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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
CH|LDERS SURE SECRETARY
WILL APPROVE CONTRACT

Firm belief that the secretary of
the interior will sign the All-Amer-
ican Canal contract was expressed
today by Attorney G. L. Childers of
the irrigation district, who returned
from Washington late yesterday.
mo doubt the secretary will ap-
prove the contract. 1t will then be
before the people of Imperial VAL
ley. The approval of this contract
by the people will be the greatest
forward step this community has
taken, or have heretofore had the
opportunity of taking" Childers
said.
ITO go into this project solely for
the temporary benefits it will bring
of course would be unworthy of the
community. We should not con-
slider the immediate benefits, unless
we are thoroughly convinced that
it will be ultimately sound and help
full.
This construction will take us
out of Mexico, which has no doubt,
next to the possible flood menace,
which is rapidly being removed, been
our one great handicap. The canal,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Continued On Page 81
PHONE COMPANY
STEPS UP PLANS
OF CONSTRUCTION

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 90. U.P)-
Ten million dollars in building prof.
Gets on the Pacific coast, originally
planned for 1898, will be started at
once by the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company to relieve un-
employment, President H. d. Pills
bury announced today
The first of the projects. new
S2,500,000 office in San Francisco.
already is under way, Pillsbury said.
Contracts have been awarded and
excavation started with a view TO
completing the structure in May,
1892.
This advancement of construc-
ton, which includes new and re-
placement projects. is program
dedicated not only to sound econo-
mic consideration, but to the tele-
phone company's playing its full
part to aid in this time OF slackened
employment Pillsbury said.
"As a result of a material reduc-
tion in volume of business, the COM
pany found itself with large force
surplus. And our employees have
met the situation largely by the
spread of work under reduced time
schedules in order to keep the max
imum num,Jel of empioyees In the
payroll. The number Of additional
employees we have been able to
keep on the payroll as a result of
this distribution of work averaged
about 1850 per month during the
present year"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Depression Hits
Divorce Center

RENO. New, Oct. %. UP)-The
desert divorce metropolis, where de-
prcssions are unknown. breathed a
sigh of relief today as the first
signs of a lull appeared.
Accustomed to a score or more
new divorces each day, and more
than 100 a week, court attaches
were surprised today to find only
eight new J-,seS on file so far this
week
We'll, I'm glad to see the depres-
sion is on u.s. said Judge Thomas
F. Moran, one of Washoe county's
two divorce jurists. 1T looks like
the usual fall slump, though. and
expect We will be having business
as usual in a little while"
Judge Ben F. Curler, the other
presiding official, was even more
relieved. Scores of other cases have
piled up while he handled l0-min-
ute divorce suits and it will be
weeks before he catches up with his
calendar.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
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NAVY LEAGUES
PAMPHLET FLAYS
HOOYER'S POLICY
Charges 'Abysmal Ignor-
ance' On Part Of Chief
Executive.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90. UP)-
The controversy over President
Hoover's naval policies, economy in
particular, was enlarged and en-
livened today by charges from the
Navy League, considered a "Big
Navy organization. that Mr.. Hoov-
er is endeavoring "at every turn to
restrict, to reduce and to starve the
United States Navy"
In lengthy pamphlet, the league
traced the history of the Presidents S
naval policies and asserted that he
has exhibited abysmal ignorance
OF why navies are maintained and
of how they are used to accomplish
their major mission"
The President has indirectly as
sailed the league in his heated crit
iciSm of those he believed were at
tempting to block his program for
a $61, 100000 reduction in next
years naval budget. Two days ago,
in his Navy Day declaration, Mr.
Hoover reiterated his plans TO: &C.
onomy although at the same time
promising the navy will be main
tanned strong enough to protect the
country from invasion.
The abysmal ignorance charge
referred to the Presidents sugges-
ton some time ago that food ships
in war time should be immunized.
Acceptance of his suggestion
would have worked not only dame
trically counter to the interests
and weight of the United States
in world affairs but, in effect,
would have made for bigger and
bloodier wars" the pamphlet said.
And yet such is the psychology
that 1t is not only controlling our
internal naval policy but debating
its external subordinatiou to those
of foreign naval powers"
The league charged that. before
the London Naval Conference, Mr..
Hoover and Prime Minister Mac
Donald of Great Britain concluded
agreements that have never Off
cially been divulged in their entire
ty."
This the league said. suggests
why the administration refused to
allow even an executive session of
the senate foreign relations CON-
mittee to see the full record of its
negotiations and possible commit
ments' preparatory TO the confer
ence.
The pamphlet was signed by Will
liam H. Gardner, president Of the
civilian organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
SIX KILLED AS
TRAILER LEAVES
ARKANSAS ROAD

MARION, Ark, Oct. 90. W.P)-
Six persons we're killed and 81
others injured near here today when
trailer broke loose from a motor
truck and plunged down six foot
embankment spilling its cargo of
cotton pickers.
All of the dead were from Mari
eta, Miss, little farming COM
munity located in North Mississippi.
The truck and trailer were en-
route to the Stillman plantation
which is near Lepanto. north of
here.
The dead included twoyear-old
baby being carried to the field by
the father, Wiley Nichols, who with
others in his family was going to
the plantation for a days work.
The father also was killed.
Mrs. Ollie Allen and Miss Alvie
Commins, sisters, and Herbert Gill
more were the others killed.
The mother of the two dead girls
was riding in the truck cab with
Perry Eason, driver of the machine.
Eason said first indications that
something was wrong came when
the truck suddenly plunged ahead.
He set the brakes, and looked back
to see the big trailer dash off the
highway and bury its nose in the
soft earth.
Physicians were rushed to the
scene of the wreck from Marion
and other communities nearby.
None of the injured was reported
in critical condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
MRS. JUDD WILL
ABANDON FIGHT
AGAINST RETURN
New Counsel Makes
Agreement To Waive
EXtraditiOn To Arizona

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 90. W.P)-
Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd. accused
Phoenix trunck slayer, today was
advised by her counsel 10 give up
her fight against extradition and
return to Arizona tonight or to-
morrow.
Paul Schenck, newly employed
counsel for Mrs. Judd, went to the
accused woman with that sugges-
ton after he conferred lengthily
with Arizona officials here for the
purpose of returning Mrs. Judd for
trial.
Schenck said that. in return for
waving all legal attempts to pre-
vent her extradition, the Arizona
authorities promised him reason
able postponement of the prelimin-
ary hearing.
This postponement, according to
Schneck, will give him time to
familiarize himself With the case
and prepare his plan for defense.
Schepck said that providing his
client agreed he would go into
court this afternoon and Stipulate
to the extradition.
Meantime there was considerable
confusion as to how Arizona au-
thorities would take Mrs. Judd
back Sheriff McFadden first de-
cided that she would be taken by
train, later announced that an air
plane would be used for transporta-
ton and still later said he would
take her in his automobile.
The attorney, who aided in the
defense of Madelyne Obenchain and
Arthur Burch when they were ac-
cused of the murder of J. Belford
Kennedy and who helped defend
former District Attorney Asa Keyes,
convicted of bribery conspiracy,
claimed neither he nor Mrs. Judd
feared to go to Phoenix where she
will be tried on the charge she mur-
dered Mrs. Agnes Leroi and Miss
Hedvig Samuelson.
Schenck was the fifth attorney to
be enlisted in Mrs. Judd's defense
in the six days she has been in GUS
tody.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29

with the Hoover dam, assures an
abundant supply CT water for all
time, and solves our silt problem.
THE coastal cities are going for
ward with the greatest work any
group of cities has ever undertaken.
The people Of the nation are NOV
ing to California. BY the time
these works can be in operation,
there will be at least five million
people within 300 miles of Imperial
Valley, and of course many thou
sands more in Imperial Valley than
at present. A great future lies
ahead. There is no doubt but that
the construction of these works will
add greatly to the wealth of the
country, and add particularly to the
wealth, happiness, and prosperity of
this community. That being the
case, those of us who are here do
not need to wait for completion to
reap many of the benefits"
Immediately that this work starts,
large sums of new money will be
released in this community. Thou
SdIlUS VI ptOplc WILL NC Aio'hi6 49,
they will buy and improve property.
For every dollar of public money
turned loose another dollar of new
private money will be likewise re-
leased. This community will expe-
rience great prosperity during the
construction period; and the new
construction on the lands, and build
ing and development in the towns
and on the ranches will continue
to keep a flow of money in the
community, for 20 years, regardless
of the wealth actually being Gre
ated. BY that time the increased
population on the coast the in
creased population in the valley, the
new markets at hand, should con-
tinue this prosperity.
Imperial Valley has been a white
spot on the business map for long
time. 1t should remain the bright
est spot on the business map dur
ing the next generation at least.
Every person in Imperial Valley
should be exerting every effort to
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
EDISON'S WILL
PRESENTED IN
PROBATE COURT
Provision Made For Wife,
Family And Friends OF
Inventor.

NEWARK. N. j., Oct. 30. UP)-
All shares of capital stock. Thomas
A. Edison. Inc, are to be divided
equally between his two sons,
Charles and Theodore Edison. ac-
cording to the will ot the inventor,
filed for probate today.
The sons also are given, as ten
ants in common, the land and
premises known as the Edison Lab
oratory.
Charles and Theodore Edison al
so were bequeathed all Of the in
ventor's shares of the Edison Port
land Cement company and all the
income debenture bonds issued by
that company.
Shares of capital stock of the
Pohatcong railroad and promissory
notes due from the cement COM
pany also are left to Charles and
Theodore.
There was no provision made for
the widow but supplemental
statement of the testator said.
MY dear wife. Nina Edison, is
already adequately provided for
through gifts from me and other
wise and for this reason I make
no provision for her in this will
Edison's property, known as the
oxford quarry property, also was
left to Charles and Theodore.
Frederick p. OFT. a veteran en-
ployee of the Edison company, who
was among the last to see the in
yentor before he died. was be-
queathed $4,000 and his brother,
John F., who died the day after
Edison died is left $4,000. William
II. Meadowcroft. for So years the
inventors secretary, was bequeathed
$4,000
The reSiduary estate is left to his
executors in trust to divide "among
my six children, if living. or their
issue. if any, in such proportion
and at such time or times as to
them (the executors or successor)
shall be deemed judicious.
The six children are:
Charles Edison, Theodore Edison,
Thomas A. Edison. Jr., Mrs. John
Eyre Sloan, William Edison and
Mrs. Marion OSer.
Charles and Theodore NJ. Edison
are named the executors.
The will provides the two sons,
serving as executors. shall have full,
powers to sell or dispose of the res
iduary property at their discretion
before division or distribution OF
the property.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Oxman's Widow
Denies Charge

DURkEE, Ore. Oct. 90. W.P)-
Denial that she offered to sell in
formation that would free Tom
Mooney was made here today by
Mrs. Clara Oman, widow of Frank
c. Oxman.
Mrs. Rena Mooney, wife of the
imprisoned Tom Mooney, had de-
clared Mrs. Oxman had offered to
tell something that would free
Mooney" if she was paid $4,000.
Mrs. Oman, in prepared state
ment. said:
ON Saturday october "a, 1891,
Mrs. Rena Mooney called at my
home near Durkee. She spent
nearly an hour discussing in the
presence of my son Kenneth many
features of the Mooney case. I told
Mrs. Mooney repeatedly I was
wholly uniformed as to these mat
terS.
Il positively deny that ever said
or intimated to Mrs. Mooney or to
anyone else that l had any infor-
nation whatever or that suggest
ed or intimated that l would accept
any sum of money or other con-
Sideration for any information.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Rescued Men On
Way To Panama

BALBOA, c. T., Oct %. Up
Three Americans rescued by the
crew of the gunboat Sacramento
after six months on Cocos Island
are due here Saturday. They are
the guests of the men who brought
their Robinson Crusoe existence to
an end.
The Sacramento was dispatched
to the tropical island, 500 miles out
in the Pacific, late Saturday and
arrived early Tuesday Barring bad
weather, the gunboat should make
the return trip in about three days.
The Sacramento left Cocos at 6 p.
m, yesterday.
The rescued men, Paul Stachwick
of Huron. S. D.. Earl Palliser of
San Diego. Cal. and Gordon Brawn-
er of Springfield, ILL.,, were maroon
ed on the lonely isle April Is when
their yaWl West Wind was wrecked.
First trace of them was discovered
by the crew of the Julius Fleisch-
mann yacht Camargo.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
BOY OF TWELVE
CONVICTED OF
MURDER CHARGE

ASOTIN, Wash, Oct. %. W.P)-
Facing life imprisonment, 12-year-
old Herbert Niccolls today awaited
sentence on conviction of first de-
gree murder.
The youth was found guilty yes
terday by a jury of killing Sheriff
John Wormell during the holdup of
a store last August Is.
Niccolls took his conviction calm
ly. Only slight trembling of his
lower lip betrayed the excitement
with which he heard the jury fore
man read the verdict which carried
a recommendation of life imprison-
ment.
During the trial, Niccolls stoically
heard the testimony against him.
self. He maintained that he was
not insane as his attorneys had
sought to prove. His defense was
that he had not meant to kill any
one.
Its bad if have to live in prison
all my life" he said, land wouldn't
want to be hung, either. I don't
know which would be the better.
Then he became quiet and his eyes
focused at a distance, as though he
was trying to visualize the long
years he would have to spend as
a convict.
Not once did he lose his nerve
Almost everyone in the court room
showed more feeling than he when
the verdict was returned. Few had
expected him to receive such a
stern sentence.
If the boy hoped that Judge Kuy-
kendall would exercise his privilege
and reduce the sentence. he said
nothing about it. Formal sentence
was expected to be pronounced
Friday or Saturday, and there was
probability that the youths at
torneys would appeal the verdict.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Oct %. Up)-
Russell r. Williams, II. who plead
ed guilty to charge of numbering a
street car motorman, today faced
sentence of death in the electric
chair.
Williams, one of the youngest
men ever to be given a death sem
tence in Illinois, will die December
IL. Circuit Judge A. E. Fisher order
ed yesterday.
The youth admitted killing Motor
man William S. Sayles with re-
yolver during a streetcar holdup.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Mate OF Wrecked
Liner Punished

LOS ANGELES, Oct. %. W.D-
Anthony Berlucci, third mate Of
the wrecked liner Colombia, today
had been found guilty of "negli-
gence and unskillfulness" and his
license was suspended for one year
starting October 26.
Decision in the case was an
nounced by Captain Sam A, Ken
nedy, chief hull inspector, and j.
A. Moody, chief boiler inspector. Of
the United States steamboat in
spection service.
Berlucci was on watch on the
night of September l3 when the CO.
lombia went on a reef near Point
Tosca, Lower California. One hun
dred and fourteen passengers took
to lifeboats and we're rescued by
another steamer Property loss was
heavy.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Einstein Not To
Visit Mt. Wilson

BERLIN, Oct. 90. U.P)-Prof AL
bert Einstein declined today to COM
ment on reports he had cancelled
his scheduled trip to Mount Wilson
observatory, at Pasadena, Cal, but
members of his family said he had
decided not to go.
The reason given was that Elm
stein had received a message from
Pasadena describing gloom and
pessimism' there. 1t was not stat
ed who sent the message.
Einstein visited the Pasadena OBJ
servatory last year and was delight
ed with results of his experiments.
Upon his return visit he was ex-
pected to announce details of his
new unified field theory embodying
a five -dimensional concept of space
time to replace his four -dimensional
theory.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29

PLANNING
PROGRAM
Victory Of Government Is
Seen AS Aid To RestOr-
ing World Prosperity.
CABINET TO MEET
November 10 Set As Date
For Opening Of New
Parliament.
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Stiff CorYesnondent

LONDON, Oct. %. W.P)-The
overwhelming victory of the na-
tional government IN The general
election was seen today as a most
important step toward restoration
of the worlds general economic
stability.
The government, in cabinet
meeting today, was scheduled to
begin work on program expected
TO include stabilization of the pound
sterling. a tariff program, an en-
pire conference, international repa-
rations conferences, and other mea-
Sures Of international importance.
King George received Prime Min
lister Ramsay Macdonald III aud
ience at Buckingham palace. ac-
cording to procedure, the prime
minister outlined the situation to
the king and conferred on the
terms VI the kings speech to be
read at the opening OF parliament.
The speech, actually an outline
of the governments policies. was
expected to emphasize the necessity
Of measures to restore a favorable
trade balance, establish confidence
abroad, and rehabilitate industry.
The state opening of parliament
has been set fer November 10. A
speaker will be elected, members
sworn in, and other formalities at
tended to a week earlier.
Insistence of the pure conserva-
tive elements on the fullest mea-
sure of protectionism when the
cabinet discussed the problem Of
the adverse trade balance YES ey-
pected to bring the question of
pure Conservative government to an
immediate climax
The friendship between Stanley
Baldwin and Prime Minister RAM
say Macdonald, and Baldwin's at
titude that the Conservatives were
elected as national party candidates
and not Conservative candidates.
was expected to keep Macdonald at
the head Of the government indef-
initely.
Outline OF Program
Able to pass easily any legislation
necessary to lead Britain out Of
its financial and industrial morass.
the government was expected to
push the following measures as soon
as parliamentary procedure would
permit.
l. Stabilization OF the pound
sterling at the time and point
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
Japanese Soldiers
Killed By Bandits

MUKDEN, Manchuria. Oct. 90
W.R)-Three japanese soldiers and 2
civilian were killed today in en-
counters with Chinese bandits out
side the walls OF Mukden, center Of
the Manchurian strife between
China and Japan.
An army captain and two privates
were killed while defending the
Supingkai-Toanan railway from the
bandits attack. The civilian was
killed by a sniper as he walked
through the south gate of the
walled city.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
GRAPE GROWERS
PLEASED WITH
JURY VERDICT

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. U.P>-
Grape growers reJoicod today over
the acquittal by a jury in federal
court OF the California Vineyards
company, a Chicago grape Juice
concern. and five Of its officers on
charges of conspiracy to violate the
national prohibition act by sale of
grapejuice with intent to violate
the law"
The defendants were charged
with intending to violate the law
by selling grape juice which would
turn into wine.
The company and three of its Of
ficers were convicted on a second
count of the indictment which
charged them with possession and
offering for sale grape juice capa-
Die of developing into an intoxieat-
ing beverage. This charge, a mis-
d9meanor, is punishable by fines
ranging from s25 TO $500.
Those found guilty OF the miSde-
meanor charge were Carl A. Futter.
president of the company: Thomas
Stone and j. w. Lowbcrg A. c.
Frericks and c. S. Payne we're ac-
quilted Oh both counts Of the in
dictmcut.
Fedora! Judge HollZhr deferred
further proceedings in tie cast un-
til next Tuesday when defense at-
torneyS said they would appeal the
misdemeanor convictions.
The case was regarded as p tes5
of the right to sell unfermented
grape juice which, under certain
conditions, would turn into wine.
and was followed closely hv prohi'
bition agents throughout the coun-
try.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
MOUNTAIN AREA
IS STRUCK BY
KING WINTER

DENVER, Colo. Oct. 90. UP)--
Snow in northern Colorado accom-
panied by generally frigid tempera-
lures throughout the middleWest
and scattered snow and sleet in
northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and
the Dakotas today heralded the
years first general cold snap.
Strong winds whipped the snow
to near blizzard fury, reports from
Cheyenne, Wyo., Indicated The
weather bureau predicted more
snow and lower temperatures for
the district.
Stockmen and tourists were
caught unawares by the third storm
Of the season and the second of the
week. Fear was expressed for seve-
raj million dollars worth of sugar
beets as yet unharvested in the
northern and eastern parts of Colo
RADIO.
Chicago weather reports indicat-
ed low temperature spreading
throughout North and South Dako-
ia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan and portions of Iowa and Illi-
nois.
Rain or snow was predicted for
the entire central territory. Snow
was reported falling at Bismarck
and Devils lake, N. D., and in the
Lake Superior region.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 90. U.P)-
A driving snoWstorm burst over
southern wyoming today.
Strong winds whipped the snow
TO blizzard fury
The weather bureau predicted
more snow and lower temperatures.
The storm caught stockmen and
tourists unwarned. A furry" had
been forecast, but a storm such as
struck was unexpected for a month
or more.