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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
.Nye Backs Pension
Plan at Confab

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, juno %.
UP)-Sen. Gerald p. Nye. R.. Nd.
attacked the New Deals spend-lend
policies in speech prepared for
delivery today at the national Town.
send convention and said the Town
send S200-a-month pension plan
must be adopted to restore pur,
chasing power and end unemploy-
ment.
THE Townsend plan" he said,
fits largely and essentially into
any considered and worthwhile pro-
gram of national recovery"
He headlined the second days
program of the convention which
has attracted $4,000 graying dele
gates, all pledged to campaign for
purge of congressman opposed to
their plan for pensions for persons
over so. They have overfloWed
Cadle Tabernacle at all sessions
coatlesS men and women in sum.
merry dresses, singing and cheering
with all the clamor of an old time
revival.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Powerful Leaders
Urge Declaration
Of War by Japan
NatiOnalists Recommend
Emperor Move to Take
Belligerent Rights

TOKYO, June %. (UP)-
Mitsuru Toyama, Nationalist
leader and noted imperialist
and three other prominent
persons petitioned the en-
peror today urging him to obtain
belligerent rights in China.
(Belligerent rights presumably
would be obtained by making the
undeclared war in China formal
one, thus giving Japan the right
of blockade, legalizing her present
drive against foreign interests).
The other signers of the petition
were Kanichi Otake, member OF
the House of Peers; Yujiro Miyake.
veteran publicist, and Jumataro
Honda, former ambassador to Ger
many.
The petition was given to the
privy seal for reference to the
throne.
The petition represents supposed
ly the sentiments of ultra-patriotic
organizations similar to Toyama's
BLACK Dragon" society, an extreme
nationalist group.
Toyama for more than half a
century has been one of the most
powerful figures of modern Japan
known as the cabinet breaker -
he was credited with leading
part in forcing the Russo-Japanese
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Indifference of
Americans FIayed

TULSA, Okla. June %. tUP)-
Phil Ebeling. president of the Unit
cd States Junior chamber of COM
merce. said today that it is the
indifference of our people rather
than subversive influences from
abroad" which should be the first
consideration of political and econ.
omic leaders.
Ebeling, who is president at the
Junior chambers Goth annual con-
vention here, outlined for the Unit
ed Press his organizations attitude
toward solving many current prob
lens.
What the United States junior
chamber of commerce is trying to
do is to teach young men that
things are wrong and that they
should have the desire to correct
them" he said. Instead of so much
emphasis being placed on foreign
ismS' the real task is teaching
young leaders of tomorrow to be.
come concerned about larger prob
lens"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
"A. Judge Denies
Ettinq Non.Suit

HOLLYWOOD, June 90. (UP)-
Superior Judge Samuel r. Blake
today denied a motion for non-Suit
of Mrs. Alma Alderman's S15000O
alienation of affections suit against
Blues Singer Ruth Etting and or.
dered the defense to present its
evidence.
Defense counsel Bernard B. Co.
hen made the non-Suit motion on
grounds that Mrs. Alma Alderman
and her former husband, Myrl AL
derman, never were legally married
because ceemony they went
through at Tijuana, Mex, was held
before Alderman's divorce from his
previous wife, Mrs. Helen Warne
Alderman had not yet become final.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

Begins
Fire Engine L ads
Crowds to School
For Civic Party

More than 400 men, wom-
en-, and children gathered on
the lawn at Central Union
high school Thursday night
at the civic garden party
staged to collect funds to buy two
iron lungs for treatment of infan-
tile paralysis sufferers.
The party was success from
the moment the first ice cream
cone was sold to the last snappy
step of the iitterbug dancers at
the tennis courts. Incomplete re-
turns from committees indicated
that approximately 500 was col
lected at the gate.
A neat trick for reminding Ell
Centrans that the big party was
in progress was one of the features
of the evening. Supervisor Hugh
T. Osborne and Chief of Police J.
Sterling Oswalt set fire to a tum-
BILE weed in the school driveway.
the alarm was turned in at the
fire station and a firetruck with
shrieking sirens led the usual huge
crowd of fire engine followers to
the party scene. They joined the
party guests already assembled.
Bridge games were in progress
Continued on Page 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

after administering Ine coup ue
grace to Gov. Culbert Olson's i'll
fated program-limiting the relief
appropriation to $35,000,000 with
certain restrictions demanded by
conservative Republicans.
The relief battle and the intense
fight ending in defeat for Olson
on the Pierovich $170,000,000 Gen.
trail Valley power bill kept the
houses IN session so hours past the
scheduled adjournment at pm.
Tuesday. Stopped clocks allowed
the controversial issues to be set
tied.
Governor Olson was forced to
accept the S35,000,000 relief bin
after holding out for weeks on
S73,OOO00O, later $50,000,000 and
finally $42 100000. Olson contended
ne should have a free hand for
a year to inaugurate his self-help
public works program to eliminate
the dole.
Republicans claimed the amount
of money was secondary and that
Olson should not be given "blank
check" on relief. After two free
conferences TO wrangle over the
subject, the senate won out by
inserting the following restrictions
in the bill:
l. Limitation on spending of the
$35 100000 to 40 per cent in the
first three months and the same
amount the second quarter, but
allowing any surplus in either Pc
riod to be carried along to the next
quarter.
2. Agreement by the administra-
ton to make no effort to establish
minimum agricultural wages for
relief clients except with approval
of both agricultural labor and en-.
ployers.
The anti Olson relief faction
agreed to abandon demands for a
provision prohibiting setting Of
wage minimums below which re-
lieferS could not be forced to accept
offered Work-an Olson policy
which brought criticism from agri-
cultural areas-and was promised
the administration would write a
letter declaring employers and en-
ployes would be considered on wage
matters in the future.
The governor is obligated to sign
the bill or face the alternative of
shutting off relief checks and call
ing an immediate special session.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
It's One Strike on Buster Adams,
But Cupid Will Field Next Attempt

Adams and his fiancee we're re-
fused a marriage license in Ohio
Friday because the bride-to-be is a
non. resident. Next week. however,
the Columbus club will play in
Kentucky. Miss Goss and Adams
hoped they could get a license
there.
Miss GoSs. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John GoSs of FL Centre. went
east recently to meet her fiance
She is Central high school gradu-
ate and until recently was en-
ployed by a telegraph company in
Ell Centre. Adams spent the last
three winters in Ell Centre, in be.
tween ball seasons. He was origin
ally from Bisbee. Ariz.
Difficulties have marked Adams
baseball as we'll as marital careers.
In 1898 a broken leg put an emo
to his playing for several months
and this spring broken jaw rob-
bed him of a chance to go direct
to the st. Louis Cardinals.
Two bad breaks" and now this,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
McNutf Arrives TO
Test 1910 Chances

SAN FRANCISCO, June %. CUP)
Paul Worries McNutt. an Indiana
favorite son and U. S. high COM
missioner for the PHILIPPINES, arriv-
ed from Manila today officially to
report on the commonwealth but
unofficially to test sentiment for a
McNutt- for president boom in 1910
McNutt and his wife and daugh.
ter returned to the United States
aboard the American President liner
President Coolidge which anchored
at Quarantine in San Francisco bay
at 3:15 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

HSINKING, Manchukuo. June %.
CUP)-Japanese army headquarters
asserted today that 18 japanese
airplanes had shot down 40 planes
of an invading fleet of $50 from
outer Mongolia presumably Rus.
sian - which crossed the frontier
Yesterday. Loss of four japanese
planes was admitted.
1t was asserted that the planes
crossed the frontier north of Lake
BUR.
Soviet" planes from outer Mon
golia had raided the border June
IT and 10, it was asserted. destroy
ing japanese army gasoline and
fodder and other supplies with in
cendiary bombs and killing two
soldiers with machine gun fire.
The Manchukuo foreign office
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
City Agents Plead
Underpass Cause
Before Commission
Main Street Crossing
Wishes Laid Before
States Officials

The state highway commission
Friday afternoon ordered preh-
.minary plans drawn for a Main
street subway in El Centro, but
City Engineer Phil Knights re-
ported the project could not be
prepared i'm time for this bien-
MUM. It may be built in 1941-42,
he said. lM
City Engineer Phil Knights
of Ell Centro appeared be-
fore the state highway COM
mission in San Diego Friday
to plead the city's case for
an mderpass beneath the railway
tracks at Main street.
Knights presented resolutions
passed by both the city council
and the chamber of commerce dir
ectors which gave conditional ap-
proval to the proposed project. The
directors gave approval on condi-
ton property damage would be
first fully compensated" and the
city board reserved the right to
later reject engineering plans.
Accompanying Knights was Ma
yor H. w. Fawcett as well as j. H
Edgar, chief opponent to the sub
way project whose opposition has
been based upon fears that the
structure would damage his COM
pany's building at Fourth and Main
streets.
The Main street proposal was
advanced recently by the U. 8
Bureau of Public Roads as a sub
stitute measure to the State street
subway plan, which was rejected
At that time the bureau indicated
it would look favorably upon fin
ancing the Main street program
from federal grade separation funds
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
FbI Enters Hunt
For Bank Bandit

GREENVILLE. Plumas County
Cal, June %. CUPD-Thc Federal
bureau of investigation entered a.
widespread search today for an
elderly robber who held up the
Greenville Indian Valley bank with
a frontier revolver and escaped with
S50O0
FBI Special Agent John McCul-
lock of Sacramento joined a posse
of peace officers and volunteers
vino have been securing the Plumas
National Park mountains for the
gunman.
The banks deposits were guar.
anteed by the federal government
The bandit escaped from a mile
long grove of willows after sup.
posedly being trapped six hours Dy
several hundred armed townsmen
who turned out for the hunt
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Halifax Complains
Of |ndisnities
At Chinese City

LONDON, June %. (UP)
Lord Halifax, British for
eign secretary, tonight pro-
tested to japanese Ambas-
sador Mamoru Shigemitsu
against "intolerable insults" by the
Japanese army to Britons at Tient-
sin.
The japanese emissary to Lon
don came to the British foreign
office at the specific request OF
Lord Halifax, and was informed
of the British governments atti-
tude toward what Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain characterized
as these intolerable insults"
In view of Chamberlain's state
ment bearing on the Tientsin situa-
ton made in the House of Com
mons earlier, it was believed gen.
orally that Halifax had made an
exceptionally strong protest to the
Japanese ambassador.
1t was said in reliable quarters
that the British foreign secretary
lldd bOiQ Oiidb llC " DO
unable to understand the categor-
ical denials of Japanese spokesmen
in Tokyo that British subjects in
Tientsin had been subjected to in
dignities.
1t was considered highly probable
that Halifax has called attention
to the delay in the japanese ex-
plantations requested by Sir Robert
Craigie, British ambassador to jap
an, on several occasions.
1t was understood that Halifax
had asked the Japanese envoy to
clarity the situation at Tientsin
in view of the British authorities
contention that they cannot learn
whether the Japanese government
regards its blockade controversy to
be capable of local settlement, or
whether it supports the demand OF
its own military for withdrawal of
the support Britain allegedly is
giving Gen. Chang Kai-Shek.
Chamberlain, in advising Com
mons that Halifax would confer
with Shigemitsu, commented that
the foreign secretary would un-
doubtedly make clear his majesty's
governments attitude toward these
intolerable insults
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

Since they made their way out
of the mountains of Trinity Coun>
ty after kidnapping a guard with
two pieces of pipe as weapons,
O'Connell and Richards have en-
gagged in a crime spree of wide, II
not dangerous, proportions. They
robbed a minister of his car, but
told him where it could be found
They forced an Oakland couple
to feed them, borrowed" a shot
gun and clothing and bought a
t)r from IS cents from the
same victims. then commandeered
another automobile which they
later abandoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Wife Accuses Man
Of Stealing Son

In an answer and cross complaint
filed in a divorce suit in superior
court, Florencia Barelaz Singh ac-
cused her husband, Munsha Singh.
Hindu, of stealing their son so
he could hold property in the child's
name.
She alleged that he told her he
married her So he could be the
father of children born in the Unit
ed States, be appointed their guar
dian, and have property vested in
their names.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

call late yesterday on his mar
ried sister here. He had separated
during the day somewhere near
Oakland" from his fellow fugi-
tive. James O'Connell.
Richards sister, whose name was
not revealed by Fresno police,
sent him on his way after giving
him milk, sandwiches and lee
ture on his effrontery in expos
ing her family to trouble with the
authorities.
There was no trace of O'Connell.
whom peace officers agreed prob
ably had made his escape from
Oakland during the early morn
ing hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Couple Murdered
In Family Row

LISBON, Ia. June %. (UP)-Mr,
and Mrs. Clyde Hoover about TO,
we're found shot to death in their
home today few hours after the
eStranged husband of one of their
daughters attempted suicide.
Authorities said the same .38 cali.
bre revolver was used in the killing
CT the elderly couple and the sui
eide attempt of the son-in-law,
Harry Achey, so. He was taken to
a hospital in fair condition.
Other relatives told police that
Achey's wife is living in Pasadena,
Calf, and that he had been seek
ing aid of the parents in effecting
q reconciliation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Baseball Results
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
New York ........ 202 0l0 101-7 Is
Cincinnati ...... 900 900 000-0 2
Lohrman and Danning; Derring-
er, Thompson, Davis, Livengood and
Hershberger.
Brooklyn ..-..... 900 900 0l0-1 0
Pittsburgh ... 900 DOL 10x-2 10 0
Hamlin, Tamulis, Hutchinson and
Phelps: Bauers and Mueller.
Philadelphia . 200 900 010-3 8
Chicago ......-..... 600 021 00l-4 0
Butcher. Dean and Coble; Lee
and Hartnett.
AMERICAN
Cleveland .... 0l0 Oil 720-12 II l
Philadelphia 0O2 0O2 100 10 2
Feller and Hemsley; Beckman,
Joyce and Brucker.
Detroit ........-.............-.....-. 900 10l 30
Washington ...................... OIL 900 ii
Benton, McKain and Tebbetts:
Leonard, Appleton, Masterson and
F'errell.
Chicago at Boston. st. Louis at
New York, postponed, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23


The shortage of fresh food,
especially meat and vegetables. was
serious.
Reports continued of the search
ing and humiliation of British
residents at the concession bar
riers. The British strengthened
their guards at the entrances to
the concession as japanese stag
ed British demonstrations a.
mong the Chinese in Tientsin
and other key cities.
The situation at Swatow, where
the British and Americans defied
a Japanese demand to evacuate,
was calmer. A japanese commun-
ique admitted that % japanese
were killed and A wounded when
the Japanese occupied the city,
Chinese losses were placed at 600
dead, and 98 prisoners.
Apparently the japanese had
suffered a material setback In the
south, if only for the moment
because of the prompt and firm
defiance by United States and
British navy authorities of
japanese order to get their war
ships, merchantmen and citizens
out of Swatow.
British naval authorities offic-
tally advised all British merchant
men in Chinese waters to resume
trade with Swatow. The 48 Amer
leans at Swatow had refused TO
Continued on Page 6. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, ir,
to increase the price paid by the
government for domestic mined
silver.
Barkley said that night sessions
of the senate are now being con-
sidered in an effort to break the
log. jam. Night sessions are a Gus
tomary leadership device for wear
ing down senators who persist in
efforts to tie up senate proceed
ings with lengthy speeches.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

loan program was ready for intro
duction, however, and administra-
ton sources said every effort would
be made to obtain enactment be-
fore congress adjourns. Delay would
prevent the program from getting
started until next spring.
Administration leaders believed
that little time would be consumed
in consideration of the program be-
cause of the simplicity of the enact
ing legislation.
Chairmen of interested commit
tees in both the house and senate
declined comment on the prospects
of immediate action. Several in
nuential senators and congressman,
however, indicated that they be-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
New Dealers Threaten TO Crack Down
On Silver Bloc Fi|ibuster Tactics

WASHINGTON. June 90. CUP)-
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
w. Barkley today threatened to
use breakdown" tactics in an ef-
fort to break a western silver fill
buster which threatens passage of
administration monetary legisla
ton and the new 1910 relief bill
Barkleys statement was the first
formal recognition by the leader
ship that it considers an actual
filibuster is underway, led by sill
yerites seeking to force Secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
BRITAIN PROTESTS NT0LERABLE INSULTS
Hero in 1897;
Killer in 1899

SAN FRANCISCO. June %.
(UP)-In 1897 Anthony Scura-
chic was hero, but today he
was held at city prison for in
vestigatiOn In the death of his
friend, Harry Sander, Sc.
Two years ago Scurachio over
powered and disarmed a crazed
gunman who had shot three
persons at Union Square.
Yesterday Sander died in st.
Mary's hospital, allegedly as the
result of fist fight with Scura-
chic in an alley behind a Mar.
kct street tavern.
Sander was manager of the
bar. He and Scurachio, who had
been friends for three years,
qUarreled over pair of sun
glasses.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

lieved it was too near the end OF
the present session TO begin work
on legislation which probably viii
precipitate controversy.
The legislation, which the adj
ministration is prepared TO SUBJ
NIT when congress calls for u.
proposes to create two new corpor-
ations, one TO finance purchase OF
railroad equipment, and the other
to finance self-liquidating toll roads.
bridges, high-speed highways and
city by-passes. other existing agen-
cies would be authorized 10 borrow
directly from the public through
the sale OF government-g guaranteed
obligations which would not be re-
Elected In the public debt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23

Ohio authorities had one strike
on Elvin C. Buster" Adams, FL
Centre ball player, Friday but the
Columbus Red Bird outfielder plan
ned to knock the next pitch out of
the ball park into Kentucky where
authorities were expected to look
more kindly upon his marriage to
Lucille GosS. 23.year-old FL Gen.
tro girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Nippon Army Reports Russian Planes
Shot Down in Outer MongoIian Row

radioed the outer Mongolia govern.
ment protesting against the Incl
dents and warning that repeated
invasions would bring serious con-
sequences.
The japanese in Manchukuo had
previously complained of an inva
sion by a force of 100 planes and
by smaller fleets, each of which
was said to have been overwhelm
ingly defeated by the japanese.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Two New Dealers
Head New Agencies

WASHINGTON, June 23. (UP)-
President Roosevelt today promot-
ed two administration officials to
head two new big agencies created
under his reorganization order.
He nominated rural electrifica-
ton administrator John M. Car
mody to head the continued New
Works agency and Chairman Jesse
H. Jones of the reconstruction Fin
ance Corp. to administer the New
Loan division.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Monday DeadIine
On District Taxes

Imperial Irrigation District tax
payers have until 6 pm. Monday
to pay second installment taxes,
Assessor Collector w. A. McFadden
announced Friday. After that time
they become delinquent and pen.
alties will be assessed.
McFadden urged payment this
week to avoid a laSt-minute rush.
Taxpayers paying under the 10
year plan must make payments by
July /, he reminded.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Congress Cool Toward Latest Huge
Spending Program ProposedbyFR;
Consideration May Be Postponed

WASHINGTON June 23 (UP)-The first reaction in
congress today President Roosevets new
extra -budgeary lending program indicated growing dis
position to postpone its consideration until next session.
Legisation for the self-qudating public works and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
'SeorchIishts Probe Sky
Over Tientsin for Planes
Dropping Food for Area
More Britishers Stripped, Humiliated
By Japanese Sentries; Swatow Calm
After Evacuation Demands Defied

TIENTSIN China, June %. (UP)-Beams from Japa.
searchght batteries stationed in various parts OF
Tentsn crs-crossed the skies tonight causing reports
that British planes from the aircraft carrier Hermes. of
Wehawei intended drop foodstuffs to aid the block
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Escaped Convicts Split After Chase
Through Oakland; One BawIed Out
By Sister for Endangering Family

FRESNO, Calf, June %. (UP)-Central California
authorities had two trails to follow today instead of
in their search for pair who escaped from state prison
camp last Tuesday.
One of the hunted men, E. w. Richards paid feetine
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-23
Lawmakers Leave Sacramento After
1873 Torrid Days; Must Return to
Consider Relief After january
Legislature Refuses Blank Check to Olson;
Write Ban Against Fixing Agricultural Wage
Through Use of SRA Limitations Fixed

SACRAMENTO, June 23 (UP) Y Weary lawmakers
leaving Sacramento today after record session of
1873 days but still must return in January February
to settle acute unemployment relief problem.
The 53rd legislature adjourned sine die last night