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The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Will Call High Official

"I will call a high ranking
official to support this evil
dence," cried Dewey.
Sake said he did not know
Hines; that he was not able to
recognize him in court.
Stryker cross-examined Sake,
asking him if he remembered the
'intonations and infections" of
the various voices he heard when
the Davis telephone was tapped.
81 remember Davis voice."
said the detective.
You are familiar with wire
tapping?"
IT don't install the instru-
ments, only listen in," replied
Sake.
He was excused.
Another Listener
John Saxon, jr., an internal
revenue agent Of Orange, N. j.,
was then called by Dewey. He
testified he had listened in during
1888 on "Endicott 2-5666." He sat
In" for full two days in June and
again in September Of that year.
He said he listened to the converse
ton related by Sake.
Had he previously met Davis?
Yes. Had he heard his voice over
the telephone before? Yes. Did
he recognize Davis voice on that
occasion? Yes. He added that he
took notes of the conversation and
Transcribed them.
Saxon related the conversation
in substantially the same words
that Sake had. The witness said
he did not know Hines.
Davis had been recalled to the
stand when court opened but
Stryker surprised the spectators
by announcing mo further cross
examination.
When Davis left the stand
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

With him at the end were his wife
and two daughters, Violet and Dor
is, and a son Raymond. In the same
accident Mrs. MERCER and Ray
mond suffered broken shoulders,
Violet and Doris were cut and
bruised. Another daughter, Marion,
was in CaleXico at the time of the
accident, which happened on a va
cation trip.
No funeral arrangements had been
made Monday, but Mrs. Mercier
probably will accompany the body
to CaleXico, she indicated in mes
sages TO valley friends.
MERCER was 68. He was born in
Goldville, New, and came to the
valley in 1918 where he engaged in
the laundry business. He was the
owner of the CaleXico Steam laun-
dry in partnership with Bert Stew
enSon.
Mercier was past Exalted Ruler
Oh the Goldville, New, ElkS lodge,
a member of the CaleXico Rotary
club and CaleXico chamber of COM
merce and a city counilman for
a number of years, as well as a
prominent leader in civic circles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Rel afions Between
j. s. and Mexico
Strained

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. (UP)-
Diplomatic relations between MeXi-
co and the United States today
we're believed to be in the most
precarious position of any time in
recent years as state department
officials considered the full import
of the most recent note from Mex
leo on appropriation of American
property.
This note, in response to one
from Secretary of State Cordell
Hull insisting that Mexico make
no further appropriations until
some measures had been taken to
insure payment for properties al
ready seized, not only rejected all
of Hull's demands, but called for
cessation of the exchange of dip
lomatic representations on the SUBJ
ject
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
French Cancel
Army Leave as
Nazis Mobilize
Germany POurs Troops
Into Border Forts;
Million Armed

PARIS, Sept. 5. (UP)
All army and air force fur
loughs throughout France
have been cancelled, an un-
impeachable source revealed
today as Germany poured troops
into her Sigfried line, facing the
French Maginot line on the French
German border.
The navy was not affected by
the order but naval authorities were
ready to recall men on leave in case
of an emergency.
The Maginot line was fully man.
ned, leaves were cancelled and
special reservists moved UP to sup
port the 10000 defenders of the
200 mile line of Notifications.
Premier Edouard Daladier an
nounced that the furloughs were
cancelled and reservistS called up
as IAN unavoidable precaution" be-
cause Of the German military re-
enforcement of the French frontier.
The number of German troops
on the Sigfried line was not known
definitely, but two more divisions
were reported to have moved up
during the night. At least two
divisions moved up Friday night,
and the total was believed to be
$4,000 or more.
The French have insisted that
there is no cause for alarm over
Germany's manning of her border
defenses during the army maneuv-
ers which have brought 100000
men under arms, but the calling up
of the French reservists was con-
sidered significant.
Besides military measures the
government cancelled the leave OF
all gendarmes in the frontier re-
gions. They also recalled all postal.
telegraph and telephone employees of
the procedures and ordered projects
to remain at their posts.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Alaskan Pilot
Flies 1000 Miles
On Mercy Dash

SEATTLE, Sept. 5. UP) - An
ambulance was waiting at Sand
Point naval air station today when
Alaskas noted pilot, Joe Crosson,
arrived from Fairbanks. Typically
Crosson himself didn't explain his
hurried 2,000-mile dash, but the
ambulance indicated he had accom-
plished another mercy" mission.
From the cabin of Crosson's sea-
plane was taken a Yakima finan-
cier, 77-year-old j. M. Perry, who
had been stricken at Fairbanks
with an acute attack of appended
tbs. Perry was rushed to a hospital
where an emergency operation was
to be performed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
AIcatraz.Bound
Convict Escapes

GLENDALE, Cal, Sept. 5. (UP)-
A young Alcatraz-bound prisoner
who broke from his guard ano
jumped off a moving train, left no
traces in his flight today.
Vernon Oscar Van Austin, %,
was en- route from Richmond, Va,
to the federal prison in San Fran
cisco bay in custody of Deputy
U. S. Marshal Quinton Nottingham
of San Francisco yesterday. As
the train neared the Glendale sta
ton he broke away from Noting
ham and leaped off. Mingling with
the station crowd so that the deputy
marshal could not shoot, he slipped
through the depot and ran up a
side street.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

efforts between the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the Committee
for Industrial Organization, the two
warning factions of labor appeared
as far apart as at any time since
they began their struggle for DOM
nance.
The battle between the two
groups has spread from the indus
trial front to the political cam
paigns of both the Democratic and
Republican parties. 1t has been
accentuated by struggles of rival
union groups on the picket lines
and before government departments
especially the national labor rela-
tions board.
Parades, picnics, mass meetings
and other demonstrations were
planned today as workers through
out the nation laid down their
tools to celebrate labor's own holi-
day.
President William Green of the
A. F.. of L. asserted the day called
for, "a rededication to the cause
of unionism and for unifying our
labor movement"
CIO Chairman John l.. Lewis
Labor day message, presumably
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

written before he saw Green's state
ment, indirectly answered the A, F
of L. leader and accused him and
his associates of processing a de-
sire for unity" while engaging "in a
civil war to destroy the labor move
ment which the CIO has carried to
such extraordinary success"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

recreate a spirit of American unity
and cooperation and criticized
sharply those whom he charged
had failed to aid this purpose.
The great test for us in our
time he declared "is whether all
the groups of our people are will
ing to work together for continuing
progress.
Such progress comes from the
rank and file of our citizens, and
Continued on Page 3 Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05


by a severe cough, she was picked
up yesterday only 10 miles east Of
her home in southern Sutter county.
She said she had been left blind
folded IN a live oak copse by three
youths who threatened her life il
she tried to escape.
well blow out your brains" they
told her, she said, after she was
brought to her home. Physicians
said she was running a temperature
and feared she might contract
pneumonia.
Slight Description
Mrs. Meeks was able to give only
a meagre description of her abduc-
tors. However, with information
given by her husband, William r.
Meeks, and information repeatedly
obtained by investigators, the kid
napers were believed to be around
"a years of age. They were thought
to be itinerant farm workers, prob
ably refugees from the middle west
ern dust bowl. One of them was
reported to have an Oklahoma
drawl".
Two of them came to the Meeks'
home late Thursday night, bound
and gagged Meeks and took Mrs.
MeekS with them. A third man met
them a short distance away in an
automobile to which Mrs. Meeks
was transferred.
The men were clad in blue jeans
or Lewis" of the type worn by
transient workers and, according to
Raymond Cato, head of the Califor-
MIA state highway patrol, were men
Continued on Page 3, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Bulge Whips
Quisf to
Retain Cup

GERMANTOWN RICKET
CLUB, Philadelphia, Sept. 5. (UP)
The United States retained the
Davis Cup for at least another year
today when j. Donald Bulge OF
California, defeated Adrian Qust
of Australia, 8-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Budge's victory, achieved before
a capacity crowd of 8,700 gave this
country the third point necessary
to clinch the best three TO five
match series. The u. s. scored its
first two points on Saturday when
Bulge conquered John Bromwich
and Bobby Riggs of Chicago de-
feated Quist.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Hundreds Visit
Coast Resorts
On Labor Day

Imperial Valley observed Labor
Day Monday with deserted streets
as hundreds of valley residents
spent the double holiday at coast
resorts. Stores were closed for the
most part, except for few drug
stores and restaurants.
Highways leading to the valley
we're expected to be jammed Mon
day night and Tuesday morning
with returning vacationists and
highway patrol officers prepared
for close watch.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

ItWIS OF IIIS dIIII-NUW DedI UppU-
nent Sen. Millard TydingS. 1t pre-
sented, however, eulogy of Lewis,
by his action describing him as the
type of legislator needed by the
nation in a time of crisis.
Mr. Roosevelt struck hard at his
opponents whom he described as
public figures s'Who quote the
golden rule and take no steps to
bring it closer"
The President declared that his
great task in office had been to
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Coroner's S Jury
Decides Laborer
Took Own Life
Car Key Death PrObed; j;
Gun Identified as
ROOmer's

1AOOIICI >
Clarence Sprague, farm
laborer of the Mt. Signal dis
trict, took his own life, a
coroner's jury found after
an inquest held Monday
morning at the Lemons funeral
establishment in Ell Centre.
Death was caused by two bullet
wounds, one in the upper part OF
the chest and the other through
the head. Mrs Betty Sprague, wife
of the dead man, testified that she
fled from the house early Saturday
morning because her husband shot
at her. AS she ran down the road,
she testified, she heard two more
shots. They had quarreled about
the keys to the family car. Deputy
Sheriff Herbert Hughes testified
to finding a bullet hole through
the casing of the door through
which Mrs. Sprague said she fled.
Olyut ~. IdyiOi, idibOiCi WiAO
roomed at the Sprague home, iden-
titled the death gun as his and
said he left it under the pillow on
his bed when he left the house
short time before the shooting.
The Spragues quarreled the night
before the shooting, Taylor said,
but he thought they were on
friendly terms before he left the
house. The wife declared her hus-
band was worried about bills he
owed.
Funeral services for Sprague will
be held at the Lemons chapel in
Ell Centre at 2:30 pm. Wednesday.
Burial will take place at Evergreen
cemetery.
He was born in Wisconsin April
IL, 1903 and had lived in California
since 1907 He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Betty Sprague: his moth
er, Mrs. Henry Sprague; six sisters.
Mrs. Ellen Heppner, Mrs. Pearl
Gibbens, Mrs. Gertrude Showers,
Mrs. Opal Clark, Mrs. Helen Hicks,
Miss Goldie Sprague; and brother,
Clinton.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

drownings, and as died In shoot
ings, freak accidents and from
other miscellaneous causes.
Michigan and Pennsylvania led
all other states In number OF vio-
lent deaths with 10 each Illinois
was next with l8 and New York
next with II.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05


With more than 400 acres already
burned, Edward Miller of the state
division of forestry announced that
everything depends on the wind"
Miller said reserves from south
ern California civilian conservation
camps and forest service crews
would be called for assistance
should the flames start licking into
the dense timber of the Cuyamaca
Rancho and Cleveland national
forest.
Two crews from La Cienaga CCC
camp in Riverside county already
were aiding rangers and forest
patrols in the Julian Banner area,
and a third Riverside crew was
stationed at 25 acre fire at Moosa
Several orchards in the Julian
area have been burned and at least
three summer homes, rangers SAID
Much valuable timber was lost in
the blaze which started yesterday
morning on the Cannon ranch near
Julian,
Julian was saved apparently after
the wall of flame singed several
buildings on the outskirts of towr.
Six other minor fires throughout
the county kept patrols on the alert
Forest officials said all were either
under control or extinguished.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
'FIoater' Quizzed in
Murder of Child

PORTSMOUTH, N H, Sept. s..
tUP)-Police today arrested ga
year-old "floater" for questioning
in the murder of eight-year-old
Barbara Driscoll, whose body was
found in shallow grave near
railroad tracks six hours after she
disappeared from home.
City Marshal Leonard H. Hewitt
said the suspect, held on safe
keeping charge, was arrested near
the hastily prepared grave but de-
MED all knowledge of the crime.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
State Of Sic sc in
Santiago, Chile

MENDOZA, Argentina, Sept. 5.
(UP)-Advices from Santiago today
reported that a state of siege (usu-
ally preliminary to martial law
had been declared in Santiago,
principal city of Chile.
Shooting was reported in the
streets of Santiago, capital of
Chile and of the province of San
tiago.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
SECOND TYPHOON IN
JAPAN KILLS 81

TOKYO, Sept. 5. (UP) - The
death toll in Japan's second ty-
phoon in ten days was given in
preliminary figures today as g.
The heaviest casualties were in
Shikoku prefecture.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
BRITISH OFFER
SHARP ADVICE

LONDON, Sept. 5. lUP)-An un-
impeachable source reported today
that Sir Neville Henderson, am
baSsador to Germany, had advised
the Nazi government that it would
be a ''mistake" to believe that
Great Britain would refuse to fight
for Czechoslovakia.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
DAUGHTER RELEASES
LONDON BIOGRAPHY

BERKELEY, Cal, Sept 5. (UP)-
Joan London, daughter of Jack
London, announced a biography of
her late father on which she has
been working for II years will be
published by the New York firm
of Doubleday-Dor
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
MEDICAL STUDENT
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

LOS ALTOS, Cal, sept. 5. CUP)-
Philip E. Chamberlin, 24-year-old
Stanford university medical stu
dent, committed suicide by taking
poison in his home, Coroner c. c.
Spalding said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

hardeSJ on Jhe highways Where at
least l44 persons were killed. In
dications were that traffic fatalities
would equal those of last Labor day
weekend when $40 died.
The number of traffic deaths was
far ahead of fatalities from all
other causes combined and was
mounting steadily. There were 10
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
French Batteries
Shell AirpIanes

PERPIGNAN, France, Sept. s.,
(UP)-French anti-aircraft batter
les at Cap Cerbere shelled five
Junkers (GermanD airplanes which
flew over the French border at 10
m.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Roosevelt Appeals to Voters to
Defeat Anti-New Dealer;
Pleads for National Unity

DENTON, Nd. Sept 5. (UP)-President Roosevelt
carried to this eastern Maryland shore community today
Labor Day appeal to voters to nominate Rep David j.
Lewis for the senate national symbol of economic and
political unity. His address did not mention by name
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Labor Day Speakers Call for Peace
In Face of Union Bickerinq

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. (UP)-Organized labor today
observed it's third Labor Day since its ranks were divided
by the bitter controversy the craft the indus
trial form of union organization.
Although Labor Day speakers called for peace
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Injuries in Automobile Accident
Prove Fatal to A. J. Mercier,
Prominent Calexico Citizen

Injuries suffered in automobile accident Thursday
Eko New. Monday proved fatal for A J. Mercer,
prominent Caexco citizen and former mayor.
MERCER died in the Good Samaritan hospital at Los
Angeles where taken from the the accident
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Two Hundred Lose Lives Over
Labor Day Weekend as Roads
damned by Million Autos
= BY UNITED PRESS -

Violence in its various forms took least 200 lives
the triple holiday weekend millions jammed the nations
highways beaches and celebrate Labor Day.
United Press survey showed today usual death struck
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Burns to Within
20 Feet Of Mt.
Resort Town
Over 400 Acres Already Destroyed;
Everything Depends on Wind. Says
Ranger; Cuyamaca in Road

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 5. (UP)-Flames from dew
astating forest fire that at times within 20 feet of
the historic mountain town of Julian sweeping to-
ward the densey wooded hills east of Banner Grade
day with than 200 fighting to bring it under
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
Youths Hunted as
Kidnop ped Woman
Back Home Safe
Wife Weak from Hunger. in Danger Of
Pneumonia After Escape. Says
ADD ductors Thre eatened Her

MARYSVILLE CAL Sept. s. (UP)--Mrs. Norma War
mock Meeks, midde-aged Rio Oso housewife, fought
against pneumonia in her ranch home today while police
of three counties sought three young who kidnapped
her in a futile attempt to obtain $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05


On Labor day, more than on any
other day in the year, RR feels a
deep and abiding sympathy for the
working man. Not the working men
who are at this very moment sprawl
ed on sandy beaches enjoying
holiday, or munching barbecued
sandwiches and running three
,Ugged' races at picnics, but the
Gnes who have to labor on Labor
day
Although it will do them no good
here are liberal oleanders Tor:
garage men, restaurant men, drug
store men, hotel men, filling station
men, AND newspapermen, including
RR himself (ex), darn it!
Two Pairs of Pins
When Paul Bradshaw cracked
down on a dove the other morning
he didn't realize he was getting two
in one. The dove had two paVs
of feet, one pair where feet generally
are and another at the knee joints
df a dove has kneesD What kind
of a drum stick would that make?
Matter of Segree-
When RR called up Massie Hor-
ton, intending to order a bite OF
breakfast, Massie answered the
phone. Said Massie:
'"The cook isn't here, but I'll Tx
YOU up a snack if you want to trust
my cooking
Replied RR: Skip it. I'm not
that hungry
A Swell Rest
Herb Mann's vacation ended on
a low note Monday. He went fish
ing Sunday at San Diego, paid So
Nkr the doubtful pleasure Of having
x queasy stomach, didn't catch a
fish. Nuts to Isaac Walton" quoth
he, as he tripped and almost fell
off the pier.
No Effort at ALL
Noel Smith doesn't need base
ball suit and bat to play good
game of baseball. Perhaps talk"
would be better verb) The other
night at a softball game Noel re-
tired a batter with a rule book, and
he didn't bean him with 1t either.
Seeing a good opening Noel went
screaming onto the diamond madly
thumbing a rule book and con-
fused umpire sputtered and called
the batter out. Said the umpire to
himself as Noel retired to the dug
out still quacking like Donald Duck,
"That guy must be KenesaW
Mountain Lands, jr."
That Time Again
RR noticed Joe Adams with a
"steak dinner" look in his eye not
long ago Betting is one, two and
even that it won't be long now.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

Butter: Los Angeles, 27c; but
terfat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A. 36izcI manufacturing milk
2S1zc; route gathered cream e4he.
l.. a. ray. q. 5. No. 1, S13-13.50;
No. 2 leafy $l2-12.50; No. 2 S10.50-1
Minneapolis flax, Sept. S1.6S.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05
That Time Again

RR noticed Joe Adams with a
"steak dinner" look in his eye not
long ago. Betting is one, two and
even that it won't be long now.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-05

BUILDING PERMITS
70 DATE THIS YEAR
S229,245
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-05-06
$4,000 More Lose
Jobs in March

Washington, D. G. (ILNS)- Fifty
thousand additional workers in indus
try were laid off in March, Secretary
of Labor Perkins said in her monthly
report on employment.
Miss Perkins said that usually
March employment showed a seasonal
increase of from 100000 to 100000.
She estimated that employment in
March of this year was 2,450,000 less
than in March, 1887.
The "only optimistic note" in the
monthly employment report, she said,
was the fact that weekly factory
payrolls showed gain of $200,000.
She attributed this to factories work
ing longer schedules as employment
in manufacturing industries de-
creased contra-seasonally.
In March, she said, about 10000
factory workers were laid off.
The secretary said that 80 states
and the District of Columbia re-
ported employment declines but that
gains were substantial in Washing
ton and Oregon as the furniture and
lumber industries became more ac-
tive, and in some of the southern
states"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-05-06
REDS NOW SEEK
TO Help Democrats In
Indiana Primary
By JOSEPH A. WISE

Chicago (ILNS) Following their
disastrous foray into Illinois poll
ties which came to climax April II,
the national leaders Of the communist
party have hightailed it to the banks
of the Wabash, where they have gone
to ''help" the democrats to select a
list Of candidates in the sixth (Terre
Haute) Indiana congressional district
at the primary election to be held
May 3.
The communist leaders are as funny
as cageful of monkeys in their lat
est chosen role as helpers They
have abandoned the idea of putting a
ticket of their own in the field, and
are now butting III on democratic and
republican primary elections, with the
major part of their efforts being
given to the democrats.
Communist Help" Fatal
''The fellow who gets the help"
of the communists needs lots of sym
pathy,' said prominent Chicago
trade unionist the other day "The red
kiss is the kiss Of death, he said
While / was il indianapolis a few
weeks ago / asked several trade union
acquaintance what the communists
were doing in Indiana.
"Oh, they are not bothering us any,
was the answer. "We scarcely ever
hear anything out of them"
Well, they certainly are in the i'm
portant trade union center of Terre
Haute and the highly industrialized
surrounding territory now, and they
have a daily newspaper to give them
support.
Publicity Reds Strong Point
Publicity is the backbone of the
communist movement. Without it
they would not be able to organize
good dog fight. Their three daily
newspapers one at New York
another at Chicago and the third one
at SanFrancisco- together with THEN
scores of lesser publications, give the
communists mediums through which
to exploit the thoughts Of w. u Fos-
ter, Earl Browder, Joseph Stain and
the other leaders Of the party Of
world revolution.