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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

1ccl Sdo DOIlDS were llTeu Dy
state highway patrolmen at the
height of the melee, in which axe
handles and chairs were swung.
Among the six treated at receiving
hospital for injuries and gas irri-
tation was Jack Burke, one of two
investigators for the LaFollette civil
Liberties committee who are inves-
tigating activities of the Associated
Farmers.
The farmers also were expected
today to begin a drive to evict, on
24-hour notice, striking pickers liv-
ing in ranch cabins provided by
the growers. They have ben paid
between 80 and SO cents a hundred
weight, with cabins provided, and
are demanding $125 a hundred
weight for their work.
With nearly every organizer in
jail, charged with felony counts of
conspiracy to violate county anti
picketing ordinance, farmers hoped
that quiet prevail Tor the next few
days-unleSS new organizers arriv-
ed.
The conStitutionality of the Ma
dera county anti picketing ordi-
nance was challenged in u. S. dis
trlct court at Fresno today in a
case likened to the Jersey City
freedom of speech issue.
A. L. Wirin, attorney for the AM
erican Civil Liberties union who
was escorted by peace officers from
MADEIRA county Friday night and
advised not to return, contended in
the court Of federal judge Campbell
E. Beaumont that MADEIRA county
ordinance 169, which prohibits par
ades and professions without a per-
mlt, was unconstitutional.
Wirin cited the recent case of
CIO VS.. Mayor Frank A. Hague
OF Jersey City in which the U. S,
supreme court granted a perma-
nent injunction against enforce
ment of Jersey City municipal
ordinance which prohibited meet
lngs and professions without a per-
nit.
Wirin said the contention was
that the MADEIRA county ordinance
was unconstitutional ION it's face"
because it denied individual rights
under the 14th amendment. He
askd for both a permanent and
preliminary injunction.
The attorney said the MADEIRA
ordinance and the Jersey City ordi-
nance were both "permissive" =
that paradeS and meetings were
prohibited unless a permit was is
sued by some specified authority.
He claimed the MADEIRA ordinance
was also unconstitutional because
its enforcement in IAN arbitrary and
discriminatory manner has denied
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Communists Refuse
Military Support
For German Cause
Hitler's Request For
Armed Help Meets With
Rebuff From Russians

PARIS, Oct. %. (UP)-
Russia has declined to give
Germany an assurance of
military support against the
allies, it was reported today.
Berlin had reported last week
that Adolf Hitler had sent a special
emissary to Moscow to ask Russia
to state its position.
Press dispatches said that in re-
ply Russia did not go beyond agree
ing to adhere to a common Russo
German declaration on the present
political situation, and refused to
agree to an announcement that
Russia approved and was ready to
support Germany on all points at
dispute with the allies.
Russia carefully avoided any COM
mitment which might involve it
Continued on Page 8, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Duck Season Opens
With Banq in ".

Duck season opened Sunday with
the loudest, most prolonged salvo
ever fired to open a season in I'M
perial county.
Hunters bagged their limits along
the sleWs near the Colorado river
in eastern Imperial county but had
little luck around the Salton sea
area, game wardenS said.
j. A. Loundagin, state fish and
game warden, said three arrests
were made. They were all Los
Angeles hunters and we're charged
with jumping the gun" on the
season by firing before 7 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Zane Grey Dies at
AItadena Home

PASADENA, Oct. %. (UP)-zane
Grey, 68, noted novelist, died to-
day or heart disease at his home
in Altadena, suburb.
Grey won international fame as
an author of romantic western nov
els, most of them based on ranch
and cowboy life in Arizona, Nevada
and California Many of his books
we're purchased by Hollywood film
companies for motion pictures.
Grey only recently returned from
one of his many fishing trips to
the South Sea islands, where he
delighted in fishing for rare game
fish. He also captured many spe-
cies of fish for aquariums.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
George A. Lathrop
Dies Suddenly at
Los Angeles
BY LOGAN JENKINS

George A. Lathrop, Imperial Val
ley pioneer and founder of the Pa
cific Land and Cattle company died
suddenly in Los Angeles early Mon
Gay morning.
A heart attack was said to have
caused his death.
Lathrop arrived in the valley
about 1908. He owned extensive
ranching property and business
buildings at the time of his death,
He and his family lived in Imperial
for many years before they moved
to Los Angeles to make their home
several years ago. He came to the
valley from Tomona.
He is survived by his wife; a
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Allison, of Los
Angeles; son, Frank l.. Lathrop
of Imperial; and three grand chill
dren.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
job|ess Insurance
Paid TO Prisoner
Raises Questions
Legal Points Involved
AS Man in County Jail
Gets Weekly Checks

William E. Hay, "a, labor
er and truck driver, was
paid for staying in Jail, it
was revealed Monday.
The jail house blues meant
nothing to Hay, as he has received
five unemployment compensation
checks of SO each since he was
arrested July % on bad check"
charge. He is prisoner in the
county Jail at Ell Centro.
While the money is rightfully his,
the unemployment compensation
law says the recipient must be
ready, willing and available for
work"
Officials of the state unemploy-
ment service were understood to be
investigating a charge that Hay
had no right to get the money. He
had the checks sent to the county
jail post office box.
His case was SAID to present sew
eral legal points: Is man en-
titled to unemployment insurance
while a prisoner? If he is not en-
titled to the money for himself,
can he give it to his family? Would
the available for work" clause be
ineffective if the man received no
calls to go to work while he was
in Jail? Is the insurance his no
matter where he may be just so long
as he is not working? Does a Jail
sentence rule him out of the bene-
fits of insurance he was entitled
to when sentenced?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

than swallowed up by the high per-
centage from other stores. Many
did the largest volume in their his
tory.
Merchants generally were jubi-
liant over results. One remarked:
81 did such a volume of business
that I'm ashamed to tell your
One of the leading department
store executives declared:
"It was a remarkable sale. Buy
ing volume never came, to us at
any rate, in rush but was spread
out throughout the entire day and
totaled splendid advance
Key customers reported an ad-
vance in the quality of goods Of
fered and one observer said:
There were more and better
bargains this year than ever be-
FORE"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23


BroWder subsequently appeared
for arraignment before Judge Bon
dy, pleaded not guilty and was
held in $4,000 bail.
He advised the court that his in
tention was to obtain counsel imme-
diately. United States District At
torney John T. Cahill advised the
court that he wanted BroWder taken
into custody for fingerprinting and
the Communist leader, without COM
ment, picked up his topcoat and
walked to the detention pen.
Federal law provides a penalty of
five years imprisonment, a $4,000
fine, or both for each count in
BroWders indictment.
The Indictment charged that ION
or about the Goth day of April
1887, Earl Russell BroWder, alias
George Morris, alias Nicholas Doz-
enberg, the defendant herein :. for
the purpose of entering the United
States used and attempted to use a
passport issued under the authority
of the United States, the issue OF
which he secured by the reason Of
false statement which he made
in application therefor; that !.
defendant used and attempted to
use the passport number 1882 is
sued on or about Sept. /, 1884, in
the name of Earl Russell BroWder
which said passport said defendant
herein had obtained and secured by
reason of a false statement made
in the application therefore, which
said application was instituted by
him at passport agency of the
department of state in New York
City on or about Aug. l, 1884, III
,Contnrleo on Page 8; Col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Change Warrants
For Cash? Hanl.Euu
Plan Can't Do 1t
Economics Teacher Says
Act Does Not Provide
For Money Exchange

Editors Note: Last week an
economics professor called the 30
Thursday plan "the installment
plan run backwards. Today the
same authority, quoted in this
POst-Press series on Proposition
One, elabOrates.)
BY LOGAN JENKINS
Why can't a merchant, who
has traded his merchandise
for 30 Thursday warrants,
trade the warrants for mon
ey?
Glenn Kieffer, Central Junior
college dean and economics instruc-
tor, who a few moments before
had explained that the warrant
system amounts to merchants CIV
ing away their wares and paying
the bill themselves on the INSTALL
ment plan at two cents a week, re-
piled:
The act says that warrants will
be redeemable in lawful money
when more than year has passed
after their date of issue If mer-
chant wants to get rid of his war;
rants he will have to pay his own
obligations in warrants. Out of
state firms, with whom he deals,
won't ac<ot them. 1t is doubtful
in my mind if any California firms
will accept them and certainly not
Continued on Page 8; Col a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Straw Vote Tally
Ratio Unchanged

Results i'm the Post-Press straw
ballot on Proposition One kept
up the same trnd Monday with
voting prepOnderently against
30 Thursday.
Thirty-One ballots were re-
ceived Monday, ~ against the
plan and four i'm favor of 1t.
This raises the total since vot-
ing began last week to 104 for
and $50 against, better than five
to one.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
DUE AT MOSCOW

HELSINGFORS, Oct. %. up
A foreign office press conference,
called for seven O'Clock tonight, was
postponed until 10 pm. indicating,
observers believed, that important
developments were expected in
Finnish Soviet negotiations at Mos
COW. Ten o'clock in HelsingfOrs is
IL pm. in Moscow, an hour when
important announcements usually
are made by the Russians.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

The far-reaching effects are as
founding"
Kirk said the hearing would be
DELAYED a month or six weeks and
be held in San Francisco.
BY Nov. 6 Judge Ralph E. Jenney
of the federal district court will
have the Imperial case as well as
all briefs under advisement. Dis
trict counsel submitted final briefs
to the court late last week and
opponents have until Nov. 8 TO file
their own.
Kirk was unable to predict when
decisions in any OF the cases will
be forthcoming.
One court may be waiting for
the other, he speculated.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Electric Speed Range Heads List
0fPnzes for Big Cooking School

on top of the stove. The entire
range is in sJreamiined, white por-
celain.
Another outstanding prize on the
list will be a Norge Electric ironer
with two speed control. The IRON
ing shoe is 26 inches, crome finish
ed. The ironer is mounted on a
drop leaf porcelain table and equip
ped with knee control It's value is
$3.50.
Still another item on the list is a
1910 Mixmaster, worth $24.50, fin
ished in black and white, complete
with juicer. Special features in
Continued on Page 8, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
WAR
- ~ f.
BULLETINS
RIBBENTROP SPEECH
MAY MARK MILESTONE

BERLIN, Oct. 23. (UP)-Joachim
Won Ribbentrop, foreign minister,
may give a new outline of Ger
many's foreign policy in a speech
tomorrow at Danzig, it was believed
today. Ribbentrop is to address
members of the "Old Guard" of
the Danzig Nazi party. Interest in
diplomatic quarters in his speech
was increased because he seldom
makes a public address.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

increase over last years Dollar Day
of at least 20 per cent and possibly
much more.
One of the city's largest concerns
reported a jump of $50 per cent
over 1888! Another announced rs
per cent, two other large firms SO
per cent advances and others rang
ed from ten per cent to 80 per cent.
Only two firms reported no IN
crease. One merchant attributed
failure TO advance to weather con-
ditions, maintaining that the rush
for winter clothing has not yet
started.
Traffic through the store, how
ever, showed an increase over last
year." he added.
Another merchant, the only one
reporting a drop, said his volume
was five per cent under 1888. Any
such decrease, however, was more
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
British Sound Air Raid WARNINGS,
Then Find Planes are Own Fiqhters

held in the area was held yesterday
when 1000 men with 200 fire fight
ing appliances were mobilized with
in few minutes to fight a simulat-
I'd factory fire.
Germany lost 16 bombing planes
last week while attempting to raio
various places in the United King
dom, it was stated authoritatively
TODAY
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

poses and were not subject to the
federal social security levy.
The campaign manager said prin-
cipal effect of the seizure was to
make it impossible for the pension
seekers, who will put their propo-
sition up to the electorate in a spe-
cial election Nov. 7, to deposit or
remove funds from their bank ac-
count.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

A monster Norge Electric Speed
range valued at more Gnan 5000
headed the impressive list of prizes
Monday which will feature the POST
Press Irrigation District cooking
school, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
The range. purchased through
the l. v. Hardware company, sells
for $18950 and installed represents
an investment of $2245O. 1t has
full automatic electric time and
temperature control with five-speed
switches for all top burners. There
are two elements in the large oven
and a utility cooker fits into a we'll
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23


perial Irrigation district counsel,
announced.
The hearing was to have been on
refunding plans proposed by the
Palo Verde and Lindsay -Strath-
more districts. Their plans are
similar to the plan TO refinance
the Imperial districts S12,500,000
debt and this decision will vitally
effect the Imperial districts own
case.
Kirk was unable to say exactly
why the hearing was postponed. He
remarked:
Il suppose it was to give the
court more time to consider the
case. 1t will be of tremendous i'm
portance to all irrigation districts
within the state and even farther.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
School Burg|aries
Remain UnsoIved

BRAWLEY, Oct. 23.-The mystery
of the Brawley school house bur-
glaries still was unsolved Monday.
BraWley police continued their
search for a group of schoolboys
believed to have broken into four
schoolhouses Friday night il a
series of lootless burglaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Dollar Day Sends
Records Topping

A check of Ell Centro merchants Monday showed that
Saturdays Dollar Day sales brought record volume of
business
Although complete figures available, cross
section of representative merchants revealed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
LoF GILLETTE Agent
Hurt in Riotin9
AT City, Square
A. l.. Wirin Files Suit Charging County
Anti-Picke+ns Ordinance Parallels
Notorious Jersey City Ban on Meetings

MADEIRA, Cal. Oct 23 (UP)-An intensive drive t,
persuade cotton pckers return the fields of
county started today by embatted farmers who eli
NAKED 15-day strike by raid pickers' gathering
successfully driving 400 strikers from the city park.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Refundins Case
Meets New DeIov

Delay in the complicated legal procedure of irrigation
districts striving to put reundng plans into effect
announced Monday.
hearing before the circuit court of appeals in Los
Angeles slated for late last week. was put off month
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
A Few Inside Tips

Typographical errors are always
terrifically funny to us, for some
reason. Even though they give the
management headaches. MAYBE
that's the reason they're funnyo
Here's one that amused us, but
alas was caught and corrected be-
fore it got into the paper:
"Post-PreSs Choking School,
Cooking school, you know)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Grand Jury Votes Fraud
Charges Against Browder
In Red Passport Scandal
American Communist Secretary Faces
Indictment Charging He Journeyedto
Russia After False Affidavi+inN.

NEW YORK, Oct. %. (UP)-A federal grand jur!
today indicted Earl Browder general secretary of thu
American Communist party, two counts of making
false passport applications in 1897 and 1888
The Indictment handed up to Federal Judge Viii
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
Finland Hopes for Best.
Prepares for Worst When
Moscow ParIeyis Resumed
Diplomatic Maneuverins Still Holds
Spotlight in European Conflict With
Nordic Nation xpec+ins Solution Soon
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS -
United Press Foreign News Editor

Soviet Russas negotiations with Finland for strength
enng of Red outposts in the Baltic appeared to be moving
toward peaceful solution Monday. but both nations
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

Stumped-
The nurse had difficulty in find
ing comeback when a new Japa-
nese pupil at Central high school
let fly with this one.
What period would you like to
take Physical Education?" the nurse
asked while arranging the lads
schedule of classes.
Sorry, but l can't take that" he
said.
why not?' asked the nurse.
Pop says I have TO learn English
before l can do any playing!" he
replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

Popularity Fleeting-
Noel Smith, regular football game
announcer, inquired of a friend how
substitute announcer performed
at a recent game.
HE was swell. The audience was
crazy about him!' the friend re-
ported. Noels face fell a trifle and
he continued
Did the audience notice I wash t
there?"
"Oh sure" said the friend, 1.-The
announcer explained he was pinch
hitting for you and the audience
cheered!"
Noels face fell another foot ano
he muttered:
"Cheered? Are you sure?"
Sure I'm sure" said the friend.
What did you xepect them to do?
Stand for minute in silent pray
er?"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
u AMBLING
IL EPORTER
Noisy Overture

Noisy Oyerture-
The "shot heard round the
world was mere pop" compared
to the cannonade loosed at 7 am.
Sunday when the duck season OPEN
ed.
In the sloughs near the Colorado
river hunters began to appear before
dawn, creeping into blinds. 1t was
as quiet as morgue and got even
quieter as the sun peeped over the
horizon while the scores of hunters
watched not the ducks but their
watches. AT $50 am. there wasn't
sound, but 60 seconds later there
was enough sound to last for long
time
We know several hunters who
were laughing SO hard at the sud-
Den crash of shotguns that they
hardly got a shot!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23

Butter: Los Angeles 32c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 42c, manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream 30isc.
L. A. hay; u. S. No. I s16.-si7:
U. S. No. 2. leafy s14-s14.50; Z. $. No
2. S13-13.50; Mpls cash flax s1.s0ts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-23
FL CENTRIC BUSINESS
BAROMETER

&A1NNA O1ID1 d
Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two Fl Centre banks,
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Upper Big Horn

Lester Mckinney and son,
Vern, Emil Schlepp and Harry
Martin were business callers in
Hardin Friday.
H. w. Wilcutt is a patient
at the Deaconess hospital in
Billings.
Although this community en-
Joyed one of the grandest
rains it has had for over IS
years, five members of the Up
per Big Horn club met at the
home of Mrs. A. R. Braaton
on Thursday, May Is. -Four
guests were also present. Mrs.
Ellen Rice joined the club. Be
cause of the muddy roads Ralph
Long and Sam Blewett drove
the cars and joined the ladies
at lunch.
Airline and Beth Martin we're
hostesses to a group of children
May 80. The occasion was the
5hh birthday anniversary of
Vern McKinney. After playing
games the guests were served
jello and birthday cake. Vern
was the recipient of many gifts.
Those present included Betty,
Jack and Ruth Ann Fergerson,
Lee and Jean Wilson, Johnny,
Bobby and Gerald Fergerson
and Vern and Ronald McKin-
ney.
Robert Dick drove to Bill
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lings Tuesday to visit Mrs. Dick
at the Deaconess hospital. He
returned Wednesday. He report
ed that Mrs. Dick is getting
along very well.
Mrs. Charles Fergerson, Mrs.
Bert Fergerson and Mrs. Har-
ry Martin visited at the r. r.
Long home Sunday to make
plans for Achievement Day.
Mrs. Charles Fergerson, Mrs.
Bert Fergerson and Mrs. Ralph
Long attended the achievement
Dav program at tn court house
in Hardin Monday, June S.
A. G.. Ballenskv of Rock
Springs, Mont, visited the Les
ter Mckinney family Saturday
and Sunday.
Bird Horse and family were in
billings Thursday and Friday.
Bird Horse participated in the
ceremonies for the Crown
Prince and Princess of Norway.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Wilson
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and family visited at the home
of Mr. Wilson's parents ON
Sarpy last week end.
Bobbie Dick was a visitor in
Hardin Monday.
Harry Carper and Joe O'Brien
called at the Harry Martin
home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Snedi-
gar were Hardin visitors Satur-
day evening.
M. L. Hawks and family were
callers in the Upper Big Horn
valley Sunday.
Grover Swartz motored to
Billings Saturday. His son, Will
liam, who has been attending
normal school there, returned
with him and will spend his va
cation at the headgates.
MRS. Robert Dick has been
moved to the home of her sis
ter, following am operation at
the Deaconess hospital in Bill
lingS.
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with friends at HuntIey.
MIR. and Mrs. Clayton Clanin
and son, Doggy, were Wyo-
la callers Monday.
Ella Mccormick has recovered
after several weeks in bed
with a fractured ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Jones spent
Wednesday in Sheridan.
Chris Christensen and Charles
Hopper made a business trip to
Sheridan.
MIR. Davidson of Lodge Grass
was a Wyola caller Monday.
Betty Jane Kolstad returned
Friday after visiting Mrs. Kol-
stad's brother, Kenneth Glea-
son of the Circle 8 dude ranch
out of Great Falls, for a week.
Mrs. D. H. Moss and daughter,
Marilyn, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
KOlStad and son. Jack, and w.
S. Reid mOtored on the Dayton
Kane road.
Thelma Hyde of Hardin is
visiting at the home of Mrs.
Anna Bowman.
Maxine McAllister of Boze-
man is visiting her aunt and
uncle, MI. and Mrs. John Bios
XII.
Blanche Ripplet and Reuben
Rutz, of Hardin spent Sunday
visiting Miss Ripplet's parents.
Clay Wiley made a business
trip to Billings Thursday.
Bob Wiley has returned to
W7ola after spending two weeks
visiting in Arvada with his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Edward