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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
KANSAS LIKELY
TO RAISE CAIN
WITH 6. O. P.
Losses In Wheat Make
Sunflower States Dis
satisfied With Party.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1881. by United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nov. "a
All signs indicate Kansas is pre-
pairing to raise less wheat and more
cain next year.
Wheat acreage is down about 16
per cent which is just what the adj
ministration at Washington has
been urging. The cain raising will
be strictly political, and won't be
nearly SO much to the administra-
tons liking.
Political prophets in this section
and a prophet in Kansas usually
knows tornado when he sees one
coming-say Kansas is about to
go on rampage again. They see
only one possibility of its being
headed off. That would come
through a real upward shoot in
farm prices. 1t would have to be
far greater increase than occurred
in the last few weeks to infuse a
genuine feeling of prosperity.
Kansas already has Democratic
governor. A year ago it elected
Democratic senator That hadn't
happened since the Roosevelt Prog
ressive movement split Kansas Re-
publicans apart. Now some politi-
cal seers say even Vice-President
Curtis would have hard time be-
ing elected senator.
This situation, whether as bad
from Republican standpoint as
represented or not, is credited with
causing the delay in announcement
by Curtis of his political plans.
Kansas always has taken its
troubles seriously. 1t apparently is
doing SO now. The federal farm
board is as popular as a grasshop-
per plague. Kansas is ready to
support almost any other plan, the
equalization fee, the debenture or
anything else that might help.
The east was cheered by the rise
in the price of wheat, but the
Kansas farmers are far from salts
fled. The rise was sensational, av-
eraging about Is cents a bushel, but
half Of that gain has been lost and
the sag continues.
That rise furthermore, started
from the lowest point in years. So
that comparatively, wheat is low
and farmers are holding as much
as they can until prices are more
satisfactory.
Kansas City, the trade gateway
for much of the southwestern wheat
country, feels in strong position
to swing into the upturn once it
gets moving. Due to earlier years
OF agricultural depression. weak
banks and weak businesses were
pretty well shaken out.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
BENEFIT SHOW AT THEATRE
TO PROVIDE LOTS OF FUN

Intensive rehearsals for the man.
moth IL O'Clock benefit perform
ance for the unemployment relief
fund scheduled for Fox Imperial
theatre Thanksgiving eve now are
underway and everything points to
one of the most entertaining pro-
auctions ever presented In Ell Gen.
tro.
Milkmen on their rounds at the
break of dawn report that members
of the fire department are practic-
ing their calisthenics on a vacant
lot near headquarters. Chilly
weather prevents them desporting
themselves in costume and their
dance steps are somewhat hindered
by bulky overcoatS. Otherwise, say
the milkmen, firemen are poems of
grace and rhythm, especially the
chief.
Women of the Ten Thousand
club refuse to discuss their act.
Prolonged laughter greets every
mention of the benefit show and all
rehearsing goes on behind locked
doors. Husbands Of club women
admit to a consuming curiosity and
say they have an uneasy feeling
that the women are going to tell
something on them. Fred Nebel-
THAI, director, is of the opinion the
men are right.
Notices received late today were
to the effect that a parsonage of
international prominence will be
present for the show. In fact, this
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24

famed individual will take part in
a most surprising manner.
Two out of town acts will be in
cluded on the program, the perform
ers having donated their services
free Of charge. Thus has the fame
Of the show spread far and near.
There Is one performer who
knows more and has told less than
any person in Ell Centric. BY dint
Of hours of persuasion, this per-
son was induced to reveal few
secrets concerning Ell Centrans. 1t
will be useless to attempt to buy
silence and once started there will
be no stopping the flow of conf
dences, according to Nebel- THAI.
Ticket sale began Monday and
since the show is city-wide in inter
est and Importance volunteer ticket
sellers are asked to donate a spare
hour or two to the cause. Tickets
are available at Clements Drug
store, headquarters for the benefit
performance.
Rotarians and Kiwanians already
have reserved a section for men,
bers. Tickets for other organiZa-
tons wishing to reserve sections are
available at this time.
There is no expense connected
with the show, the house and staff
services being donated by Manager
Herb Norris of Fox Imperial the
atre, in keeping with the nation
wide movement by theatres to aid
unemployment funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
PETITIONS FOR BROCKMAN
RECALL HELD SUFFICIENT

by the board until next week in
order to avoid the necessity Of CALL
ing the election during the Christ
mas holidays.
Elections for both Blair and
Brockman recalls will be called by
the board next Tuesday. 1t is ex-
pected that the date will be set soon
after the first Of the year.
Salaries Cut
Resolution calling for a 10 per
cent cut in salaries or more than
500 a month for employees in the
department of M. j. Dowd, chief
engineer of the district, was passed
unanimously by the board.
With the passage of the resolu-
ton presented by Dowd went the
stipulation that heads of other de-
partments be requested to make a
similar cut In their departments.
The cut Is. to become effective De-
cember /.
This mornings resolution will
make the cut effective In the I'M
perial office and the operating de-
partment, both coming under the
supervision of Dowd.
Passage of the resolution Is a re-
suit Of long battle between men,
bers of the district board, Ira
Aten and w. F. Beal repeatedly de-
manded cuts in salaries in the
assessor collectors office to the ex-
clusion of other departments in the
district but resolutions to that eff
feet failed to pass the board. Dis
senting members, however, said re-
Gently that If salary cutting was to
be done, all departments should be
treated alike.
Mark Rose, Holtville director, re-
fused to vote for Dowd's resolution
this morning unless heads Of other
departments we're requested to make
a similar cut. He also refused to
vote In favor of a resolution pre-
pared by Aten which demanded a
cut in various other departments
Rose declared such action was too
arbitrary and unfair to department
heads.
When Chief Engineer Dowd's an
nual report was submitted to the
board, it was accepted by the board
and 500 copies ordered printed.
Beal was not in favor Of the &C
ton and voted against it. Chair
man G. w. Brockman, Rose and
Aten voted In favor of accepting
the report and having the copies
printed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
PANTACES CASE
MAY BE GIVEN
JURY TOMORROW

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. W.P)-
Alexander Pantages' second trial
on a charge of attacking Eunice
Pringle moved to a close today when
the prosecution began its final arg
ument before the jury.
The wealthy showman's fate is
expected to be in the hands of the
jury tomorrow, and it will be up
to the jurors to decide upon the
punishment should Pantages be
found guilty.
John Barnes, deputy district at
torney, opened the arguments with
a brief apology to the jurors for
the frankness with which the pros
ecution delved into intimate details
Of the charges. He said that pro-
cedure was necessary, since the
burden of proof rested on the state.
During an early morning extra
session, the testimony of the last
defense rebuttal witness, Mrs. Rose
Fowler, former private secretary to
Pantages, was read to the jury.
Mrs. Fowler was too Ill to appear.
Mrs. Fowler said she saw her en-
ployer Immediately after the al
legged attack and, contrary to the
testimony of state witnesses, his
clothes were not disheveled and his
attitude was one Of indignation
rather than guilt.
ITS a frameup," Mrs. Fowler
said he shouted when he faced Miss
Pringle in his office shortly after
the asserted attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
BY GEORGE III. BEALE
United Press Staff CorresDOnd


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.-All
the way from New York came
Mayor James ]. (Jimmy) Walker
today to attempt to persuade the
state of California it does an in
justice to Thomas Mooney in keep
ing him in San Quentin for the
Preparedness day bombing deaths
in 1916.
Heading a party advocating a
pardon for the labor agitator. the
dapper, much travelled New York
City executive, crossed into this
state this morning in his private
railroad coach, due here at
$50 a. m.
Although Mayor Walker intends
to plead "as a private citizen" for
Mooney, that was to be forgotten,
as Governor Rolph, for the state,
and Mayor Angelo j. RoSsi, for the
city, were to greet him formally to-
day as the mayor of New York"
Mayor Walker officially will take
up the private citizen" role first
when he appears December l to
inject a new angle into the case
at a Mooney hearing to be con-
Quoted by Governor Rolph.
The mayor hopes to interview
Mooney in his prison cell before ap-
pearing at the governors hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
LOCAL RELIEF
WORK in NEED
OF ASSISTANCE
Master Committee Meet
ing Brings Out Neces-
sity OF Cooperation.

Reports of various agencies hand
ling relief work in the community
were made at meeting of the
Central Relief committee last night
at city hall and arrangements con-
summated for improving and ex-
tending the type of service to be
given local families and the unem-
ployed.
Captain j. w. Myall of the Saliva
ton Army reported that 165 meals
served one day recently, about an
average day. The captain also re-
ported shortage of bread and
other food stuffs.
A motion stipulating that dona
lions Of food be procured for the
use of the Army in serving daily
meals, was made. Bread, beans,
coffee, potatoes and meats are
needed.
The Salvation Army handles the
milk supplied to Eastside but there
are no funds for that work at
present and aid is solicited.
Cots from the Irrigation district
and bedding from the state will be
procured If possible and used in
providing sleeping quarters for those
without a place to sleep.
Captain Myall explained during
the evening that food from v. F.
w. "Buy An Extra" barrels is used
for local families and not for the
bread line at the mems shelter.
No Overhead Costs
Gratitude was expressed to the
Pacific Land and Cattle company
for donation of the building at 430
Main street for relief headquarters.
The headquarters is operated with
out expense to the committee as
the government pays the salary of
Captain w. M. Cunningham in
charge of the labor departments
free labor service and service clubs
donate the services of Ralph Rey-
holds, handling free employment
service for the committee. Furnish
ings and fuel were donated by cit
liens of the town.
The local chapter of the Red
Cross, OCCUPYING the same building
with the employment services, is in
need of writing paper and stamps
for transients and unemployed who
wish to write home Many Of then?
have no funds to procure materials
and the chapter has no fund set
aside for that service at present
The chapter also would like few
old magazines which will occupy
the unemployed who are waiting to
be called for labor. A few men
must be kept within reach for emer-
gency calls for labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
PAIR HELD UP
AND ROBBED ON
VALLEY HIGHWAY

Reminiscent Of the daring rob-
berries of last winter is the report
of John Quitiquit, Filipino. to Ell
Centre police last night that he was
held up mile and a half northeast
Of Ell Centre and his automobile
and $l06 in cash taken from him
by a Mexican.
Quitiquit was with B. Singh, e1-
ployer of himself and a gang of
Filipinos over which he was fore
man, when he was held up. He
was paid off in Ell Centre, and was
returning to the ranch on which he
and his fellow countrymen work
when an unidentified Mexican held
him up.
The car in which the Hindu and
Filipino were riding was later re-
covered in Ell Centre. No adequate
description of the Mexican could
be obtained.
Singh was with Quitiquit when
the robbery was reported to the po-
lice station. The two were accom-
panied by the gang of Filipino
workmen from the ranch, who
argued that Singh had not yet paid
them.
The Hindu asserted he had paid
their boss, relieving himself of any
responsibility. The other Filipinos,
however, were skeptical as to the
verify of the holpup, they told Off
GERS, and demanded payment of
wages due them.
Singh was advised by officers he
had not discharged his obligation to
pay his laborers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24

Recall petitions against c. w.
Brockman, chairman of the district
board and director from the Calex-
leo division, were declared sufficient
by Secretary F. H. McIver this
morning and filed with the board
of directors in session at head
quarters.
Certified petitions contained 148
names, said McIver, and the re-
quired number was 102. At the 1929
election, Brockman received 405
votes.
McIver explained that the same
system was used in checking the
Brockman recall petitions as was
used in the w. o. Blair recall pc
titions.
The certified petitions were tabled
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
WALKER SERIOUS IN EFFORT TO
SEEK PARDON FOR TOM MOONEY

he said last night as his train
passed through Reno, New.
This is going to be one serious
trip" the mayor said as he refused
an invitation from a young Reno
divorce lawyer, who happened at
the train with several winsome di-
vorcees hoping Walker would &C
company them to a night club.
There won't be any bouquets,
parties or political meetings, as I'm
going to spend all my time with the
business at hand. In fact, I will
not discuss politics at ALL"
Studies Evidence
The mayor stepped down from the
train for few minutes and gazed
along Reno's famous gamblers
row." Mayor E. E. Roberts of Reno
had wired Walker an invitation to
visit the city but did not receive
an answer in time to organize an
official welcome.
Mayor Walker said he had gone
over the entire Mooney case in de-
tail with members of his party, in
GLIDING State Senator John Hast
ings of New York; Secretary Ed
ward H. Nockles of the Chicago
Federation of Labor; Attorneys
Frank P. Walsh and Aaron Sapiro
of the Mooney defense counsel, and
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
@HlnLdL-oe
Wy rs0ys:

ABOARD THE EMPRESS
OF RUSSIA, Nov. %. (Spe-
ciaD - Floyd Gibbons, being
a real newspaper man, he
don't get up. He naturally
thought that his % Cinnamon
were the only passengers.
Well, I got to stirring around
and I found 225 more, making
$50 in all against my 20 Japs,
so I am going to trade COM
mands with him before he knows
about these extra Chinese.
Everything is pretty peaceful
so far except some Chinese COL
lege boys that lost on Notre
Dame.
We got some missionaries on
here going out to make all the
world good and pure like us
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
BODY OF
PILOT IS
LOCATED
Missing Airmail Flyer
Crashed To Death Dur
ing Storm.
WAS NEAR SAFETY
Wrecked Plane Discover
ed Within Short Flying
Distance Of Airport.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. "a. U.p
The crushed body of Norman Pot
ter, SO, was found in his shattered
United Air lines air mail plane IA
miles southwest of the Salt Lake
City airport early today
Potter crashed early veserday
morning almost within sight Of the
Salt Lake airport. He was en- route
from Oakland, Cal.
AT 1920 a. m. he radioed his last
report.
1t was sent from a point Just
northeast of Granstville, Utah.
Eight miles north of Grantsville.
Heavy snow. All Ok it said.
The plane struck the ground with
terrific force and was virtually de-
moliShed. Apparently Potter was
instantly killed. His body was In
the cockpit when Boeing pilots and
officials arrived at the crash scene.
Only a short distance from the
plane was primary highway, tho
Saltair road. Heavy snowstornis
yesterday prevented plane and
ground search parties from discern
ing the wrecked ship. a
The ground was level. It was ap-
parent that the plane had nosed
over into dive and hit the ground
head on. y
Exact cause of the fatal air crash
may never be known, although It
was reasonably certain the veteran
pilot was caught in a severe snor
squall and lost control Of his shih.
The plane, a single motored Boa
ing 40-B ship carried no passeri-
gers. The load of airmail was saved
and was promptly forwarded today
A tragic angle to the crash was
that Potter was almost on the direct
air route and in about eight min
utes would have arrived at the air.
port. The crash occurred after he
had negotiated the most perilous
part of his journey, the Salt Lake
desert and the mountains in south
western Utah.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
ROLPH MOVES TO
HALT MIGRATION
OF UNEMPLOYED

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a. U.P)
Labor camps were ordered estab-
lished throughout the state today by
Governor James Rolph. Jr., to care
for the mounting list of transients
entering California from the east.
A proclamation was issued by the
governor after he conferred with
delegation from Los Angeles
which brought word that 1900 un-
employed persons were arriving
there daily. The city is without ia
cilities to care for the newcomers,
they said, and If the influx con-
tinues there will be 10000 by JAM
uary /.
California is caring for its own
residents and cannot support the
nonresident unemployed arriving
daily" the governor said. Il have
ordered the establishment of labor
camps where INDECENT non-residents
already here will be concentrated
and afforded food and shelter in
exchange for labor in making fire
trails and roads and breaking rock
for use thereon, but for such labor
wages will not be paid.
"To protect our residents 1t is i'm
perative to prevent additional un-
employed from entering the state
to become public charges. Under
our law such persons are Migrants
and authorities at points of entry
are being instructed to deal with
them as SUCH"
Governor Rolph refused the re-
quest of President James H. Kerr
Of the Los Angeles Chamber Of
Commerce to have the National
guard halt unemployed transients
at the state line.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
Heroic Dog Is
Savior OF Boy

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. (U.P)-
Because Peggy" a Collie, would not
take the boys mother sleepy go
away for an answer, Fletcher
Cohen, 10, was alive today.
The boy went to sleep in the Co.
hen living room after he had turned
on the gas heater, with all windows
closed. peggy" smelled the accum-
ulating fumes and ran to the
mothers bedroom. There she barked
loudly, without success. The moth
er finally arose after Peggy had
pulled the covers from her.
The boy, unconscious, was re-
vived after an hours work with a
pulmotor.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
Gerard Company
Checks Stolen

Merchants are warned by the au-
thorities to be careful in cashing
pay checks of the S. A. Gerard
company, the firm having advised
that over 40 of their pay checks
were stolen in Santa Maria recently.
Some of the checks have made
their appearance, being made out
for from s23 to $35, signed by G. l..
Howell, foreman for the company.
The checks are numbered from
A-15,759 to Ais 300, and are drawn
on the Security First National bank
of Los Angeles, Santa Maria branch
Legitimate checks issued by the
Gerard company can be recognized
by the number they carry. If any
checks rendered carry the numbers
mentioned above, the authorities
should be notified,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
POstpOnement In
Leavitt's Trial

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Nov. "a.
U.P)-The trial of C. Van Ness
Leavitt, brother -in-law OF Presi-
dent Hoover, on a charge OF posses-
sion of liquor, today was postponed
until a. m. December 3, by slip
ulation of counsel.
Leavitt did not appear in court
at the short, perfunctory session
before Police Judge c. A. M. Spen-
Ger, but was represented by Attor-
ney Moe Fogel.
City Attorney Cornelius McIner-
hey, Jr.. as prosecutor. entered the
stipulation when Judge Spencer
called the case.
Leavitt was arrested November .
as ne left the store OF G. r. Daley
a friend. by the back door. He was
assertedly carrying a sack contain
ing 10 pints Of whiskey.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
MANY NARROWED
BY BLIZZARD In
MOUNTAIN AREA

CHICAGO, Nov. "a. U.P) = A
winter blizzard swept eastward to-
day into regions enjoying late fall
heat wave leaving a trail OF
marooned travellers and missing
air mail pilot.
Most travellers including those
snowbound in q railroad train high
in a drift-filled pass of the Rockies,
had been brought to safety today.
The air mail pilot, Norman Potter,
last reported 81 miles from Salt
Lake City, had been missing more
than "a hours. ~.
The three-day blizzard abated in
the Rocky mountain region today,
but bitter cold that set records for
this early In the season, continued.
Stories of close escapes from
death In the fury of the blizzard
filtered in slowly as crippled COM
munication lines were repaired.
The most dramatic rescue was
that of II passengers and five men,
bers of train crew from n Denver
and Rio Grande Western passenger
train stalled in huge drifts in
Cumbres pass, 10000 feet above sea
level, near the New Mexico
Colorado border.
Since Sunday night the Is per-
sons had been marooned. Stoves
in the coaches kept them warm and
the news butchers food supply
warded off hunger. Fuel and food
supplies were running low when
giant rotary snow plows forced a
path through the snow-choked
pass.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
NE R14~~.
@ 1850 AcNaueht syndiests. Ina
JAPANESE ASK
NEUTRAL Zone
FOR MANCHURIA
Ask League To Endorse
Request For withdraw
ing Changes Troops.
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

TOXIC, Nov. 24.-The Japanese
government today asked the League
of Nations to obtain withdrawal of
the last of Marshal Chang Hseuh-
Liang's troops from Manchuria
within the Great Wall of China.
Japan wants a neutral zone from
Chinchow, where Chang's troops
were bombed by japanese airplanes
early in the Manchurian fighting
to the Great Wall at Scandinavian.
Such a development would be tanta-
mount to the surrender of the area,
80 miles long and Is miles wide, by
China.
The government instructed Ken
kichi Yoshizawa, Japanese delegate
to the League of Nations to request
the league council to use its good
offices to induce the withdrawal of
Chang's forces at ChinchoW. 1t was
stated officially that the presence of
troops at Chinchow constituted a
threat Of war.
simultaneously Japanese attack
began on irregular Chinese forces,
disbanded soldiers and bandits,
west of Mukden.
The councils draft of a resolu-
ton for settlement of the Manchur-
ian dispute is acceptable to Japan
except for the provision aimed to
prevent hostile action.
Japan views the Chinchow troops
as useless to China and as a mere
pin prick to Japan. She holds that
the troops should be withdrawn
peacefully.
1t was reiterated that Japan will
not allow Chang Hsueh-Liang to
return to Manchuria for any re-
establishment of his former position.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
Indian Struck
By Automobile

All Indian, his name unknown.
was injured yesterday afternoon on
the highway one mile west of Yu-
ma as he stepped into the path of
an oncoming car, according to a re-
port in the office of the California
Highway Patrol
T. Cordoba of Brawley was driv-
ing the car which struck the In
dian. Cordoba told officers the man
stepped from behind another ma
chine, parked on the road, just as
he started to pass. Before he could
stop his automobile hit the Indian,
the driver said.
Cordoba took the injured man to
the Indian hospital, where he was
treated for injuries of q minor ma
ture. The Indian was seemingly
drunk, Cordoba said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-24
Will Combat
Citrus Pest

SAN DIEGO, Nov. "a. U.p)-The
county board of supervisors here
today appropriated $500 to combat
the white fly" citrus pest.
The county horticultural commits
sion notified the supervisors much
damage had been done to citrus
groves in Orange county and asked
the appropriation as a precaution-
airy measure.
Little damage has been done by
the pest in San Diego county, the
commissioners said.