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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
All Time High
For Peacetin1e
Spending Set
COP. Congressman Fire
Parting Shots AS
Congress Quits

WASHINGTON, Aug. Z.
(UP)-Republican congress-
men fired a parting shot at
the Roosevelt administration
today in a review of the first
session of the 9th congress which
adjourned Saturday night.
An all-time high for spending,
exclusive of war years, was estab-
lished in the last fiscal year which
ended June 80, 1899. Expenditures
were $9,2eS.338 O3O, exceeding in
come by $4,000, ,514,4 ,404.
President Roosevelt's January
budget forecasted spending at ap-
proximately $4,000, 100000 in the
fiscal year which began July /. Con-
gressional appropriations for dis
bursements this year, however, ex-
ceed that figure by nearly S1,000,-
100000. Total appropriations by con-
gress in the session just ended ex-
ceed $4,000 100000, but included
some funds spent before July l and
some to be spent in future fiscal
years.
In a formal statement. House
Minority Leader Joseph w. Martin,
jr., R., Mass, said that the EZRA of
rash and reckless experimentation
is ended" He pledged the Republi-
can mmbers of congress to continue
to fight for fundamental Ameri-
canism."
Martin listed ID accomplishments
under the banner of honest liberal
ISM which he said resulted from
Republican cooperation with the
real Democrats Among them were
Rejection of the lending bill,
scrapping of the neutrality pro-
gram, tax revision to aid business,
social security revision, enactment
of the hatch clean politics bill.
passage of a house resolution pro-
viding for a congressional inves-
tigation of the National Labor Re-
lations board. rejection of a pro-
posal to raise the national debt
limit above the existing statutory
ceiling of 0OO,OO0oOO, and de-
feat of a proposal to spend more
money ION the crackpot' Florida
ship canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
So Men, Women
Put 10 Death
For Spain Plot

MADRID. Aug. 7. (UP)-Republi-
cans operating under cover plotted
to assassinate nationalists. lone by
one, from the highest leaders to
second lieutenants." it was charged
today as authorities announced the
execution of So men and two women
as accomplices in the murder of a
civil guard officer, his daughter and
his chauffeur. ~
Fifty three of the accused were
shot Saturday Immediately after
their conviction by courts martial.
The remaining seven, including
three charged with the actual as
sassination, we're strangled by the
garrotte yesterday. It was reported
that more than 40 suspects were
awaiting trial.
Authorities expressed belief that,
by their stern action. they had
smashed the alleged assassination
plot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07

IOng called "Jughead, and the
others were charged with conspir-
acy to defraud the federal govern
ment in a $4,000 commission deal
In November and December, 1886.
Indicted with him in one of three
indictments returned were Seymour
Weiss, former treasurer of the Long
organization; President Freeman w,
Burford of the East Texas Refining
company at Dallas, Texas, and the
refining company itself. Weiss and
Leche we're accused of getting $751;
900 each out of the deal.
The indictment further alleged
that the conspiracy included sale
of the East Texas Pipeline COM
pany from which Weiss obtained
a 100000 commission. This added
to his cut of $4,000 on the illegal
Oil transaction left the $4,000 each
for Leche and Weiss after 10 per
cent attorneys fee was deducted.
In a second indictment today
Weiss was charged with income tax
evasion on approximately 100000 in
1896, allegedly including funds
from the hot oil transaction.
The third indictment charges
Weiss and Louis Lesage, suspended
former assistant to the president
of the Standard Oil company OF
Louisiana. with conspiracy in evad-
ing tax payments on Weiss income
Return of the indictments cli-
NAKED five days OF excitement
about the federal building, where
the grand jury and Assistant U. S
Attorney General 0. John Rogge
worked the district attorneys staff
Ear into the nights. Rogge made a
hurried trip to Washington during
the weekend to confer with Attor-
ney General Frank Murphy.
He returned last night with the
announcement that Murphy had
given him the green light to re-
turn honor, justice and deccncy to
Louisiana"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
IndustriaIist
Killed in Plane

MAZATLAN, Sinaloa. Mex, Aug.
7. UP)-Sherwood Johnson. 40,
well known California and New
York mdustrialist and president
of the United States Sugar COM
pany. was reported today to have
been killed in an airplane crash
near here last night.
Johnson had been visiting the
company's plant at nearby Los
Mochis. other details of the ac-
cident were not available.
Johnson became head of the
sugar concern following the death
of his father, B. F.. Johnson. in
China several years ago. He Is
survived by his wife, who was re-
ported to be visiting somewhere
in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Woman Dies as
Pine Hits Auto

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Aug. 7.
CUP)-Mrs. Bess Arnold Ross, 40,
of Long Beach was instantly killed
and her housekeeper, Anne McDon-
aid, 25, was seriously injured today
when 1861 feet of gas main being
installed in the San Bernardino
mountains slipped from cable and
catapulted down the mountainside.
The accident occurred at the
junction of the High Gear road to
Arrowhead and the Crestline high
way. The length of four inch pipe
was being set in place with cable
when it slipped loose and went
shooting down 200 feet of the
mountain.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07

citation for the sake of promoting
class warfare"
The letter was signed by G. G.
Bennett, president of the Imperial
county group, and authorized at
special meeting of the board
of directors Sunday night
1T is our desire " the letter
said, TO bring about frank dis
cuSSion =. in order to elicit a
better understanding conducive
to cooperation between yourself and
the farmers of California big and
little, whom the association re-
presents
Welcome Probe
In the face of renewed acti-
vity by the LaFollette civil liber-
ties committee investigating the
Associated Farmers. the letter
welcomed an investigation.
We have been accused by your
self and members of your staff of
lawlessness and violence" it said.
I'VE submit that these accusations
were based upon misinformation
and are not subject to proof in any
way. We would, in fact, welcome
an investigation of these charges
for such an investigation could not
but prove them false"
The letter charged Governor
Olson with discrimination agains
! farmers.
I'VE need hardly remind you tha
it is your duty as governor to appi,
the laws equally to all persons,
it said We believe you to be IN
tensely aware of that fact. WI
should like to point out however
that in allowing yourself to bt
misled regarding the farmers OF
Continued on Page 6. Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Strongest Terms
Used byU.S
Note to Japan
yMippon Airplanes Score
Six Direct Hits on
American Hospital

SHANGHAI, Aug. 7. (UP)
American consular author
tiles at HankOw protested to
the japanese in the strong
est terms today against the
bombing of an American Lutheran
mission hospital at KioShan.
1t was asserted, after investiga-
ton, that japanese airplanes bomb
ed the hospital July 26 and scored
six direct hits.
In their protest, American author
tiles said that the hospital was
on an isolated hill outside the town
and that II large United States
flags were prominently displayed in
the hospital grounds as a warning
to the Japanese air force.
Hankow dispatches indicated that,
In addition to this protest, Alneri-
can authorities received word that
the hospital was attacked again
yesterday, and that the consulate
emphatically reminded the Japa-
nese of the hospitals site, so that
there could be no more mistakes
japanese authorities at HankoW
informed the American consulate
today that they had no informa-
tion regarding Edwin Beck, of TIT
fin, O., and Mary Myers, of Han
over, Pa. last reported at Yochow.
The consulate was anxious about
them because Chinese dispatches
had reported that japanese troops
had ordered all American and Brit
ish missionaries from the city and
then burned the American reformed
mission church.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
G-Men Insist
Upon Secrecy
In kidnap Probe
Week-lOng Investigation
In Ell Centre Ends With
MelOdramatic Climax

Reduction of bond to $1,000
was reported Monday for Dick
Yoshida of FL Centre, held in Los
Angeles on charge of conspi
racy in connection with the al
legged kidnapping of H. YamatOda,
reputed gambling czar. Bond was
$4,000. The other six suspects
in the case were reported still
in custody, unable to make S10,-
900 bonds.
ClOse-mouthed FBI agents
after a week of frenzied ac-
tivity left Imperial Valley as
empty-handed as they came
in their investigation into the
asserted kidnapping last December
of H. Yamatoda, so-called kingpin
of Japanese gamblers, events indi-
Gated Monday.
The G-Men wound up their mys-
terious comings and goings in a
burst of melodrama Saturday when
they subjected every member OF
the Ell Centre police department to
brief grilling, sending the city
officers from the police station to
the Barbara Worth hotel in relays
of three and four.
Police Chief j. Sterling OSWalt in
telephone conversation with Agent
K. Moss Monday morning asked
permission to make public the rea-
son for the strange climax that
preceded the agents departure Sat-
urday, but was told the federal men
insisted upon secrecy.
Department Clear
Il can say Oswalt declared
shortly afterward, that this was
an investigation solely of the Yama-
toda case. and not of the police
department"
Before descending upon Imperial
Valley, the federal men had ar
Continued on Page 6, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07

the CIO united office and pro-
fessionaI workers. and ordered the
bank to reinstate him with back
pay since his discharge on Nov.
27. 1887. The bank had contended
that he had been discharged for
unsatisfactory services, lack of
qualifications. making a false ex-
pense claim, insubordinstion, and
insolence toward his superior Of
ficers. The board said these asser-
tons were not supported
Officials of the bank, which is
one of the five largest in the en-
tire United States, and of the
board had conceded that the case
would test applicability of the act
to other banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07

A valley-wide attempt to return
delinquent city property to the tax
rolls was under way Monday with
appointment by the county board
of supervisors of every city attor-
ney in the valley on a committee
to consider a coordinated program.
City attofley, named to the
committee are George Kirk, CAL
exico: Dave Roberts. Holtville, Dor
sey Whitelaw, FL Centre; and A
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07

The 81 SO tax rate for l938-39 dlds
not include school and special dis
trict taxes. Comparison of such
items was impossible Monday be-
cause they are not yet complete for
the l939-4O fiscal year.
Tentative figures disclosed a
contemplated cut in the general
county budget for the next fiscal
year. The cut in the grand total
of general county and special dis
trict revenue budgets would amount
to s121 ,598.15 if present figures
were not changed. The tentative
figure for l938-39 in this column
was 81 ,407 5000. while the figure
for the current fiscal year was set
at 81 5,97l.75,
At least $4,000 must be added
to the current figures, however, be-
cause of Governor Culbert l.. Oh
sons veto of a bill which would
have appropriated relief funds to
California counties. The governor
vetoed the bill because the legis-
lature refused to impose new taxes.
AS a result, the county must raise
the sum which the state otherwise
would have provided.
This years tentative budget esti-
mates showed startling switch
in cost of government. In 1938-39
the total to be raised by taxation
for the general county revenue bud
get was $500, 0,494.26. whereas this
year the total in the same column
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Legion Not on
Trial! Bridges
Hearing Told
Chairman of Committee
On Radicalism Puts
In Objections

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
7. (UP)-A protest that de-
Tense attorneys were at
tempting to put the Ameri-
can Legion on trial enlivened
the Bridges deportation hearing on
Angel Island today,
Harper Knowles, chairman of a
legion committee on radical re-
search who was called as a defense
witness, made the protest.
He testified that the committee
had a card-index listing several
thousand individuals and organiz-
ations suspected of engaging in
subversive activities.
Richard Gladstein, defense at
torney, attempted to make him tell
what information the card index
contained.
THE legion is not on trial here"
Knowles finally snapped.
Knowles told how the California
department of the Legion formed
a committee in 1884 which eventual
ly became the committee on radical
research.
He said the committee had never
received finances or information
from employers organizations.
Purpose OF gathering the infor-
nation, he said, was to provide facts
for law enforcement groups and
congressional committees.
In calling Knowles, the defense
was attempting to show that his
committee had played a part in
bringing deportation proceedings
against Bridges.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Freighter Scrapes
Iceberg in Fog

BOSTON, Aug. 7. (UP-Grop-
ing through thick fog, the British
freighter Beaverhill scraped an ice
berg 100 miles off the northern
coast of New Foundland today but
escaped serious damage and pro-
ceeded toward London.
Radio reports. following an ex-
animation of the steamer, indica-
ted that damage was confined to
the No 4 double bottom tank, the
inside hull of the ship being un-
affected
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
bb Vacationers
Leave Tues. for
Mexico City

Sixty-six Mexico City bound I'm
perial Valley vacationers will board
a special train at Ell Centre South
crn Pacific depot Tuesday night.
according to Robert Hays. chamber
of commerce secretary, who will be
official trip guide.
Two air conditioned cars have
been chartered ON the train, Hays
said, and passengers will not be
forced to change cars at any sta
ton on the entire trip.
A majority of the travellers are
from Ell Centre, though several
couples registered from other val
ley cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07

The NLRB ruled that the Bank'
of America National Trust e. Saw
ings Association of California, San
Francisco had violated the Wagner
Act. thus overruling the banks
contention that the act did not
apply to it because it was not en-
gagged in commerce and that 1t was
specifically exempted as an in
strumentality OF the federal gov
ernment.
Only one worker, Edward c. Wa
sher-was involved in the case, but
the decision was CO sidered signifi-
can't because of its application to
the other banks.
The board decided tnat Washer
had been dismissed for activity in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Youth Confesses
Attack on Woman

MODESTO, Cal, Aug. 7. up
In custody only "a hours, Otis Mar
tin Fisk. "a. today confessed Grim
inally attacking a 26 year old Mo-
desto housewife. pleaded guilty 10
a charge OF rape and was whlsked
off to San Quentin prison.
The youth, shingler from Chow
chilla, MADEIRA county, faces a term
of from one to so years In prison
Threats of violence uttered against
Fisk prompted the sheriffs office
to dispose OF his case In near record
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
VALLEY farm ASSN PROTESTS TO OLSON
County Moves Toward Plan for Returning
DELINQUENT Property TO Tax Rolls

L. Sebille, Brawley Imperial. West
morland and Calipatria attorneys
also will be asked to serve. Kirk,
in addition to representing the
city of Calexico will represent the
Imperial Irrigation District, and
C. l.. Halliday will represent the
county.
The problem of delinquent pro-
perty was called to the boards at
Continued OH Page 6; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Edison Named
Acting Sec'y

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. CUPD-
President Roosevelt today signed a
bill authorizing Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Charles Edison to serve
as acting secretary until a perma-
nent successor is named to the late
Secretary Claude A. Swanson.
The measure will give Edison legal
status until Mr.. Roosevelt desig-
mates new cabinet member.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Temperature Down
But Humidity Up

The temperature stayed down
around the 100 mark at noon Mon-
day but the humidity went up to
az and as a result valleyites suf-
fered under the discomforts of an
other usual August day.
Maximum Sunday was l08, mini
mum was IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07

is S74i ,29448. The total to be raised
by taxation for the special districts
revenue budgets last year, however,
was $747,07564, while this year it
is only $544, ,677.27.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
APPOINTMENT OF IMPERIAL
POSTMASTER CONFIRMED

/. Before adjournment, the senate
confirmed appointment of Denny j..
McChristy as Imperial postmaster,
the United Press reported from
washington, D. c., Monday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Labor Board Extends lis Jurisdiction
Over Banks, Presaging New Supreme
Court Battle Over ice interpretations

WASHINGTON Aug. 7. (UP)--A supreme court
battle the National Labor Relations boards nerpre-
tation of interstate appeared certain today
the board extended its claimed jurisdiction to employer
emnlnve relations of approximately 10000 banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Former Governor,
Huey Aides.
Face Charges
Indictments Charging Violation Hot Oil
Act, Conspiracy to Defraud U. S. Aimed
At Four Prominent Politicians

NEW ORLEANS Aug 7. (UP) - Former Governor
Richard Leche and three others high in political circles
today indicted charges of conspiracy violate
the Connaly hot oil and with conspiracy to defraud
the United States Leche the hefty proege Kngfsh Huey
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
Tentative County Budget Provides Only
Slight Change in Tax Rate; Cut Slated
In General Financial Program

Imperial cOuntys 19394O tax rate will be little changed
from the 193839 rate of $199 per 500 valuation unless
changes wrought in the county budget between
August 3 tentative budget issued by the county
board of supervisors Monday showed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07
-Four Grievances
Cited Against
Chief Executive
Governors Remarks Against Group.
Attitude in MaysviIe Strike Draw Fire;
Frank Discussion Suggested

In two and half long pages of closely typewriter
script the Associated Farmers of Imperial county Mon
day told Governor Culber L. Olson they willing to
cooperate with him in all matters if he stops taking the
advice of persons whose sole aim is scredt
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-07

Butter. Los Angeles, 26cI but
terfat. Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A. 35c; manufacturing milk.
27c, route gathered cream. 24tso.
l.. A. Hay: u. =. No. I. $3.50;
u. S. No. 2 1eafy S12-12-50; u. S. No.
2 S1050-11. MINI. flax Sept. Sf.4e.
Dec. S1483I.
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pital next morning it was found that
her right leg was broken above the an
kle.
Mrs. cambridge is now at her home
resting comfortably with her injured
leg In a plaster cast; and it will be
nearly two months before she will be
able to be out to attend to her many
activities as member of the Resthaven
Ladies Auxiliary, president of the
Housewives League and member of
other civic and beneficial bodies.
Despite her painful injury, the SER
lousness of which she did not know I'M
til Tuesday morning, Mrs. cambridge
remained with her husband at the ban
quet until near the end of the evening,
when she was carried to a taxi and left
for her residence a few blocks away.
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NEWARK. NEW JERSEY

by Lou BlackmOn, managing editor,
". }. HERALD-NEWS: "The nations
most Jovial newspaper man, Floyd
Snelson, with bubbling vitality drop
ped into Newark over the weekend to
qrum up interest in the N. Y. Worlds
Far. In the language of Newark
he really came on. Course Flovd
ran INTO a snag when he thought
Newark wasn't hip. Another
60eautlcian contact man, Floyd got his
frst setback in Rosamond Stewart
Saunders uptodate beauty emporium,
80 lie ran into a spicy lass of about
~ summers and proceeded to spiel in
true Harlemese style . after about
10 minutes of sparring the lass
looked HIM straight in the eye and
sad; Take it slow pops, Pm in New
ark and we folks over here know all
the Harlem 1--WE"
by Lillian B. Huff, society editor:
,"hatta man, that Snelson guy. made
the fatal mistake all scribes make in
jumping into Newark. That JERSEY
hospitality keeled him over on his
ears. First, he stopped into Jack
Da1Dneys place. . Now Jack is New
arkS most eligible bachelor . . and
ne got that title, partially by having
d good bar Floyd stopped there
ana you know the rest. Hit Newark's
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TERMS SHAMEFUL
Continued from Page II

building or any other school equip
ment. 1t has no authority to bind
future Boards of Education and when
1t attempts to restrict even the right
to petition to use the facilities created
and maintained by the tax moneys of
citizens of all races it is violating
every decent principle of Americanism.
The Board of Directors of the
N.A.A.C.P. therefore urges the How
ard University School of Music,
which sought use of the Central High
School auditorium for Miss Marian
Anderson's concert, Miss Anderson,
and her management to refuse the
use of the auditorium unless such use
can be granted without any strings
whatsoever precisely as use of white
high school auditoriums has been
GRANTED in the past for concerts, ath-
letic contests, and other affairs.
1T would be far better, in the opin-
ion of the Board of Directors, for Miss
Anderson to sing out-of-doors, for ex-
ample, at the Lincoln Memorial erected
70 commemorate the memory of
Abraham Lincoln. the GREAT emanci-
nator, or not to sing in Washington at
9ll until democracy can surmount the
color line in the nations capital"
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WANT NATIVE FOR JUDGE
Continued from Page II

young and brilliant District Attorney
in the islands, James A. Bough. Totten
states that Bough, a native of the
islands, studied law at Columbia Uni
versity and has since served with great
credit as District Attorney where peo-
pie in all walks of life admire and re-
spect him.
The organizations represented at the
meeting were the Benevolent Society
of American Virgin Islanders, Ameri-
can Virgin Islands Society, American
West Indies Ladies Aid, Virgin Islands
Congressional Council, Eaton Benevo-
lent and Virgin Islands Civic Associa-
ton.
A standing vote was taken to consol-
idate their interests into a campaign
committee to be known as the American
Virgin Islands Committee for the APP
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Amy's Beauty Shop, E. Alice Taylor,
Bynoe's Beauty Shop, Geneva AIRING
ton, Aleine Buckner, Juanita Foster,
Thelma Ruffin, Rita Jackson, Mary B.
Arts, Grace Jordan, Lottie E. Weston,
Blanche V. Harris, Nora Husbands,
lnez Chase, Emma F. Loveett, Maude
Samuda, Priscilla Jemmotte, Roxana
Vera Hunt, Easter Moore, Estella Lee
Crosby, Nine Enslow, Miss Gladys
SandifOrd, and Blake's Beauty Shop.
The committee of arrangements in
cluded Mrs. Blanche V. Harris, chair
man; Mrs. Mary B. Arts, treasurer;
Mrs. Juanita G.. Foster, Mrs. Grace
Jordan, Mrs. Estelle Lee Crosby.
Addresses were made by Attorney
Matthew w Bullock, Mrs. E. Alice
Taylor, and Mrs. Geneva Arringon.
The officers are: Mrs. Geneva Ar
rington, president; Miss Roxana Vera
Hunt, Vice-President; Mrs. Mary B.
Arts, treasurer; Miss Emma F. Low
EFT, secretary; Mrs. Evelyn B. Mendes,
misunderstanding; Miss Sylvia Bynoe,
asst misunderstanding; Miss Inez
Chase, Chaplain; Mrs. Juanita G. Fos-
ter, state organizer National Beauty
Culturist League.
The winner of the 7-way floor lamp
was Miss Emma Lovett.
General dancing to the music of
Toby Harris and his orchestra CON
tinued until l am.