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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
OF
Jl)RYMAN
ATTACKED
Dissenter On Clark Jury
Target For B o m b
Thrown At House.
FAILS TO EXPLODE
Investigation Proceeds To
See If Accused Will Be
Tried Again.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. IS. tU.pO-
A bomb apparently of dynamite
base, with six inches of fuse burned
away was found on the front lawn
of the home of William E. Weller,
"holdout' juror of the David II.
Clark murder trial, today.
The bomb, crudely wrapped with
newspapers, was discovered by Mrs.
Weller when she stepped out of her
home to pick up morning news
paper from the sidewalk
Police reserves from Central Sta
ton and operatives from the office
OF District Attorney Buron Fits
Immediately went to the Weller
residence in west Los Angeles.
Detectives announced after an in
vestigation that it had been harn-
ed that a large dark sedan had
been cruising streets near the Wei
Ter home nightly since the murder
jury was dismissed last Sunday
with II jurors in favor OF acquitting
Clark and Weller making a lone
stand in favor of hanging.
Captain Bruce Clark said he
learned that the automobile rolled
slowly past the house last night.
stopping momentarily. Mrs. Weller
told the officer that the machine
backed directly in front of her home
as she watched it from q window.
The spot designated by Mrs. Weller
was directly opposite the point
where the bomb was discovered
this morning.
DeplOred BY Clark
Mrs. Weller said she was sure she
saw one man in the machine ana
thought possibly that second man
might have been present.
Detectives reported they checked
with a neighbor without the knowl-
edge of Mrs. Weller and were told
the same story of the presence OF
the mysterious automobile.
Clark, who stood trial on a charge
of Staying Herbert Spencer, editor
of a political magazine, and also
is accused of shooting Charles
Crawford, political boss, announced
from his Jail cell that he deplored
the incident.
mo one could regret such de-
plorable and vicious occurrence as
this more than 1 do" the former
deputy district attorney said.
Every juror has a right to stand
by his opinion and admire a man
who does So"
District Attorney Buron Fits took
a statement from Weller and said
the bomb planting appeared to be
the work of some crank"
I'VE are going to investigate every
phase of the affair and leave MOTH
ing undone to find the culprit."
Fits said.
The following statement was is
sued jointly by District Attorney
Fits and his chief deputy, Robert
Stewart:
Regardless of whether the Clark
case is retired or not the public
hysteria in this case has reached
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
FOR THIS ONCE
MIR. VANDERBILT
REMAINS SILENT

RENO, New, Aug. 25. U.n)-Mrs.
Marie Glass Marshall, winsome
Reno divorce. boarded an eastbound
train early today while a crowd OF
friends who accompanied her to the
station excitedly discussed reports
that she was to elope with Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, Jr.
Vanderbilt, the young society au-
thor who recently was divorced by
his second wife, Mrs. Mary Weir
Vanderbilt, was located at his Lazy
Me ranch near Reno. He has been
here since leaving the city yes,er-
day afternoon, and friends MAIN
tanned close watch on the strength
of rumors that he had arranged
meeting with Mrs. Marshall some
where along the route of her train.
Mrs. Marshall contributed to the
mystery of the affair when she said
in bidding her inquisitive friends
goodbye
1T wouldn't be an elopement if
I told everybody
Mrs. Marshall was given fare
well party by the divorce colony
smart set" at the Deauville club,
an exclusive Reno casino. She has
just been divorced from Levin
Brockroth, Jr, wealthy New York
coffee and sugar broker, on charges
that he failed to be affectionate
toward her.
Vanderbilt made no secret of his
whereabouts but maintained a dis
Greet silence toward questions con-
corning his rumored elopement
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
CHINESE DEATHS
GROW AS STORM
SWEEPS DISTRICT
Hundreds Drowned When
Flood Waters Rage In
Stricken Area.

HANKOW, China, Aug. IS. up
Storm followed flood and plague
today in the valley of the Yangtze
river, where deaths were already
counted in thousands.
Hundreds OF Chinese, many stoi-
cally offering themselves as sacri-
fees to the rivers angered dragon
god, were drowned in the typhoon-
like storm that ragged throughout
the night and was undated today
Yellow flood waters, in which
corpses floated with carcasses and
debris, were churned into fury.
The area resembled storm
tossed sea. Thousands Of homes
along the river and frail craft rid
ing the flood were smashed by the
wind. Trees were uprooed Fences
and walls were knocked down. The
storm flattened almost every struc-
ture that had escaped the Yangtze' S
flood path
Shipping was endangered. Junks
and Sampans had little prospect of
finding refuge. Larger vessels en-
gagged in relief were in danger
Heavy rains were forecast and
typhoon signals were flying along
the river from Shanghai to Shansi.
The terror of night, strangely
close to natives who sat almost
motionless in a blistering sun but
began walls OF anguish and des-
pair when darkness settled over
them, was increased manifold when
the wind dashed through the flood
area. Waves crashed over the mis-.
cradle refuge of survivors who chung
TO wreckage or huddled in parts of
dwellings left habitable; the wind
shrieked its message of death.
Reds Threaten
While an international relief
commission and Chinese officials
used the limited supplies and equip
ment at their disposal to aid sur
vivors, the danger of red flood
an invasion by Communicative
believed increasing daily.
Chinese nationalist troops pa
trolled the Wuhan area and report
tO tllt C'tJlule VI several SdmpallS
upon which machine guns had been
mounted. The craft were cruis-
ing through the flood ostensibly on
missions of relief. outlaw bands,
advancing slowly toward the strick-
Ell area, evacuated KiShuai and
then captured Managerial II
Chienkiang.
General Fong Pan Jen. head of
the Wupeh relief division. said
destruction of crops constituted the
most serious problem. Millions of
refugees will bave no way of OBJ
tanning food, he said, and foreign
ers and Chinese in other sections
must contribute generously.
II was estimated that $4,000, 900
would be required for relief in
Hankow alone
Mobilization of all men able to
work among the refugees was order
ed to start repair of dykes and rail-
ways.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
hint ANOTHER
WOMAN CAUSED
BRIDES DEATH

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IS. (U.P0
"A new version OF the fatal four
story fall of Mrs. Daisy Price, &c,
winsome bride OF 1t. Comdr. George
d. Price of the Airplane Carrier
Lexington, was revealed today as a
group of ranking navy aviation OF
ficerS were summoned to an inquest.
A man not previously questioned
by police was called as a surprise"
witness when coroner's officials
learned he had knowledge of quar-
rel between Mrs. Price and a wo-
man guest during a gay party that
preceded her plunge from a hotel
room window early Sunday morn
ing.
Authorities indicated that the
testimony may reveal the woman
guest was jealous of attentions paid
the bride.
1t (Jr0 r. D. Downer, subor-
dinate of 1t. Comdr. Price, was
another leading witness. Downer
was the last to leave the party at
the Price apartment, which was
held in the Commanders absence.
He said he accompanied 1t. Comdr.
Earl w. Spencer of the Carrier
Saratoga, who also attended the
party, to the Spencer apartment on
another floor. Later he returned to
the Price quarters, took his coat
and left
Half an hour afterward the
brides pajama clad body crashed
through window and landed in a
light we'll She lived only long
enough to give last statement that
lit was my fault"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
mWILL

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. "a. tSpe-
ciaD-Did you ever see as many
things happen to country in
one year? One disappointment
after another
Had Al Capone headed for
the jail and then he notified us
that he didn't care to attend
this semester. Ramsay Mac
Donald was our only friend in
England, now he is ION the
dole" When Uncle Andy Mellon,
the missing link between fin
ance and government, pulled up
one billion lame, that was
shock.
We knew our financial
giants" had failed to giant. We
knew our laws had crum-
bled, we knew the weather was
against us, but TO have Indy
keep reception committee
waiting one month, that was our
last straw.
You're
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25

political influence and the voters
themselves.
The 10000 voters massed in the
garden after the speaking, adopted
resolution calling upon Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt TO remove
from office Mayor James j. Walker
or any New York mayor who was
lax in his obligation to enforce the
law.
Earlier in the day, the Board of
Estimate had approved without a
dissenting vote an appropriation of
Sl33. 900 for radio equipment, ar
mored motorcycles and other equip
ment needed by police.
Slain Men HOnored
Two policemen, motorcycle patrol
man Churchill and patrolman Webb,
murdered by 10 year old boys at
tempting a payroll robbery last Fri
day, were buried with police honors.
-Four others, including the Lopez
baby, had been killed, and dozen
were wounded in the chase that fol-
lowed the attempted robbery.
Weather had caused transfer of
the scheduled mass meeting from
Central Park to Madison Square
Garden. Outside, from $4,000 to U.s.
600 clamored for admittance as
cambridge Colby, chairman open
ed his attack on an "unholy alliance
of politics and the underworld"
Il want you to look at these wo-
men, then you'll have an under
standing of what is taking place in
this city. AS long as you put hypo-
critics and towards in public office,
SO long will our children be at the
mercy Of criminals"
Then General Butler arose. He
pointed at Mrs. Veneghallo and Mrs.
Lopez.
Look, there's your lawlessness.
Your police are as good as those
who boss them. You have gang
sters because some of your public
officials have betrayed your trust.
Your city will be safe when it is
clean. 1t never will be safe while
it is dirty.
LAS long as you put hypocrites
and towards in public office, your
children will be shot"
Colby then said:
The 10000 policemen in this city
could close every speakeasy vicious
resort, and racketeers hangout in
48 hours if they knew this was
wanted OF them. Something is
holding the police in check. Some
restraint is operating upon the COM
missioner and his Subordinates.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
MEXICO IMPOSES
INCOME TAX UPON
DISTRICT FUNDS
Other New Laws Declared
Hardship For Taxpay-
ers To Meet.

The long arm of the Mexican
government reached out again to-
day and took $l,401.33 from the
treasury of Imperial Irrigation dis
trict as the first of three INSTALL
ments on the newly invoked gross
income tax.
The tax is levied unaer a new
law which requires concessions OF
the nature of the Compania to pay
one per cent of the gross annual
revenues to the federal government.
In the present instance it is SIM
ply another direct tax upon the
farmers of Imperial Valley. who, in
the past year have suffered num-
Der of heavy penalties in the oper-
alton of their irrigation system IL
Mexico.
The. warrant for payment of the
first inStallment was approved by
the irrigation district directors to-
day after it was revealed that fail
ure to pay that installment prior
to September l. would result in SER
iouS fines and penalties.
Because the gross revenues from
water sales in Mexico last year
amounted to 1922, 900, Imperial Val
ley must pay to Mexico slightly
more than $4,000 as a tax.
The new law is but one of several
enacted by Mexico recently and
affecting operations of the irriga-
ton district across the line.
Early in the year an arbitrary
reduction in water rates was order
ed at Mexico City. That reduc-
ton amounted to about 30 per cent
of last years rate. Somewhat later
another law was enacted forcing
the district to maintain all struc-
lures on the system in Mexico.
More Laws Passed
And shortly after that still an
other law gave Mexican water US
ers the right to pay for water in
Mexican silver money, which, be-
cause of the exchange differential,
amounted to almost SO per cent adj
ditional reduction in rates.
The result is that today water
delivered to Mexican users under
the concession requiring such deliv-
cry, brings only about 32ia cents per
acre foot as against Sc cents per
acre foot last year.
Nor are the difficulties of oper
alton in Mexico to be limited to the
foregoing penalties, according tc
information at district headquar-
/ tiers. Another new law, affecting
taxation of salaries of employees in
Mexico, doubles the previous rate.
Within short time another law,
just passed. will become. effective,
setting a long list of new require
ments with respect to employment
of labor. While details of that law
are yet to be studied by the district
executives, in general, it affects
wage scales, housing conditions,
accidents, dismissal of employees OH
a basis of three months notice
and with the approval OF the labor
commissioner in Mexico. It will
add new regulations as to hours of
each employee. The law is said to
complicate very materially n e
whole program of maintaining a
labor force across the line.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Clark Missed In
Choosing Weller

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25. UP
David H. Clark, once considered as
keen Jury psychologist" as the
district attorneys office boosted,
was wryly revising his own estimate
OF himself today.
William E. Weller, the adamant
South Dakotan who battled for
four days to place a moose around
Clark's neck in the recent Spencer
murder trial, was Clark's selection.
Contrary to advice, Clark dis
closed today, he cleared" Weller
when he came up for challenge.
His pretty young wife, Nancy,
said I'm afraid of that old man"
His attorney, w. I. Gilbert. asked
what about this Weller?"
And Clark, he said. told them
both:
20 let him on; he looks all right"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
VATICAN-FASCIST
TROUBLE THOUGHT
TO BE SETTLED
BY STEWART BROWN

VATICAN CITY, Aug. 25. UP
The controversy between the Cath
Ole church and the Fascist gov
eminent was believed ended today.
An accord between the holy see
and the government of Premier
Benito Mussolini had been prac-
tically reached. it was ascertained.
Settlement of the dispute, which
has kept the Vatican and Italy
estranged for months and threat
ened a definite break in their re-
lations, began the middle OF last
week
At that time, the Pope agreed to
opening of negotiations with Mus
solini for final settlement after
conference with the RGv. Tacchi
Ventura, Jesuit priest, who prepared
the original Italo-Vatican concil-
iation eliminating in the Lateran
treaty. The Pope delegated Ven-
turf as his liason officer TO negou-
ate with Mussolini.
Difficulties were rapidly smoothed
out III the ensuing week OF con-
ferenceS, which were entered into
by Count Cesare De Vecchi, Itai-
ian ambassador to the Vatican, and
Cardinal Paceili, papal secretary OF
state
The settlement involved certain
by the government 70
the activities. purely in the relig-
ious field, of Azione Kattolica. the
Catholic laymens organiza I on.
which was at the root OF the trou-
BILE. The dispute began when the
government disbanded Azione Of
CARNATIONS throughout the coun-
try, charging them with engaging
in political activity, In violation OF
the Lateran accord.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Vice Exposed By
Arrest OF Negro

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25. up
Federal officers today arrested Bill
Hunt, 25, negro, and declared they
had uncovered a white slave ring
which extended to California, Ariz-
ona and Nevada cities.
Hunt was caught after an investi-
cation started six weeks ago when
Isebelle La Fontaine, 20, French
Canadian girl, told police Hunt had
forced her and her sister, Clara,
20. to remain in house in Arizona
under threat of harm.
Clarence Harris, also negro, Is
under arrest in Sacramento, where
Clara La Fontaine is being held as
a material witness.
The girls said she and her sister
met Hunt through a Spanish girl
several months ago when their par
ents died and they left Montreal.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Weather Man
All Balled Up

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. U.P)-
Southern Californians wondered to-
day what fair and warmer" would
mean, as compared to yesterdays
cooler
The sun rose yesterday to the
tune of federal weather prediction
that cooling westerly winds would
temper the heat. The mercury
climbed to a five-year high at SO.
Among a few alarmists, in view
of today's prediction of fair and
warmer" tentative plans were be-
ing made to flee to Death Valley
or Boulder City to escape the heat.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
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BRAZILIAN SWAP
CAUSES TROUBLE
WITH ARGENTINE
BY JOSEPH II. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. rs. tU.H -
The federal farm boards barter OF
surplus wheat tor Brazilian coffee
has aroused the resentment of Ar
gentina, which for years has en-
loved a virtual monopoly of Barzil'S
wheat market.
Well informed diplomatic quar-
tiers considered it probable that Ar
gentina either wou dlprotest the
farm boards action at the state de-
partment or make reprisal by rails
ing higher tariff walls against int-
ports from the United States.
The farm board announced last
week it had arranged to exchange
Is 100000 bushels of wheat for 1885,
600 bags of Brazilian coffee.
Argentina observers believed the
deal will virtually destroy their
Brazilian wheat market, at least for
a year. The amount of wheat the
American agricultural agency plans
to send into Brazil alost exactly
balances the usual Argentine sales
-23,816,338 bushels in l930-to its
northern neighbor.
This blow to Argentine wheat
growers follows closely another in
cident which aroused hard feeling
against the United States.
Argentina has just been called on
by New York banks to ship $780,
100000 worth of gold here to meet
credit obligations.
Because of the present acute gold
shortage, observers believe this loss
of gold--now enroute-may have a
bad effect upon Argentina's fl
nanceS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Baby Adopted By
Japanese Actor

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25. UP
A two and one-half year old boy
named Alexander Hays was adopted
today by SesSue K. Hayakawa, Jap
anese film actor, and his wife,
TSuru.
The adoption was completed in
the courtroom of Juvenile Judge
Samuel r. Blake.
The baby, who had straight, black
hair and sharply slit eyes, despite
his American name, was in court
with his foster parents.
The adoption petition and revela-
tions of the parenthood of the boy
were ordered kept in secret files by
Judge Blake in order to protect the
child.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
SELECT
BRITISH
CABINET
Leaders OF Three Parties
Chosen With MacDOn-
aid AS Prime Minister.
ONLY TWO LIBERALS
Conservatives Lead With
Five Members To Four
For Labor Group.
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON. Aug. IS. W.P) - The
new national government which
will attempt to guide Britain
through its financial crisis was an
nounced by Premier j. Ramsay
Macdonald after 1t had been APP
proved by the king.
The cabinet, comprising outctand-
ing men of the three political par
ties. follow:
Prime minister, j. Ramsay Mac
Donald. Labor
Lord president of the council,
Stanley Baldwin. Conservative.
Chancellor OF the exchequer
Philip Snowden, Labor.
Foreign secretary, Lord Reading,
Liberal.
Secretary of state for India, Sir
Samuel Hoare, Conservative.
First lord of the admiralty, Sir
Austen Chamberlin, Conservative
Secretary for domination and
colonies, j. H. Thomas. Labor.
Secretary for health. Neville
Chamberlin, Conservative.
President of board OF trade, Sir
Philip Cunlikfe-Lister. Conservative.
Home secretary, Sir Herbert Sam
uel, Liberal.
Lord chancellor. Lord Sankey,
Labor.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
LINDBERCH GETS
CHEERING NEWS
ABOUT WEATHER
Government Vehemently
Denies Any Criticism OF
Forced Landings.

NEMURO, Japan, Aug. %. U.e>-
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh pausing here on their epochal
flight along the border of the Pa
cific, We're cheered today by reports
OF good weather as they prepared to
take off early today on the final lap
of their journey to Toxic.
Colonel Lindbergh set 7 M as
the time for their departure on the
600-mile flight from Nemuro to
Kasumigaura airdrome, near Toxic.
Favorable flying conditions were
predicted in contrast TO the heavy
fogs and wind the two aviatorS have
met during the last week.
The Lindberghs spent the day
sightseeing as the guests of Nemuro
officials, while their plane rode at
anchor in the bay ready for the last
dash down the coast of Japan.
TOXIC, Aug. &c. U.P) - The
japanese naval ministry and other
high government authorities issued
a series of statements today ex-
pressing regret that reports had
been published abroad indicating
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh were suspected" of flying
across territory banned to foreign
erS.
The naval ministry characterized
the rumors as too absurd to merit
a denial" pointing out that Japan
"unqualifiedly welcomes the Lind
berghS and has never questioned
their forced landings or the route
they followed over the Kurile is
lands"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
BY WEBB MILLER
nited Press staff Correspondent

\ LONDON. Aug. 25. tU.P)-Great
britain resumed her struggle toward
economic and financial stability to-
day through a government OF CO.
operation, headed by J. Ramsay
Macdonald, laborite.
II was anticipated that parlia-
ment would be summoned Septem-
Der for passage of legislation ur-
gently needed to balance the bud
get. with a deficit of $500, 600 900,
and restore faith in British credit
and the pound sterling.
Prime Minister Macdonald, his
labor government wrecked by the
cole and the budget deficit, stood
alone in the ruins OF his administra-
ton and sought to carry out the
commission Of his king to form a
national government TO tide the
country over its crisis. The Prime
Minister held a series of continuous
conferences with members of his
own party and the opposition.
1t was understood that parlia-
ment would be dissolved and new
elections held as soon as the ma
tional government finished its work.
Macdonald, with the cooperation OF
all parties, was not expected to fail.
Insurgent laborites and dissenting
members of other parties were not
expected to muster more than $50
votes in the House of Commons.
Charge Surrender
Macdonald arranged to broadcast
a message to the nation Tuesday,
beginning at 1885 p. m, OBS p. m.
est He was expected TO discuss the
financial crisis.
While Macdonald consulted men,
bers of his own party and the OPP
position in his job of cabinet max
ing. concensus named the follow
ing men as members of the cooper
alton government.
Ramsay Macdonald; Philip Snow
den; j. H. Thomas; Lord Sankey,
all Laborites; Stanley Baldwin, Ne
vile Chamberlain, Sir Samuel
Hoare, Lord Hailsham, Conserva-
tives; Sir Herbert Samuel Sir Don
aid Maclean and Lord Reading
Liberals.
Britain's class struggle was ex-
pected to be increased in bitterness
after the temporary national gov
eminent The trade unionists, rep
resenting at least 100000 votes,
consider that Macdonald, Snowden,
end Thomas surrendered to the
enemy" instead of continuing to
fight for the unemployed. The in
fluence of the T. U. c. is likely to
make the entire labor movement
more inclined to socialism.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Legion To Spend
Silver Dollars

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 25. (Up)-A
campaign to popularize the silver
dollar has been undertaken by the
Denver American Legion posts, and
thousands of the iron men will be
taken to Detroit in the luggage of
western Legionnaire delegates to
the national convention there.
The plan was announced here
yesterday, Other Legion posts III
Colorado, Nevada, Utah, California,
Idaho, New Mexico, Montana. Ore
gon and Arizona will be asked to
foster the plan.
The Denver Legion hopes. by pop
ularizing the silver dollar, almost
a rarity in the east, to stimulate
the silver mining industry.