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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
MUSCLE SHOALS
MEASURE DIES
THROUGH VETO

WASHINGTON, March a. U.P)-
Disposition OF the perennial Muscle
Shoals problem has been passed on
to future congresses as result OF
the senate's action last night in
voting to sustain President Hoover's
veto of the modified Norris bill.
The measure, the second govern
ment operation bill approved by
congress during the more than 10
years of controversy over the Ala
bama power and nitrate plant, was
killed despite the fact its support
ers polled a majority of the SEN
ate. The 49 to "a vote to override
the veto was far short. however, OF
the necessary two-thirds.
In vetoing the bill earlier in the
day. the President also disclosed his
position on the power issue as he
went beyond the merits of the bill
to take a strong stand against gov
eminent ownership or operation Of
any competitive business.
Senator Glenn. Republican, 1lli-
nois, was the only senator to speak
in support of the veto last night.
He denied Mr.. Hoover had violated
his campaign promises and praised
his courage for yetoing the bill.
Sixteen Republicans and one
Farmer-L -Laborite joined with 80
Democrats in voting to override the
veto. Three Democrats were align
ed with 81 Republicans in support
OF the President.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
UNIQUE ACTION
IS FILED UNDER
VOLSTEAD LAW

LOS ANGELES. March 4. U.P)-
The state supreme court today took
under advisement prohibition ac-
ton by large oil company seek
ing TO restrain the superior court
from proceeding with s250,000
damage action by Mrs. Ruth
Wheeler and her two children, who
allege that the oil company caused
Joseph G.. Wheeler, husband and
father, to become steady drinker
The suit of the mother and child
rem alleged that the company
caused Wheeler to use intoxicantS
in his business anc that he became
a habitual drinker. The action was
based on a section of the Volstead
act which provides that anyone in
jured by an intoxicated person shall
have the right of action for dam
ages against the person who sold
the liquor unlawfully to him.
The oil company. through F.. F.
Thomas, San Francisco attorney,
contended that such an action
should fall in the jurisdiction of
the state industrial commission,
rather than the superior court.
Wheeler formerly was Southern
California and Arizona manager for
the oil company.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
MIM!LL--.

BEVERLEY HILL S ,
March 3. (SpeciaD Paul
Y. Anderson, one of the
keenest and most fearless
political writer's in Wash
ington, during a senate in
vestigation, suggested one
question to the committee
to ask the witness and it
unearthed oil from one end
of Pennsylvania avenue to
the other.
Well, Paul paid me a
compliment a day or so
ago that | am really proud
of. It was in regard to
the Republican fear of an
increased income tax.
Here it is: Thank the
Lord after all these years
you have finally said
something true. Keep on
another 10 years and you
may say something fun
n.y."
Yours, WILL ROGERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
FOLLOWS VISIT
TO Line RESORT

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 4. WP)
Mrs. Josephine Long, "a, said to
be a niece of Writ G. Bowman,
president of the Aqua Caliente cor
poration, was shot to death by
her husband, Everett Long, %, in
their home in Chula Vista early
today.
Long, a card dealer at the Aqua
Caliente casino, committed suicide
Immediately after he shot his wife.
The two Long children, Josephine,
., and Everett, Jr., 4, witnessed the
shooting as did Mrs. w. F.. Fitz-
gerald, a friend of the family who
spent the day with the Longs in
Aqua Caliente.
According to Mrs. Fitzgerald the
Longs had quarrelled all day and
when Long was not ready to leave
Aqua Caliente at 1:30 a. m. today
Mrs. Long insisted on driving home
without him. t.t.
I'VE had to stop at San Ysidro
and pick up the children" said Mrs.
Fitzgerald, land Everett apparently
hired car at Aqua Caliente ana
arrived home ahead of us.
"As we walked up on the porch
Everett opened the door and be-
gan shooting"
Mrs. Long was killed instantly
Long started to ruin to a neighbors
house, and then turned suddenly
and shot himself through the head.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
HIGHWAY BILL
GETS ATTENTION
OF LEGISLATURE
Senate Committee Urges
Passage OF Measure To
Develop System
by HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

tOnlttO fTeSS St9II COTTcSpOnucutI
SACRAMENTO, March d. U.p)-
Highway construction, oil conserva-
ton and reapportionment were at
the top OF the bill heap in the state
legislature here today.
Determined TO stand by the orig
inal program of state highway de-
velopment as outlined in recon-
mendations of the state department
of public works, the senate commit
tee today recommended for passage
a bill introduced by l3 senator's.
The committee IS action followed
q discussion in which Colonel Wal
ter Gurrison, director of public
works; c. H. Purcell, state highway
engineer and Senator Arthur H..
Breed. Oakland, outlined the state s
policy of "orderly development OF
its highway system.
Action was to be taken today on
Governor Rolph IS request that Cali
fornia send a delegate to the five
state oil conference at Texarkana,
Texas, Saturday.
Efforts of Assemblyman Harry
Sewall. Whittier, to get immediate
action in his resolution proposing
such delegate, were blocked in the
assembly late yesterday by Chris
N. Jesperson, Paso Robles.
As a result the measure was re-
ferred by Speaker Edgar c. Levey,
San Francisco, to the oil industries
committee, and was slated to be re.
ported out today with "do pass"
recommendation.
Jesperson expressed the fear that
the action might affect unfavorably
his resolution, introduced earlier in
the afternoon, calling for legisla-
tive investigation of gasoline price
wars in California.
This was designed to call atten-
ton to the legislators to the fact
that Sl,25O,000 is due the state from
oil companies in delinquent gaso-
line taxes.
Lyons Succeeds Witter
Legislative leaders are frantical-
ly mastering their forces to bring
some sort of order out of the tan
gled reapportlonment question.
All signs point to deadlock be-
tween the northern and southern
delegations of the state over con-
gressional and legislative redistrict-
ing. Failure to agree would mean
that California will elect nine con-
gressmen at large next year.
Assemblyman Harry Lyons of Los
Angeles was made a member of the
assembly reapportionment commit
tee to succeed the late Assembly,
man Myron d. Witter of Brawley
who died recently.
The question of whether the new
quota of 20 congressman for Cali
fornia shall be divided on a fifty
fifty" basis between the two sections
of the state is receiving wide dis
cussion, opponents to the plan in
siSting that the apportionment be
strictly on basis of population.
If such plan is accepted, new
district for northern California
would be obtained through merging
San Mateo county and San Fran
cisco. giving that district a new
member of congress.
An antitrust bill, introduced by
Senator j. M. Inman of Sacrament
to, was tabled by the senate judici-
ary committee after announcement
by Inman that he had decided not
to press the proposal
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
BREAKDOWN OF
LAW DISCUSSED
IN new REPORT
Wickersham Commission
Calls Attention OF Sem
ate To Conditions
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 4. (U.P)-
Names, figures and cases to sup
port the belief of high officials here
that local government has COM
pletely broken down in some GEN.
ters were made public today when
the Wickersham commission sent to
the senate reports of its investi-
cations of crime, bootlegging and
racketeering in Chicago, the happy
hunting ground of the gangster.
Downstate Illinois cities were re-
vealed also as in the clutches of
similar conditions.
This report, prepared by Guy L..
| Nichols, treasury department in
vestigator, stated breakdown of the
| law has permitted bootlegging and
racketeering of unbelievable pro-
| portions, with profits reaching into
millions, all carried on under pro-
lection of officers of the law.
The federal government was
urged in the report of concentrate
on activities of heads of the Unione
Siciliano throughout the United
States and keep them under sur
veillance." Deportation was sug-
gested.
| The report described conditions
found several months ago in Rock
ford thus "It is said at least two
bootleggers carry deputy sheriff's
stars. Larger bootleggers are fire.
lquently ushered into the sheriff's
private office and apparently re-
ceive a good deal of attention"
High federal officials are known
to be concerned over conditions
such as are revealed In this report.
President Hoover several months
ago called upon state and local
authorities to deal with what he
termed this 'hideous gangster and
corrupt control of some local gov
!ernments."
He regards conditions in Chicago
as indicative of an alarming decad-
ence of local government. And is
concerned that the only effective
prosecutions are those conducted
by the justice department, which
recently has obtained convictions
against some leaders of the Capone
group for failure to pay income
taxes on profits of their activities
Deportation proceedings are being
resorted to when possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
CITY'S BUSINESS
LEADERS OUT TO
aid BOY SCOUTS

Friends of the Boy Scout move
ment are rallying to the cause by
contributing to the campangn which
began here this morning when
groups of men called upon the busi-
ness concerns of the city.
The present phase of the drive
will be concerned with business and
professional institutions alone, the
residential district work to come at
a later date.
Every boy in Imperial and Yu-
ma valleys should have the oppor-
tunity of becoming Boy Scout,
said M. o. King, chairman of the
local campaign, land We are
hoping to raise sufficient funds to
permit every El Centre youngster to
become affiliated with one of the
troops"
A search of available records re-
veals that membership in the Boy
Scout organization is increasing
from year to year and this plan of
expansion is hoped to continue In
the future.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
SUPERVISORS TO
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR ELECTION

Ways and means of holding the
special election for assemblyman
called by Governor James Rolph for
March 10 will be discussed by the
county board Of supervisors in a
meeting scheduled to begin at $50
tomorrow night in the county court
house.
The supervisors decided to meet
tomorrow night just before ad-
journing yesterday afternoon. At
this meeting it is expected the su-
pervisors will arrange precincts for
the voting, and also make arrange
mentS for ballots and other neces-
sary details.
Election boards, consisting of one
judge, one inspector and two clerks,
must be appointed for the precincts
chosen for this election. State law
provides that, for the purpose of a
special election such as the forth
coming one, voting precincts may be
consolidated, not to exceed six reg
ular precincts in one special pre-
clnct.
1t has been estimated that the
special election will cost taxpayers
Of Imperial county between $1,000
and $500, since the most simple
methods possible will be used in con-
Quoting the balloting.
Interested citizens of Ell Centre
today were busy discussing choice
of a candidate for the post vacated
by the death of Myron D. Witter,
expressing the opinion that some
man should be chosen as the pre-
ferred candidate in order to avoid
much Of the confusion that must
result from a write-in election such
as this will be.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
Coast Market
Prices Break

LOS ANGELES, March 4. U.P)-
Prices continued to decline in fairly
active trading on the Los Angeles
stock exchange today. Losses
ranged from a fraction to IL points.
Transamerica broke IA points to
f4A on sales of 4600 shares, and
Union Associates set new low rec
ord for the year at 81, off Is, on
turnover of 800 shares.
With the exception of Rio Grande
all oil issues sold at lower or un-
changed prices. Rio Grande gained
Is at Ia on small sales.
Prices included:
Union Oil 22&, unchanged;
Standard Oil 47la, off Is; Shell
Union 8ss, off l; Pacific Western
Il, unchanged; Richfield Az, un-
changed; Pacific Public Service 26,
off Is; Southern California Edison
i9A, off IS; Pacific Mutual 5214, off
a, and Los Angeles Investment 8,
up =.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
POLICE ALLEGE
SHOW is VULGAR

LOS ANGELES, March 4. U.p) -
Twenty-seven chorus girls and 10
men. arrested last night when the
police vice squad raided the FollieS
theatre on Main street, were re-
leased on $500 bail each today
awaiting arraignment on charges OF
putting on an improper show.
Thomas v. Dalton, AZ, said to be
the proprietor of the theatre, was
charged with violation of the city
ordinance governing indecent per-
formanceS.
The theatre was crowded when
Captain d. McJones, head OF the
vice squad, entered with u officers.
The audience protested vigorously
at the police interference.
Captain Jones said the raid re-
suited from a complaint by a re-
ligious organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
Busy Session In
Traffic Court

One of the busiest traffic days of
the year confronted Judge I. May
field this morning when 35 traffic
cases were filed in his court, and
"a defendants appeared in answer
to various charges.
The greater part of the offenses
charged dealt with glaring head
lights and like minor offenSeS, fol
which fines of 50 were imposed.
One warrant of arrest was request
ed and issued.
w. c. Harrington of San Diego
paid a Sl00 fine for reckless driv-
ing. while Joe White paid a $25
fine for the same offense. The
charge against Harrington was re-
duced from drunk driving. C. 1.
Hester of Andrade paid SIC fine
for cutting in.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
LOVERS QUARREL
TAKES TWO LIVES

BAKERSFIELD, March 4. W.P)-
A lovers quarrel ended in a ROOM
ing house here early today with
the strangling of Mrs. Adeline
Yates, 81, by her sweetheart, Harry
Anderson, of Dinuba, %, who then
took his own life, according to po-
lice.
Police said the man had placed
Mrs. Yates body on the bed and
after calling for help through an
open window, lay down beside it
and slashed his throat with a razor.
The bodies were found after a
taxicab driver who heard Ander-
sons call for help notified tho
rooming house proprietor.
A note hastily scribbled by An
derson asked that authorities notify
his mother, Mrs. c. A. Anderson, of
Dinuba, of his death.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
New Parachute
Record Made

LOS ANGELES, March 4. U.H-
A new worlds record for delayed
parachute jumps was set here Sun
day by E. S. Manning, %, it was
revealed today following calibra-
tion of small barograph which
had been strapped to his back.
Manning leaped from an airplane
at an altitude of 1865 feet and
fell 1925 feet before he pulled the
cords on his two parachutes. The
previous record of $500 feet was
set August 4, 1929, by Rex Harker
at Cincinnati. Ohio.
Announcement of Mannings rec
ord achievement was made by w.
P. Balderston, secretary of the Los
Angeles chapter, National Aeronau-
tic association.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
Flyers Mind
Still ClOuded

MONTEREY, Cal. March 4. U.p)
Miss Edna Mae Cooper, actress-av-,
iatrix who turned up here Monday
in a shaken mental condition after
six days absence from her Holly
wood home, still groped today
through a clouded memory.
Unimportant events surrounding
her disappearance are beginning to
focus more clearly, the girl said,
but her memory still balks when
trying to reproduce the circum-
stances of last Wednesday and
Thursday, when she was transport
ed somehow from Santa Monica to
Monterey. $50 miles.
The injury to the girls head,
which accounts, according to physi-
clan, for her amnesia, was respond
ing well today to treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
PARROTS BLOOD
SUBJECT OF ROW
B Y PHYSICIANS

JOLIET, Ill, March 4. U.p)-Lii-
liam Fisher, IA, was more concerned
today with her household tasks than
the scientific controversy started
by injection into her veins OF par
rot IS blood
Physicians considered as remark
able Lillian S speedy recovery from
infantile paralysis, with which she
was critically i'll when the parrots
blood was injected by mistake sew
eral weeks ago
1t was feared she was dying the
night her physician called a Chi
cago specialist by telephone and
asked what to do. The specialist
advised a blood TRANSMISSION and
urged use of her parents blood.
The local physician misunderstood
parents" for parrots and the
unusual operation was the result.
Lillian became better Immediately
and physicians are arguing yet
whether this was due TO the trans
fusion or in spite OF 1t.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
Democrats Ready
For Party Meet

WASHINGTON, March 4. U.P)-
With free speech the rule, Demo-
Gratis are ready for their unprece-
dented national committee meet
ing here tomorrow to discuss party
policies including prohibition or any
other subject of national import
ance.
Numerous protests from those
who would avoid the issue until
next years presidential campaign
have showered upon John j. Ras-
kob, national chairman. But he
was firm today in reiterating that
the committee would discuss the
future policies and financies.
Whether an attempt will be
made to persuade the committee
to adopt a declaration on prohibit
ton was not revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
Jury Convicts
Second Slayer

LOS ANGELES, March a. U.R)-
Deliberations of a jury begun at
noon yesterday ended here today
when Frank Nakano, Japanese vege-
table merchant, WIS found guilty Of
first degree murder of Luiz Mata,
Mexican rancher.
The jury recommended life i'm
prisonment.
Nakano was charged jointly with
Umokina. Tanaka, also japanese
vegetable dealer, VI beating Mata to
death and throwing his body into
a ditch of an unfrequented road
near Monrovia. Robbery was said
to have been the motive.
Tanaka was sentenced recently to
hang at San Quentin prison. Ma
kano S plea of not guilty by reason
of insanity will be tried Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
CORN STRONGER
AS WHEAT DROPS

CHICAGO, March 4. (U.P)-Corn
closed higher on the board of trade
today, growing stronger as the ses-
sion drew to close, owing to a de-
cided change in sentiment which
inspired buying and resulted in con-
siderable short covering. Wheat
was weak and easy early but gath
cred strength from the tone in corn
and rallied on short covering to
close higher. Offerings were light
on the way up but the best prices
were not hello Oats gained with
corn.
AT the close old wheat was Ac
lower to &c higher, new wheat was
sc higher, corn was rs to 1lsc high
er and oats were Ac lower to hc
higher. Provisions were strong.
around eight points higher.
March wheat old closed at .79h,
March corn old .6lb, March oats
old 299s.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
PROGRESS MADE
IN CONQUEST OF
DREAD DISEASE

SAN FRANCISCO. March 4. U,H
Science was a step nearer the
conquest of infantile paralysis to-
day as the result of discovery by
technicians at the Hooper founda-
ton laboratories. University of Cali
fornia.
Experiments by Karl F. Meyer and
Miss B. F.. Hewitt, indicate, they
said. that the virus that causes the
disease is chemical rather than
living.
This, it was explained, would i'll
dicate that the disease is caused by
poison, not germ.
"As a corollary," DR.. Meyer said,
''it would appear probable that the
virus may be handled as chemical,
which would simplify study"
A second series of experiments is
in preparation at the laboratories
to establish If serum may not be
derived from immunized animal
blood, instead of the blood OF hu-
man patients. tl.l.s n
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
GREAT BRITAIN
AND INDIA SIGN
PEACE TREATY
Gandhi And Lord Irwin
Reach Agreement After
Long Conference

NEW DELHI, India, March a.
U.P)-The civil disobedience move
ment ended today after almost
year of turmoil, suffered and con-
flict among the 320,000,000 natives
of the Indian ub-continent.
The Mahatma M. K. Gandhi,
slight, emaciated man whose power
sprang from the alteration of mil
mions who call him THE Great
Soul and Lord Irwin, whose au-
thority is derived from the crown,
signed a truce ending the uprising
against British rule.
The agreement was signed at 6
p. m.
The truce was regarded as the
climax of the campaign waged by
Gandhi since 1909 when, as a young
barrister, he went to London and
laid his views on India's political
aspirations before the Liberal gov
ernment of the day.
1t was understood that the gov
ernment agreed to withdraw its
punitive police forces and that
Gandhi agreed to the British in
sistence upon safeguards for the
proposed new Indian constitution.
The safeguards proposed at the In
dian round table conference in
London included the right of the
crowns representative to retain
control over certain phases of In
dia's foreign relations, defense and
finances.
The Hindu -Moslem question re-
mains to be settled, and Gandhi
will give it his attention as soon
as a formal truce with the British
government is completed Religious
differences between Hindus and
Moslem have caused innumerable
riots IN India, and their political
difference constitute serious diff
ficulty in the path of an Indian
government.
The peace compromise grants the
Nationalist some of their demands
but puts them far off short of their
original goal of independence from
the British crown. The peace terms
include:
/. Abandonment of the civil dis
obedience movement.
2. Restoration of normal condi-
tions by the viceroy, thus remov-
ing the bans and restrictions placed
on Nationalist organizers.
3. Permission for natives living
along the sea coast to gather, man
ufacture and sell salt, which prev
iously had been the sole right of
the British monopoly. Gandhis
movement against the salt tax" was
adopted chiefly to arouse public
feeling because it was something
that affected every native who had
to pay the salt tax.
4. Government approval of the
right of natives to peaceful pic
keting" SO long as it is made clear
that such action is not manifest
alton of resistance to the govern
ment or an offenSe to ordinary law.
5. Abandonment of the Nation
alist demand for an investigation
of alleged police excesses" in sup
pressing independence demonstra-
tions in view of the fact that the
viceroy regrets any "excesses."
6. Agreement on terms for re-
turn of confiscated property of vol
unteers in the independence move
ment and reinstatement of volun-
teers dismissed from government
offices.
7. Willingness of the Nationalist
leaders to work toward the goal Of
federal government somewhat along
the lines agreed upon at the round
table conference in London, where
the NationalistS were not repre-
sented.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
Would Supplant
GallOws By Gas

PHOENIX, March 4. U.P)-A bill
proposing the use Of lethal gas as a
means of execution was before the
senate of the Arizona Legislature to-
day where its supporters predict it
will be enacted into law.
The bill, similar to the letnal gas
execution law of Nevada. passed the
house late yesterday by unani-
nous vote.
Governor George w. P. Hunt, a
supporter of the proposed measure,
will sign the bill should it pass the
senate as it is in keeping with his
message to the assembly which asked
enactment of a death penalty
method less barbarous and revolt
ing than the one used at present. -
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
EXPECT FURTHER
CUT IN GASOLINE

LOS ANGELES, March 4. U.P)-
Rumors that independent dealers
were preparing 10 cut their gasoline
prices to ten cents a gallon today
increased the watchfulness of the
major operators who last week
slashed six cents from their retail
price to combat underselling by the
smaller competitors.
Leading companies, such as the
Standard Oil, Richfield, Texaco.
Union and Shell, continued to hold
to the price of 141s cents which
they established several days ago in
drop from 20lac.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-04
Legion To Aid
EX-Service Men

Due to the illness OF Mrs. Mae
Sherry WinanS, secretary of the To-
cal Red Cross chapter, who has
been assisting veterans in making
application for loans on adjusted
compensation certificates, this work
will be taken over by the American
Legion.
DR.. Norman E. Dupont, COM
mander of Boyce Aten post. has a
supply of application blanks in his
office at 604 Main street and is in
position to give ex-servicemen the
assistance thcS- S~ty need.