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Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
REICHSTAC GETS
SHARP WARNING
FROM BRUENINC
Asserts Hindenberg's De-
cree On Finances Must
Be Supported.

BERLIN. Dec. S. UP)-The Reich
stag received today from Chancellor
heinrich Bruening a strong warn
ing. interpreted to threaten diSSolu-
ton and the possible assumption OF
dicta torial powers.
Bruening, buffeted by Communist
hecklerS, warned the Reichstag to
curb its criticism and to reject the
cpposition's motion for repeal OF
President Paul Won Hindenberg s
financial DEGREES.
You can not know what would
follow if the decrees were rescinded,'
he said
The chancellor began his recital
from the government bench, and
amid unusual silence. He announced
the salaries of leading officials OF
the Reichsbank and the state rail-
ways had been cut 30 per cent. equal
to the reduction in cabinet salaries,
and that many private concerns had
made corresponding slasheS in the
salaries Of their directors.
Bruening bad received authority
from President Won Hindenberg to
dissolve Ghe Reichstag in an emer-
eency. the United Press learned
from authoritative sources.
He was granted far-reaching pow
crs with which to face voting on
decisive measures in the Reichstag
Saturday.
The chancellor was not expected
to dissolve parliament, however, un-
less the Reichstag rejected the gov
ernment's financial reform DEGREES
also sanctioned by the president
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
M0tOrist Given
Severe Penalty

Richard Chippendale, 4246 Euclid
street, San Diego, was il the coun =
ty iail today as result of an auto
mobile accident last night in which
three automobiles were badly dam
aged, but no one hurt.
Judge l. Mayfield fined Chippen-
dale 500 and sentenced him to serve
80 days in the county jail, at the
same time suspending his driver
license for 30 days, on a charge OF
reckless driving.
The accident happened on the
CaleXico highway three miles south
OF El Ccntro, when Chippendale
who was said to be drunk, drove his
car into that of Laura Orr, and
Went on to hit a car driven by Mrs.
G.. Swanson. Both of the women
were driving south, while Chippen-
dale was travelling north.
State Traffic Officer Jim Holl-
comb investigated the accident and
arrested Chippendale.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
DISTRICT Will.
CONTINUE AID
TO ASSOCIATION

Decision to continue financial
support to the Boulder Dam asso-
citation, was announced Yesterday
by directors of the Imperial Irri-
CATION district and representatives.
of the Coachella Valley Water
Users district.
This support is to be given on
the same basis as heretofore aAd
is to continue for at least a year,
Samuel Evans, executive secretary
OF the Boulder Dam association, was
present at the meeting and cX-
planned that there are many things
for the association to do before ac-
tual construction work begins. III
view of this announcement. the two
districts, meeting here i'll joint SeS-
sion, decided to continue in sup
port.
Directors Mark Rose and w. 0.
Blair of the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict were appointed as commit
tee of two to meet soon with COM
mittees from Coachella district and
Palo Verde district for discussions
as to division of the water allotted
to the agricultural group by the
federal government. Definite dates
for the conference will be arranged
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
REJECTED SUIT0R
STAYS SELF AND
HIS SWEETHEART

WHITTIER, Calf, Dec. 5. UP
Enraged because his sweetheart re-
fused to see him again, police be-
lieved, Paul Mellow, %. shot and
killed the girl, Mrs. Helen Hoover
%, pretty divorce, and then ended
his own life in the apartment OF a
friend here last night.
Deputy Sheriff A. l.. Hutchinson
in reconStructing the crime, learned
that the couple had been sweet
hearts until a few months ago. when
Mellow is alleged to have slashed her
face and arms with a knife when
she told him she no longer loved
him.
The girls father, P. :. Regan, OF
Whittier, ordered the youth to stay
away from his daughter, and the
two did not meet again until yes
terday.
In an effort to effect a reconcilia-
ton. Mellow persuaded Mrs. Hoover
TO accompany him to the apartment
of friend. Theodore ID. Bough
Boueh found them dead when he
returned home late last night, the
apartment in shambles, indicating a
terrific struggle before two shots
from the gun ended the lives OF
the pair.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
THO PAY
EX TREME:
PE:NA[.1Y !
State Executes Two At
San Quentin And One
At Folsom.
SLAYINGS AVENGED
Robbery Inspired Acts
For Which Four Have
Forfeited Lives.
BY GEORGE ID. CRISSEY
United Press staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. U.P)-
Three men were hanged in Cali
fornias two state prisons today for
murders and robberies that netted
four bandits $43 20 and which, in
cluding the two victims, cost the
lives of six men.
Alfred Boss, 80. and George
Davis, 80. were hanged at Folsom
prison. They were convicted OF
shooting and killing Clifford Cary.
Sacramento grocery store clerk.
during a holdup in November 1929,
in which they obtained S25.
At San Quentin George Ryley,
81. was hanged for his part in the
murder OF George Dad" Jones,
aged tax, driver OF LiverInore.
Calf. John Gomez was convicted
with Ryley and was executed last
August.
Boss, who actually fired the shot
that killed Cary, was the first to
die. He mounted the 13 steps OF
Folsom's temporary scaffold at
9:05 a m. tPST), and was pro-
nounced dead Mt GIT a. m.
Davis dropped through the Fol-
som trap at 932. and was declared
dead by the prison physician at
9:4t a. IN.
Ryley was executed at San
Quentin. The trap was sprung at
,O:03 a. NJ. and he was declared
dead at 1917 a. m. .t.
Ryleys execution went forward
despite desperate last minute ef-
forts TO save his life.
His attorney. Ernest SpagnoN
appealed yesterday to The state su-
preme court yesterday for a writ
that would have stayed the e%ecu-
ton and was denied,
Ryley Courageous
Warden Hoiohan said that Ryley
stood up splendidly
He paled little when 1 told
him the supreme court had turned
him down" Holohan said, but
pulled himself together in hur-
ry."
Ryley then asked for big
chicken dinner" The request was
granted and he ate heartily.
After several hours of sleep, he
arose early or his last morning,
wrote several letters, then spent
the remaining time listening to a
phonograph and whistling accom-
paniments to the gay tunes that
nave filled the death cells of many
famous killer.
Ryleys three sisters, who pushed
his fight for life, left the prison
yesterday, bowed down with grief
Known as the "Whistling Fool.
Ryley lived up to his reputation to
the last. He whistled accompani-
ments to a phcnograph almost to
the very last
None of the three showed any
particular emotion on facing death,
Boss asked a guard to adjust a
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
HEROIC DOCTOR
M|NlMIZES HIS
DIFFICULT TRIP

MCCALL, Idaho. Dec. 5. U.P-
DR.. Don S. Numbers, whose dog
sled trip through a blizzard to
reach the bedside of patient
formed an epic chapter of mercy
in the frozen Idaho wilderness, re-
turned to Mccall today to declare
that it was just IAN ordinary trip
The veteran physician, after q
brief rest, began calling en- other
patients.
II have only one request" he
said. please leave me out OF the
heroics in reporting this story"
Or. Numbers was called to Burg
dorf, a village in the remote noun
famous country 80 miles from here,
early this week. He was told that
n 10 year old mountaineer, J. ID.
Monroe. was dying Of serious alb
dominal illness.
DESPITE the blizzard that had
ragged across the country for IL
hours, obliterating travel signs and
paths the doctor hitched up his
dog team and set out at night.
After o day and a half OF mush-
ing. during which he became lost
and was forced to leave one Of his
dogs behind, exhausted, he reached
the mountaineer's bedside. Monroe
then was too weak to withstand an
operation, and the physician treat
ed him until he was out OF dam
ger.
He has a new lease on life," DR..
Numbers said upon returning to
Mccall, "in all probability he will
live a good many more years"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
MILLION LOSS
RESULTS FROM
GAS EXPLOSION

BELOIT, Wis, Dec. 5. U.P)-An
explosion followed by fire destroy
ed four stores in Beloit's business
district today. Damage was eSti-
mated at $l,000,000.
The explosion was caused by q
leaky gas main, according to fire
men and shook the entire business
district. Patrolman Lester Sheehan,
who was standing across the street.
was blown through a plate glass
window. He received several cuts
but was the only person injured.
The explosion occurred about 6
a. m.. and was followed immediate
~ by fire which destroyed the four
buildings, dry goods store, a
clothing store, a grocery and a
jewelry store.
Several early morning pedestri-
ans were Knocked down by the blast
but were uninjured.
The Rockford. H., fire depart
ment was called to aid the Beioit
fire fighters but the combined
forces were unable to stop the
flames.
Sheehan said the first indication
of the explosion he noticed was
when the roofs of the Chester dry
goods store raised slightly and then
there was terrific blast.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
D0UMERCUE HAS -
DIFFICULT TIME
GETTING CABINET
POincare Stands Firm In
His Refusal To Accept
Portfolio.
BY RALPH HEINZEN
Omitted Press Staff Correspond,


PARIS. Dec. 5. {U.P)-President
CASTOR Doumergue contended with
one of the most difficult problems
of his regime today as he sought a
successor to the resigned govern
mcnt Of Premier Andre Tardieu.
Although there was a wide de-
mand. especially IN the Senate.
which yesterday defeated the gen.
eral policies of the premiership, the
names of four OF i've other senators,
as well as of Tardieu, to succeed
himself, were forced to the front in
the preliminary discussions.
Poincare, the mathematicalIy
minded savior Of the franc, whose
poWer was the most stable in France
for half a dozen years, announced
definitely that he would not accept
the premiership
That's final" he told the United
Press, but there was strong de-
mand for the president to override
his refusal. The president called
Poincare for a conference this
afternoon.
The other candidates who ap-
peared in the turbulent political
arena today included Albert Sarraut
of the Democratic left bloc, WHO
suddenly became one OF the most
likely to succeed Tardieu; Pierre Le-
val, former minister Of justice and
not affiliated with bloc; and Sem
ator Theodore Steeg. former COVER
nor general of Morocco
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
EXTENSIVE PLANS
ANNOUNCED FOR
STATE HIGHWAY

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dec S.
U.P;-Plans for a state highway
program involving expenditures OF
S35, ,703 900 during the next two years
were in the hands of Governor
Young today, following q meeting OF
the California Highway Commission
yesterday.
The sum is based upon estimates
OF all sources of state highway re-
venues, including receipts from gas
oline taxes, registration fees, taxes
from highway transportation COM
panies and federal aid revenues.
An estimate that the total reve-
nue. available to the state for state
highway purposes, excluding coun-
ty appropriations would be $422,-
OILS 900 during the next 10 years was
made by Bert B. Meek, director Of
the state highway program, though
impairment OF this revenue looms
chiefly from five sources, Meek de-
clared. They are:
/. Possibility Of gasoline tax being
diverted to other than highway uses.
=. Suggestion that part OF revenue
be used to improve and maintain
through travel street sin cities OF
the state larger than the village
class. He estimated this would cost
at least sl25 100000 over a lO-year
period.
3. Suggestion that station high
way funds be used to eliminate
grade crossings.
d. Inclusion of roads in the Sec
ondary state highway system OF
roads not in the recommended list.
5. Enlarging OF joint highway dis
trict program.
Detailed projects recommended by
the commission for inclusion in the
budget will me made public within
a few days, Meek said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL WILL
BE STARTED HERE TONIGHT

musical organization will play
throughout the business section OF
the city to add to the gaiety of the
occasion. Christmas trees will
border the sidewalks and those who
fail to attend the opening OF the
Festival will miss the first touch of
Christmas, so dear to the heart OF
all.
This is but the beginning Of the
Christmas Festival and the mer-
chants and chamber of commerce
have many plans to add to the en-
tire holiday season. FeStoons of
lights will be added to the holiday
decorations early next week and a
few days later large Christmas
trees will be erected at Fifth and
Main streets and Seventh and
Main. to match the annual Rotary
tree at Sixth and Main. Music
will be provided under the direc-
ton of John Canton throughout
the Yuletide season and a spirit OF
happiness and festiVity will reign
until Christmas even Wnen the
Festival ends
All persons are invited to attend
the dance to be given at the new
Scheniman building, with music
kindly donated by the Hollywood
Serenaders, at o'clock and gen.
erSl invitation is extended to all
to follow the suggestion of the El
Centro Chamber OF Commerce dis
play cards and Come to FL Cen
tres Christmas Festival"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
Believe Scout
Is Headed Here

Word of a missing boy has been
received by the local Boy Scout
headquarters, who ask the cooper
alton of the citizens of El Centro
IN reporting any trace of the youth
who is believed to be headed this
way.
The boys name is Aubrey Will
liams and he is a Scout from Mart
inez. His parents are confident
that he is hitch hiking" to Louis
lana and that he will choose the
southern route. He is Is years old,
weighs 1856 pounds. is feet 8 in
ches in height, light complexion,
and when last seen was dressed in
6 Scout uniform, wearing a U. S.
army knapsack.
Aubrey left home on December l
according to telegram received
from J. R. Warne, executive for the
Contra Costa council.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05

The merchants Of FL Ccntro. aid
ed by the FL Centro Chamber or
Commerce, are tonight acting as
hosts to the residents Of this city
and the surrounding territory with
the opening of FL CentTo's Christ
mas Festival and every effort has
been made to inaugurate the hCli-
Gay season with the happiness and
cheer in keeping with this time Of
year. Windows tonight will be
a blaze OF light and tempting gifts
for loved ones will be displayed in
all the retail stores of the city.
Evergreen will be much in evidence
and the spirit of Christmas will
be heightened by gay tinsel, bright
1y coiored candles and the ever
cheering red and green Of yuletide.
All stores in the city will keep
their doors open from 7:30 until
9 O'Clock in order that those parti-
cipating in the festival may view
the delightful and appropriate gifts
which the merchants have to offer
shoppers this year and, as no sales
will be made, it will be an ideal
time to bring ones pencil and
paper and complete the gift list for
Christmas as the shops will be full
of new ideas and suggestions for
Christmas giving.
The opening Of the festival sea-
son will start with parade of the
ciry hand under the direction of
Prof. Horace Williams, and this
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
FORMER CRIME
CONFESSED BY
ACCUSED MAN

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5. W.H-
Thomas NJ. Casey, president Of a
Hunting Park investment company,
was in the county Jail here today
as the district attorneys office pre-
pared to file complaints against
the elderly man charging him with
forging notes and mortgages to the
extent Of approximately Sl5o,0o0.
Casey asserted,y confessed to
Deputy District Attorney Ferguson
that he was involved in a bank
failure in Clinton, Mo, in 1905,
and after pleading guilty to forg-
cry, served Al months in the state
penitentiary.
Coming to California, he. started
life anew as a day laborer and
within a few years had risen to
the post of manager of the huge
Cudahy ranch. All this time, he
said, he was making restitution to
depositors who had lost through
failure of the bank.
But demands for money became
more frequent and pressing, he is
said to have confessed and he soon
TUNED to forging property deeds
end certificates of title.
During the years I was hard at
work, I paid out s35, 900 toward the
S664, 900 losses of the Salmon &
Salmon bank, and that was all I
could get together and still support
my family" Casey declared.
Ferguson declared that Casey's
confession. with what evidence he
had collected, would be given 10 the
grand jury within 4 few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
WOLL SUGGESTS
MORE PAY AND
SHORTER HOURS
Labor Leader Advocates
Combination AS Aid
For Unemployment.
BY LOUIS r. KEEMLE
United Press Staff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5. UP
Labors program for the solution OF
unemployment was presented today
by Matthew Woll, vice president OF
the American Federation OF Labor
at the opening OF the national con-
ference on security in industry
under the auspices of the American
Academy on Political and Social
Science
The solution, as presented by Vol.
is to increase the purchasing power
of the masses. That would be main
ly accomplished by increased wages
end shorter working hours.
The policy Labor proposes would
affect all industries and all employ
ment," Woll said. 1T would greatly
increase the amount of employment
during so-called periods of proSperl-
ty, and would automatically reduce
unemployment to minimum dur
ing less favorable periods.
"Labor's policy can be stated IN
few words: Mass consumption mus,
be enabled to keep pace with mass
production, purchasing power OF the
masses must be advanced in direct
and equal proportion to the econo-
mics OF labor, maze possible by I'M
provementS in industrial processes
and the organization of industry.
Purchasing power may De ad-
vanced either by an increase IN the
income OF the masses or by low
ering of prices or by combination
OF the two movements"
A higher standing of living, Vol
said is the increase of prosperity IN
a democracy. He commented that
even in the midst Of our alleged
prosperity, only very small per-
centage OF American workers OBJ
tanned anything like satisfactory
standard Therefore, he said, the
filst need OF the nation is a higher
standard of living.
In advocating shorter working
hours, VOL argued that the lncreas-
ing efficiency of industry by ma
chine methods, which might other
wise increase unemployment, would
be used to increase the leisure time
of the American people. Greater
leisure. he contended, would lead to
greater expenditure and a conse-
quent further increase OF purchas-
ing power
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
Yuma Highway
Contract Let

SACRAMENTO Calf. Dec. S.
UP)-More than s439 900 in high
way contracts were awarded today
by the state department Of public
works.
In Santa Clara county, grading
and paving 1917 miles between San
Felipe ana one mile east OF Bell.
on the Pacheco Pass lateral, was
awarded to Contoules Construction
company San Francisco, for S2l2.-
284. This will connect the coast
highway at Gilroy with the Valley
highway at Califa.
Grading and paving six miles
between Araz and Yuma, in I'M
per!al county on the San Diego
Yuma highway, was awarded TO v.
r. Dennis Construction company.
San Diego, for s227453 Raising OF
the highway 70 allow for drainage
during heavy rains will be accom-
,plished IN this work.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
Triple Worries
For AL JOlsOn

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Dec. 5. (U.P)
Al Johnson, movie nanny singer,
was to return to Hollywood today
from desert resort at Palm
Springs with three worries on his
mind--a sore appendix, the Notre
pame-U. S. c. football game and a
big stock market loss.
Jolson. according to his friends
here, will admit that the market
drop cost him plenty"
Advance reports from Palm
Springs, however, were that Jolson
believed it foolish to worry over the
stock situation but was resolved that
his appendix will stay where it is
at least until after the Trojans and
Irish settle things Saturday while
JolSon and his wife, Ruby keele!
musical comedy star, sit somewhere
along the 50-yard line.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
Guess Woman
Must Be Right

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf.
U.P)-HOnes discovered in the
desert near Hesperia and iden-
titled as those of Thelma
Mells, acrobat and theatrical
performer, were still i'm the
unidentified stage today when
Sheriff w. II. Shay received 4
positive denial of the identifi-
cation from Mrs. Mclls herself.
I'm not dead. I was up on
a 109-fO0t trapeze this morn
ing, and i'm going up again
tomorrow" she declared.
Attempts were m a de to-
identify the bones as hers af-
ter Charles II. Mells, the aero
bats husband, reported to
Sheriff Shay that his wife dis
appeared during an autOmO-
bile trip through the desert in
April, 1928.
Mrs. Me!ls now resides in
Hollywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
Migrants Told
To Leave Town

Out of IL prisoners brought be-
fore Judge Kendall B. Perkins in
police court this morning, all but
one were charged with vagrancy.
Wallace May was sentenced to
five days in the county jail for at
tempting to evade payment OF rail-
road fare.
Ten day sentences, suspended on
the condition that they leave town,
were passed on Alvin Murray,
Howard Donohue, Webster Waters,
j. l. Melugin and James Duglas.
Charges against Adolfo Bottad
and Francisco Cochola were dis
missed. Jack Kelly was sentenced
to serve 10 days in the county jail,
while Frank Fedok was released to
the probation officer. The case of
Orville Griffith was continued un-
I'll 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
HARMONY REICNS
AS POST OFFICE
site DISCUSSED

Enthusiastic assurance that Fl
Centro is satisfied to leave the selec-
ton of post office site to govern
ment experts was given William
Arthur Newman, special representa-
tive of the treasury department and
supervising engineer OF federal
buildings, and Z. P. Smith, federal
inspector in charge OF pOStoftice
buildings, at q public mass meeting
at the court house last night.
After citizens of the town sug-
gested the sites each deemed advisa-
BILE and explained the advantages
and disadvantages, the meeting ad-
journed with the harmonious state
ment that what El Centro wants Is
& post office and her citizens are
willing to leave the selection Of the
site to the men the government con-
siders competent to make that selec-
ton"
Newman explained to the gather
ing which filled Judge a. G. Fin
ney's court room, that the govern
ment has definite requirements as
to a post office site. requirements
which probably would not occur to
those not accustomed to handling
the situation.
The government" he said, real
izes that El Centro needs new fed
eral building and also recognizes the
fact that the more paid for the site,
the less there is left for the con-
struction OF the building. The gov
ernment wants to build a structure
that is modern, handsome and a
credit to the community.
III there is discord in COM
munity regarding the selection OF 2
site, it is the policy of the govern
ment to wait until the difficulty Is
ironed out. A lot l80 by lac feet IS
required, counting the 20-foot alleys
in El Centro. This is a space the
same as three ordinary size lots. A
space $4,000 square feet is necessary
as the government has a policy OF
carrying no fire insurance and the
building must be 40 feet away from
adjoining property
Reasons for Delay
He explained further the need TOR
l6O lineal feet on the main or prln-
cipal street, with a LOT OF lA0-Toot
depth, again mentioning the 20-foot
alley.
How long will it be before build
ing begins?' he said, is the most
frequent question on the part OF
townspeople. Delays usually occur
in the department of justice, where
the business OF clearing titles is car
CONTINUED on page s.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-05
BUILDING PERMITS
DRAGGING ANCHOR

Small building permits issued
this month have had the result of
casting a slight curtain of gloom
over the city engineers office,
where members of the staff are
hoping that permits will be issued
this month sufficient to bring the
1890 total above that of 1926, larg-
est year III building activities in El
Centre.
A ray of hope penetrated the
gloom today, however with the as
surance that a $4,000 permit will be
issued soon.
Only one permit was issued this
morning, to Hong Chong for alter
ations to a store front at 1919 Main
street, to cost $3.50. The largest
permit issued so far this month has
been for 5000