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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
HOOVER
REACHES
ISLANDS
President Given Cordial
Welcome By Natives At
Porto Rico
RADICAL ACTIVITY
Nationalist Sympathizers
Attempt To Stage De-
mOnstratiOn

PONCE, Porto Rico, March %.
W.p)-President Hoover landed here
today from the u S. S. Arizona on
the first stop of his Caribbean
cruise.
The President came ashore at 7:45
a. m. after he had conferred with
Governor Theodore Roosevelt aboard
the Arizona. A large crowd was
gathered to greet him in typical
Porto Rican setting of palm trees
and tropical weather.
The presidential party proceeded
to the city hall. where Mr.. Hoover
was presented with an elaborately
designed tablecloth combining the
iGvorite flowers of all presidents,
including the poppy, his own selec-
ton. Josefina Cabasa, an eight
ycar-old Porto Rican girl made the
presentation speech in English.
Elements said to be nationals.
sympathizers continued an appar-
entity futile effort to inject hostility
into the presidential reception until
a few hours before the Arizona ar
rived. Hand bills were distributed
in the towns through which the
presidential party will pass enroute
to San Juan, describing Mr. Hoover
as the head of "a capitalistic, plu-
tocratic. and socialist" Republican
party.
The handbills assailed the friend
hness OF the socialist labor party"
toward the Hoover administration
They cited the Presidents veto OF
the soldiers bonus loan bill and
concluded by urging Porto Ricans
to refrain from homage TO the
President.
Homage is possibly only between
equals the literature stated.
The proclamation was signed by
Luis Vergne Ortiz. president Of the
San Juan nationalist committee.
Regret was expressed here that
the nationalist activities had been
reported in the American and con-
tinental press for fear that the i'm
portance of the movement might be
exaggerated. The nationaliSts are
an ardent but small group without
any important political following.
Emelio Fagot, mayor of Ponce. de-
livered welcoming address prais-
ing President Hoover and Governor
Roosevelt for their work in rcha-
bilitatlon and development of the
island. He made a plea for Porto
Rican government.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
fire
TAKES LIVES OF
SEVEN CHILDREN

PLYMOUTH, N. H., March %.
Three children were near death
today from burns inflicted by a
fire which destroyed their home at
Holderness. near here, and claimed
the lives of six brothers and q sis
ter.
The three, under treatment in a
local hospital retained chance
for life only through the courage of
their mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Avery, who risked them
selves to save the children.
The others were trapped in the
flames which quickly enveloped the
frame cottage.
The dead were Sterile Avery. 20;
George, Ia; Harry, 10; Fred, 9: Mil
ton, S; Daisy, 3; and Joseph, nine
months.
Those under treatment are
Frank, Is; Thomas, II, and John,
l6, all suffering from multiple
burns.
The fire started in the kitchen
and spread rapidly through the
frame walls of the cottage. Sterile,
the Oldest son, returned home ear
ly yesterday and smelled smoke.
Running to the upper part of the
house to arouse his family, he
awakened his mother, who at
tempted to save her children. She
lifted one from the bed and dropped
him from q window tn safety and
was about to save the others when
she was overcome by smoke. Her
husband carried Mrs. Avery from
the blazing building. He was pre-
vented from returning to rescue
the others by the flames which had
cnveloped the entire structure.
Firemen found the charred bodies
of those who perished after the
fire had burned itself out
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
mIHluL!L-,e
W SOS:

HOLLYWOOD, March
%. Especially - Ought to
match the winner of the
Theodore Dreiser-Sinclair
Lewis bout against Ber-
nard Shaw. These writer's
fight mostly with sarcasm,
and | think Shaw could
lick both of 'em.
Mr.. Hoover approaches
Porto Rico with conf
dence. He knows there
can't possibly be as much
wrong with it as there is
with us.
Thousands Of people
went from all other south
ern California today to
see the big race in Mexico,
the Aqua Caliente Handi-
cap, but there was an aw-
full lot that didn't go on
account of the crowds.
They knew they wouldn't
have a chance to get to the
bar.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
Newspapermen AT
Liberty On Bail

LOS ANGELES, March %. (U.H-
II. B. r. Briggs, publisher of the
Los Angeles Record, and his man
aginl editor Rodney l.. Brink, were
arraigned before Municipal Judge
Ben Scheniman on charges of pos
cssing race form charts today, were
given until March 81 to enter plea.
Reading of the complaint was
waived through their counsel. S. S.
Hahn. Their bond of 500. set Sat-
urday following their arrest, was
allowed to stand
The newspaper executives were
arrested Saturday for alleged pub
lication of race track odds in con-
nection with the Aqua Caliente
100000 handicap.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
THREE JOYFUL AND ONE SAD
OVER MIKE HALLS VICTORY

SAN DIEGO, Cal. March 23.
W.P)-In the space of two min
utes and three seconds. the dol
lar which J. c. Carpenter. Aqua
Caliente. Ariz., spent for a
ticket in the Aqua Calientc
sweepstakes. grew to astOnish-
ing proportions.
The ticket on Mike Hall is
worth between $4,000 and
$4,000 today as the result of
Mike Halls sensational victory
in the 100000 Aqua Caliente
handicap at Aqua Caliente,
Mex, yesterday.
The exact value of the ticket
has not been computed but the
announcement is expected to
be made later today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23

The ticket on The ChOcktaw,
second horse in the race, was
held by L. +. Judy, 1925 South
Grand avenue, Los Angeles,
and Nj. Z. Tillett, San Diego.
held the ticket on Plucky Day,
third horse in the race.
The chief mOurner of the
day is w. b. Little. Chula Vista,
who had the ticket on tho
odds on Favorite Sun Beau
which ran fifth.
Little, it was reported had
several chances to sell a half
interest In his ticket for $4,000
before the race yesterday but
held on thinking the Brown
Fellow was 4 sure thing. ,s.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
THREE PLANE
CRASHES TAKE
LIVES OF SIX
(By United Press

Coincidence played a strange part
in ai-plane accidents Sunday in
middlewestern and far western ci-
ties.
In two crashes in California
man and woman were killed in
each and in another crash at ST
Louis another man woman were
killed.
In one case the victims were a
man and his wife, both licensed pi-
lots; in another it was a recently
licensed man pilot and his sweet
heart and in the third it was a
girl flyer and a man parachute
jumper whom she had invited for
ride.
BURBANK, Cal, March %. U.R)
-Wilbert Wadley, 20, and his wife,
Orene, 26, we're instantly killed yes
terday when the small plane they
had rented for a short flight went
into tailspin only few hundred
feet from the ground. Both held
pilots licenses.
GLENDALE. Cal. March 26 U.P)
airline Miller, %, aviator and
saleswoman for the Emsco Aircraft
company, and Ivan De Villers, 25,
we're killed yesterday when their
airplane went INTO a power dive
from an altitude of 400 feet
Mrs. Miller had invited De Villers,
parachute jumper, to accompany
her on short flight. She appar-
emily tried to climb too rapidly.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, March 90. WP)-
An attempt to circle over friends
house in order to wave a greeting
cost the lives of Raymond H. Bow
erS, %, and his sweetheart, Miss
Elizabeth Elsinger, %, yesterday.
The Ryan monoplane which Bow
ers was plotting struck high tension
wires, burst into flames and crashed
200 feet to the ground 1t was 10
minutes before the bodies of Bow
ers and Miss Elsinger were recoy-
cred from the burning wreckage.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
THEATRE MAGNATE
HOLD-UP VICTIM

LOS ANGELES. March %. U.P)-
Harold B. Franklin, former head of
the Fox West Coast Theatre chain,
his wife. chauffeur and four guests,
were held up and robbed of S25 500
in jewelry and money early yes
terday police reported.
The holdup occurred in front OF
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Gore two of the victims. The 9TH
ers robbed were DR.. and Mrs. C. T.
Meyers, and William Taylor,
Franklins chauffeur.
Mrs. Franklin lost Baguette dia-
mond ring worth $4,000 and a
$4,000 platinum emerald ring. Mrs
Franklin's wedding ring was the
only thing overlooked by the bandit
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
MOTORMAN HELD
IN DEATH CASE

SAN FRANCISCO, March 90. W.P)
"A technical charge of manslaugh-
ter was lodge today against Daniel
Mahoney, motorman Of a street car
that struck and killed 6-year-old
Eileen Mcaden as she ran i'll front
of it.
The girl alighted from an out
bound car and apparently failed to
see the inbound car piloted by Ma
honey, witnesses said. She was
taken to a hospital, where she died
few hours later.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
ALLEGED DIAMOND
THIEF ARRESTED

LOS ANGELES, March %. U.H
Wanted by San Francisco police
on a charge of absconding with
valuable stock of diamonds given
him for sale on consignment. Ed
ward Jenner, 80. was arrested at
a hotel early today as he prepared
to catch train for Chicago.
Detectives Gum and Lee made
the arrest after they had trailed
the man for two days. The Off
GERS said they found in his possess
sion a valuable diamond, large
sum of money and railroad ticket
for Chicago.
He is being held here pending
disposition from San Francisco po-
lice.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
MANY WHO HAD 1T THEN HAVE
NOT A THIN DIME AT PRESENT

NEW YORK, March 90. U.P)
If you had S2,977 in 1929, you
had your per capita share of
the nations wealth. a survey of
the national conference board
showed today.
Total nationla wealth was es-
timated at 1851, 500, 900 900. an in
crease of more than S15S,000,-
900 since 1914. But in terms of
purchasing power of the dollar
before the World War. this was
an increase of only 1928 per
cent, the value of the current
dollar was worth only 59.2 per
cent of the 1913 dollar.
The per capita income was
S692 in 1929, and the national
income was SS4, ,000, 100000. The
wealth by states. exclusive Of
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Band practice, 7:d5, court
house.
F. and A. NJ. No. 384, 1880, Ma
sonic temple.
American Legion Auxiliary, s,
court house.
Troop 7, b. S. A., I, Scout hut.
Troop 5, B. S. A.. !, Seeley Com
munity hall.
Troop 18, B. S. A., I, Presby-
terian church.
Revival services, 1880, Church
of the Nazarene.
Fox Imperial theatre, East
Lynne
TOMORROW
Farm bureau directors, 1890,
court house.
Literature section, $3.50, 10000
club house.
st. Paul's guild, 2:30, parish
hall.
Colonial tea, SIS, IO4O South
Sixth.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23

the United States vessels, pri-
vately owned water supply sys-
TENS. and gold and silver coin
and bullion, was listed at $685.
900. 200, 900.
Nevada leads the survey with
an estimated per capita wealth
of S6,318, and Mississippi
brings up the rear with a per
capita figure of Sl.242.
The last federal census of
national wealth, taken i'm 1922,
was estimated at $500, 1900 0,000,-
900.
Arizona's per capita wealth
was 1856 while California
trailed behind with S3,09S.
Other Pacific coast states we're;
Oregon, S4.0Si and Washing
ton $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
GALSWORTHY ON COAST
SAN FRANCE

SAN FRANCISCO, March %. U.P)
john Galsworthy laid aside the
manuscript of his newest novel to-
day for round of golf, and plans
several more during his visit of sew
eral days. With Mrs. Galsworthy,
the British novelist arrived here last
night from Tucson, where he under
went rest treatment and completed
the novel, Maid in Waiting" which
will be the first of a series on the
Saga of the Cherrell Family"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
MAROONED PARTY SAFE

SAUSALITO, Cal, March 90. UP,
"A score of bay district residents,
members of a fishing party bound
for the Farallones, were safely home
today after spending an uncomfort-
able hour adrift when the launch
Sea Giants motors failed. Many
of the passengers Of the Sea Giant,
owned by Walter Peterson, became
seasick before the fishing boat Chill
kat arrived and towed them to port.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
LIBRARY GIVEN LECTERN

CHAPEL HILL, N. C., W.R-A
sixteenth century hand-carved lee.
tern or reading stand from northern
Italy has been given the University
of North Carolina library by the
Rev. Aaron Burtis Hunter, Raleigh,
donor of the Hunter Collection of
Manuscripts and Rare Books,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-23
CHARGES AGAINST
WALKER SENT BY
GOV. ROOSEVELT
Reply From Mayor Re-
quested Upon His Re-
turn From California

ALBANY, N. Y, March %. U.P)-
Governor Roosevelt today an
nounced he had forwarded to Mayor
Walker a copy of the charges which
were filed with him by the city af-
fairs committee, asking Walkers
removal
The governor requested a reply
from the mayor as soon as he re-
turns to New York city. 1t was ex-
pected, an announcement from the
governor stated. the mayor would
return within 10 days.
The statement said:
IN accordance with the usual
procedure in such matters, the gov
ernor has mailed to the mayor of
New York City, at Palm Springs,
Cal, copy of charges filed by the
city affairs committee, dated March
H."
PALM SPRINGS, Cal, March %.
U.P)-Mayor James Walker of New
York slipped away from the Samuel
Untermyer home here today to be
luncheon guest of S. A. Warner,
proprietor of the Deepwell Guest
Ranch, a desert resort near here.
Mayor Walker also spent consid-
erable time during the day playing
with small children from 2i2 to 4
years old at the Taylor Sloan nur-
sery school, The children wear
scant sun suits ana are gaining their
-school training entirely in the
open on the desert.
The mayor again denied he
planned to become an executive in
! the motion picture industry.
"I expect to be mayor of New
York for the next three years." he
! declared.
WASHINGTON, March %. U.P)-
The New York political situation
was characterized today as "a sink
of corruption unparalleled even in
the days of Tweed and Croker" in
a statement issued by the Republi-
can national committee.
Striking back at the Democrats in
response to their incesSant barrage
of criticism of the Republicans, the
latter for the first time took official
cognizance of the New York City
scandals. 1t was believed also tc
herald an attempt to disqualify
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt as {
Democratic presidential candidate
and thus throw the Democrati,
field still wider open than at pres
ent.
Listing the various recent scan
dals exposed in New York City, tht
committee statement says:
THE traffic in judicial posts, the
framing of innocent women anC
girls, the murders of witnesses
against the police and a host OF
unsolved crimes indicative of wide
spread and monstrous corruption
are the high spots of the three year
period that has shocked the ma
ton"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-27
Supreme Court Declares
New Debenture Law of
State Is Unconstitutional

Helena, Feb. 21.-Montana may
not issue debentures against flu
ture gasoline tax collections with
out authorization by the vote of
its people, the state supreme court
decided on Saturday.
The decision renders invalid a
measure passed by the legislature
now in session, by which it was
proposed to issue six million dol
lars worth of treasury debentures
over a period of four years to pro-
vide state money to match federal
aid allotments for highway con-
The supreme court says the act
creates a liability which includes
debt, for the state is expressly
obligated not to reduce the excise
tax on motor fuels fixed by the
22d legislative assembly, and to
cause the tax 10 be collected and
paid to the debenture holders.
The creation of an obligation
payable from these funds, the de-
cision continues, is a liability of
the state. It's effect is to direct a
large part of the revenues of the
state into the state highway fnG
for a period of 10 years, which
otherwise might be used to pay the
public debt or to defray the gener-
al expenses of the government.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-27
Wheeler Demands Big Cash
Reserve for Jobless

Washington.-FP- Sen. Wheeler,
of Montana, demanded in the course
of his speech Feb. IL, opposing the
Robinson surrender" on direct food
relief to drouth victims, that con-
gress appropriate cash for possible
food relief for the unemployed be-
fore 1t adjourns on March 4.
He said money could be left In
the hands of the President who
would then be able to spend 1t at
any moment that the need of the
unemployed and their families be
came so acute as to convince Hoov-
err. The Red Cross, he added, had
made q "iniserable spectacle OF it
selfV In itc failure to face the stu
alton and provide adequate funds.
In view of the utter failure OF eco
nomic conditions to improve after
the numerous optimistic predictions
by Hoover and his cabinet officers,
wheeler argued, congress should as
sumo that suffering among the job
less will be worse two or three
months fl;om now.
Sen. Cutting Of New Mexico ask
ed, ironically, whether wheeler had
not heard the rumor that the Soviet
government was preparing to ap-
propriate sac, 600, 900 to feed "starv.
ing American citizens"
wheeler replied that he was sure
Hoover would accept 1t, since he
favored giving famine relief to the
foreigners and was opposed only tc
granting IL to the people of his own
nation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-27
THE BELLE OF
BARCELONA"

The three-act operetta, 1.-THE Belle
of Barcelon," by Charles Ross Cha
ney, will be presented Friday eve
ming, March 9Th at 8 o'clock by the
Outlook high school glee club at the
Outlook hall.
The scene of this musical comedy
is laid in Spain, in the town of Bar,
celona. Special features include so
los. dances and choruses. The cos
tuning rs especially colorful and at
tractive.
The action concerns Margarita
Montero, the daughter of a wealthy
plantation owner, who has just re-
turned home from a fashionable fin
ishing school in Madrid in time for
Barcelont annual fiesta, and thu
seasons first bull fight. Three
years before, while touring the Unit
ed States, Margarita met Lieutenant
Harold Wright. but their courtship
was interrupted by Margarita's un-
expected return to Spain Lieutenant
Wright goes to Barcelona as Gus
toms inspector from the United
States and arrives in time for Bar.
celont annual fiesta. He learns that
Margarita has become engaged by
her parents to a scheming nobleman
much against her will. He secures
the aid of his friends in an effort
/
posed by the scheming nobieman
and Margarita's ambitious parents
The scenes that follow lead up tC
climax in the third act and al
ends happily.
The cast includes Margaret Cospel
as Margarita de Montero, the Belle
Of Barcelona" Leonard Morgan as
Lieut.. Wright, Joseph West as the
scheming nobleman and Irene Bake
and Alan Keogh as Sonora and Sen
/ or Montero. There is an interesting
sub-plot concerning Emelio the tor
eador. played by Harold Selvig, and
Margaritas sister, Mercedes, Nell;
Cookery.
The comic element is ably furnish
ed by Sir Patrick Malone an Irisl
policeman, played by Ignatius FitZ
gerald, and an English governess
Montana Cosper. Other character
include Pedro donald Koterba) Dol
Juan ERNEST Desonia), Don JOS
earl Simonet), Donal Marcell
minnie Engler), Dona Anita (Glad
US Lindhe), and Captain Cotton
(Reuben Nelson).
Three choruses, the Spanish stu
dent. the flower girls and the mar
! ines lend color and harmony TO tn
presentation. Margaret Simonet
pianist for the production and Mis-
Clink is the director
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-27

until after election, knowing that
its publication would have defeat
ed the entire ticket-and they did
this contrary to law.
After the Producers News pub
lished the report, the official pa
per printed it and at the same
time attacked the public examin>
er and questioned his integrity and
challenged his ability. The Plenty
wood paper did the same thing,
Then the commissioners held a
meeting, asked members and of
ficers of the association in and
explained their acts satisfactory
ly." The association then forgot
all about the charges of irregular
ity in the public examiners re
port and dragged in all the "red
herrings' that could be found to
distract attention away from the
illegal acts of the Sheridan coun'
ty officials. Then they had ar
annual meeting without notice ant
elected officers, the meeting being
more or less under the influence
of Commissioner French and other
county officials, the secretary'i
report practically generating th'
county officials, and now the sec
rotary protests about the way thu
meeting was reported and wonders
why the taxpayers do not join The
organization and blames the pa
pers because they don't.
In Roosevelt county the taxpay
ers association functions. In Sher
idan county it does not but is IA
Their a withdrawing brigade, lie
the Sheridan county association
get busy and do the tasks befor
It, the obvious tasks, and it vii
not want for the proper supper
Of the independent press, the onl,
press in tho county that amount
to anything.
The association at the Antelop
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-27
Copper Stained
SOlOns Vote for
the Income Tax
WHEN THEY KNEW
THE CAUSE TO BE
QUITE HOPELESS
Hydro-electric Power Bill is
Electrocuted by an Exactly
Opposite Vote as to Num-
bers-2 to | Vote on Each
Bill Yet People Lose.
SUMnnATTON BY A NEWLY
ELECTED MEMBER or THE
HOUSE

Helena, Feb. FL, 1881
The Hydro-electric tax bill was
brought on the floor Of the house
carry in the week and In the COM
mittee of the whole house ii was
argued at length. McCormacx made
the main argument In favor of II
and Dellwo lead the opposition. The
bill was put 10 a vote and was lost
by a cons S.vs.hle matnrity The Lp-
position hal succs, d,id N convirc-
ing many members thul su"h a taA
would be passed on to the public
and OF course II IS we'll known thar
many members are controlled entire
ly by the copper company"
The next measu . 20 general -
terest TO the people D come before
the house was II. o. lie which pr, :
V'ged for submit on TO the people
at the next elecLiSn constitutional
amendment which would permit the
next legislature TO pass an Income
tax measure, the proceeds OF which
could be applied to the support Of
the state government and also the
present property tax is bringing
many counties of tie tsate to a con-
dition of bankruptcy because OF so
much land going delinquent and be-
ing taken over by he counties on
tax deeds. II - sought 10 substitute
the proceeds OF al income iaN Tor a
of this propsrly - which Is
~ b, rdensome.
'l.is movement oas heen fought
nually by the 'ppt"f The
bill was finally brought out OF the
constitutional amendment committee
and put before the COMMITTEE OF
the whole" where II was argued. Nc
Cormack made a very clear state
ment OF the proposition and no par.
ticular argument was made against
IL. The bill came up last In the AFT
ernoon OF Feb. II. Some exception
was taken TO the wording OF the bill
and II was laid over till morning
OF the 18th. IT was again taken VI
early that day and suitable amend
ments made. The committee OF thu
whole then recommended the bill
do pass" The bill then went e
the "engrossing" room where In thu
natural course OF events Il was pre-
pared to submit 10 the house 70
third reading and final vote fol
passage or rejection.
CONTINUED on last page.)