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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-15
Four Missing In
Boat Explosion

NEW ORLEANS, July Is. UP
Four members Of the crew of the
steamship Raleigh Warner were
missing, believed burned to death,
and five others we're in hospitals
suffering from burns today follow
ing series of explosions aboard
the tanker.
The explosions occurred as the
steamship lay moored to the docks
of the General American Tank 81
Storage Co. at Good Hope, on the
Mississippi river near here.
A check of the personnel of the
crew and of dock workers failed
to reveal four members of the crew.
Fears were expressed they may have
been burned to death in the vessel.
The Rawleigh Warner, owned by
the Sabine Transportation COM
pany of Port Arthur, and COM
manded by Capt. T. v. Jenkins, of
Port Arthur, had finished loading
10000 barrels of gasoline and min
eral spirits when two explosions in
rapid succession shook the ship.
Members of the crew sought safe
ty by plunging into the river.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-15
Amelia's Step-SOn
To Make Flight

LOS ANGELES, July Is. U.P)-
David Binney Putnam, step-son Of
Amelia Earhart Putnam, will make
his first solo airplane flight at
United airport Sunday afternoon,
after slightly more than two hours
of instruction, it was announced
today.
Young Putnam, son of George
Palmer Putnam, publisher, who has
had more than the average share.
of adventures in the far north, has
been taking lessons here from Paul
Mantz since his arrival from New
York two weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-15
BEES CAUSED FRIGHT

UTICA, N. Y. U.P)-A swarm of
bees that invaded the porch of a
home caused so much fright that
police, the department of public
works and, finally, a bee expert
were called. The expert advised
that if the bees were left undis-
turbed, they would leave of their
own accord.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-15
ACTRESS DIVORCED

LOS ANGELES, July IL. W.p) -
Lillian Rich, motion picture ac-
tress, today had a divorce from
Lionel Edward Nicholson, radio an
nouncer, whom she married in
1917. She charged non-support.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-15

Not a roll-call has Congressman
Robert A. Green (above) of Flor
ida missed since he took office ON
March a. 1925-which is a Capitol
record. Maybe that's one of the
reasons why he alone of all Flor
ida's Representatives was renom-
mated in the states primaries this
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
WORK FOR FOOD
PLAN OPERATES
WITH SUCCESS

ALLENTOWN, Pa, July 80. W.P)-
Manpower may be purchased with
a loaf of bread, a slice of meat, or
mess of vegetables in Emaus,
small village near here, where the
unemployed have organized for di-
rect barter of their services for
food.
Twenty jobless men formed the
nucleus of the Unemployed Citi-
zens' league, which set up head
quarters in building basement and
announced its policy of trading a
man for a meal"
The organization Is communal,
for all food obtained by the men
through working at odd jobs is
placed in a common stock. from
which all members share equally,
Sponsors of the plan sought rep
resentatives Of all trade crafts in
the membership. so that any calls
for workers could be met.
Several grange organizations en-
dorsed the plan and promised to
use league members in harvesting
crops and other farm work, and to
pay them with vegetables, fruits
and other eatables.
Arrangements were made to dis
tribute any surplus among needy
large families in the town.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
DEATH CLAIMS
TROOPER SENT
AFTER CUSTER

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo
July 80. U.P)-Another pioneer OF
the Pixies Peak region, who made
history in the old west, has passed
Charles Nisar, who was men,
ber of the first army unit to reach
the scene of the Custer Massacre,
died here. He was 49,
Nisar's company, Company OF
the 9th Infantry, arrived at the
bloody spot on the Little Big Horn,
in Montana, in 1876, just short
time after General Custer and his
command had been slain by thk
Indians.
The sight that greeted the SOL
diers was horrible one. Every
dead soldier save Custer, Nisar said,
had been scalped by the Sioux and
the Cheyennes, who joined to COM
plete the greatest military tragedy
of the age in this country.
Nisar, in his stories of the mas
sacre, always said he believed that
lack of caution on the part of
Custer himself was one of the
causes of the massacre.
Nisar himself was wounded sew
eral times by Indians, and bore the
scars of their tomahawks to his
grave.
He was born in Germany, but
came to the United States as a
youth.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
DISCOVERY OF OIL CAUSES NEW
BOOM CITY ON TEXAS PRAIRIE

CONROE, Tex, July 80. WP)-
Six months have passed since oil
was discovered in the sandy, pine
grown soil surrounding this little
town, and today it is apparent that
this will be the latest community
to benefit from the magnic black
mineral.
The experimental, or wildcat"
stage, has passed. Rapid develop
ments are expected during the COM
ing months.
Already there are four wells pro-
ducing an average of 1000 barrels
of oil daily. A score of derricks
rearing above the pines indicate
where other drills are biting into
the earth.
Conroe's population listed as 2,400
in the 1920 census is estimated now
at 10000 persons. State rangers
have taken official cognizance of
the boom by raiding beer establish
ments.
Low Drilling Cost
The Conroe field has many of
the features which made the East
Texas field such a gigantic sue
cess. Most important of these is
the low cost of drilling. Like East
Texas, Montgomery county has a
soft soil structure, permitting the
use OF rotary rigs.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30

At the present stage of the fields
development, the cost of completing
a well to a depth of $500 feet is
estimated at $25 900.
The field was opened last Deem
ber 13, when George w. Strake,
independent operator of Houston,
completed the No. l South Texas
Development company well. At
first the we'll produced an almost
colorless liquid at the rate of 100
barrels daily.
Doubtful Showing
Operators and scouts, observing
this doubtful showing, remained
dubious even after April when the
Heep Oil Corporations No. l Cart
wright we'll produced the same
liquid at the same rate.
However, these performances con-
vinced the Humble OIL e. Refining
Company of New Jersey, that oil
was to be found there in paying
quantities. 1t was not long before
Humble acquired the Strake hold
ings for 100000.
On June S Strake completed the
No 2 South Texas Development
company well. It's production was
estimated at 1900 barrels daily.
The second Heep we'll, with a
slightly smaller daily flow, came in
three days later.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
CalifOrnians In
Northern Tourney

SEATTLE, July 30.W.P)-Jack Ehr-
hart, Hoquiam, Wash, and Harry
Goldman, San Francisco, were
slated to meet in the mems singles
finals of the state tennis cham
pionships here today.
Ehrhart defeated Dan Waters,
Seattle, 6-1, 60, in the semi-finals
yesterday, while Goldman was elifn-
mating Ward Beecher, Seattle, 6-2,
60.
Gracyn Wheeler, Santa Monica
Calf, won the girls finals from
Irene Taylor, Seattle, in straight
sets, 6-1, 6-1. Miss Wheeler paired
with Dorothea Swartz, San Fran
cisco, for the doubles. They won
the doubles finals from Theo Smith,
Pasadena, and Margaret Laird
Santa Monica, As, 6-2, 6-2.
Don Bulge, Oakland, will play
Henry Rosenberg. Tacoma, in the
junior singles finals today. Bulge
won his semi-finals match with
Wayne Sabin, Portland, 60, 2-6
6-3. While Rosenberg was beating
Perry Swartz, San Francisco, 6-l
6-2.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
Pioneer Aviator
Remains On Job

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July so.
U.Pl - Arthur c.. Burns, who has
flown almost 100000 miles in his
20 years experience as an aviator,
continues to fly his tri-motor
passenger and mail plane between
Albuquerque and here.
Burns taught himself how to fly,
and first soloed on November T.,
1918. Since then he has been
associated with aviation in almost
all of it's branches, including serv-
ice in the army and navy, barn.
storming, stunt flying and pas
senger trips.
In 1920, on flight to Cuba, he
was adrift on the Caribbean sea
for two days with sharks circling
his disabled craft. He was rescued
by Mexican gunboats. He flew the
first tri-motor passenger plane
across the Rocky mountains five
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30

ing which have hovered over the
Lausanne reparations settlement
and supplemental agreements as
they affect the United States.
In doing SO, he said:
l. The impression thai France
has an agreement to act jointly
with Britain in dealing with war
debts owed the United States is
false.
2. The Lausanne settlement is
provisional within the framework
of a world settlement on the ques--
ton of international debts.
3. So far as Herriot is con-
cerned, no further move will be
made regarding the debt situation
until after the presidential elec-
ton in the United States, he said
in his office at the Quai d'Orsay
Herriot himself offered con-
trast with the gold and crystal
atmosphere of the office.
Herriot was informed that many
conflicting reports regarding the
Lausanne agreement had been cir
culated abroad and that the i'm
preston prevailed in some quarters
that France had an agreement with
Britain to act jointly in dealing
with the United States on war
debts.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
COLLEGES WILL
FIGHT FEDERAL
AMUSEMENT TAX

PASADENA, Calf, July 80. U.P)
Prof. w. B. Owen of Stanford
university and Major j. L. Griffin,
commissioner of the big Ten,'
prepared today for a Showdown"
with the federal government on
the application of an amusement
tax to football games and other
collegiate sports enterprises.
They were under orders of the
National Collegiate Athletic asso-
citation to prepare a test suit to de-
termine whether the government
surcharge on admissions must be
paid. The association was advised
that the tax was unconstitutional
as applied to educational and re-
ligious institutions.
The tax question featured the
closing session of the association
during which number of sugges-
tions were made, ranging from the
addition of tax charges to tickets
to having the colleges absorb the
tax and thus lower admission
prices.
The association decided to take
its case to the United States SUI
preme court If necessary.
Count de Baillet-Latuor, head OF
the international Olympic commit
tee; r. B. Won KleinSmid, presi-
dent of the University of Southern
California, and Tully G. Knowles
president of the College of the Pa
cific, were speakers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
YOUTHS HELPED
WHEN FAMILIES
AGREE TO SWAP

BERKELEY, Calf, July 80.
W.H - Six years ago an American
and an Austrian family exchanged
sons so that their boys might learn
something of the customs of other
peoples.
Today the American boy, now a
full-fledged doctor, had returned
home, enthusiastic at the success
of the experiment.
When Franklin E. Bissell, now
"a, went to Vienna, at 18, he had
aspirations to become an engineer.
He returned home a graduate in
medicine, prepared to follow in the
footsteps of his father, DR.. Frank
S. Bissell, and also those of his
foster parent, DR.. Arthur Schuller,
head of the Franz Josef clinic for
nervous diseases at Vienna.
Franz Schuller, who also was Is
when the exchange of sons was ar
ranged by their parents, spent his
time in America studying factory
management. He now is asso-
ciated with an uncle in a Prague,
Czecho-Slovakia, factory.
Parents of the young men met
six years ago while DR.. Schuller
was on a lecture tour of this coun-
try. At the Bissell home, DR..
Schuller found a boy of the same
age as his own, and the idea was
born.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
METER PLAYING
CHIEF ROLE in
OLYMPIC GAMES
BY GEORGE H. BEALE

LOS ANGELES, July 80. - Here
we were just about to get the 1882
Olympic games under way when we
discovered a lot of people didn't
even know what a meter was.
1t might not sound important,
right off. but when the celebration
of an Olympiad is on you just can't
go around saying that a meter is
something that measures tn e
amount of. gas or water that eats
into your weekly pay check.
You have to be able to say that
meter is so many inches or feet
or miles because that's the way they
decide all the races and all the dis
tances in Olympic competition.
First you are supposed to be able
to say that Ralph Metcalf or Ed
die Tolan or Arthur Jonath won
the 100 meter dash and then-if
challenged you are supposed to be
able to say that 100 meters is the
equivalent of 1923 feet, l inch.
And you aren't supposed to use
your fingers in counting it out,
either.
The United Press handy table of
meters versus yards, feet and inves
follows:
One meter equals 39.37 inches
(and if you don't think that's right
just see what you remember about
eighth grade arithmetic).
100 meters equals 100 yards, one
foot, one inch.
200 meters equals 218 yards, two
feet, inches.
400 meters equals 436 yards, four
feet and four inches, and our guess
is that Ben Eastman will win it
whether you figure it in meters,
yards, centigrade or Liberty bond
certificates.
With all that cleared up you
should be able to go ahead and
enjoy the games.
Maybe you should know about
stones.
For instance, if Miss Marjorie
Clark, a delectable creature who
runs the 100-meters, the 110-meter
hurdles and does the high jump,
decides that she weighs 10 stone,
and she swears she does, you should
know what 10 stones weigh.
That's in the dictionary which
relates that stone is IA pounds
and that Miss Clark therefore
weighs 14O pounds, though if you'd
ever see her, you'd swear you'd like
to try it out on your lap.
Now, you have all the figures and
you probably will enjoy the open
ing speech of Vice President Charles
Curtis, who under Olympic compe-
tition rules, must speak only IA
words when he puts the 1882 Olym-
pic games under way.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
SLAIN VETERAN
TO RECEIVE FULL
MILITARY RITES

CHICAGO, July 80. (U.p) = The
body of William Hushka, Chicago
veteran slain in the bonus army
eviction at Washington, D. c., will
be buried here with military honors,
local leaders of the bonus forces
announced today.
Robert P. Cooke, Chicago repre-
sentative of the B. E. F., conferred
with Charles Hushka, brother of
the slain man, over details of the
funeral.
Cook said a coffin had been do
mated by sympathizers of the vet
eranS' cause.
"Hushka will be buried with all
military honors," said Cooke. "We
will have military escort and o
firing squad made up of his COM
rade veterans"
The arrangements will be COM
pleted when Hushka's body Is re-
turned from Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
Oldest Business
Firm Waits For
Dry Law Repeal

PHILADELPHIA, July 80. U.P)-
Waiting for the repeal of national
prohibition, the Oldest business firm
in America is preparing its plant to
resume operation.
Founded in 1887, the firm of
Francis Perot's Sons has made
malt from that early day until the
approval of the 18th amendment
halted their business.
Although the malt plant of the
company is now located in Buffalo,
the offices of the company still are
maintained here where the firm
was started.
In the long history of the firm,
one important event stands out.
The company, back in 1893, shared
its malt plant with the Baptist
church. The company, established
before the organization of the Bank
of England, has descended from
father to son for eight generations.
The founder of the house was
Anthony Morris, second, who was
born in England in 1854. In 1852
he came to America and settled at
Burlington, N. j.
-Four years later he came to
Philadelphia and purchased piece
of ground near the Dock Greek and
Delaware river, in what now is the
old section of the city.
1t was this building that was
used by not only the Baptists but
also by the early Presbyterian
church.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
ZMi& R7~.
q 1871, HsNsssAt syndicate. isA
REGIMENT GETS
HISTORIC NAME
TO PERPETUATE

ALLENTOWN, Pa, July 30. U.p)-
The historic designation of "Tlle
First Defenders" with be per-
petuated by the 213th anti-aircraft
regiment, local unit of the Pennsyl-
vania National guard.
The war department has ap-
proved the designation of the regi-
ment as 1.-THE First Defenders" and
has assigned the historic battle
standards of the original group to
the anti-aircraft company.
The name of First Defenders"
was given the group of Pennsyl-
vania National guardsmen from
Pottsville, Allentown and Reading,
who were the first to reach Wash
ington, D. c., in 1861 in response
to President Abraham Lincoln'S
call for $4,000 volunteers to save
the Union.
The historical section of the war
department has empowered The
regiment and its units to attach
the following battle streamers to
its regimental flag:
Mexican war: Vera Cruz, Cer1c
Gordo and Pueblo, 1847
Civil war: Manassas, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Chanc lorville,
Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold
Harbor, Petersburg, Shenandoah,
1862.
Spanish-Amerlcan war: Porto
Rico. 1898.
World war: Champagne, Marne,
Aisne-Marne, Oise-Marne, st. Mi
hiel, Meuse-Argonne, Champagne
and Lorraine.
In addition, special credits have
been given individual companies of
the regiment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
Mother OF 19
Recognized AS
State Champion

AUBURN, Calf, July 30. U.P)-
Except once over a distant neigh
boris radio, CALIFORNIA; champion
mother, with a brood of 10 living
children, never has heard of the
present economic stringency.
Wife of woodcutter and farm
er, Mrs. A. j. Kistle goes about her
household duties in her modest
little home 80 miles from here, and
the day never passes when she
doesn't bake a cake.
Cake still is an important item
in the daily diet Of the children
who still are living with u.s." she
said. 81 never have let anything
but illness prevent the baking of a
cake every day since we were mar
ried."
Her longest journey from home
was trip to Sacramento, go miles
away. The pleasant little mother
of 10 children admits she once
longed to see San Francisco, but
has reconciled herself to the fact
she perhaps never will.
Her greatest envy, she confesses,
is her daughter Mrs. Stephen Rule,
of Nevada City. Mrs. Rule has
twins.
Mrs. Kistle has had no twins and
believes "it would have been fun
to have a pair around the house
to play with the other children"
Three years ago the entire FAM
lily was entered in the state fair
competition to determine Califor-
MAS largest family. There were
four girls and ID boys then. An
other boy has arrived since.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
INSANITY PLEA
TO BE DEFENSE
OF TEMPLETON

SAN JOSE, Calf, July 80. WP)-
Counsel for 20-year-old George D..
Templeton, confessed slayer of his
wealthy aunt, Mrs. Lillian Babcock,
prepared defense plea based on
insanity today while the model"
college student amused himself in
jail by reading and singing college
songs.
The youth will be arraigned on a
murder charge Monday.
Thomas D. Aitken, attorney for
Templeton, threatened to institute
habeas corpus proceedings today to
obtain release of Claire Burnette,
28-year-old asserted blonde alibi"
of the youth. The girls story to
authorities that Templeton confid-
ed his murder plans with her has
been denied by the accused slayer.
Sheriff William D. Emig, to whom
the attractive blonde told her story,
has refused to permit Aitken to
question her.
UNLESS I am permitted to talk
to her today I shall seek a court
order for her release" Aitken angri-
ly declared.
Parents of the University of CAL
ifornia student were denied per-
mission to see w. Rider Babcock,
husband of Templetons victim,
when they called at his hospital
last night. Babcock is recovering
from knife wounds inflicted in the
nocturnal attack which caused Mrs.
Babcock's death.
A note left by Mr.. and Mrs. Tenn
pleton informing Babcock, who is
wealthy Manila importer, that his
nephew is held for the crime was
not delivered.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
TO
DECIDE FUTURE
OF SAAR VALLEY

PARIS, July 80. U.P)-As the 1885
plebiscite in the Saar, to determine
under which flag the tiny state
will operate, approaches there is
a growing movement in France to
urge the creation OF an independ-
ent Saar state, under the protec-
tive wing of the League of Nations,
as a demilitarized buffer between
France and Germany.
An independent Saar, with econ
omic privileges and tariff favors
in France and Germany, could be
self supporting because of its min
eral wealth. France is heavy
buyer of Saar coal and iron and
the Saar is Frances sixth best
customer. Germany sells more to
the Saar than she buys there.
Under the treaty, the Saar will
vote during the summer of 1885
on three alternative measures:
One: To maintain the present re-
gime, under the League Of Ma
tions: Two: Union with France;
Three: Union with Germany. The
League of Nations must take the
final decision for the plebiscite
itself is not final, and Germany
agreed in advance to cede the
territory to either the league, or
France, if the vote favors them.
The treaty provides that if the
Saar votes for union with Ger
many, the mines and coal and iron
deposits which were given to
France by the Versailles accord
will be sold back to Germany.
France, Germany and the league
will name three experts who will
set a price and Germany must buy
back the mines in lump deal.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
.HERR|OT DENIES Debt BLOC
BY EUROPE AGAINST AMERICA

EDITORS NOTE: Edouard
Herriot, premier of France and
a dominant figure in world
debt and disarmament nego-
tiations, speaks out. in the fol-
lowing exclusive interview
granted the United Press to
clear up doubt concerning the
attitude of Europe toward
America and war debts.
The premier, in breaking his
usual reserve, tells Hugh Baillie,
executive vice-president of the
United Press, what the United
States may expect and may not
expect regarding united efforts
of Europe toward debt read
justment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
Finland Aroused
BY Ban On Nurmi

HELSINGFORS, Finland, July
30. U.P) = Action barring Paavo
Nurmi from Olympic competition
aroused national indignation in
Finland to an unprecedented de-
gree.
Demonstrations we're arranged in
many cities and villages. kilograms
were sent to the Finnish delegation
at Los Angeles and to Olympic
headquarters here urging the Fin
nish team to boycott the games.
1t was understood, however, that
authorities were firmly opposed to
reprisals and had advised the team
to participate in today's opening
ceremonies.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
Son Of Pioneer
Sued For Damages

LOS ANGELES, July 80. UP)--
Alfred Newmark, son of the late
pioneer merchant, M. A. Newmark,
was charged with "love piracy" in
a suit on file today in superior
court in which Henry H. Faust
demanded e$75,0O0 damages from
Newmark.
Faust charged Newmark had
stolen the affections of his wife,
Ruby w. Faust, and that he fl
nally persuaded the woman to
leave the family home in Ventura
last July 20, after assertedly PROM
Using to take her on an European
tour.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-30
@HHInLdl;ros
ss0ys:

BEVERLY HILLS, July 90.
(SpeciaD-Too bad, this affair
in Washington. Personally I
think the whole idea of this
pilgrimage was ill-advised and
no doubt did their cause harm,
but they have their side of it,
too. They have the same right
there as any other lobbyist
They at least were not paid.
They were doing it for them
selves, which placed EN- right
away about 80 per cent higher
in public estimation than the
thousands of lobbyists" that
are there all the time.
But no matter how you feel
about the whole thing. you have
got to admire the fine way thai
big body of hungry men acted
while they were there. They
hold the record for being the
best behaved of any $4,000 hun
cry men ever assembled any
where in the world.
They we're hungry and they
were seeing our government
wasting thousands and millions
before their eyes, and yet they
remained fair and sensible.
Would $1,000 hungry bankers
have done it, $4,000 farmers,
$4,000 preachers?
And just think what $4,000
club women would have done to
Washington, even if they wasn't
hungry, The senate would have
resigned and the President COM
mitted suicide.
It's easy to be a gentleman
when you are well fed, but those
boys did it on an empty stom-
ach. So we at least owe 'em a
vote of thanks.
And it was too bad their fine
record was marred at the fin
ish by somebody's laundering.
Yours,