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Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
SUICIDE VERDICT
MADE IN DEATH
OF SALESMAN

Following an investigation into
the death of Fred x. Prouty, 30
year-old travelling salesman for the
Automatic Musical Instrument COM
pany, Deputy Coroner G. c. Cock
ley yesterday afternoon decided
that the case was one of plain sui
eide and that an inquest was un-
necessary.
Prouty died in a Calexico hotel
room, early yesterday morning, His
death was not discovered until sew
eral hours later He had apparent
ly taken poison.
A number of suicide notes were
left by Prouty Scribbled on the back
of blank checks
He registered in CalcXico hotel
Sunday night, telling the proprie-
tresS that he had driven for TWO
nights and wished to sleep as long
as possible. He asked not to be dis
turbcd. That was the last seen of
him alive, although a light was
seen in his room Tuesday night. 4
From the notes lett it appeared
that Prouty had been having trou-
bic with his wife, who lives in Oak
land. One of the notes was ad-
dressed to her. 1t said, II suppose
you are satisfied now. You can
live the life you've always wanted
to live, All I can say is good bye
and good luck" p"
Another note. addressed to his
mother, expressed the desire that
none of his property be given to his
wife. Three other notes were left
In one Of them he asked that
whispering Hope" be played and
sang at his funeral
Efforts were being made today to
get III touch with his relatives
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
DETENTION HOME
LAND PURCHASE
TO BE- CLOSED
Supervisors Aut h hOriZe
Deal For School Plot
AT Imperial.

Taking another step III prepara
ton for building OF county de-
tention home, the county beard o.
supervisors yesterday afternoon
adopte,d d q resolution closing the
purchase of property in Imperial.
The detention home will be con-
atructcd on the lot Of the 1nperia!
grammar school.
This action is one of the final
steps in program that has held
the attention of business men and
county authorities for a number OF
years. The 1929 grand jury, in ite
report recommended the building OF
a permanent detention home for
juveniles, and stressed the need OF
this county for such a home.
1t is the practice at the present
time to confine juveniles in a spe-
cial room at the county jail.
Another important move made
yesterday afternoon by the board
was the appointment Of Ralph
SWearington as architect to prepare
plans and specifications for a per-
manent exhibition building at the
county fair grounds. The clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids to
be opened December 10.
The building will be used to house
exhibitions at county fairs. Such a
building has long been needed, since
in the past, exhibitions have been
shown in large tent.
The board yesterday recommend
ed Donald J. Bell Of Brawlcy tor
appointment to membership on the
18th district agricultural board
Gasoline tax in the sum of S73,-
59343 was equally divided between
the five road districts.
The board OF trade was authorizes
to spend $40 for advertising in the
American Legion Monthly, 500 tol
advertising in the Spanish -Amcri-
can war veterans magazine, and
SO for advertising in special ad-
dition OF a valley paper.
A resolution was adopted trans
1crring $4,000 TO the 45th District
ING expenses, to be repaid from re-
Agricultural Association for operat-
CeiptS.
A petition from the Veterans
Welfare Board for cancellation OF
taxes was granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
b(J[)GE[::: 7
BREAKS
RECORD
-Four Billions Asked By
Hoover For Fiscal Year
Beginning Next July.
DEFICIT NEXT JUNE
Reduction In Income Tax
VIII Not Be Continued
For This Year.
BY CECIL OWEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

JnlLeG freSS SLdlE correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. U.P)-
President Hoover transmitted to
congress today a record peace bud
get Of nearly S4,0000O0 900 for the
1892 fiscal year and recommended
against continuing the one per cent
income tax cut effective this year.
Appropriations for the 1882 fis-
cal year which begins next July
were placed at So 932 ,942 All which is
1921 100000 more than current eX-
penditures in this fiscal year.
Principal items in the increase
included $10O,OO0,00O additional for
the federal farm board, S110,000000
increase for war veterans, $51 ,000,-
O0J for new roads, and $35 100000
for the United States shipping
board.
Expenditures Of the federal gov
ernment in the 1882 fiscal year
we're estimated at $4,054 SIG 200 and
receipts were placed at S4,035 ,119,-
927 Appropriations are less than
estimated expenditures because the
government will have available
several continuing funds for which
no new appropriations are neces-
Sary.
For the current fiscal year which
ends June 80, the President esti-
mated the government will have
deficit of sl8O 100000 as a result of
reduced receipts due TO business de-
preston and added expenses to re-
lieve unemployment and aid veter-
! ans.
! Looking to the 1892 fiscal year,
the President estimated the gov
ernment would END its fiscal year
June 30, 1882, with the slim sur
! plus of S30,600,0oO. He warned that
| this margin may be easily reduced
! by emergency government expend-
| itures.
Economy Necessary
This is not time when we can
afford to embark upon any new
OF enlarged ventures OF govern
ment," Mr.. Hoover said. "It will
| tax our every resource TO expand
in directions providing employment
in the next few months upon al
ready authorized projects.
Il realize that. naturally, there
(Cnntinued on rage Sky
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
DEMOCRATS TO
OPPOSE HOOVER
HARMONY PLANS

WASHINGTON, Zee. 8. U.P)-
President Hoover's proposal to per-
NIT cabinet committee to admin
iStcr Sl50,000.000 in public works to
relieve unemployment was assured
OF a lively opposition 1t appeared
likely to provide a severe strain TO
the program of harmony agreed
upon by Republican and Democrat
ic leaders after the November cleo
tionS.
A breakfast conference Of the
leaders OF both houses probably
will be held at the White House
within the next few days, not only
to aid unemployment and drought
relief measures but because of Pres
ident Hoover's desire to promote
harmony in his general economy
program.
The opposition To the cabinet
proposal developed on party lines
as soon as President Hoover'S mes
sage was read yesterday. Appro-
priation measures originate in the
house and Democratic floor lead
er, Garner Immediately showed an
tagonism to the Presidents plar.
I'VE know more about where
that money is needed and how il
should be spent than the President
does. he said
Another remark: reflecting none
OF, the charity cooperation which
Mr.. Hoover has been led to expect
from Democrats came from Repre-
sentative Joseph w. Byrns. Demo-
crat, Tennessee, who described the
plan as astounding saying such
powers never had been given except
in war time.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
DRY LAW
REQUIRES
BIC sum
Fifty Million Necessary
For Enforcement Dur
ing Next Fiscal Year.
DETAILS EXPLAINED
All Agencies Need Addi-
tiOnaI Funds To Carry
On Work.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. U.P)-
The federal government plans to
spend approximately 50000,00o for
prohibition enforcement during the
next fiscal year.
Appropriation Of about S23000,-
600 for these phases OF enforce
ment-the coast guard customs
service and industrial alcohol unit
OF the treasury--is provided in the
treasury and post office appropri-
alton bill which the house began
TO consider today
In addition, congress must pro-
vide i'll a later bill for the two
phases Of enforcement under the
justice department - the federal
prohibition bureau. appropriations
for which are expected to total
about Sl1500,000 and prosecution
work, which is expected to aggre-
gate about s1C,00C,OC0.
OF total appropriations, $50 .897.-
582, provided for the coast guard
Undersecretary of Treasury Ogden
Mills estimated before the appro-
priationS committee that Sl6.000000
would be used for prohibition en-
foIccmcnt, il was revealed today.
The coast guard appropriation is
Sl95,52 more than last year
An appropriation of S48l4.420 is
provided for the industrial alcohol
unit under DR.. James NJ. Doran.
The customs bureau receives S23,-
S83 500 of which it is estimated
more than $1,000 600 is for prohib-
ition enforcement
Cost Mounting
In explaining an increase OF
s475 $50 for the industrial alcohol
unit to the appropriations commit
tee. DR. Doran said that prohibition
enforcement would cost more with
the authority divided between the
treasury and justice departments
now in separate bureaus.
Doran said he believed enforce
mcnt would be more efficient un-
der the new system. fIe testified
that his bureau is having trouble
now with diversion OF alcohol made
from finished products like LACQUER
finish and disinfectants. Over 90
per cent OF alcohoI III the illegal
trade comes from sugar, principal
ly corn sugar he said
Rear Admiral Frederick V. Bill
lard. commandant Of the coast
guard told the committee the coast
guard had seized 300 vessels for
rum-running during the past wear
AS a result Of his advocacy Of ad-
ditional equipment, the committee
included in the bill 100000 for
completion Of the last 10 vessels
authorized in 1926, and s60o,00 for
new patrol boats and seaplanes.
Two new SeaplaneS are provided,
The coast guard now has five
which are used in spotting rum
runners.
The narcotics bureau is provided
Sl,7OG,528 in the bill presented to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
GERMAN LEADER
URGES ST0PPAGE
OF PREPARATIONS
Says County Unable To
Conform With Treaty
Of Versailles.
By FREDERICK KUH
United Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Dec. 8. U.P)-A demand
that Germany should immediately
cease paying reparations as a pre-
lude to revision of the Young plan
and the treaty of Versailles has
been made by DR. Alfred Hugen-
berg, leader of the Nationalist
party
Hugenberg, frequently mentioned
as a possible chancellor in future
conservative government, said mere
proclamation Of temporary repair
ations moratorium would be insult
ficient, that the burden imposed on
Germany was morally untenable
and economically intolerable and
that the entire world is suffering
from the effect Of the present rep
arations system.
IF these demands OF conservative
Germany are not fulfilled, Ger
, many must tread other paths, eS-
pecially in trying to place the rep
arations burden upon foreign coun-
tries by means of tariff measures" ;"
DR.. Hugenberg told the United
Press.
I'VE consider the burden of tri-
butte imposed on Germany by the
peace treaties and subsequent
agreements morally untenable and
! economically intoieraple because
| first, they are founded on the long
exposed lie that Germany was sole
! ly guilty of causing the World war;
second, the extent of Germany'S tri-
! butte is contrary to Wilson'S Il
| points, on which Germany ~surren-
| dered; third, the German repara-
| tions have long ceased to serve to
repair war damages and, in France
! are used to finance excessive arm
| amentS.
Fourth, the reparations obliga-
tions-Which Germany has never
met from her own resources but
has paid from foreign loans so far
; exceed the German capacity to
pay that foreign influence in Ger
man economy and the distress of
| the German people is increasing to
| q dangerous degree"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
Mixed Weather
Hits Midwest

. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. U.R)-Snow
rains, slcets, cold weather, moder-
ately mild weather, and, in fact,
about all the kinds of weather ex-
cept hot were offered today for
middle western and western Unit
ed States.
While a blizzard ragged in Idaho,
moderate temperatures prevailed
throughout most of the middle west
and north central states during
the early hours
ForecaSter said the mercury in
Chicago would range between 35
and 40 above until noon, that by
afternoon rain was probable, that
the rain would be followed by snow
and sleet and that by tomorrow an
other cold wave would send the
temperature down to near zero for
the third time within a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
POSTAL DEFICIT
SHOWS increase
over LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. UP)-
The governmental policy of giving
mail subsidies TO the American
up air routes by creating an organ
lied air mail service account for
an increase OF S4,977620 in the post
office department budget for the
fiscal year 1882. The figures were
made public when the house appro-
priations committee report was
filed today.
The total appropriation of s841,-
303 GIT asked is S7,040,l40 less than
budget estimates.
The departments payroll during
the past year fell off s5,50G,C00 of
which loss in salaries S2,5o0,000 was
taken By clerks and employees in
second class post offices and 81
00O,000 By employees in the railway
mail service.
The appropriations bill accom-
panyipg the report provides for
expenditures of s366o0,000 for
ocean going mail and s20000000
for the air mail.
The latter will take care Of the
2S routes already established and
for which s18,326,o2o was paid in
the current year 1t will also pro-
vide for the establishment OF eight
new routes in the south, west and
southwest.
The total deficit from the postal
service for the fiscal year 1880
amounted to more than S98000,000,
an increase of Sl3,000,oO0 over the
preceding fiscal year, the report re-
XCaled
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
LEADERS PLEDGE
ASSISTANCE IN
BUDGET PAIRING
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. UP
Congressional leaders have inform
ed President Hoover they are CO.
ing to cut next years government
expenses below the figures he set
for them in the budget message he
sent to them today.
In view of the somewhat strained
condition Of the treasury, MIR.
Hoover has given his consent TO
pairing wherever possible without
interfering with the general pro-
gram.
The plan of the congressional au-
tl1orities was brought to the White
House by Chairman Will R. Wood,
chairman of the house appropria-
ticns committee.
The President need have no fear
Of congress going on spending
spree" said Wood. when We get
through with the government ap-
preparation bills, they will be be-
low the budget estimates
The President has been some
what worried over the condition of
the treasury as pointed out III his
legislative message submitted yes
terday. There appears a prospect OF
a sl8O.00O0 900 deficit at the close OF
this fiscal year. Government eX-
penses have been mounting due to
the accelerated program for con-
struction Of public works. If any
extensive enlargements of the fin
ancial program were made by con-
gress. tax increase might be nee
eSsary.
Department heads we're ordered
to shave sl00,0CoO00 from this
years expenses but with great ef
fort were able to cut only about
s67,00G00O.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
WIFE OF SLAIN
BANDIT INDICTED
ON TWO COUNTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. (U.P)
Mrs. Ellen Ellis, widow of Franz;
E. Smith, slain bandit leader, was
indicted on two counts by the fed
eral grand jury last night, charg-
ing robbery of mail train and
conspiracy to affect a mail robbery
In event Of conviction the mini
mum penalties are 25 years in a
federal penitentiary on the robbery
charge and two years on the con-
spiracy indictment.
Both counts of the indictment
were returned after examination of
several witnesses of the mail train
robbery near McAvoy in Contra
Costa county last year. The allie
cation is that Mrs. Ellis was the
driver of the bandit car.
No mention was made of the re-
cent robbery of a mail train at
Nobel, near Berkeley, loot from
which was alleged to have beer
found in Smiths home in Oakland
Authorities hoped she will short
ly break down and reveal the names
Of Smiths gang and the location
Of some s250000 in IooS, the fruit
of the gangs operation the past
three years.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. (U.P)
"A substantial part of the $50
600 loot taken by Frank Smith, ali.
as Ellis and his gang in the day.
| light Nobel train robbery last
month, has been recovered, posta
| inspectors indicated today.
While they refused to divulge
how much had been recovered, they
! said they had made several in
teresting' discoveries when the!
opened safety deposit boxes il
! Eastbay banks by means of KEYS
found on Smith when he was ar
rested. few minutes before he
was shot to death in trying tc
make his escape through downtown
Oakland streets.
Meanwhile, in view of her des-
pairing utterances, extraordinary
precautions were being taken tc
prevent the suicide of Mrs. Ellen
Ellis widow of the slain gang lead
er
At county Jail under two indct-
ments charging mail robbery, Mrs
Smith was reported today as in a
state of near-collapse, declaring
she didn't care whether she lived
| or died"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
Dairy Cleanup
Conference Here

Plans for dairy cleanup for
the valley were discussed this
morning by the members OF the
dairy committee of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau who were in
session at the court house.
1t was decided that the group
should meet again next week on
December 10 at which time resolu-
tionS will be drawn up and will be
presented for the approval or dis
approval of the committee.
The general plan is to formulate
suggestions which will lead to the
cleaning up of the valley herds
and which later will be discussed
before a public mass meeting OF
dairymen and interested citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
Local Filipino
Held In Arizona

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 3. (U.P)-
Funeral services for Marvin Ma
thews, six-year- son of M, E,
Mathews, railroad telegrapher of
Sentinel, Ariz., who was fatally in
jured at Aztec Monday when struck
by an automobile, were held here
today.
The father informed Yuma cOun-
ty authorities he intended to file a
complaint against Joe Abiganie, Ell
Centre, Calf. Filipino, who was
said to have been the driver Of the
machine that struc;i young Ma
thews and dragged him along the
highway for two miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
IDENTIFY BANK
BANDIT AS SON
OF RICH FOLKS
Youth Said To Have Dis
sipated Small Fortune
In Short Time.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3. U.P)-
Police announced today that Philip
Holden, 20. wounded during bank
holdup yesterday, had been identi-
fed as the scion of a wealthy Chi
Cago family.
Holden. accused Of driving the
automobile in which two men
hoped to escape after looting a
branch Of the Security First Ma
tional bank, was shot through the
head in the gunfight that followed
the holdup.
Holden, according to Captain J
T. Carmen of the police depart
ment, formerly was. a student OF
journalism at Notre Dame.
His father died about Is years
ago and left Holden a small for
tune which the youth dissapated at
once, Carmen said.
Holden came to Hollywood sever
al years ago and attempted to
write scenarios, Garment said
According to information re-
leased by police, young Holdens
| mother is enroute to his bedside
from her home in San Antonio
Texas.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 3. UP
Within an hour after three armed
and masked bandits had robbed a
Security First National bank branch
here late yesterday, one was in a
dying condition in police hospital
and his two accomplices were in
/ Jail
a grocery clerk, William Pauley
who stepped from his store TO sec
the excitement, was wounded III the
abdomen by a bullet, but will re-
cover.
Presence of mind Of Gordon Cor
son service station operator across
the street from the bank, in reach
ing for his gun when he noted the
bandits holding up the bank
brought about the arrest and the
saving Of the bank funds.
Corson saw Tom Coffee, So, ano
Delhert Hudson, 26. standing or
! the bank counter and lining up q
! dozen customers. AS he ran across
the street, he noted the thirc
bandit, Philip Holden, 25, sitting il
an automobile with a sawed of
shotgun across his knees.
/ When Holden attempted to hall
! Corson with a blast of lead, Corsor
shot the man through the head
Holden's companions were captureC
! by Deputy Sheriff Percy Rogers a;
they fled down the street pursue;
! by Corson.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
TARIFF DECREASES
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. U.N-
Customs revenues during the first
year of the new tariff act, ending
next June 80, will be about $780,
000,00C, or $87 000,000 below those for
the previous year, according to an
estimate made by Commissioner of
Customs Frank Il Eble before the
house appropriations committee,
testimony made public today re-
vealed
Eble estimated, however. that
customs revenues in the fiscal year
1882 would total S625, 100000 or
S40,00C,000 above those of last year,
He submitted figures for the three
months, July, August and Septem-
Der this year showing a decrease of
38 per cent in total imports as
compared with the same period last
year; asa per cent drop in dutiable
imports, and 39.l per cent de-
crease in customs receipts.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
Former Mayor OF
Berkeley Killed

BERKELEY. Calf, Dec. 3. up
Samuel C. Irving. II, former may
or and prominent businessman was
instantly killed last evening by an
automobile near his home.
David K. Gilmore, 10. Universi-
ty OF California student told police
ne did not see the aged man crcss-
ing the street until it was too late
70 avoid hitting him. Gilmore was
released after questioning.
Irving was mayor of Berkeley for
several years prior to the establish
ment Of the city manager form of
government.
His last appearance in public life
was an independent dry Democra-
ric candidate for United States sem
ator in 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
Much Activity
In Oil Shares

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 3, W.P)--
With the oil shares showing consid-
cradle activity, prices were irregu-
lar in early trading on the Los An
geles stock and curb exchanges to-
day.
Richfield was up & at 7h on a
turnover of 1900 shares, while Rio
Grande was off i at 8ik on TOO
shares and Standard of California
lost x at 499S on sales OF 400
shares. One 300 share lot Of Shell
Union was sold at 9, unchanged.
Transamerica was unchanged at
l5i2 on sales of 1900 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
Three Alleged
Smugglers Held

SAN PEDRO, Calf. Dec. 8. U.P)
Three men were arrested and a
56-foot fishing boat was seized late
last night as police halted assert
ed attempts to smuggle 5000 gallons
Of alcohol into the harbor here.
Those under arrest on charges
Of conspiracy to violate the SNUG
CLING laws were Norman Oswold,
Juan Deblahovich and Nick Svol
The seized boat, valued at sl5,0O0
had liquor with commercial galue
of more than $4,000 in its hold
and apparently had been brought
from Mexico. police said.
81
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
Lettuce Cutting
To Start Soon

Several Imperial Valley lettuce
shippers expect to begin cutting let
tuce Friday or Saturday of tins
week and by the middle OF next
week shipments should be in fun
swing,
The movement OF the salad yege-
table is expected TO show a steady
increase from the end of the week
but volume shipping is not anti
cipatcd until December 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
Wheat Closes
At Low Price

CHICAGO, Dec. 3. Holding
a narrow range in a quiet session,
wheat closed fractionally lower on
the Board of Trade today after
averaging higher most of the Ses-
sion. Light selling toward the
close, partly on the weakness III
corn, erased the early gains, Corn
caSed under profit taking with the
market showing evidence of being
over-bought. Many traders were OF
the opinion the recent rise had gone
far enough Oats were lower with
corn on scattered selling.
At the close wheat was sc lower,
corn was 1 to lac lower, and oats
we're - to 7Sc lower Provisions
were rather strong. December
wheat old closed at .757s, corn old
at 1854, oats old at 353S.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
MORROW TAXES Oath

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. U.P)-
Dwight w. Morrow. Republican,
New Jersey was sworn in as Unit
ed States senator today and I'M
meoiately took seat in the back
row where freshman senators" are
customarily placed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03

The creamery at Oakdale Stanls-
laus County, has been closed be-
cause Of general overproduction OF
butterfat.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Evangelistic services, 1880. Ma
Zarene church.
Hay growers, 1880, court
house.
Mid-wcek meetings churches.
City council. 1880. city hall.
Moose lodge, 8, California
hotel.
Oasis lodge, +. and A. NJ,
1880, Masonic Temple.
Eagles, s, 500 Broadway.
Troop 5, BIS. a.. I, Scout hut.
Typing class, :, high school.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Feet
First"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-03

The California Cotton Coopera-
tive Association has had more than
10000 bales of cotton delivered to
il up to the present time.