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Evening star., 1939-07-12
Harlan
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armed and this trouble results. This
is a direct challenge to law and
order in the State. We must accept
this challenge and meet it. Out
siders are coming into Kentucky to
cause this violence and participate
in it.
II shall request that the Harlan
grand jury indict Turnblazer for in
citing riot and George Titler should
be kept in Jail. Their methods are
typical of those of violence advo-
Gated by John L. Lewis"
The Governor said he would con-
tinue his tour of the flood area but
also would keep in touch with the
Harlan situation by telephone.
Called pitched Battle"
J. A. Dickinson, an Official Of the
Mahan-El Ellison Co., described the
shooting as pitched battle be-
tween Guardsmen and union miners
he said were picketing the mine.
On a number of previous occasions
since union mines ceased work upon
expiration of wage-hour contracts
covering the Appalachian area April
/, incidents of sniping have been re-
ported in Harlan County. None re-
suited in casualties.
The latest was yesterday at
Cornett-Lewis Coal Co. operation
at Louellen, KY.
Major Staples said more than 30
shots we're fired at miners by an am
bushed group on a nearby noun
tainside. The mine was operating
without a union contract.
The Mahan-Ellison mine was the
scene of one of the previous snip
ings.
Until yesterdays sniping the Har-
Ian coal field had been comparatively
quiet for some weeks with the excep-
ton of an explosion far underground
in Liggett, KY, mine where min
ing machinery valued by the owners
at approximately $4,000 was
wrecked.
Meantime, Mr.. Turnblazer said he
had been summoned to Washington
to testify soon before Senate COM
mittee regarding labor conditions in
Harlan County as they relate to the
National Labor Relations Act.
Evening star., 1939-07-12

orderly. Police Ohief James L. Kerr
of the Chicago Parks District sent
IS officers to patrol the building. Ten
reserve policemen also were sent to
four district police stations along the
route from points where the pickets
met to the hotel.
Directors from 48 States and
Hawaii, nine regional directors and
six OF Harrington's Washington staff
were present as the meeting began
A spokesman reported the direc-
tors discussed provisions of the new
relief law requiring furloughs for
workers who have been on the rolls
for 18 months and a readjustment
Of the geographical wage differen-
tials, but no action was taken.
He said Congress intended that
w. P. A. pay throughout the Ma
ton should be brought as near as
possible to the national average Of
$3.50 month. To accomplish this.
he added, wages would have to be
reduced in the North and increased
proportionately in the South.
He issued a table showing the
pay scale in effect late in 1898. The
wages in region /, embracing the
North, West and East, ranged from
$40 to $94 month: in region 2, in
cluding Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri,
Kentusky, West Virginia. Delaware,
Maryland and part of Texas, from
$32 to $79 and in region 3, the South,
from $26 to $40.
An undetermined number of strik-
ers went back to work yesterday
but additional employees walked out
IN some sections. Building trades
leaders of the A. F.. of L., meeting
at Harrisburg, Pa, called a strike of
unionized w. P. A. workers in Penn
sylvania, effective Friday. They said
there were $4,000 unionized work
relief employees in the State.
A strike call effective at the end
OF work today was issued by the
New Jersey State Building and Con-
struction Trades Council, A. F. l..
affiliate.
Protest of 1,000, 900 Called.
Leaders of the Workers Alliance,
an organization of relief employees
and the jobless, called on 100000
w. P. A. workers to join July 20 in
a Nationwide protest demonstra-
tion and work stoppage.
Mayor F. H. La Guardia of New
York, president of the United States
Conference of Mayors, called an
emergency meeting of the Executive
Committee for Friday morning in
Washington.
Efforts will be made to work out
a solution to the problem brought
Evening star., 1939-07-12
Welded Cyclists Vie
For Paris Prizes

One of the novel attractions of the
Paris Fetes this season is a tandem
cycle race round the French capital
for young married couples. 1t was
decided to double the value of the
prize if the winning couple had a
baby within 365 days of the contest.
Hundreds of entries have been re-
ceived from each of the city's 20
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Then couples from
each of the districts will be selected
for their "smartness,' and these will
be the only entries admitted to the
race, as the prefect of police ruled
that the number of tandems must be
limited to 200.
Evening star., 1939-07-12
D. 6. Fiscal
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done about the lack of funds for the
Saturday pay day. Maj. Daniel J.
Donovan, auditor and budget officer,
said: What can we do?" But both
he and Commissioner Hazen empha-
sized that Congress still was in ses-
sion and they voiced the belief that
Congress would not adjourn without
making some provision for the Dis
trict in the ensuing six months.
Although Representative Nichols
does not believe the House will
accept the compromise Federal
payment, Representatives Randolph
of West Virginia and Dirksen of IL
linois are hopeful it will be adopted.
They played an important part in
bringing about the agreement in
conference.
Representative Collins of Missis-
sippi, who has charge of the appro-
priation bill, has indicated he shares
the view Of Mr.. Nichols regarding
the attitude of the House.
Under these circumstances, much
will depend on whether House lead
ers take hand in urging settlement
of the controversy, since Congress
will have to work out some solution
of the problem before adjournment.
As the situation now stands, the
Senate has accepted the local tax
structure almost entirely along
House lines; it has abandoned the
Overton formula to restore a fixed
percentage basis of Federal pay
ment. and has cut in half its pro-
posed increase in the lump sum by
agreeing to the $500, 900 figure. The
Overton plan would have called for
$8000,0 1000.
If the House should turn down this
agreement it would throw the whole
revenue bill back into conference,
making it almost impossible to set
tie the controversy in time to meet
the Saturday pay roll, except by
bringing out temporary continuing
resolution.
Although the city government has
continued to carry on essential mu-
nicipal functions without any au-
thorized appropriations since July l,
the situation will become more seri-
Gus within few days as the time
arrives to meet obligations.
Prolonging the deadlock also will
complicate the city taxing machin-
cry. For example. personal tax re-
turns on both tangible and intan-
gible property must be filed this
month. Assuming the compromise
tax bill finally goes through, the
present intangible tax on stocks,
bonds and cash would be repealed
and superseded by the income tax.
The personal tax returns still have
to be filed on tangible property, but
where returns have already been
made with intangible property in
cluded, the assessors ONCE would
have to 60 through them to cancel
and eliminate the part relating to
intangibles.
Evening star., 1939-07-12
Former Supreme Court
Clerk Is Indicted
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 12.-John Rey-
nolds Robertson, SO, lawyer who
formerly served as a law clerk for
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
was indicted today in Is counts of
forgery in the second degree and
petty larceny.
Robertson was arrasted q week ago
on charges of passing worthless
checks, one for 1921 .36, at the Wal
dorf-Astoria. The complaint cited
seven checks aggregating $496.36.
Pending arraignment. Robertson
was held in default of $500 bail.
Evening star., 1939-07-12
JobIess Man Threatens
To Jump Off Hotel, Is Saved
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated PreSS.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 12.-Be-
fore the terrified gaze of midnight
dancers, an unemployed man threat
ened for three hours to leap from
the dome of the 10-story Hotel Utah.
He finally was hauled to safety by
Patrolman E. J. Barnes, whose pro-
mise, We'll find you a job some
where" had gone unheeded.
He said he is Jack Page, %, Kan
sas City, Kans. Taken to police
headquarters, he muttered, II dunno
why. I just couldn't get work"
Mr.. Page, in full view of dancers
in roof garden below the dome,
smoked cigarettes nonchalantly be-
tween shouts:
"I'h going to Jump. I've had all
sorts of recommendations, but can't
get a job"
Patrolman Barnes ventured up a
narrow ladder, only access to the
dome, grabbed Mr.. Pages wrist and
tugged him to safety.
Evening star., 1939-07-12
Departure Expected
In London Since May ~

LONDON, July IL R.-De-
parture of Count Dino Grandi from
Evening star., 1939-07-12

about by W. p A. strikes" said an
announcement Of this meeting.
A spokesman for the Workers
Security Federation, a unoin of un-
employed, reported that federation
members had voted to strike in
Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York.
The federation, which on Sunday
advised members to return to work,
but to continue protests, will support
striking members with all the power
at its command. the spokesman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
Old Age Measure
Goes to House

WASHINGTON, July IA. up
The senate sent It's social security
act amendement to the house for
concurrence today. They woud pro-
vide a minimum old age pension
grant of $25 a month.
Two amendments adopted by the
senate would establish the mini
mum. They were: A proposal by
Sen. Edwin c. johnson, D., Colo,
requiring states to contribute at
least $40 a month for each benefit
ciary in order to qualify for federal
grants; a proposal by Sen. Tom
Connally. D. Texas, requiring the
federal government to grant 81 for
each 81 contributed by a state to-
ward old age assistance up to $5.
Above. that level, the federal gov
ernment would match contributions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
Red Sox Cut Yankee Iced
To 81 Comes with Victory
New Workers Jittery
In I0-b Loss to
Detroit Tigers

NEW YORK, July IA. (UP)-For
the first time since they assembled
to the baseball pinnacle four years
ago, the New York Yankees today
showed definite traces of the jitters.
They lost their sixth straight
yesterday to the Tigers, 1916, and
the way they lost it forecast heavy
going for them. They blew the ball
game in the eighth after having it
Won, Al. The Tigers made nine
runs in that frame on five hits.
Six walks did irreparable damage.
During the Yankee reign of 1886
S7-38 one notable thing about them
was that they seldom, If ever, beat
themselves. And on those rare
occasions when they did toss a game
away 1t wasn't by walking six men
in one inning and playing Santa
Claus to the opposition.
Atley Donald, the rookie who had
won 10 straight. finally got his
Jumps but he was lucky enough
not to be charged with the defeat.
The Yanks' lead was cut to 5la
games when the Boston Red Sox
drove Bob Feller from the mound,
survived ninth inning rally and
went on to the 10th to nose the
Indians 6-5 before 41,2l0 paying
fans at Cleveland last night.
Leads meant nothing in the other
two American league games. The
White Sox had the Athletics down,
80, going INTO the fifth and lost.
l2-l0 Washington had the Browns
down 80 at one time and then blew
the game, 4-3.
Cincinnati looked every inch a
champion as Bucky Walters scored
his 14th triumph with a TO victory
over the Giants.
The Cardinals and Bees divided
a doubleheader, ST. Louis winning
the opener, 5-3, and Boston taking
the nightcap, 81.
The Chicago Cubs moved into
third place when they trounced the
PhillieS, Us, in a night game be-
fore 1000 fens at Philadelphia.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14

.fylpt WoTk- IN oolonS pegan the sea-
son with a l2-game losing streak.
They bounced back with a l0-game
,ginning spiurge, anc although San
Francisco ended another 10-game
spree Wednesday night the Car
dinals came back last night with a
Ga win TO make it Ill out of u,
,-X61ch is bit better than the New
. A,srk Yankees are doing.
Seattle cut the lead OF Los An
eeles to game and half by win
ming 1875 over Hollywood.
pm Diego turned back the An
J Gels, s-5. and it was Howard Crag-
head who did the trick. Craghead
alted the Angels 10 game win
steaak in early season. he left the
sgHsne In the seventh inning. Dom
essandro, George Detore, Rip
PEI Collins and Berkowitz homered.
Pbrtland's powerholise functioned
; tor=once and the Beavers hammered
-Scafn Fallon TO win 1913 over Oak
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, July IA. (UP)-
Stocks fluctuated irregulerIy today
in reduced volume.
Bonds also were mixed. The dol
lar was steady against major for
eign currencies. ~
Wheat closed with fractional gains
but corn had small losses about
reaching new lows for the season.
Automobile production for this
week was reported al 6i.610 units
against 42,782 in the preceding week
and 44,510 a year ago. Retail trade
ran 5 to II per cent above the 1885
week. Several second quarter earn
ings estimates well above previous
expectations were issued.
Telephone shares were hurt by
the action of the New York State
Public Service Commission in or
dering reductions on certain toll
rates.
Dow Jones closing stock averages:
Industrial 1857 off 0.45; rail,27. AZ
off o.3s; utility 24.s2. off Ola; Sc
stocks 46.13. off 0.2e.
stock sales were $40. 900 shares
contrasted with $4,000 yesterday
while curb stock turnover dwindled
20 $4,000 shares from 10000 In the
previous session.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, July Il. (UP)-
After five days of more or less
marked optimism, stocks turned
irregular in slow early trading or
the Los Angeles Exchange today
Edison common went TO another
new high, up 4 TO % q on salt
Of 100 shares.
Other transactions included: L
A. investment 300 shares 4 " up q
Pac. indemnity 100 shares 31h un-
changed; Bandini pet 100 shares
8 unchanged; Richfield oil loo
shares IL unchanged; Sunray oil
100 shares unchanged: Welling-
ton oil 100 shares AZ up ss; Univ.
Con. oil 100 shares 1552 unchanged ;
Cen. Motors 100 shares 44H un-
changed; Menasco 200 shares IL
unchanged Southern Pacific 100
shares I3l2 down 4.
Approximate early sales 2,7O0
shares; three issues up. six down,
seven unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14

Matchmaker Frank Lahey, the
man who guides the destinies of
the e. Centro athletic club. pulled
his last trump out of crumpled
deck Friday and signed Bigboy
Hogue TO meet Ray Vargas in the
main event next Thursday night.
Lahey signed Hogue in a last
desperate effort to regain the favor
of the fight public when it was
proved to him (by the number of
empty seats at the arena Thursday
night that valley fans will not
turn out to watch Herman Graves
do battle.
The man that sports writers once
called the Bomber, milled thru
ten rounds of dull going against Ray
Vargas Thursday night and was
fortunate to earn draw against
the Los Angeles battler.
Vargas made an effort to force
Graves to fight but the El Centre
middleweight refused TO do more
than clinch, throw an occasional
uppercut and try TO stop Vargas
barrage.
The PoSt-Press score sheet gave
Graves three rounds, Vargas three
and four were even.
Cleo Shans, dusky battler from
Brawley, furnished the most ex-
citement Thursday night when he
lowered the boom ON Frankie Rodri-
guez in the fourth round of the
special event.
Rodriguez made a good showing.
in the first two rounds but ShanS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
AII-Stors Face
Windy Kimye:rl' end
Coronado Tonight
--ftfftHF

terson will divide pitching honors
for El Centre. according to Joe Hurst
who will manage the club.
Hurst, who has lost only one
pitching decision in the stadium this
year, will not take the mound to-
night because he will pitch for the
Elks in San Diego Saturday night.
The Elks will play the San Diego
lodge in the second of three game
series Saturday night. The coast
lodge defeated Ell Centre 10.
In tonight's contes Coronado will
send team onto the field that Is
undefeated in five straight games.
Kimyer pitched four of the victories.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14

Windy Kimyer, a pitcher
who rates himself about the
finest softball pitcher in the
southwest, will take the hill
against the Ell Centre ALL
Stars tonight in an attempt to turn
in his second straight victory over
the valley team.
Kimyer, who will hurl for Coron-
ado tonight, pitched the Reddy
Kilowatts to c. win over the El Gen.
trans earlier in the season in San
Diego.
Tunney Williams and Billy Pat
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
Byron Nelson
P.G.A. Favorite

POMONOK COUNTRY CLUB,
NEW YORK, July IA. (UP)-The
southwest had a stranglehold to-
day on the 22nd national cham
pionship of the Professional Golf
ers' association.
The best bet as four youngsters"
went out on 36-hole semi-final
matches over the tricky Pomonok
course was Byron Nelson, now OF
Reading. Pa, but born in Fort
Worth.
Nelson's opponent today is Ernest
j. Dutch) Harrison, of Oak Park.
ILL.,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
CONN CAPTURES
BOXING TITLE

NEW YORK, July IA. CUP)-Sure
and Mother Machree's Irish eyes
should be smiling at the sham
rocks where the River Shannon
flows today, for one of Erin's fight
ing boys has tucked his way into
the light heavyweight championship
of the world
There's no other word except luck
for the victory that Irish Billy
Conn won last night in the din made
by $4,000 rasping throats at Madi-
son Square Garden. He took the
decision away from Light Heavy
weight Champion Melio Bettina, but
a couple of punches one way or
the other could have turned victory
into defeat for him.
The fight was that close. And
even though the referee and the
two judges were unanimous in CIV
ing the decision to Conn, there
were competent observers at the
ringside who thought Bettina de-
served the nod. The United Press
score gave Conn seven rounds, Bet
tina seven rounds, and called the
10th even.
Bettma forced the fighting at the
start. He forced it In the last round,
piling Conn into the ropes and
slamming away at him with both
hands. But in between the first
and the 18th rounds Conn got the
range and nis picture-book left jab
was in Bettina's face so much that
it looked like Melio was eating a
sandwich made out of fist and
leather.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
Weather Reports
Aid Fandanqo

SAN FRANCISCO, July IA. CUP)
-Master-minding from a point 1900
miles away today had pushed Ed
win Pauley's Fandango further in
to the lead IN the Treasure Island
Honolulu yacht race and when last
position reports were compiled. the
schooner was Just 8l5 miles from
Makapuu light which lies IL miles
west and north. of Diamond Head.
1t was revealed yesterday that
Pauley is receiving weather reports
daily from DR.. Irving Krick at
California Tech, and on the basis
of those reports has outfoxed the
remainder Of the fleet in whistling
up wind necessary TO carry his craft
into the lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
L. 4. PRODUCE
Los ANGELES, July Il. (UP).

LOS ANGELES, July II. (UP)-
Trading was fair.
Cantaloupes: Local Tip Tops std
rates 12s-16s 65-$1.00; 23s 60-7Oc;
rs soc; 36s and, 45s 30-35c; local
Iales Best std 24s-27s 65-70c; 36s
i0-50c; 45s 25-4Oc; Saug suHales
1est 24s-27s S1.25; 36s S1.OO; ASS
75c; Meloglows std 12s-24s 50l65c
Honeydews Imperial jbo and std
rates 75-$l.00; HoncybaIls Imper-
al jbo 36s-45s best S1.35 s1.50; Ca
sabas Imperial per ton $4,000.
Tomatoes: San Pedro lugs 4x5s
$l.25 S1.50; 5x5s and 5x6s 81 50-S2. 90 .
jx6s S1.251s1.50; 6x7s S1.00-S1. .25;
ocal Orange co. and San Diego 4x5s
s1.25- SIS so; 5x5s-5x6s $125-sl. so;
jx6s S1.00s1.15; 6x7s 9O-sl 90; stone
san Diego 5x5s and 5xGs $500; 6x6s
$3.50.
Watermelons: Truck lots Imper-
ialklondikes and stripes 1917 ID.
ardinary S14-$1G ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
/. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, July 12. (UP)-
Hogs saleable $50. Very slow. About
steady. Good 10 choice lights 7.so-
SIS; top s.15; sows 1856.
Cattle saleable 900. Slow, steady
good few yearling steers ss15-s.s0
common TO medium steers 6.b0-7 30 J
tanner and cutters 4-5.25; bulls 10
1876; calves saleable 1904 kteady ,
veaiers TO 1925; few cIvJs s.6o
down. ~,
sheep saleable 400. holdover 3l4.
sssss ssssss lambs sSod $50. e d eh'ufpss ID
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
Matchmaker Lahey Signs Bigboy hogue.
Vargas as Graves Fails to Deliver
Goods in Thursday Main Event

wore him down with barrage OF
punches in the third and fourth
stanZaS.
Slugger Frietas decisioned Ike
Blair, Bert Birmingham and Ozzie
Carroll drew and Billy Peterson
bowed 20 Clay Rowan in prelim-
inaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
Gene Mako Wins
From 0|ewine

SPRING LAKE, N. j., July IA.
(UP) - Gene Mako, third ranking
star of the United States, defeated
Ted Olewine, Santa Monica, Calf :,
6-2, 60, to enter the quarter final
round of the tennis club invitation
tournament today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
Team Returns TO
Tourney in Week

Ell Centro's baseball team, winner
in its. first two semi-pro tourna-
ment tests, will not return for COM
petition in the meet until one week
from Saturday, according to Man
ager Jack Stark.
The valley team is rated one OF
the teams to beat in the meet,
following it's unexpected victory
over the Bank of America.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
Jockey Injured
In Tumble

" 1NGLEWOCD, Cal, July IA. UP)
Jockey Chuck Carleton was laid
up today with a sprained back as
a result of tumble that broke
one of Top Times legs and neces-
STATED destroying the horse which
was owned by Louis B. Mayer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-14
EI Cenfro Girls,
CaIexico Tied
For Loop Lead

81 Centre girls softball team,
tied for first place with Caiexico
In the valley league standings,
rested this week In preparation
for the final game Of the season
against Holtville next week. Cal
exico will play. Brawley.
Should both Ell Centre and
Calexico win, the teams will meet
in a three game pIayoff series.
Saturday and Sunday, an all
star girls team, will play RC
Cola and Reeds girls softball
teams In San Diego.
Iaou STANDINGS.