some areas as a Paci-
fic storm brought further rain,
snow and gales along the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
Chinese Destroy
II Japan Planes

SHANGHAI. Feb. 7. UP)-Chinese
unofficial sources reported today
that Chinege airplanes. in a raid
On Marking, destroyed II japanese
airplanes at the airport. This report
followed assertions that an unde-
termined number of foreign air.
planes had reached the Chinese
army
1t was reported that 600 German
and American motor trucks had
passed through Canton last week
on their way to the army, and that
a number of American trucks were
on the way.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

terS That even Il an answer were
sent by Feb. 20. az requested, the
government would be likely to say
that it could not reveal its naval
building program.
Foreign Minister Koki Hirota. an
swering questions in parliament,
said that consultations were pro-
ceeding on the notes and that no
decision had been reached.
There is no change in Japans
fundamental naval policy announc-
ed at the time Of the London con-
ference" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
Union Executives
Fight to Avert
Strike Collapse

Only the efforts of labor union
representatives at Washington Mon
day prevented complete collapse of
the Amrican liberation of Labor
strike on the LeWis-Chambers Con-
struction company's All American
canal job.
Work on the company's six con-
tracts was going ahead on normal
schedule Full crews were employed
"AS far as we are concerned, there
is no strike" said officials OF the
company.
Union chieftans contended that
their Washington representatives
continue their efforts to have the
government remove Lewis-Cham-
bers from the canal contracts be-
cause Of alleged wage rage and
overtime violations
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

startling" disclosure of the expedi-
ton was that the savage Indian
eXiles now are "a community made
up almost entirely of women"
Most of the bucks have been
slain by the MeXicans," he explain
ed.
He himself saw only five Apache
-four women. man and baby.
THE man was the widest" the
scientist said. He kept far away.
was unable to get very near any
OF them except a woman, seeming
ly the leader, who was spokesman"
After wandering for three months
through mountain wilderness which
he said was "the most wild and
magnificent I have ever SEEN" he
reported finding caves of civiliza-
ton so old it would require months
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

an who was slain last Nov. 8 after
Wright allegedly found her in an
unnatural embrace with Kimmel
A Burbank newspaper reporter
and a cleaning establishment pro-
prietor we're the last defense wit
neSSeS.
Evelyn Locke, reporter for the
Burbank Daily Review, testified
Wright was so emotionally up
set few hours after he shot and
killed his wife and Kimmel that
he Wept on Miss Locke's shoulder
as she interviewed him in the
Glendale jail.
He was in a daze. He hardly
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

OF painstaking study to determine
their true age.
Il found caves that had been
inhabited at some dim Lime in The
past by tribe of pygmies I found
bones to establish the height of
these people at from three to four
feet.
Il spent three months trying to
contact the remnant of the tribe.
he said. TO say they are as wild
as wolvse is inaccurate. We saw
wolves several times before we saw
the apache. We found many camps
made by the wild band. am con-
vlnced only luck and months of
work would make possible a frater-
nizing with the band and a close
study of them"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

seemed to comprehend what was
going on. And he was SO emotion
ally upset that when he tried to
talk to ne he put his head on my
shoulder and cried" Miss Locke
said under examination by Defense
Attorney Jerry Giesler.
He was not at all like tne busi-
ness man that 1 had frequently
interviewed at the Burbank air.
port, she said.
Prosecutor Ernest Roll said he
might call a psychiatrist to refute
the theory of Dr. Samuel Marcus,
defense psychiatrist.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
Arrangement Put
Off in Murder Case

WILLOWS, Cal. Feb. 7. CUP)-
Arraignment of Miss Leonora Simp-
son, Orland cattlew6man, and two
cowboy employees on a grand jury
indictment charging conspiracy to
murder was continued today until
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

would be a very good guess that
the United States would mount l8
inch guns in event Japan refuses
to disclose her present naval build
ing plans.
The value of guns larger than Is
inches has long been debated and
probably will not be settled until
some have been built and tried in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
JAPANESE SILENCE TO MEAN
MONSTER NAVY GUNS FOR US.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (UP)-A high naval official
indicated today that Is inch guns-the most powerful
weapons ever conceived-may be used United States
bateships if this country decides build capital ships
beyond the $4,000 ton treaty limit The official said it
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

actual practice.
Advocates of bigger guns claim
that 18 inch ones would be capable
of blasting from the sea practically
anything afloat. Opponents of larg-
er bores point out that they will
necessitate considerable sacrifice in
speed of vessels and the number of
other weapons carried
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
WOMEN RULE TRIBE
OF SAVAGE INDIANS

DOUGLAS Ariz. Feb (UP-Dr Hege Ingsad the
ehnoogst who three hazardous
northern
Indians ruled mainly by their
resting expedition thc most
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
FIRST ELECTRIC
POLE WILL BE
ERECTED TUES.
R.E.A. Director John CarmOdy to Visit Valley
From Washington for Ceremony; Big
Barbecue Celebration Planned

Against background of more than 20 years Of strug
gle Imperial Valley farmers Tuesday will plant the first
pole in lines which viii: within few months extend
600 miles of territory electric hundreds
of farm homes in the valley. Because this is the first
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
PERHAPS JAPAN WILL
ANSWER NAVY QUERY
Observers Say, Even Ii Tokyo Replies,
Specific Information Upon
Building to Be Withheld

TOKYO, Feb. 7. (UP)-A foreign office spokesman
said today that perhaps Japan will answer within the
time set in the request of the United States Great Britain
and France for specific information Japans naval
building PROGRAMS But it intimated in reliable
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
Defense Rests
Case i'm Wright
Murder Trial
Prosecution Prepares to Put Mother of
Slain Woman on Stand; Newspaper
Reporter Gives Testimony

LOS ANGELES, Feb T. (UP) TIE defense today
closed its in the trial of Paul A Wright aviation
cutve for the murder of his wife, Evelyn 28 and John
kmmel The prosecution prepared present its
rebutta Witnesses chief of whom expected be Mrs
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
ALLIANCE DENIED
Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments
Until now. RR couldn't tell-but
he's been released from a promise
r. l. French, the deputy district
attorney fellow, was driving down
the street quite a few days ago
when he noticed a friend at the
heel of big black car stopped in
the street in front of the Barbara
Worth hotel. Ralph slowed down
and leaned out.
Hey, you" he shouted, what
dye mean, double parking like that?
Don't you know it's against the
law"
Then he looked in the rear seat
of the big black car.
There sat Governor Merriam.
Halfway Measures
There are five women in the Arts
and Crafts section of the Junior
Ten Thousand club. They are Mar
garet Correll, Margaret Plemons,
Marlys Polzin, Maxine Free and
Martha Acker. And, strange though
it may be, first name beginning
with IN" is not a qualification for
membership. Queerest thing is that,
in Roman numbers, five Ms
MMMMM-is 5000. And that, dear
readers, is just half of 10000, which
is quite appropriate for a junior
club section.
Welcome to Our Club
Fritz Anderson, at last, has joined
Imperial Valleys exclusive club Of
sand fleas. Fritz, out for a cruise
OH San Diego bay Sunday with
family and friends in his gorgeously
rebuilt. repainted and generally re-
furnished boat. practically staked
out homestead on big sand bar
of Coronado Beach. RR can't help
wondering why Paul Blenkiron did
mt come along and join him. They
say Paul just can't resist sand
bar.
If This be Treason
Fred Trude has a deep, abiding
conviction about one thing. viz:
That Arizona sunsets are superior
to the Imperial Valley type. It's
no gentle Whim, as Fred demonStrat-
cd when he held to his belief even
though his opponent in sunset
argument was the attractive Mrs.
I,ovcridoe Marsh, VINO championed
Imperial Valley sunsets. Some day
RR would like to get together with
Fred on the subject, for it has been
our conviction for years that Ari-
zona has a corner on beauty in the
sunset sky.
We Stand Corrected
Leslie Burr, the attorney chap in
Imperial was somewhat diSappoint-
cd because the PoSt-PreSs didn't tell
of the Lions club meeting there last
Thursday, when President Evan T..
HcweS of the Imperial Irrigation
District told of the districts drain
age and refinancing troubles, as no
body else can tell Of them. Mr.. Burr
is right, we're sorry we missed it
and we'd like to have a yarn every
time the club meets. Or any other
club, for that matter.
That Certain Feeling
Have you noticed E. A. Fitzhugh's
puffed chest and proud smile,
passing out cigars?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

Butter: Los Angeles. 3ic; but
terfat, Imperial valley, fob. ranch
grade A, 42c; manufacturing milk
38c; route gathered cream Sic.
l.. A. Hay: u. :. No. | $500
1900; No. 2, leafy, S14-1i.50; No.
2 SI3. Mpls. Flax, May S2.07@
IV. Lettuce fob, CT. Is. 90c-Sl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
HAIDA RETURNS
 FROM "BA.T|'TLE' B ]! l. l
Coast Guard Basketball Squad Defeats Haines
 Post B 10 62

The Coast Guard five of the Haida took the Army Wednesday night at Haines in four 15 minute quarters of basketball on the Chil- koot Barracks floor, by score of 73 to 62.
 This was the highlight of a rou- tine cruise of the Haida to Haines from which the Guarder returned yesterday afternoon, bringing back General Supervisor of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Claude M. Hirst and ski instructor Ted CoOmera, who talked with fort officials regarding ski instruction plans for enlisted men this winter.
 The basketball victory over the barracks five was led by the Haida's rangy Nagy in center position, stocky ball handler Waldron and the flashy colored boy Love. all getting around 20 points each"
 The Haida basketball squad will run up against the strong Firemen's quintet in. the Juneau High School gymnasium Tuesday night in the curtain raiser preceding match between the Miners and Krause teams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
MRS. WIN RETURNING
by AdeIGids Ksrr

Mrs. Grover c. Winn, who went south to attend the wedding of her daughter, Miss Barbara Vim, is returning to her Juneau home on board the Mount Mckinley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES COM
 MISSIONER (E X-O CIO
 PROBATE) COURT FOR THE
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, JUL
 NEAU COMMISSIONERS PRE-
 CINCT.
 In the Matter of the Estate of FANNIE c. ESTES, Deceased.
 TO ERNEST ESTES, residing in Seattle, Washington, and VICTOR ESTES, residing in Seattle, Wash ington, and all other heirs, devisees and legatees of the above-named decedent, to all creditors of the above-named deeedent, and all others and interests:
 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 3rd day of December, 1888, George E. Cleveland, the duly appointed, qualified and acting ad- ministrator of the estate of Fannie c. Estes. deceased, duly filed his petition herein for an order of sale of the real property belonging to said estate, to-wit:
 Lot Eleven CID in Block Two
 @ containing 11,252 square
 feet, and Lot Two CD in Block
 Three (3), containing 19,762
 square feet, of the Scatter Addi-
 tion to the Town of Juneau, AL
 aska, all according to the offi-
 cial plat of the General Land
 Office, subject to rights and re-
 seryations in said patent ex-
 pressed,
 and that an order was duly entered by me on said date ordering a hear ing to be held on said petition be- fore me on February 9th, 1939.
 NOW, THEREFORE, you and each of you are hereby ce.nmanded to be and appear before me in my office on the fifth floor of the Federal-Territorial Building in the City of Juneau, Alaska, not less than thirty (300 days after the ser- vice of this citation upon you, to- wit At the hour of 10:0O o'clock. AM. on February 9th, 1889; then and there to show cause, if any ex- ists, why an order of sale should not be made as prayed for in said petition.
 WITNESS my hand and official seal this 3rd day of December, 1888, at Juneau, Alaska.
 FELIX GRAY,
 United States Commissioner
 and ex-officio Probate Judge
 for the Juneau Commission
 er's Precinct. Publication dates, December 3, 10, IT, 24, 1888.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
MELVIN FLIES OUT
 TO VISIT HIS WIFE

Leslie Melvin, Al. employee, went to Hoonah this morning by Alaska Air Transport plane to spend the weekend with Mrs. Melvin, teaching at the Government School.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
TO HIRsT

R. G. Adams flew to Hirst today with Alaska Air Transport plane to work at the Hirst Chichagof mine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
HOSTETTER COMING

D. s. Hostetter, former FBI agent stationed in Alaska, with head quarters in Juneau is aboard the Mount Mckinley for this port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
FOR RENT

BROOM house. Walter B. Robin
 son. Phone Green 475.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10

rURN your old gold mo value, cash or trade at Nugget Shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10

SLEEPING apt. in private home. 437 Seward St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10

BOAT STALL, by Douglas Bridge,
 $2 per month Green 475.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
MISCELLANEOUS

GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- menus. $4.50. Finger wave, 65c. Lolas Beauty Shop, telephone 21l, 315 Decker Way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10

BOY: Preferably on Highway, who wants pup seven months old, ex- cellent disposition, medium size. Frank Metcalf, phone Black 150.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10

BROOM furnished apt, McKinnon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10

TWO-ROOM bachelor apts.: over stuffed furniture, Frigidaire, elec- tric range. Available Dec 12. Write Empire A 187
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10
PETERS s4.eeO

ENLARGED sketches made from
 photographs. Phone I'll.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-10

UUAS, warm, furn. Apis. Light water, dishes, cooking utensils and bath. Reasonable st SeavIew