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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Olson May Leave Hospital Bed atEnd Of
Week, Declares Secretary-Son; Rest
Only Thinq Governor Needs Now

SACRAMENTO Jan. II. CUP)-
Gov. Culbert L. Olson has recover
ed so we'll from his collapse of last
Saturday that he may be allowed
to leave the hospital by the emo
of the week, Richard Olson. the
governors son and private secre-
tary. said at a press conference
today
AL that is necessary for my
fathers complete recovery is rest. e"
Young Olson said. The doctor said
that if he became impatient ane
restless at staying in the hospital
he could probably leave by the enc
Of the week. He has resigned him
self to remaining there at least
until that time
The governor is now eating SOLID
foods, but is not allowed to smoke
he added.
A statement by DR. F. N. Scatena
the chief executives personal phys1-
clan, said: Governor Olson con-
tinues to improve, his sleep, ap-
petite and mental attitude are all
very fine. The nervous fatigue
which was the primary cause OF
his condition is row practically
gone, and we look forward to a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Musica Diaries
Tell Entire Story

NEW YORK, Jan. II. tUP)-F
Donald Coster's secret diaries and
correspondence have been found by
federal agents who said today that
the discovery would go far toward
completing the story of former
convict Philip Musicals masquerade
as president of the drug firm Of
McKesson and Robbins.
Two diaries were found in OLD
ledger books and, with the eXcep-
ton of two years covered Coster's
activities from 1920 until his sui
eide late last year when investl-
gators discovered his identity. The
diaries name names agents said
although they refused to discuss re-
ports that persons other than those
already involved may become
tangled in the maze of blackmail
bootlegging and attempting arms
smuggling attributed to Coster-
Musica
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11

merce committee he met a barrage'
of questions, most of them from
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, r.,
Mich.
Hopkins expressed regret that he
had made political speeches while
serving as WPA administrator and
said "if l had the whole thing to
do over again he would not make
them.
IF the senate confirms me-" he
said, sit will do SO knowing in ad-
vance that I am devoted to the
cause of the president. I have tried
to be loyal to him and it has been
easy because 1 believe in him. I'm
on his team. That's the whole
story. And when that team starts
to move, it moves"
Chairman Josiah w. Bailey, D,
N. c., replied that he did not deny
Hopkins right TO "be on the team
but as the administrator of public
funds, I do deny your right to
make political speeches"
The highlights of Hopkins testi-
mony were:
|. He did not recall ever having
registered as member of the So
cialist party but refused to make
Continued on Page 8: Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11


to investigate differences in freight
rates on vegetables shipped from
Texas and from Arizona and Cali
fornia, the reports said. The asso-
Citations charged the rates from
California were SO low they were
prejudicial to Texas and cited rates
from Corpus Christi to New York
and Ell Centro to New York. The
Corpus Christi rate, they claimed
was 43 per cent of the highest
freight rate and the Ell Centro rate
was 80 to 26 per cent of the highest
rate.
The complaint was filed by the
Texas Industrial Traffic league,
the executive committee of Texas
Vegetable Producers and Shippers
and the Coast Bend Shippers ana
Growers association.
Although unable to give exact
tariff differences, El Centro sources
disclosed that present rate sched-
ules call for valley shippers to pay
a small amount more for transpor-
tation to the east coast than is
paid by growers in the Rio Grande
valley shipping to the same eastern
markets, although the latter are
1000 to 1,500 miles closer. In case
the commission should decide to
grant a rate in direct proportion
to he-exact distance travelled, I'M
perial Valley growers would be at a
tremendous disadvantage, the El
Centro sources believed.
Fred Bright, prominent valley
grower, refused to be alarmed by
the dispatch, pointing out that
there is small chance that rate
reductions would be granted now
or for some time to come.
'fIt SO happens, however that
C. B. Moore, secretary of the West
Continued on Page 8, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
SmuggIer Admits
Guilt in Gem Plot
involving Benny

NEW YORK. Jan. Il. fUP)-Al-
bert N. Chaperau, confessed snug
gler, pleaded guilty today to ins
dictments naming him on SNUG
Cling and conspiracy charges with
Jack Benny, radio and screen
comedian.
Sentence was deferred until after
Rennys trial which is scheduled for
Jan. "a. Chaperau and Benny
were accused of transporting and
concealing two diamond clips and
a diamond bracelet worth $2l3i.
Chaperau smuggled the gems into
the country in the guise of a COM
mercial attache of the Nicaraguan
legation which gave him immunity
from search by customs agents.
Benny, pale and nervous. pleaded
not guilty 10 the smuggling charge
yesterday. He faces a maximum oil
six years in prison and a $4,000
fine, a little more than he IS reput-
ed to earn in a week from his
various entertainment ventures.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Blood Stains New
Link in Gambling
Mystery on Coast
L. A. Police Prepare Case
Involving Yamat0da in
Asserted Murders

Bloodstained clubs discov-
cred in a raid on a Los An
geles gambling dive were the
latest links Wednesday in a
chain of fact and supposition
that connected Ell Centro's kid
nap : gambling tangle with what
police believed might develop into
coastwide murder ring.
The new development in the Los
Angeles investigation came after
officers broke into a Little Tokyo"
clubroom where Jericho Namba,
80, wealthy Lodi Japanese, is be-
lieved to have lost small fortune
and been beaten TO death. Police
meanwhile prepared to ask COM
plants in connection with Namba S
disappearance against six Japanese,
one of them Hideichi Yamatoda,
who is in Mexicali.
Yamatoda, central figure in the
bizarre Oriental mystery that came
to light when he was arrested in
Los Angeles by Ell Centro Police
Chief j. Sterling OsWalt on a gam
bling charge, still was held in the
Mexicali Jail on charges of illegal
entry, according TO reports We'd
nesday.
Another one of the six to oe
named was in the Los Angeles jail.
Continued on Page 8; Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11

San Diego Friday night and the
officers will be installed Immediate
ly after the election.
Currier has been member of
the Divan for a number of years.
His advancement each year is ex-
pected to be eliminated Friday
night when he reaches the Poten-
tates throne.
Shrine Mobiles of the valley will
attend the meeting. The group of
officers plans to leave Ell Centre
at 345 pm. Friday. They are
Langston j. Goree, jr.. president
of the Imperial Valley Shrine club;
William L. Bennington, vice. -presi-
dent; Cl H. H. Small, treasurer;
Robert Hays, secretary; Wayne L.
Elvander, all of Ell Centre; Manuel
F.. Guerra, Mexicali; Louis c..
Hausmann, BraWley; j. Herbert
Mccoy, Calexico; and Ernest V.
Edwards, Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Hundreds Missino
In Forest Fires

MEL BOURNE. Australia, Jan. Il.
tUP)-Fires swept through millions
of acres of forest and brush land in
Victoria state today and 200 men,
women and children were reported
missing.
Twenty square miles in the Rubi-
con area were engulfed in the
flames within half an hour today
and it was feared that many BUSH
men were trapped.
1t was known that 20 persons
had been killed since the fires
started last weekend, during an
intense heat wave.
The fires were burning. in some
areas, on 40 mile fronts, engulfing
farms and hamlets and threatening
townships.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
CurtaiIed Relief
Bill Gets Go Sign
From Lower House

WASHINGTON. Jan. II. UP)-
The house agreed unanimously to-
day to give the curtailed $725, 1000, 900
relief bill right of way tomorrow
and end general debate at 2 pm,
Friday. This made final action
likely late Friday.
The vote will provide the first
test of strength this session be-
tween President Roosevelt and the
sections of the new house which
have shown an inclination to adopt
more independent attitude than
in recent years.
Mr.. Roosevelt wanted 1915, 900, 900
to continue WPA until July l. The
house appropriations subcommittee
has cut the fund by $150,00O 600
The full committee will act on it
tomorrow.
On the basis of present relief
expenditures. it was estimated that
close to 100000 of the 100000 per-
sons on WPA rolls would have to
be dropped if the reduced fund is
adopted. However, changes might
be made in rates of relief pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Chamberlain Meets
nDuce to Study
Colonial Demands
British Prime Minister
In Historic Farley
To Avert New Crisis

ROME, Jan. II. (UP) =
Prime NJ inis ter Neville
Chamberlain came to Rome
today for another Munich
conference" at which he will
learn the extent of Premier Benito
Mussolini's Mediterranean demands
and try to advance farther along
the road to appeaSement in Europe.
The special train carrying Cham
berlain, Lord Halifax and others
of the official British party arrived
at 4:l8 pm. Premier Mussolini and
Count GaleaZzo Ciano greeted the
visitors at the STATEN. Chamber
lain met Mussolini at 6 PM to
begin their political converse tior.5.
AS Chamberlain came here, both
Italian and German sources in
sisted that Mussolini would not use
the threat of the full backing OF
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to wiring con-
cessions from Chamberlain. They
denied Hitler had made any such
commitment.
In Berlin. the foreign office or
gan, Diplomatic Political Informa-
ton, published statement indors-
ing the claims of Italy in the
Mediterranean.
Chamberlain was given cordial
welcome by the Italian press. Re
garding the nature of his mission,
Virginia Gayda, editor of the au-
thoritatiye Giornale. .d'Italia, wrote:
Mr.. Chamberlain's trip has an
obvious political scope There
are no longer any particular direct
questions concerning Britain for
Italy to discuss.
However, there are many vital
subjects for italy and Germany to
be taken up. The Italian British
meeting can doubtless bring a clear
er definition of the Italian and
British positions concerning the
open problem of Italian French re-
lations as we'll as ether important
actual questions in peaceless Eu-
rope
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
District Election
Scheduled Feb. 1st

Feb. was officially set late Tues
day by directors of the Imperial
Irrigation District for an election
to name an assessor = collector
treasurer and directors from divi-
sion two and four. Polling places
were designated and election boards
appointed in the 33 precincts. Polls
will be open from am. to pm
Jan. II is the last day for filing
nominating petitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Landowners Face Penalty
I'm Eviction Of Tenants

WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. CUP)-
The agriculture department threat
aned reprisals today against land
owners who evict their tenants OF
reduce their status to clay laborerS
L ordered an immediate investiga-
ton at Sikeston Mo, where it was
alleged 1,700 families had been
eVicted.
Confidential reports to the de-
partment showed that the practice
is nationwide. No exact figures
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11


The first attacks against radical
union threats came at the annual
meeting of the Associated Farmers
of Imperial county in Ell Centro
Tuesday night.
On another tack, members unani-
mously pledged themselves and
their organization to oppose rati-
fication of Felix Frankfurter's ap-
pointment as associate justice of
the United States supreme court,
The association went on record as
opposed to the appointment and
pledging an active fight against it.
The vote to oppose the appoint
ment followed disclosure that
Frankfurter is a national director
of the American Civil Liberties
Union and was the recipient Of
Theodore Roosevelts scathing let
ter denouncing his activity in be-
half of a famous radical while
Roosevelt was president of the
United States.
The first event in the educational
program will take place at cham
Der of commerce meeting in Braw-
ley Thursday night when Paul
Shoup, president of the Southern
Californians in Los Angeles and
former president of the Southern
Pacific railway company, will dis
cuss the subject, Industrial Peace
Associated Farmers held one Of
the most enthusiastic meetings in
the history of the organization.
Members and officers declared
they will increase their efforts to
defend the farms and the farming
industry from the entertainments
of racketeering union leadership
and will continue their lead in the
fight to maintain freedom of the
highways and the right of the
farmer to grow and market farm
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11

istration benefits. It was an
nounced officially
Claude A. Wiokard, AAA north
central division director. ordered
an immediate investigation OF farm
tenant union charges that l.700
families had been ordered To leave
their lands or become day laborefs
at Sikeston. The Farm Security
administrator sent Virgl L, Bank
son TO Sikeston 10 Investigates
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Valley Beet Men
Receive S2O,781

Imperial county beet growers re-
ceived $20,78l in benefit payments
Tuesday for compliance in the con-
servation program in 1888, Roland
Ballou, county association seclfe-
tary, announced Wednesday.
An additional $4,000 in payments
will be received within one month
Ballou said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Weather
Predicted Here

Temperatures dropped to 80 de-
grees in coldest sections Tuesday
night and were expected to fall
below freezing Wednesday and
Thursday nights, according TO
Woodrow C. Jacobs, meteorologist
Wind velocity from the north will
be weaker, Jacobs said, causing the
lower temperature. Vegetables will
not suffer serious damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11

we're available as to the number of
tenants affected but estimates
ranged from 100000 to 1000 900
families.
"All benefit payments will be
withheld from any landlord shown
to have eVicted tenants or reduced
their status to day laborers for the
purpose of obtaining larger share
of Agriculture Adjustment Admin
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Customers Suffer-.
All Three of Them

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL. CUP)
D H. Briggs, owner president,
superintendent and manager of the
Baird Telephone Company of Shas-
ia county today asked the Califor =
MIA Railroad Commission for per-
mission to abandon the service. He
gave as mis- reasons illness and lack
of operating income. He said the
company had three customers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
COMMITTEE CONFIRMS
POPE NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. (UP)-
The senate agriculture committee
in a five minute session today
favorably reported the nomination
of former Sen. James P. Pope, D.,
idaho, to be a director of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11

complete RESTORATION IN The near
future"
Richard Olson said his father was
being consulted on matters of policy
and he was signing necessary state
paperS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11

Ing of charges in connection with
presenting a fictitious check to
the M. o. King store After at
tempting to cash the check he left
the store, but was traced and ar
rested.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Texas Opens New Drive
TO Alter Freight Rates
Valley Shippers Watch Campaisnt to
Give Southern Growers Big Margin in
Sending Produce to Eastern Seaboard

Texassponsored move, which if successful would
prove blow to Imperial Valley, under way in
Washington d. c. Wednesday to alter present freight rate
comparisons according to United Press dispatches from
the nations capital Three Texas associations asked the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Associated Group
Flags Radicals in
Govt, Unions
Organization Opposes Frankfurter
Appointment to u. S. Supreme Court;
Plans Anti-Ra dica Educ alton Drive

Imperial county led revolt against union domination
of California agriculture by launching concerted drive
late Tuesday to prevent agricultural control being taken
from the farmers and planning an ambitious campaign
to acquain the public with the dangers besettng the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Warren Currier in Line for Kiqhest
Masonic Honor Possible for Valley
Man; Election at SD. Friday

Warren Currier of Ell Centro is slated for advance
ment to the office of Poenate of Al Bahr Temple of the
Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine of the
highest Masonic honors which may be conferred upon
Imperial Valley The annual election will be held in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Hopkins. Defending IdeoIs.
Sorry He Made Political
Speeches While WPA Chief
Senators O pen Fire on Ardent New
Dealer Criticizins Lack Of Business
Experience as QuaIific alton for Cabinet

WASHINGTON, jan Il. (UP)-Harry L. Hopkins
today defended his political and economic beliefs and his
record administrator of the New Deals relief program
before senators who considering his nomination
secretary of Appearing before the senate
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
That Game Again

That Game Again
When use. finally humbled
Duke in that memorable Bowl en-
counter, Fred Nebel-Thau tearfully
but determinedly wrote out check
TO Eddie Mills.
Wednesday Eddie stopped Fred
and remarked that he had lost the
check and wanted another one.
Fred countered with a Wisecrack:
You didn't give me odds, why
should l give you two for one?'
AS the conversation progressed 1t
developed that Eddie wasn't real
sure whether he had cashed the
check or just los it. He asked
Fred to check over his cancelled
checks and find out. Fred replied:
Sure. Be glad TO. I collect them
once a year
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
e AkABL|NG
IMPORTER

PrccOciOuS--
And what is your name, little
girl?n asked RR i'll his best bene-
VIOLENT Babbitt manner The two
9~,and half year old youngster wait
ing in the barber shop replied:
Miss Rheba.'
Nov isn't that nice said RR.
rs that your full name?'
Yes, but sometimes they call me
Darlene
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
All or Nothing

All or Nothing
1t was tight bridge game. The
score was close and b5th were vul-
nerable. All passed and threw III
their hands, ready for another deal
when Frances Erskine'S partner
shook his head and moaned:
wish someone had opened DID
mt you have ANYTHING, Franz"
Frances sputtered the cards for
a new deal. remarking:
81 had four aces, but they were
MT in the same suit
Cat Helper
Bill Schofield, night jailer for the
county, has a new assistant, feline
Continued on Page 8; Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11
Designed For Living

DcSiencd For LIVING
Wayne Purdy, interested in so
ciology through high school studies.
listened while his mother explained
the difference in living standards
between European countries and The
United States.
In our country the less privileg-
ed groups live on far better scale
than abroad she said.
That's easy said Wayne. over
here there is relief"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-11

Butter: Los Angeles. 2se; hut
terfat, Imperial Valley fob ranch.
grade A, 35c: manufacturing milk.
2812e; route gathered cream, 26lse.
La. Hay. u. 5. No. | extra leafy
S16-17i u. ). No. |. Sl3.50-1I; No.
2 leafy S12.50-13.00. No. 2. S1l.0O:
Minneapolis flax, MAY. Sls7la.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-19
England Request that U.S..
Aid in Stabi|izinq Currency
0f(hina Gets Weak Support
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Reports
coming both from Tokyo and Lon
don that England had asked the
United States to assist in Stabilizing
Chinese currency found very limited
support here.
First there is considerable doubt
that China now is especially anxl-
Gus for her currency to be stabil-
lied at least if she has to partici-
pate in the sterilization. AS long
as Chinese money was supported
by gold or foreign exchange, the
japanese made good use of 1t by
buying up quantities of it in ex-
change for paper money issued by
puppet governments they set up
The Japanese got quantities OF
foreign exchange and gold that
way.
And second, the U. S. Treasury
has had peculiar experiences with
its agreement with England and
France to stabilize their exchange
and our own. Treasury officials
might be expected to hesitate TO
Join England in an enterprise
mostly beneficial to British trade
with the Chinese.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-19
ABANDONING CRAFT

A radio message sent out yester-
day afternoon from the New Eng
land Fish Company's cannery ten
der o. M. Arnold said the crew was
abandoning the craft in small
boat because Of swapping in ire
mendous seas.
The tender was at that time a
few miles off the north of Moves
Island off the coast of Prince of
Wales Island.
Four cannery tenders Immediate
" put out from Ketchikan and
other nearby ports to the scene to
rescue the crew, variously reported
at seven or eight men.
Finds Oil Streak
The first craft to reach the
scene was the tender New Sunset
and she reported an oil streak in
the vicinity of Noyes Island was
found. The islet shores are tim
bered heavily and sheer bluffs and
ravines are in the locality.
Last night the Coast Guard cut
ter Cyane left Ketchikan to join
in the search.
All through the night a search
was maintained but no reports were
received of finding any of the men.
Crew on Tender
The New England Fish Company
made report that the following
men were aboard the tender:
Capt. George Lee, OF Seattle,
master.
Donald McCullouh, engineer, Sc
attic.
w. H. Meeker, assistant engineer.
Seattle.
Ed Megaard, OF Arlington. Knut
Solbaaken, Andrew Lee and Otto
Wage, deckmen.
The 0. M. Arnold was 80 feet
long, IA tons gross. diesel powered
and was built in Seattle in 1927.
The craft was due back in Sc
attic early next month. The fatal
trip was the last one scheduled as
the fishing season ends tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-19
Nazi Troops Take Possession of Slouakie
FEDERAL BOARD
MAY MEDIATE
COAST TROUBLE
Developments Are Being
Closely Followed in
Washington, D. {.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 49, - The
Federal Maritime Labor Board has
offered its services in an attempt
to bring Pacific Coast Waterfront
Employers and Longshoremen to a
new working contract. The two
groups are at odds over the contract
which expire September 30.
The longshoremen have demand
ed wage, hour and other conces-
sions which employers SO far have
refused flatly.
Board C hairman Bruere an
nounces that he board is following
closely developments in the coast
labor controversy. He suggested i'm
mediate arbitation to prevent a new
strike this fall.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-19
pR0BER50F
Fisheries
In SEATTLE
Leave Tomorrow on Ing.
ham for lnvesfigd-
fion Trip

SEATTLE, Aug. 19.-The mem
bers of the House Committee
planning the first Congressional
study of Alaska fisheries, on the
spot, arrived here today and will
sail tomorrow aboard the Coast
Guard cutter Ingham for a series
of hearing in Alaska.
Congressman Schuyler Bland
Chairman of the investigating
Committee, said problems are SINH
lar ones that have been before a
former session of Congress but no
committee has ever gone to the
Territory to study first hand.
Others in the party are Repre-
sentatives Kennedy of Maryland,
Boykin of Alabama, WEIGH of Cal
ifornia, Seger of New Jersey, Oliver
of Maine. James w. Gulick is clerk
and Ralph A. Sterling, court re-
porter.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-19
Aviation
Hearings
Scheduled
Examinations, Conference
Slated for Anchorage
Is Announcement

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 49,
Charles S. Burnett, CAA Inspector,
announces that a public hearing
will be held here on September ]
on aircraft operators applications
and certificates.
Raymond Slough, CAA examiner,
and William Madden. attorney, are
coming north to conduct hearings.
Alaska operators are being noti-
fled by radiograms from Anchorage
and air mail from Washington OF
hearings and a general conference
on August 81 to arrange schedule
for hearings and procedure to lead
to the establishment of economic
regulations for the aviation indus
try.