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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Friends Attend
Final Rites for
Mrs. N. H. Apple

Friends from all sections of I'm
perial Valley assembled at the
Lemons chapel in Ell Centre Mon
day morning for funeral services
for Mrs. Missouri H. Apple, 70.
pioneer club woman who died FRI
day.
In conformance with her wishes,
an informal service was arranged
DR.. George Thomas of the First
Presbyterian church read from the
Bible and offered prayer. Guy
Weakley delivered an eulogy and
r. a. Chestnut read two of Mrs.
Apples favorite poems.
Pallbearers we're otto Bradshaw.
o. G. Horne, John Rice, w. c. Co.'S
tello, j. H. Brock, Judge Vaughn N.
Thompson, M. c. DoWd. and r. P.
Moore.
The list of honorary pallbearers
included Drs. L. c. House, Philip
Hodgkin, Floyd A. Burger, c. s.
Brooks, M. c. Garfield. F. w. Peter
son, H. P. Finley, A. B. Hanson,
w. S. Sylvester, Sem Bacon, Nor
man Dupont, R. C. Clemons. For
rest Kutz, and M. o. King, Warren
Currier, J. d. Johnson, Walter
Havekorst, w. w. McEuen. Hugh T,
Osborne, w. H. Brooks. John
Waterman, Dan Scott, H. p Meyer,
A. c. Finney and Harry Horton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
U.S.. Agrees Upon
Nicaragua Pact

WASHINGTON, May %. (UP)-
The United States today reached
commercial agreement with Mica
ragua under which 100000 in
credits will be extended through
the Export Import bank to the
Central Amrican republic in
move to further President Roose-
velt's good neighbor" policy.
President Roosevelt announced
the plan for extension of credits
after a White House conference
with President AnaStaSio Somosa
of Nicaragua. The agreement fol-
lows a commercial accord reached
earlier this year with Brazil, under
which the United States is advanc-
ing millions of dollars in credits
in an effort to link Latin American
countries more closely to the eco
nomy of this country and combat
commercial inroads of totalitarian
states.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
|. A. Man Robbed
By Negroes Here

A 52-year-old Los Angeles man
Harry Casper, was in the county
hospital Monday recovering from
severe bruises suffered when two
Negroes attacked and robbed him
Sunday night near Ell Centre.
M w. Winn, owner of a gravel
plant on Fourth street, reported
to police that a man had been
beaten up in the nearby hobo jun
gleS.' Police found Casper and took
him to the hospital. He was able
to give only a meagre description
of the attackers. He said they
robbed him of $11.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

director, SAID MS orders we're not
to force anyone off relief rolls to
accept a job paying less than 27b
cents an hour in the countys cot
ton fields.
Growers, contending they cannot
pay more than 20 cents an hour
were faced with the prospect OF
seeing their fields go uncultivated
for want Of workers.
They now must offer 27l2 cents
an hour for cotton chopping in
order to draw workers from relief
rolls, chief source of seasonal farm
labor.
Hundreds of persons laid off dur
ing the past few weeks to work at
the 2O-cent wage will be eligible
to return to relief rolls under the
new ruling, Scott said.
Growers indicated to relief Off
cials that unless they can get labor
from relief rolls, they will be fore
ed to import it into the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

SACRAMENTO, May %. CUP)-
The state relief commission held
today that relief clients are "jus-
titled in refusing to accept" en-
ployment if the wage offered IS
"less" than fair wage determin-
ed by a duly authorized govern
mental body.
The ruling was handed down in
a statement of policy issue by the
relief commission as an outgrowth
of a wage dispute between cotton
growers and choppers in MADEIRA
county. GCv. Culbert Olson or
dered an investigation by Carey
McWilliams, immigration and hous
ing chief, and McWilliams and
others, acting as a board of in
quiry recommended 271a cents an
hour or $1.25 an acre as fair
and Just wage"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Burgunder Faces
Murder HearinQ

PHOENIX, May %. (UP)-Rob-
ert M. Burgunder, jr., sat unemo-
tionally in justice court today and
heard himself identified as the
well dressed youth who was last
seen with Jack Peterson and Ellis
Koury, murdered automobile sales
men.
The 22-year-old student of Ari-
Zona State Teachers college at
Tempe appeared unconcerned when
Paul Adams said he "sized up" Bur-
gunder as "hot prospect" and then
sent him out with the statesmen
for a demonstration.
Several other witnesses were to
be called during the afternoon at
Burgunders preliminary hearing to
determine whether there is cause
to hold him for superior court
trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Two Injured When
Autos Collide

HEBER, May 22.-Two persons
were injured shortly before MID
night Sunday when two automobiles
collided south of Curphey's corner
Donaleen Harrison, IA, suffered
broken shoulder and Juanita
Harrison, 81, suffered leg injuries,
Highway Patrolman Bill Tacketr
said.
A coupe driven by Lorenza A.
Harrison, 10, collided with a coach
driven by Peter Aguirre, 81. Tack
EFT said the Harrison car ran
through boulevard stop and
struck the Aguirre car, throwing
it into ditch bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

the made who made senator's and
governors. had pleaded guilty to
charges of income tax payment
evasion.
The sentence meant the end Of
the political career of the 81 year
old man whose very appearance
was that of the cartoonist'S con-
ception of the political overload.
Judge Otis remanded Pendergast
to the custody of the U. S. marshal
and said that he would be given
week to adjust his affairs before
serving his sentence. He will be
taken to the prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan, 40 miles from here,
it was understood.
In addition to the prison sem
tence, assessed ON the first count
of the indictment. and the $4,000
fine. assessed on the second count.
Pendergast was sentenced to three
years in prison on the second count
but placed on probation for five;
years. Thus his actual time in
prison will be limited to Is months
with time off for good behavior.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

Thomas is doubtful of senate &C
ton at this session on Wagner
act amendments and indicated that
administrative action by the board
would aid the situation.
Madden said that consideration
of the administrative change had
been delayed by the demands upon
the boards time resulting from the
labor act hearings.
He indicated that there was a
disposition on the board for such
change, but pointed out that
action was difficult.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Escaped Convicts
Threaten TO Shoot
Officers on Sight
Trapped by POssemen in
Strip Between Rivers,
DesperadOes Fight

BOISE, Ida, May % (UP)
-Four convicts, hunted by
posses and bloodhounds for
more than Ga hours, lashed
back today with a threat to
shoot it out" and a warning they
would not be taken alive as posse
men trapped them in narrow strip
of land between two raging rivers.
The warning came as state Off
cials departed aboard a plane to
add an aerial unit to the search
Revolvers, long range rifles and
field glasses in the hands of the
convicts, taken in a crime spree
that Immediately followed their
escape from the penitentiary Sat-
urday, made them dangerous.
Native mountaineers armed with
everything from shotguns and an
cient fowling pieces and high pow
cred deer rifles to pitch forks, join
ed Civilian Conservation Corps
youths, forest rangers, state police,
sheriff'S deputies and wardens to
swell the manhunt
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

: SllDerJ was Cne lDlIldl WlClleSS de
the committees first open hearing
into the circulation of allegedly
anti-Semitic propaganda to head
off purported "Leftist uprising.
Gilbert was questioned about his
activities in helping circulate warn
ings of the supposed revolutionary
threat among a selected list of
about 40 persons, mostly veterans
leaders.
Asked about a reference to using
"the Spanish method" to head off
the revolution" Gilbert explained:
Il figured that very shortly in
this country we would face civil
war from the left and I thought
the American people would have
to arise under some American Of
ficer of the Franco type, otherwise
we'd have a Red republic.
The Spanish method" reference
was made in letter written last
Feb. 18 to James Erwin Campbell.
who circulated information Gilbert
obtained. Gilbert denied that he
had in mind the creation of
military dictatorship in this coun-
try.
Did you mean that your group
would have to start a revolution"
asked committee counsel Rhea
Whitley
mo, SIR said Gilbert.
That's what happened in Spain.
wasn't it?"
'No sir Gilbert said. You have
mt read your history
Gilbert's letters indicated hope
that a Nationalist state" might
be established with the stars and
stripes flying over all the territory
from the Panama Canal to the
Arctic circle"
Il believe some day that will hap
pen," he said when his letter was
read to him. "I think many army
officers agree with US
He said that a large bloc of
American people" would have to
"get together and fight to put some
backbone in the present govern
ment so we won't have some other
form of government
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
DIES WITNESS URGES AMERICAN FRANCO
Ban Proposed

SACRAMENTO, May %. (UP)
Such proposals as the ham
and eggs" pension and the much
defeated "singIe tax" would be
refused a place on the ballot at
two successive elections, ac-
cording to a constitutional
amendment proposed today by
Assemblyman Hubert Scudder,
r., Sebastopol.
Prospects of special cleo
ton on the pension proposal
gave Importance to the sug-
gested amendment.
1t has been little more than
six months since Californians
voted down the Ham -and-Egg
plan on which they will vote
again at the special election
called by Governor Olson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
MANCHU GUARDS POT
COMMUNIST AIRPlANE

TOKYO, May %. CUP)-A Domei
news agency dispatch from Hsin-
king, Manchukuo, reported today
that Manchukuan frontier guards
shot down an outer Mongolian light
bombing plane which was recon-
noitering over Manchukuo Satur-
day. Outer Mongolia is under the
protection of Soviet Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Japan Army Kills
$4,000 Chinese

SHANGHAI, May %. UP)-
japanese forces in north Hupeh
province have rushed the armies
OF Gems. Ii Tsung-Jen and Tang
En-Po and killed $4,000 Chinese
soldiers, a japanese army spokes-
man said today.
The spokesman described the
campaign, which followed Chi
nese counter attack after the Japa-
nese capture of Nanchang, as a
deadly blow" to China's National
ist generalissimo, Chang Kai-Shek.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

eel over and put her arms around
each of the Dionne children and
kissed them back.
The audience took place in the
drawing room of the lieutenant
governors quarters in the parlia-
ment building.
The quintuplets were dressed in
ankle length court dresses of white
and wore little white poke bon-
nets
DR.. Allan r. Dafoe, physician
and guardian of the quints, came
to the royal audience fearing that
at least one of the little girls would
stand on her head, seize the kings
gloves, or otherwise behave as five
year old children do.
He could have forgotten his wor-
rieS.
They had been carefully schooled
in the technique of making curtsieS,
but no one had anticipated they
would put their arms around the
queens neck and kiss her.
That was their own idea.
They walked up to the queen,
put their arms around her neck
and, one by one, kissed her. Per-
sons in the room said the queen
was deeply touched by that and
swiftly kneeled and embraced and
kissed each of the children.
King George vi of Great Britain
and the dominions beyond the seas,
was the forgotten man in the midst
of all this feminine affection.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Re|iefers Needn't Accept Jobs at
Less Than Fair Wage, State Rules

The commission agreed to the
recommendation and held the cct-
ton choppers were Justified in re-
fusing to accept such employment
ut lesser wage
AT the same time, the commits
sion authorized Relief Administra-
tor H. Dewey Anderson to make
arrangements for children Of re-
lief clients to attend summer
camps, not longer than one month
like the children of more for
tunate citizens"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
BrawIey Police
Nab 20 Prisoners

BRAWLEY, May 22.-Twenty
prisoners, rperesenting the week.
end catch" made by the Brawley
police department, lined up in po-
lice court today.
The lot included IL drunks, Of
ficerS said, with the remainder
charged with vagrancy and disturb
ing the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
FORMER MAYOR NAMED
TO WELFARE BOARD

SACRAMENTO, May %. CUP)-
Gov. Culbert Olson today named
j. S. Wilson, former mayor of Ber-
kelley, to the vacancy on the state
social welfare commission caused
by the resignation of Frank Y.
Mclaughlin, former emergency re-
lief administrator for northern CAL
ifOrnia
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
p AMBLING
&\EPORTER
Fleetfo0t FlOogic-

Fleetfoot Floogie-
Someone should have protested
the result of the fat mans race
at the state employees picnic at Sal
ton Sea Sunday.
Stanley WolfSohn, who is not
much fatter than Elmer Heald, won
VI
First prize was a quart of fly
spray, so now they call him Deer
foot WolfSohn.
Deerfoot went on TO win the ba-
con in the married couples race.
Turtle Found; Turtle Lost
Sometime ago RR carried an
item about pet turtle that turned
up at 1854 South Eighth street in
Ell Centre. Monday Leonard SchWa-
cofer came into the office seeking
clue to the whereabouts of his
pet turtle, last seen in October
and was referred to the Eighth
street address.
81 had him l8 years" Schwacofer
said, shaking his head sadly Hes
sort of a family heirloom you
might say. He holed up for the
winter last October and meanwhile
the house was moved. | sort OF
thought they'd find him somewhere
in the foundation but they didn't
"He has a hole drilled in his
shell and likes melons and lettuce
Xe called him Old Man but he
er answered to it."
One, Two, Three
When the chicks fly, they seem
to do it all at once In the Percie
Thacker family.
Recently Percie jr. was graduated
from the University of California
be graduated fro mCentral junior
college and at the same time Bill
will leave Central high school
A Brother Act
There is nothing like being neu-
tral.
Here is a case of being on both
Nides of fence at once. Bill Hud-
gins works for Nev-Cal and his
DIOIlltI DtlllIy WOI hS iOl Vic
perial Irrigation district.
Slightly Muddled-
What is your name?" asked Mrs,
Dorothy Reynolds, deputy county
kerk, who was registering pros
pective voter.
Jesse" said the man.
How do you spell it?" asked
Mrs, Reynolds.
Double c, double S" said the
man.
"You mean Jeesse?" she asked.
Nope, jesse" said the man.
Here, you write it, said Mrs,
Reynolds and the man wrote
12esse."
What did I tell you2" ne said
0Hwo e's and two s's.'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Girl Finds Body Of 18-Months- Old
Brother in Canal Near SeeIeY

OF the Alder canal.
Ell Centro firemen and two ply
sicians worked with the baby for
an hour but were unable to re-
vive him.
Funeral services will be at ST.
Mary's Catholic church in Ell Gen.
tro at 10 a. m. Tuesday. He will be
buried in Evergreen cemetery.
Rosary was scheduled for the Lem
ons chapel at 7:30 p. m. Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

other persons in the plane who
suffered only minor injuries.
The dead were Pilot william Duck
of Oakland, Calf, and Copilot C.
I. Gardiner of Chicago.
Inspectors for the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority learned that Duck,
flying at a 10000 foot elevation,
was suddenly confronted by the
dust storm, and fearing he would
be flying blind in heavy clouds over
the treacherous Wasatch range, de-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Macdonald Denies
HOLY Land Plan

LONDON, May %. CUP)-Col-
onial Secretary Malcolm MacDon-
aid told the House of Commons to-
day that Great Britain's strategic
requirements must be satisfied in
creation of a new state in Palestine
but he denied that the government
was planning to hand over the
Jewish minority in the Holy Land
to the Arabs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Kansas City Political Boss Gets
Year in Jail for Evadinq U.S.. Tax

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May %.
UP)-Tom Pendergast, the fallen
boss of the Democratic political or
ganization here, today was sentenc-
ed to prison for one year and three
months.
He also was fined $4,000.
Sentence was imposed by Judge
Merrill E. Otis after Pendergast.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

labor unions.
The change has been repeatedly
requested by employers and today
was, advocated by Donald Wake
field Smith, former board member
whose nomination was withdrawn
from the senate because of wide
spread opposition.
Madden made his statement after
Aairman Elbert D. Thomas, D.,
n, of the senate labor commit
Tee which is considering amend
ment proposals to the labor act
said that such revision might be
ID very, very helpful thing to con-
Sider,"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

SEELEY, May 22-The body OF
Danny Wiess, 18-months-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Wiess, was
found in an irrigation canal here
by his 14-year-old sister, Elizabeth,
Saturday night.
She found the body while the
family frantically searched for the
missing child. He slipped into the
water as he played on the banks
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Where Will FIR Be?

WASHINGTON, May %. (UP)-
Sen. Sheridan Downey, D., Calf,
said today that he expected "the
heavy pressure of American af-
fairs to prevent his presence at
the congressional reception June 9
for King George vi and Queen
Elizabeth.
"On that day I expect 1 probably
will be trying to solve the economic
problems Of the United States he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
BURGLARS MAKE OFF
WITH ONE FOOTBALL

BRAWLEY, May 22.-One foot
ball was the only loot burglars
took from the gymnasium at BraW-
ley Union high school this week.
end. Household furnishings disap-
peared from a freight car looted by
burglars while the car stood in the
BraWley railway yards.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

termined to make a forced land
ing.
The ship pancaked nose first on
to the ground after the undercar
riage struck tree. Duck and
Gardiner we're crushed in the cock
pit.
Mrs. Gardiner, her daughter.
Carol; Mrs Duck and Mr.. and Mrg.
r. T. Sullivan of Oak Park, Ill.
were the other passengers. They
suffered only minor cuts and shock.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
RAID z BUSINESSES

CALEXICO, May 22.-Burglars
vmade two raids in Calexico's down.
town district this weekend.
They took 800 from the Calexico
Chronicle office safe and the money
from two penny machines in the
ElkS hall
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Baseball Results
By UNITED PRESS
AMERICAN

Cleveland .............................. OH 0
New York ......................... 900 0
Called off rain)
Harder and Pytlak; Pearson and
Dickey.
st. Louis ........ l0l 100 0l0-6 l3
Philadelphia 200 900 O1O-3 9 :
Kennedy and Sullivan; Caster,
Pippen CD Potter 90 and Brucker
Detroit at Boston postponed, rain
Chicago at washington postpon-
ed, rain.
NATIONAL
New York 100 400 202-9 IL 0
Pittsburgh 900 900 OIL 6 4
Schumacher and O'Dea; Tobin,
Brown, Clemensen and Berres,
Mueller.
Brooklyn 200 600 1923 s 0
Cincinnati ........-...20o 001 12x-6 s i
Hamlin, Evans and Todd; Girls
som, Thompson and lombard.
Boston .020 001 020-5 8 0
Chicago 100 ITO 010-3 8
Fette, Erickson and Lopez; Lee.
J. Russell and MancuSo.
Philadelphia ........................000 900
st. Louis ................................00 00l
Hollingsworth and Miles; Coop
er and Owen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Pilot Mistakes Dust for Cloud Bank,
Crashes as Plane Shears Top from
Tree; TwoPerish, Five Escape Hurt

COALVILLE Utah. May %. (UP) = heavy dust
storm which the pilot confused for cloudbank was bam
ed today for the deaths of two in the crash of pri
vaely owned plane in the rugged Untah mountains IL
miles northeast of here Mracuously saved five
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Relief Commission Ruling Brings On
Acute Shortage Of Agricultural
Labor in Merced Cotton Fields
County Welfare Director Cannot Order Men
Off Dole to Accept Work in Harvests;
Growers May Be Forced to Import Labor

MADEIRA, Calf, May % (UP)--Fears of serious
shortage of agricultural labor aroused today by
state relief commission ruling that SRA clients usti
fled in refusing employment at less than fair de
termned by officials H. M. Scott county welfare
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
'SociuIite Tells
Committee Red
Revolt Threatens
Fascist Measures Necessary to Head
Off Leftist Uprising, Dudley Gilbert
Declares at Congressional Inquiry

WASHINGTON, May %. (UP)-Dudley P. Gilbert,
New York Sociate today told the Dies committee nves-
tgatng unAmercan activities that the American people
will "have to rise under American officer of the
Franco type if Red revolution is to be averted.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Chairman Indicates Labor Board May
Revise Rules to Allow Employers
To Request JurisdictionaI Ballot

WASHINGTON May %. (UP)-Charman J. Warren
Madden today said that the National Labor Relations
Board is giving Serious thought to changes in its admin
strave rules which would permit employers to petition
for election to settle urisdictonal disputes between
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Quintup|ets Meet Royal Pair, Upset
Both Schedule and Tradition With
Moist Kisses for Her Majesty
Queen Forgets Custom, Returns Caresses of
Famous Children While King Stands By as
Forgotten Man of Strange Audience

TORONTO, Ont. May %. (UP)-The Dionne quintu-
pets sauted Queen Elizabeth today with five moist kisses
of the stranget audiences granted by British
monarchs.
The queen forgetting royal custom and tradition
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22
Senate Committee LopS
Additional 10 Million
From State Budget Total
Administration Democrats Read y to Put
Up Battle Against Republican Economy
Bloc Move for reductions in Spending

SACRAMENTO, May %. (UP)-Carrying estimated
economies more than double those made in the assembly
redraft of Gov. Cubert Olsons $557000000 biennial
budget recommended for passage today by special
Aate committee. Whereas assembly bloc eliminated a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-22

Butter: Los Angeles, 25c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 32cI manufacturing milk,
251kc; route gathered cream, 23o.
l.. A. Hay: u. S. No. 1, S14.5O-15:
No. Q Ieafy, $14-14.50; No. $3.50
I3. Minneapolis flax May $685..
Evening star., 1939-08-27

questing youth - youth in which she could
play no normal part.
But there was need of extra money in the
household and the manned body held a stout
heart.
"Ill teach school myself" she said right
here at homer'
In her self-propelled wheel chair she visited
the village schools and asked questions as to
the newest methods of instruction.
On her seventeenth birthday she opened
her chidren's school. At first the pupils came
slowly. Afterward as the reports of her
ability spread, the little class was always full
and from that day to this she has been
teaching.
When her father died there was again need
of extra money. There was her mother to be
taken care Of and so she added extra tutoring
to her teaching hours.
Ten years ago her mother died at the age
of ninety-three Since then she has lived
alone
Every morning the children come to her.
With sensitivity born of her own handi-
capped youth she takes the backward, the
uIlI1ldIldScdDlc tIlc OlltS VIII CdIlilOl
trate and those who are bright beyond their
years and guides them all in one class, treating
each personality separately until the child
achieves happy adjustment to the social
scheme
And it surely is the height of triumph of
the spirit over the flesh that when children
first come to her they never comment on her
appearance. They see only the noble head
and, with the prescience of childhood, the
beauty of soul of the courageous spirit that
teaches them.
looked at the strong face opposite me,
its quiet serenity. This was not woman to
whom resignation had come easily. Nature
had intended her for heroic role and con-
fined her within hampered body.
Hers was no weak submission to handi-
cap. Instead she had 50 sublimated her body
to her will that it was difficult to remember
her infrmity.
What is your philosophy of life??" | asked.
Il don't know that | have one" she