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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

NEW YORK, Oct. 13. U.P)-Cus-
tody of q tiny, frail, former society
belle and her boarded million that
might have been sl0,000,000, were
to be fought over in court today as
gambling was revealed as one source
of her hidden wealth.
One group of relatives of the 93-
year-old Ida E. Wood who hid from
the world pa years to elude Texas
tax collectors, plans to charge inn
proper guardianship by Otis Wood,
her nephew.
Otis Wood, whose office was a
few blocks from his aged aunt. did
not know whether she was dead or
alive, while she hid from her rela-
tiveS over a 24-year period He was
appointed guardian after the courts
had declared her incompetent.
knowledge OF her whereabouts
came only last spring with the death
of her sister. and following that by
many months came discovery of
100000 in currency hidden in her
hotel room, or on her person.
WntIe lilt lllOllty Cdlilc llOlll llOllC
seemed to know, except that much
of it had been withdrawn from saw
ings accounts during the panic of
1907. Mrs Wood that year develop
ed a fear complex toward banks,
relatives said.
In the "a years intervening, "a
years during which Mrs. Wood care
fully counted her bills of a date SO
years back and kept them hidden
in her clothing or in her bed her
fortune would have grown to S10,-
100000, probably much more, if i'll
vested
That money now rests in the
banks where it was deposited by
Otis Wood, one of four nephews of
Mrs. Wood, sons of Fernando Wood
one-time mayor of New York Fer
nando was a brother of Benjamin
Wood, Mrs. Woods husband.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Keyes Welcomed
At Los Angeles
Continued from page u


friends asked him how it FELT to
be out again.
Great, boys" Keyes answered,
I'm sure glad to be back"
Ernie Werden, city fire commits
5ioner, observed that you haven't
lost a friend, Ace
1T sure doesn't look as if did"
Keyes said as he looked oyer the
crowd.
Recalling that Keyes' first request
on leaving San Quentin YESTERDAY
was for a cigar, full dozen we'll
wishers forced cigars into his hand
this morning. He took them all
To newspapermen Keyes said he
still felt as he did when he went
TO prison after 13 months spent in
the county Jail while he appealed
his conviction.
I was not guilty Of the charge
upon which I was convicted" he
said. and hope TO be able TO prove
that and earn a full pardon from
the state.
a pardon would permit me to
practice law again and that is what
7 want TO do most of all. For the
time being I'll try my hand at auto
mobile salesmanship.'
Keyes' conviction was one of the
very few that followed the failure
os the 500 100000 Julian Petroleum
corporation.
A jury found him guilty of hav-
ing accepted bribes in return for
prosecuting Julian defendants in
such a manner as 10 insure their
acquittal
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
By HENRY WOOD
nited Press Staff Correspondent


GENEVA, Oct. IS. U.o)-Aristide
BRAND, veteran apostle of peace,
was called on by the League of Ma
tions council today to direct its ef-
forts to prevent war between China
and Japan.
He presided at a meeting of the
council which received n warnirG Z
from Or. Alfred SEE, head of the
Chinese delegation, of the grave
consequences of failure TO prevent
armed conflict.
DR.. SEE said failure would mean
the collapse of the world disarma-
ment conference, turmoil in the
orient, and the end of international
cooperation to overcome the world
financial and economic crisis.
The councils hopes that China
and Japan might settle their diff
culties had been in vain," BRAND
said. I'VE had hoped that another
session of the council would be un-
necessary" he said Instead, the
situation is worse"
Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japanese
chief delegate, presenting Japan's
attitude to the afternoon session of
the council, said military operations
in Manchuria were now at a stand
still.
A state of war does not exist, he
explained, but japanese troops still
were obliged to protect their ma
tionals, and airplanes had to follow
the movements of Chinese troops.
1t was thus, he said, that the bomb
ing of Chinchow happened.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Heald Prepares
For Head Case

In the face of a surprise decision
that freed Gus Mouzakis from the
county Jail where he lad been held
during his trial on murder charge,
the district attorneys office today
turned its attention to arranging
evidence to be presented when j. w.
Head of Brawley is brought to trial
November : on a charge of muir
dering Ernest Puryear.
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson, in
stead OF Judge A. c. Finney may
preside over the Head case when it
comes to trial, since it was trans
ferred to his department when Head
entered a plea OF not guilty.
This case has attracted even more
interest in Imperial county than the
Mouzakis trial which saw the court
room packed with spectators every
moment of the trial. Fred Thomp-
son of Brawley and M. w. Conkling
former superior court judge here,
are defense attorneys. Elmer w.
Heald, district attorney and D. H.
Wolford, chief criminal deputy, Will
present the states case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13. W.P)--
Opening after two-day close, the
market slumped as trading lessened
on the Los Angeles stock exchange
today.
Union Associates was the most ac =
tive, selling 210O shares at IA. un-
changed; Standard Oil dropped 1$s
TO 81 on sales Of TOO shares; Union
Oil sold 200 shares at Is, un-
changed; Bolsa Chica was up X az
g. on a transfer Of 100 shares.
Transamerica dropped y to Az
when 100 shares were traded in:
Security First National bank was
down >. at 60 on sales of $50 shares.
Southern California Edison COM
mon lost l point when TOO shares
changed hands at 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Identifies Men
Who Fleeced Him

CHICAGO, Oct. l3. WP)-From
rogue's gallery photographs, Police
Lieutenant Anthony Connolly OF
Los Angeles has identified three
confidence men as the swindlers
who tricked him out of $3.50 at
Montreal recently
The trio interested Connolly III
their "sure thing" tips on the races
while he was in Montreal. He won
$50 ,000-on paper-in one bet. The
tricksters then insisted he produce
S22 500 to prove he could have paio
if he had lost. Connolly did, and
the money was bet on another
race. Then the conspirators dis
appeared
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Will ReOrganize
Guaranty Trust

los ANGELES, oct. l3. UP) "A
majority Of depositors have ap-
proved plans for reorganization Of
the Guaranty Building and Loan as
sociaflon. wrecked by Gilbert II.
Bcesemeyer. it was announced to-
day by Receiver A. ". Kemp.
Beesemyer was sentenced 10 San
Quentin penitentiary several months
ago after he admitted he had en-
bezzled Guaranty funds
Kemp said that under the reor-
gan.zaton plan all assets will be
transferred % a holding company
Tor liquidation and that all claim
ants viii receive preferred and COM
mon shares In the new company
These shares VIII be retired as funds
are made available according TO
Kemp
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
City and County News Briefs

Pleads Guilty Virgil Brennon.
alias Jack Britton. pleaded guilty
70 issuing q check on insufficient
funds when taken before Judge A.
&. Finncy in superior court this
morning. He applied for probation.
The application will be heard Fr!-
1ay morning.
D.. 4. n. Hanson. Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist.
Building Permit-A building per-
nit aas issued in the city engineers
effice today q r. II. Cary for re-
roofing and repairing his house at
4ss p Centre street, the work to
cost $500
Mems conditioning and tap class
row forming a. Wooda Blesy Dance
studio rs Orange. Stf
IN Police Court-Rudy D. Sariano,
81. Filipino. was sentenced TO 80
days imprisonment in the county
AL when nc appeared before Judge
J. = Simpson in police court this
morning on charge OF petty theft.
L Johns. 6i. paid a s25 fine for dis
tubing tae peace
Notice. viii not be responsible
for any debts incurred by my wife,
Helen Baker. after today. October
20. 1881 lsigaed Leslie H. Baker
1913
Trial Starts-Trial Of the suit of
J. G. Greenlcaf against Will Con-
Ray Tor commission alleged due on
sale Of the Barbara Worth Hotel by
Greenlcaf for Conway was under
way before Judge A. c. Finney to-
cay
will not be responsible for any
debts incurred by John Fair after
today. october 10th. (Signed Mrs.
John Fair. l0t3
Permanent Waves $500 - Ruths
shop. Fourth and Wens-
.cy. Phone 1898. 1878
Driver Arrested-Harry A. Smith
xas arrested on the Calexico high
ray last night by Bill Tackett, state
.raffic officer. on q charge Of drunk +
irving
Madame Priser-French designer
md -maker, $50 Commercial
s.. 6tf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
District Accepts
Canal Contract
Continued from page y

would be the disintegration OF a
highly efficient organization that
has required many years to perfect
and which is now numerically
smaller than ever before and which
IS performing greater service
Don't forget that right now the
Metropolitan district and Los An
geles are putting on hundreds OF
men il their new water develop
ment program. They will shortly
hire thousands. If we make un-
reasonable and drastic wage cuts
We can expect nothing but that our
best men will go over to these other
jobs where pay is higher" Rose
declared.
Drainage Motion Fails
While Aten and Rose argued the
theory of wage cuts. Beal. appar-
emily we'll pleased with his STRAIT
egy, winked broadly at Brockman
and settled back in his seat TO
watch the effect Of the dispute up
on the majority unit.
In the next phase of the morn
ing debates, Beal Jared less fortur-
ately, for, when he tried to gain a
second to a series Of drainage policy
proposals, Brockman failed to come
through with the necessary seconds.
Beal launched his drainage dis
sertions around the specific subject
Of the formation of a drainegc dis
trict in the area west of Brawley
where a group of landowners is
seeking a remedy to rising water
tables
Rose objected to ''Wheels within &
wheel, and said that the one trial
Of an improvement district had
shown it to be extremely trouble
some and impracticable. Rose sug-
gested that the proper way to bring
about a permanent and coordinat-
ed drainage relief is by bond issue
Just as soon as the proper time for
such an issue returns.
Aten and Blair favored the re-
turn to the districts former policy
Of furnishing the structures as
against the private landowners
furnishing the eXcay alton costs,
such policy to again be put into
effect when the strain of finances i'll
the district treasury is lightened.
As the morning session drew to 2
close-early because Brockman was
under physicians orders to take it
easy'-Beal succeeded in getting a
three to two support to a motion
instructing the chief engineer to r =
place E. A. Fournier, assistant en- p
glneer of the Mexican division, with
A. T. Andrade, former receiver fov
the c. d. Company. The change
is effective November /.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Seed Experiments
To Be Explained

Lettuce growers interested IN see
ing the results Of experiments with
seed treated % secure quick germi-
ration and Uniform stand IN hot
weather, are invited 10 attend two
meetings tomorrow.
One meeting ALL be az a. m az
the z b Hunter ranch across from
the Verde schoos and the other. a.
u a M. ull BE- a. the sawdey- Hunt
ranch northwest Of p Centro.
Dr a A BorthWlck q the Col
lePe q Agriculture. Davis. ALL b.
Rlth growers Results prove that
toe treated seea is more satisfactory
than fhe untreated for asf in early
lettuce planting.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Chinese Bandits
Hold Up Train

PEIPING. Oct. 10. UP)-Bandits
looted railway stations on the Pei
ping-Mukden railway line today
held up and robbed a train. and beat
off a guard Of Chinese soldiers.
Thirty casualties we're reported
from the bandit attacks in first re-
ports received here.
The stations looted we're at Tahua
and Chaochiatun. The train was
held Up and robbed at Kaoshantze.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Sundays Game
Won By Tigers

Through an unintentional error
for which the Press alone is respon-
sible, yesterdays account of the
Sunday baseball game between Mag
gio Fat Boys and the Tigers, stated
the Maggie team was the victor, 13
to S.
Instead the Tigers were the VIM
ming team, the score standing 13 to
S with the Tigers on the long end.
The Press regrets the error and
hopes to do better next time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
State Realtors
Open Convention

LONG BEACH, Cal, Oct 13. lU.D
Delegates to the California Real
Estate association opened their an
nual four-day meeting here today
with 1900 present.
Governor James Rolph, Jr., and
Lieut.. Gov. Frank Merriam of Cali
fornia and Governor Fred Balzar OF
Nevada are scheduled to address the
convention. They will speak at the
banquet Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
League Debating
Far East Crisis
Continued from page II

here but the contents were not re-
vealed.
According to figures available
here, increase of the Japanese
forces in Manchuria since the out
break of trouble with China
brought the total force to $4,000
men. we'll armed and highly trained.
compared with a Chinese force of
approximately 100000 soldiers. ia
pan has a treaty right to keep ap-
proXimately 10000 men in Manchu-
ria to safeguard the south Man
churian railroad and protect Japa-
nese life and property.
Six japanese battalians are strung
out along the railroad, guarding
stations. bridges and culverts, the
other troops, one and one-half di-
visions, are concentrated in various
cities, some outside the railroad
zone.
China demanded that the troops
be withdrawn Immediately within
the treaty zone, but Japan main
tanned that her troops were neces-
sary to protect japanese life and
property from attacks by mobs of
Chinese. Chief concentrations out
side the zone are at Kirin and
Chengchiatun. Other large concen-
trationS are at Chanchun and Muk-
den, within the zone.
Large Chinese Force
The effectiveness of Japanese
airplanes in Manchuria was demon
strated by the flight from Newch-
wang TO Chinchow, provisional
headquarters OF Chang Husueh-
LANG, bombed recently. The flight
was made across the gulf of Lao
tung and return, a distance of about
200 miles, without incident.
China has u times as many men
in Manchuria as Japan but there
is no comparison between the Chi
nese and Japanese training and
equipment.
Whether Manchurian troops
could be augmented by reinforce
mentS from southern China is con-
sidered problematical Presumably
additional troops would be sent over
the Peiping- -Mukden railway line.
which follows the shore of the yell
low Sea closely for several hundred
miles and would be bombed easily
by planes from an aircraft carrier.
The presence of some 10000 So
Wet Russian troops in the eastern
border territory near Manchuli,
where the Chinese Eastern railroad
crosses from Russian into Chinese
territory, was not considered alarm
ing. Troops are usually on duty
there to guard the railroad.
PEIFING, China, Oct. 49, U.P)-
Chinese troops moved northward
from the Yangtze river today, ap-
parently in anticipation. of possible
warfare with Japan, it was learned
by foreign military attaches here.
A Manchurian communique issued
here at the same time said that
Japanese airplanes bombed three
trainloads of Chinese soldiers az
Tahusan today Casualties were no.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

tlcsnse fiair. stolen - L p.
Brown San Pane see. last night re-
ported to Tie police station theft o.
Heenea plates fHom hls automobile
Ihn Hairn plates were issued n
washington. ard were numbered
slam5
Pan Opening Speeials-On per
manenf waves Wednesday and
THURSDAY kcWkIfEs Beauty SHOP
Phone ~ l3te
4 IurraFing-1lm Cox ci Cox
Brothers cTaeerY Hho BROKE O. bone
n hls lefi foot and fractured his
fiEhi foot ln fan at lhe sore last
week plans - RETURN 60 waTk With
re a WefE Hr L abe Or - about
hut is not PERMITTED fe Ralk or
stand more than o. few moments
daily
The Coolest EannE nioce N town
California Hofcl Coffee SHOP
eocic1 open al nieht istf
Dr. fnncannon--Osfeepalh. Med-
zeal Dental Bidg t-1eht and Dav
Phone aG8 etf
Perifhahls shipments 90 IMP ria3
Valley pcrlshah'e shipments Tes-
terday included tao carloads Cf as
raracus. two of cantal8upes I've 70
honCy6eEs and ere q missed mel
ons. accordinF 90 a report made by
h A. HarriEan agricultural Gem
missioner.
Elmer A. Todd announces that he
ard his associate teacher. Estelie
livingston. are q remain IN ciarEe
Of the piano department OF the
Academy Of Music. Phone 46s. istf
Returns Prom Vacation - D.. 1
W. Jensen has returned from
months vacation trip which took
him as Ear east as Salt Lake CITY
He announces that ms ofi.ce is
open ard he Is ready 10 resume hIs
dentistry practice.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
GOOD CUESSER

DENVER. Colo, Oct. l3 UP
On Saturday. Oct. 10. at 8 OF p. m
he first snow will fan IN Denver,
vf0te Hans L. Glaut several weeks
ago as his estimate in a first-snov
guessing contest He was right
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

Elmer A. Todd announces that he
and his associate teacher. Estelie
livingston. are "a remain IN charGe
Of the piano department OF the
Academy Of Music. Phone 46s. istf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

Permanent Waves $500 - Ruths
MARCEL shop. Fourth and Wens-
lcy. Phone 1898. 1918
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

I will not be responsible for any
debts incurred by John Fair after
today. October 10th. (Signed Mrs.
John Fair. l0t3
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

The Coolest Eannr nioce n town
California Hctcl Coffee saop at
eoolr1 open al niFht istf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

DR.. fnncannon-Osfearalh. Ned
teal Dental Blde slsht and Dav
Phone 3Gs ST
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

Driver ArreSted-Harry A. Smith
vas arrested on the Calexico high
way last night by Bill Tackett, state
traffic officer. on q charge of drunk
driving.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
ORGANIZED FARMERS PREVENT
SHERIFFS SALE In MICHIGAN
,.;.od Farmers League Leaders Expose Tax Oppression
Oli''N Forced On Toiling Farmers.

farm, demand the immediate ston-
ping OF the sale and all other fore
closure sales of small farmers that
are going to take place in this
county, in the immediate future.
we, further demand that the
back payments of taxes and mort
cages now unpaid, be cancelled
and the present payments be post
poned for the duration of the cris-
is.
However, in order that the
schools and roads be looked after
as before we demand the placing
the heaviest burden of tax paw
ments on the big property owners,
railroads, mining company lands,
lumber companies and other in
dustries as they are well able TO
pay instead of having the heavi-
est burden on the small farmer as
at present.
This resolution shall be given
to the sheriff and copies to the
County officials as they are also
responsible for permitting these
sales to take place. Also, copies
shall be sent to the local press
and the different language paper:
that appear regularly among the
farmers and workers of Ontonag
on County.
Ontonagon County COMMITTEES
of Action.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
Ked Cross Charity Stops
Given to Toiling Farmers
AS Though Beggars

A glazing example of the "effi-
cheney of the Red (Double) Cross
was shown last week when this
racketeering organization handed
out some of its dirty clothes in
Plentywood. One farmers wife
sent for clothes for a ten year old
lad.
She sent for gloves and got a
pair of Jersey gloves full of holes.
Instead of two suits of underwear
she asked for, she got a mans
mdershirt three sizes too large.
The Red Cross gave her a pair of
shoes which were so worn that
they had to be half-soled, when
she asked for a pair of decent
shoes. Despite the fact that they
knew that these clothes were for
the same boy they gave her a pair
Of overshoes that were too small
for the worn-out shoes they had
given.
And lastly when she asked for
a pair of overalls she got a pair
of overans-man's size for a ten
year old boy-with the brilliant
slogan "Oldsmobile" blazoneo
across the back.
This stupidity would be ridicu-
lous were it not so tragic. These
are the rags handed out as charity
according to the ignorant system
that is part of the Red Cross
This is the humiliation, these arr
the slops handed out to the toiling
farmers in the richest capitals
country in the world.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04

the various takers are forming
united front to further their hypo-
critical attempts to miselad the
farmers. The capitalist press re-
ports from Washington that:
Farm leaders forgot their
differences as they mixed old
remedies with new and de-
manded strengthening of the
law by adding the export de-
benture, the equalization fee,
or something else to take care
of surplus crops"
These farm leaders" included
Louis ]. Taber, master of the Ma
tional Grange; Edward A. O'Neal,
president of the American Farm
Bureau federation; John A. Simp-
son, president of the Farmers
Union, and Ralph Snyder of the
national committee of farm orga-
nizations.
Taber spoke for the export de-
benture plan, O'Neal for the equal.
ization fee, while Simpson urged
an up-to-date equalization fee
ONeal put forward the slogan Of
a united front Of all of the fake
plans that were being handed out
to the farmers. He said that the
Farm Bureau Federation was will
ing to merge its position" with
the other misleaders.
O'Neal had the gall to say tha-
the activities of the Farm BoarC
were can earnest endeavor to d.
something for the farmer" ant
added that the millions of dollar
of taxes which had been spent b.
the Farm Board to help the specu
lators, was lost in a good cause.
Takers "Attack" Money System
] Both Taber and Simpson ar
dangling the money question be
fore the farmers in preparation
for the election. Taber said tina
the farmer twas the greatest SUI
ferer from dishonest money sys
tenn" His remedy was an "inter
national monetary conference t
stabilize the value of gold and sil
ver." This blatant demagog trie
to fool the farmers into believin
that they can expect anythin
from an international conference
for the purpose of stabilizig price.
by the same gang of exploiter
who have been robbing them fo
decades.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
BUILD THE PRODUC-
Frs NEWS SUBSCRIP-
TON LIS N 20 w

We are sending out subscription
books to a whole list of militant
farmers who are taking bundles
or who have asked for these sub
scriptions so that they can go
among their neighbors and get
subscriptions to their paper-the
PRODUCERS NEWS.
Building the subscription list OF
the Producers News right now is
one of the main tasks of every
militant farmer and member Of
the United Farmers League. Send
in the subscriptions with the
money as soon as YOU get them.
1t means several times as much
right now, when we are just get
ting under way, than several
months from now.
All other militant farmers who
can get subscriptions to the Pro-
ducers News should send in for a
subscription book Immediately.
ALL TOGETHER NOW, LET'S
BUILD OUR FIGHTING ORGAN
AND BUILD 1T FAST.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
Farmers to Meet Feed Loan
Committee Tuesday,, Dec. 8

The County Executive Committee of the United
Farmers League in tracking down the response
bity for the refusal of feed loans to many farmers
in Sheridan County has already met with the Coun-
ty Feed Loan Committee. The Feed Loan Com
mittee has agreed to meet the United Farmers
League Committee with all of those farmers who
have not vet received their feed loans and those
whose applications have been cut.
The United Farmers League calls on all such
farmers to appear in Plentywood on Tuesday at
loo P NJ, where the responsibility for the rejec-
tons and cuts in the feed loan applications will be
threshed out with the Feed Loan Committee.
UNITED FARMERS LEAGUE;
Rodney Salisbury, State Organizer for Montana.