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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
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Pretty Chilly

By United Press
SATAN'S KINGDOM, Conn,
Dec. 8.-Satan's Kingdom froze
over today.
Sub-zero temperatures, hour
ly driven lower by a gale wind,
froze rivers and ponds of this
Litchheld county village Solidly.
Temperatures ranging from
4 below at Norfolk to s above
at Winsted were reported.
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dianapolis more than fifty years
and was prominent in social, church
and philanthropic activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
BUDGET BATTLE
GETS UNDERWAY
In LEGISLATURE

SACRAMENTO, Cal. April 20.
tU.P)-A battle to get Governor
Rolphs $266,000,O00 state budget
through the senate unscathed op-
ened in the upper hodsc Today.
While Senator Ralph e. Swing,
San Bernardino, chairman Of the
senate finance committee. opened
the debate with an explanation of
the s95l 900 cut made by the COM
mittee, other changes were being
contemplated by senator's.
Senator Roy I>allom. San Francis
co, was prepared to submit min
ority report in which the budget
would be reduced by only $4,000.
This amount, taking S140,000 from
the division of architecture and
$4,000 from the printing of spon-
sors' pamphlets, represented the
only reduction in the original bud
get favored by ROLAND A. Wander
grift, state director of finance.
"A large gallery was on hand at
the opening of the senate debate on
the budget bill. 1t represented the
largest number of visitors present
in the legislature since the recent
battle over reapportionment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
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CHINESE TROOPS
ATTACK BANDITS
AFTER KIDNAPPING

HANKOW, China, April 20. tU.p)
-Hankow government troops at
tackled Chinese outlaws on three
fronts today following the capture
of three missionaries, two of them
women. in a Communistic foray on
the village of Kingmen.
General Kuo Hsaun's troops led
a successful attack on the Red
armies of General Ho Lung on the
strength of reports that it was his
forces that committed the outrage.
Two government airplanes bombed
Kingmen, now a bandit stronghold,
but the whereabouts of the captives
was unknown. They were Oscar
Anderson and Miss Esther Norlund,
Americans. and Miss Augusta Nell
son, Swedish, all members of the
covenant missionary society Of
Kingmen.
Kuo Hsaun's forces occupied Yu-
anan after the defeat of the brig
ands. Martial law was declared in
Hankow to prevent reprisal attacks
by communists, and the Japanese
and French concessions in the city
were placed under heavy guard.
Ho Lung, a notorious Communist
chieftain, has price of $4,000 on
his head dead or alive.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
LOWMAN PLANS
NO CHANGE in
HOURS AT Line

Seymour H. Lowman, assistant
secretary of the treasury of the
United States, who was in Calexico
and Mexicali today, announced that
the 24-hour open border rule does
not apply to ports in Southern Cali
fornia but only to five ports in
Texas.
The line at Calexico and Mexi-
cali will be operated as at present,
the visitor said.
During his stay at the border,
Lowman announced the settlement
of the federal building question for
CaleXico, stating that the govern
ment accepts the present site of the
Gateway hotel on Heffernan avenue
as a gift from the city of Calexico.
The government inspection sta
ton to cost $4,000 is to be erected
there and building is scheduled to
begin in 30 days.
Accompanying Lownan are Cap
tain E. Eble, commissioner of Gus
toms of Washington, D. c., and Will
liam Ellison. customs commissioner
of the San Diego district.
The party left Calexico this after
noon for Tecate and San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Alfonso To Make
Trip To England

PARIS, April 20. U.P)-Former
King Alfonso of Spain will leave
Paris Tuesday for London, with the
Duke of Miranda, the management
of the Hotel Meurice, where the
royal family is living, said today.
Alfonso and his party will stop
at the Claridge hotel in London.
They will arrange details Of
Prince Juan's entrance into the
British naval academy during their
six-day visit.
The former king also has decided
to take an entire floor of the Hotel
Savoy at Fontainebleu, where he
expects to remain until after the
Spanish elections, probably in June,
which he hopes will result in mon-
archist victory that might permit
him to return to the throne.
Alfonso decided that, in view OF
his plans to remain in France for
some months, he would reduce his
encourage, which now includes 30
persons and servants, to eight per-
sons and servants. He requested
that his personal automobiles be
sent here from Madrid and was in
formed that the Republican officials
would send four of them for his use.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Davis Case In
Federal Court

LOS ANGELES. April 20. W.H -
Federal Judge George Cosgrave was
to hear late today habeas corpus
proceedings in behalf of Millard K.
Davis. alias "Coots" Davis, wanted
in Lower California in connection
with the murder of w. L. Presley.
Following the stabbing of Presley
on February 3, and his subsequent
death on March IT, the governor of
Lower California made application
for extradition of Davis to Mexico.
The quarrel which resulted in
Presley receiving knife wound in
the abdomen, is said to have arisen
over dice game in Mexicali. Davis,
who Is now confined in the Ell Gen.
tro Jail, seeks to fight extradition
through his attorney.
1t was learned that the United
States government. the state of CAL
ifornia and attorneys for Davis will
engage in a battle over the habeas
corpus proceedings.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
NEW SPANISH
REGIME MAKES
GOOD PROGRESS

MADRID, April 20. U.R-The
speed and determination with which
the provisional government of the
republic has started reconstruction
work in Spain was praised today
as the cabinet continued its efforts
toward solution of the most press
ing political and economic ques-
tionS.
The directors of the Bank of
Spain--as one example of speed in
transformation of the government
were summoned into session this
morning to draw up proclamation
resembling the contract with New
York and European banks for ex-
tension of a $60.000,000 credit to
Spain. The credit. secured under
the monarchial government, was
not accepted by the Republican reg
ime, which expressed confidence
that the peseta could be stabilized
without it.
Another instance of the rapid
change of policy of the government
was seen in the fact that several
Madrid newspapers carried adver-
tisements of Protestant churches for
the first time. The new government
has repudiated the policies of the
monarchy in supporting the Cath
olic church and, while maintaining
the utmost respect for the church,
has instigated a policy of separa-
ton of church and state and COM
plete freedom of religious views.
Enthusiasm for the republic con-
tinues strong and 100000 persons
gathered yesterday at demonstra-
tion in memory of the socialist,
Pablo Iglesias, and also to honor
the new republic. A procession
marched to the ceremony. where
flowers were placed on the tomb of
Iglesias while orators paid tribute
to the creator of the Socialist party.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
JOHNSON FLAYS
COURSE. ADOPTED
BY GOVERNMENT

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. W.n)
The United States had taken "the
humiliating position of saying we
cannot protect the lives of our cit
izens," Senator Hiram Johnson, Re-
publican, California, charged to-
day in a statement issued on the
new Nicaraguan policy of Secretary
of State Stimson.
Comparing Stimson's stand with
that of President Roosevelt, the
senator said I'VE now invite the as
sassination of innocent Americans
and others by Nicaraguan bandits y
II cannot help recalling" Sena-
tor Johnson said, "the ultimatum of
Theodore Roosevelt when Perdicar-
is, an American citizen, was cap
tured by the bandit, Raisuli-'give
me Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead
and the American citizen was
forthwith released and delivered
alive. But this was in the now un-
fashionable time when our first
thought was of America and Amer
icanS."
The senator also pointed out that
he had requested last January that
either all marines be withdrawn
from Nicaragua or enough be sent
there to do the job. Secretary
Stimson said Americans in the in
terror of Nicaragua could not expect
marine protection.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
PETITION FOR
FIRE DISTRICT
in WESTMORLAND

Establishment of a fire district
in Westmorland was asked by a
committee from that town, appear
ing before the county board OF
supervisors in their regular meet
ing this morning.
Their petition was referred to the
county attorney for checking OF
names and figures. 1t is probable
that such a district will be estab-
lished.
Mrs. M. K. Davis, wife of the
man who is in Los Angeles today
for extradition hearing as to
whether he will be turned over to
Mexican authorities for prosecution
on a charge of murder, appeared
to ask the supervisors to grant her
state aid. Her request was referred
to the INDECENT commissioner.
j. L. Archias was another who
appeared before the board this
morning, relative to planting of
palm trees along Imperial Valley
highways. 1t was suggested that he
get in touch with the state high
way commission in regard to the
matter.
Otis B. Tout, author of history
of Imperial Valley, suggested that
the county buy number of copies
of his work. No action was taken,
but the suggestion will be consider
ed at another meeting of the super
yisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
WIll-
! ROGERS
's0y:

MIAMI BEACH, Fla,
April 10. (Special)-Back
home. Must be American
territory. I don't see any
marines in Miami, the only
place to bathe in the ocean
in the winter, and a great
city.
Flew right over t h e
whole length of Cuba, Hal
ii, San Domingo, and Por-
to Rico today.
Roosevelt is doing a real
human job in Porto Rico,
and they like him. He is
kinder like Morrow. He
has brought sympathy in
to diplomacy.
Only been gone from
California two weeks to-
day. Have been in Is
countries, and have travel
ed 5000 miles, all for $500
fare; and | took no good
will" to them. In fact they
are mighty wise. They
are wise to us.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Clifford Sure OF
Depression Cure

NEW YORK, April 20. U.P)-From
the present depression the nation
will evolve solution to meet future
economic crises, Walter S. Clifford,
president of the American and Tele-
phone and Telegraph company told
members of the Associated Press to-
several million men and women
day at their annual meeting.
Although Clifford said he realized
were unemployed throughout the
several million men and women
United States, he stressed the fact
that industrial civilization has
brought us within sight of a. demo-
cracy of well-being and has crystal
liZed our intentions to see it ac-
complished."
II want to affirm my faith in
American democracy-political, So
cial and economic" he said, land
to add that the experiences of this
depression have done more to con-
firm this faith than the experiences
that preceded it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
WILBUR SIGNS
CONTRACT FOR
BUILDING DAM
Company Prepared To
Start Work Without
Further Delay.

WASHINGTON, April 20. U.P)-
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur to-
day signed the formal contract for
construction of Hoover dam, the
giant power and irrigation devel-
opment to be erected on the Black
Canyon of the Colorado river.
The ceremony was witnessed by
a group of interior department Off
cials and representatives of the Six
Companies, Inc, construction firm
which several weeks ago was award
ed the S49, 100000 dam contract.
Under terms of the contract,
work does not have to begin until
80 days after the company is form
ally notified. However, officials of
the construction firm have notified
the interior department that they
are prepared to begin work almost
Immediately. Their construction
camp is laid out, and number of
preliminary surveys have bee n
made.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
MAN SERIOUSLY
INJURED WHEN
TIRE EXPL0DES

Joe Beebe, Ell Centre youth work
ing at the Benton Welding shop on
State street near Fourth, suffered a
deep cash in his head and frac-
tured skull this afternoon when a
truck tire he was changing blew out,
hurting the rim against his head
Beebe was carried to the Ell Gen.
tro hospital. where he received
treatment. He was still unconsci-
Gus this afternoon.
II. U. Willis, driving the police
patrol wagon in the vicinity of the
welding shop, was attracted by the
explosion. He entered the shop to
find Beebe on the ground. Willis
thought the youth was dead.
Beebe stirred, however. just as the
ambulance arrived to carry him to
the hospital.
He was replacing tire on truck,
after changing 1t. when the inner
tube blew out with such force the
rim was thrown from the wheel and
against Beebes head.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
MARRIAGE ADMITTED
BY OPERA SINGER

HOLLYWOOD, April 20. tU.P -
Mary McCormic, opera singer, and
Prince Serge M'Divani admitted to-
day they had been married for more
than week, as they laid plans for
an extended honeymoon in Europe.
Where the ceremony took place
the couple declined to state. The
prince said they first planned TO be
married in Las Vegas, New, but
when he saw newspapermen there
he knew, I'VE travelled on"
Princess MDivani said she defi-
nitely had given up her stage ca
reer in favor of marriage. The
prince is engaged in the oil business
here.
During the absence of the couple
on their wedding trip, their home
here was robbed Of furs and jewelry
valued at SIS 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Report Another
Body On Desert

A report of the finding of body
on the desert near inland, made
TO the sheriff's office here by the
inland constable, was relayed to
the Riverside sheriff's office for in
vestigation yesterday afternoon.
The constable told officers here
that two men had told him of find
ing a body near Salton, a small
station on the Southern Pacific
tracks and near the Salton Sea. The
body was found near the end of a
dim desert road, said the constable.
The body was marked by two
poles stuck into the ground, he
said. No word of the outcome of
the search by the Riverside sher-
ifs office had been received here
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
HOOVER SENDS
GREETING TO
KING OF SIAM

PORTAL, N. D., April 20 U.P)-
King Prajadhipok of Siam arrived in
the United States today, crossing
the Canadian border here in a
strange midnight ceremony that
combined the dignities of state
reception with the frank curiosity
of northwest railway town.
About the car stood his majestys
aides and red coated Canadian
mounted police, the latter being re-
placed by a United States guard of
honor on the trains arrival here.
A motley group thronged the rail-
way platform to get their first
glimpse of royalty. There were state
department emissaries In capes and
dinner jackets, Portal residents, and
American newspapermen who were
eager to determine the condition of
the king who had been reported
seriously i'll.
Richard Soutngate, personal rep
resentative of President and Mrs.
Hoover, entered the car and extend
ed an official welcome to the king
and queen.
ST have been directed" Southgate
said, "by the President, to extend to
your majesty and to her majesty
the queen, most cordial welcome to
the United States and to assure your
majesties of the pleasure with which
the people of this country will re-
ceiye their royal visitors"
King Prajadhipok and his attrac-
tive Queen Rambai will be received
sat the White House in Washington
within week after they reach
/, Scarborough, N. Y, their present
destination. Later his majesty will
undergo an operation for the re-
moval of a cataract which has
blinded his left eye.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Five Arrested AS
Robbery Suspects

LOS ANGELES, April 20. W.P)--
Nine members of an alleged gang
of bandits, who assertedly admitted
participating in nearly 40 robber-
les here and in Oakland, Cal, were
under arrest today following a hold
up of service station last night.
George La Motto. "a, and Frank
Johnson. "a. were being treated in
the prison ward of the General
hospital for wounds alleged to have
been caused when Lawrence Young,
service station attendant. fired at
them after they are said to have
robbed the station.
Following the shooting and cap
ture of Motto and johnson police
conducted a series of raids on west
side residences and arrested, on sus-
picion of robbery charges, James
Nelson, "a; Ray Miller, 26; Mrs.
George La Motto, 27; Jack Estes, 81
and Bernard Moffitt. Two others
refused to give their names in the
belief, police said, that information
furnished by them may lead to the
roundup of still another gang.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Torch Slayer
Doomed To Hang

SAN FRANCISCO, April 90 U,P)
Charles A. Simpson, 18, was sent
enced today to be hanged at San
Quentin prison for the torch mur-
der" of the aged Mrs. Albina Voor-
hies.
Unmoved to the extent of impos-
ing lesser sentence by 'mitigat-
ing circumstances" advanced by
Simpsons defense, Superior Judge
Louis II. Ward, ordered the ex-
trefne penalty.
The burden of fixing the young
killers punishment was placed upon
Judge Ward when Simpson decided
last week his chances for leniency
were better with the judge than
with a jury and suddenly changed
his not guilty plea to guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Kidnaper Foiled
BY Young Girl

LOS ANGELES. April 20. U.g--
Carroll McEnturff, 10 year = old
daughter of Mrs Bertha McEnturff. !.
of Wilmar. outwitted a middle-aged
man who attempted to abduet her
last night, the sheriff's office an
nounced today.
The girl was walking at the in-
tersection of Stevens and Graves
avenues when the man, driving a
dark blue sedan offered 10 give
her a ride. When she refused he
grabbed the child by the wrist,
sheriffs officers said The girl,
however, released herself bs biting
the mans hand.
Her assailant was described as
about 40 years old, heavy set aud
wearing black suit and white
shirt. blue necktie, stlckpin and
wrist watch.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Coast Artist
Dies Suddenly

LAGUNA BEACH. Cal, April 20.
U.P)-Eustace Hale Ball. 45, said to
be writer and artists, was found
dead here today on the running
board of his automobile.
Although the coroner announced
that death probably was caused by
heart disease, an autopsy was or
dered.
The body was discovered by
Robert Smith, who went to Balls
beach home to deliver newspaper.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Riggs,
neighbors. told authorities they saw
Balls body in the same position last
night but thought he was fixing his
automobile and paid no attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Julian Fined For
Carrying Arms

LAREDO, Tex, April 20. UP
C C. Julian, Oklahoma and Cali
fornia oil operator, today pleaded
guilty to charges of unlawfully car
rying arms and was fined $500.
The attempted extortion and kid
naping cases against Julian, c. C.
Boren and Clay Mann will be called
at p. m.
The three were indicted fort
night ago when L. S. Boiling, for
mer publicity manager of the Julian
enterprises, said that Julian at
tempted to kidnap him and extort
$5o,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
BOY KILLED BY PUMP

BAKERSFIELD, Cal. April 20.
U.H-The mangled body of Johnny
Sawyer, four years old, had been
recovered from the mechanism. of
a centrifugal pump in cement
pit at Button Willow, near Bakers
field, according to word received
here today. The infant, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Sawyer, climbed a
high fence around the pit and fell
into the machinery yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
TEXT OF VOTING
CHANGE BILL IS
GIVEN TO PUBLIC
Robinson Submits Draft
Of Measure Restricting
District Voters.

Assemblyman Samuel E. Robinson
advises that the bill to change the
qualifications for voters in the I'm
perial Irrigation District will be be-
fore the assembly committee on ir-
rigation on Wednesday.
An abandoned bill has been used
to permit the assemblyman to in
troduce the bill, the proposed
amendment to the present law be-
ing worded as follows.
Amendments To Assembly Bill
No. 745
Amendment No.
In the title of the printed bill,
strike out lines ! to inclusive, and
insert in lieu thereof, the follow
ing:
IAN act to amend the title of,
and to add new section to be
numbered IA to, an act entitled IAN
act to provide for the government
of irrigation districts having an
area OF more than 100000 acres and
to enable such irrigation districts
to construct levees and to protect
Vic Witliul QUILL dlolA ACbo AlOill
damage resulting from floods and
the overflow of rivers and for that
purpose to provide additional pow
ers for boards of directors within
such irrigation districts" approved
January 81, 1915, relating to quail
ifications OF electors"
Amendment No. 2
On ,ooa I pf thu rriy,fpd hill
strike out lines l to "a, inclusive,
and insert in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
Section l. The title of an act
entitled "An act to provide for the
government of irrigation districts
having an area of more than 100000
acres and to enable such irriga-
tion districts to construct levees and
to protect the lands within such
districts from damage resulting
from floods and the overflow of
rivers and for that purpose to pro-
vide additional powers for boards
of directors within such irrigation
districts approved January 81,
1915, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
An act to provide for the govern
ment of irrigation districts having
an area of more than 100000 acres
and for the qualification of electors
therein and to enable such irriga-
tion districts to construct leyees
and to protect the lands within
such districts from damage result
ing from floods and the overflow
of rivers and for that purpose to
provide additional powers for board
of directors within such irrigation
districts.
Sec. 2. A new section is hereby
added to said act to be numbered
"A TO read as follows:
Sec. IA. In such district, no per-
son shall be entitled to vote at any
election held under the provisions
of the California Irrigation District
Act unless he possesses all qualifi-
cations required of electors under
the general election laws of this
state and was, on the thirtieth day
preceding the date of the election,
an owner of record of real proper
~ within the district conducting
the election, as shown by the as
sessment roll of the district last
preceding the election, or a'pur-
chaser of. and residing on real
property in such district under the
provisions of the California Veter-
ans Welfare act. or an entryman
of public lands of the United
States in such district residing
therein.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
TO PROTECT FORESTS

RIVERSIDE, Cal. April 20. (U.H
The Riverside county board OF
supervisors today appropriated S. 900
for forest fire fighting this season.
Two new fire trucks to be used by
the forest fire division will be pur-
chased, it was announced. One of
the trucks will be used in the dis
trict of Corona and the other IN
Beaumont.