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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
State Bar Gets
Unusual Bequest

LONG BEACH, Calf, June IS.
W.P)-The board of governors Of the
State Bar association was expected
to act today on $4,000 bequest left
the association to institute an in
vestigation of conditions in the San
Francisco district attorneys office
and police courts.
The matter was brought before
the association when O letter from
Leo Cunningham, San Francisco
attorney, was read, conveying the
information that w. w. Funge, Jr.,
prominent member of the Common
wealth club, had left the sum for
the specified investigation.
Some members indicated the
hoard would not act pending pro-
bate of the will, and others unoffi-
cially expressed the opinion that no
extensive investigation could be un-
dertaken for the sum bequeathed.
It was also stated that no COM
plants of irregularities in the San
Francisco departments had been
filed with the state bar.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
Death OF Woman
Termed Accident

LOS ANGELES, June 18. U.P)-
The body of MIS-. Helen English
Prince, wealthy wife of a noted
newSpaperman and widow of an
indianapolis capitalist, was enroute
east today after authorities deter
mined her sudden death was acci-
dental.
Mrs. Prince died in a hospital
here Thursday a few hours after
she was stricken in her rooms at a
fashionable hotel. An autopsy dis
closed she had mistakenly taken an
overdose of sedative, surgeons said.
An inquest, ordered when physi-
clans failed to diagnose her illness,
was cancelled after the autopsy re-
port and her husband, Frank j..
Prince, left at once with the body
for Indianapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prince came to Los
Angeles few days ago for vaca-
ton on the Pacific coast. He was
Frustrated by his 50-year-old wife's
death.
Mrs. Prince was native of Lima,
o. Her first husband was the late
William E. English, Indiana state
senator and capitalist. She married
Prince after his death several years
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
NATIONS DEBATE
ON CANCELLATION
OF WAR DEBTS
Unable To Decide Upon
Decision To Clean Off
The Slate.
By STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent

LAUSANNE, June 18. - The Lau-
same slate, showing $50,000,000 in
war debts and reparations payments
due July l suspended, was turned
to the wall today as statesmen de-
cided whether to wipe the slate
clean or fill it with new figures.
Great Eritain, Italy and Ger
many stood for cancellation. France
and her allies wanted alteration.
The statesmen will hold private
conversations until the conference
meets again Tuesday, but a private
moratorium for Europe appeared to
be the only possible development
until the United States modifies its
attitude.
The Germans were at first
pleased by the suspension, thinking
it indicated a final solution would
be found by the conference. THE
speeches of Edouard Herriot and
Neville Chamberlain impressed me
as animated by goodwill, the best
indication for success of the con-
ference" Chancellor Won Papen
said.
But the Germans were chagrined
later to find that certain powers,
headed by, France, considered that
the suspension might continue
either until Washington changes its
mind or France is assured that
cancellation would not make Ger
many economically and politically
stronger than France.
The British, who sacrifice most
by the suspension, insisted that it
was only temporary interpreta-
ton. They held that the declar-
alton was issued purely to relievc
pressure and to improve the psy-
Geological spirit of the conference,
with the understanding that def
mite and final solution should be
found at Lausanne.
Herriots speech, refused to coun-
tenance cancellation. The confer
ence must therefore seek COM
promise.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
DEATH TOLL IN
MONTREAL BLAST
GROWING LARGER

MONTREAL, June 18. U.P) -
Divers and firemen risked their
lives today among smoking steel
plates and twisted Wreckage of the
British oil tanker Cymbeline, seek
ing bodies buried by three eXplo-
sions which killed a score or more
in drydock here yesterday.
Officials of Canadian Vickers,
Ltd, fixed the casualty list as re-
vised this morning at Is dead, IS
of whom are missing but accepted
as dead Thirty-seven were listed
as injured and in hospitals where 13
were posted as 'in danger"
The list of known dead included
four Montreal firemen and six
Vickers workmen who died in hos
pitals. Fifteen Vickers men are
missing, believed dead, "blown to
bits or buried in the debris" The
four dead firemen included Fire
Chief Raoul Gauthier, noted for his
bravery.
Eye witnesses said workmen were
busy in the drydock and aboard the
ship when there came a great
bulge amidship followed by an eX-
plosion. Flames shot up 100 feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
COURT REFUSES
PROBATION in
BICAMY CHARGE

Probation was denied Willis
Whitlock today, and he was SEN
fenced to San Quentin prison for
the term provided by law on
charge of bigamy. Whitlock last
week pleaded guilty and asked for
probation.
Judge A. G. Finney this morning
recommended that Whitlock serve
the minimum sentence at San
Quentin.
Whitlock married an El Centro
girl at Yuma, while still married
to his first wife. He said he was
under the impression the first wife
had obtained a Reno divorce.
Maurice Peters this morning ap-
peared before Judge Finney for
hearing on probation, which was
granted several months ago after
his conviction on statutory
charge Probation was extended
four months.
Nicolas Nava, charged by George
Evans, deputy sheriff, with assault
with a deadly weapon, Yesterday
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
TO San Quentin for the term set
by law. The minimum term, how
ever, was recommended
Naya struck Evans with a length
of pipe when the officer tried to
arrest him at Westmorland on q
charge of being drunk The Off.
Ger threw up his arm to ward off
a blow aimed at his head, and SUI
fered Slight injury to the arm.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
DEMOCRATS PREPARING FOR
BITTER BATTLE AT CHICAGO

barely out of town, the Democrats
are moving in, laying the lines for
the opening of their convention
June 27, and apparently heading
into a good lively family fracas.
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith
will arrive Tuesday as will National
Chairman RaSkob. Members of
the resolutions committee are due
here Thursday to begin sittings in
the hope of drafting much of the
platform in advance.
Shouse predicted on his arrival
here that the Democrats would go
further in their prohibition plank
than the Republicans but would
not advocate outright repeal.
Sees State Compact
In his opinion the Democratic
plank will provide for modification
of the eighteenth amendment in
a way that will protect dry states
but which will permit states desir-
ing to do so to withdraw from the
prohibition experiment. The chief
difference which Shouse anticipates
between the Republican plan OF
giving congress the right to pre-
scribe the detailed provisions OF
sale and distribution of liquor for
states which chose to restore
liquor.
The fight of Shouse to become
chairman will start the Democratic
convention off with a good old
fashioned struggle. 1t will con-
stitute the first showdown between
tht Roosevelt and the anti
Roosevelt forces. Shouse claims
that Roosevelt promised to support
him for the Craftsmanship. Roose-
velt forces declared for Senator
Walsh recently after intimating
that Shouse was giving aid and
comfort to the enemy.
This situation caused Speaker
Garner's Texas campaign manager,
State Senator Walter F.. Woodul of
Houston to issue sharp-edged
statement.
After remarking pointedly that
Garner was well fitted to make
a strenuous campaign" Woodul
said
After the Roosevelt forces
agreed to the selection of Shouse
and after the candidate himself
publicly stated that the honor to
Shouse was due him and was in
recognition of his untiring laborS
and loyalty to the Democratic
party, to now renege in the hope
Of some fancied gain for self en-
titles Farley's management to wear
on his breast, along with his
other trappings the insignia of the
order of the double cross and I
predict that as he calls into con-
ference the leaders of democracy
whether they be for or against
him, they will see there the sign
of the double cross"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
GOAT FAILS TO BE CHANGED
INTO HANDSOME YOUNG MAN

night, her hand tightly clutch
ing silver string to which a
white goat is tied. A pinewood
fire is lighted, and a group of
"magicians" form a circle
around the blaze, maiden and
goat. Trianglcs and other cab
alistic signs are traced on the
ground.
The goats mouth is smeared
with blood, honey and "pulver-
lied mush from the metal of a
bell" and the goat is cIoaked
in a white cloth. The partici-
pants then start reciting and
chanting a series of Latin prov
erbs and songs and after sew
era. hours of ceremonies the
white cloth is removed.
And where the goat stood
next to the maiden, a handsome
youth is disclosed. At least, so
says an ancient German volume
owned by the National Labor
atOry of Physical Research in
London.
Harry Price, honorary direc-
tor of the laboratory, supervised
the experiment. His cOmpan-
ions included Co-Director Alex
Dribbel, Prof. JOad of the I'm
iversity of London, Prices sec
rotary, Ethel Blennham and sew
eral German scientists.
Their chief purpose is TO
combat superstitution.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
Doctor Diagnoses
Aimee's Illness

LOS ANGELES, June Is. U.P)-
Mrs. Aimee Semple Mcpherson
Hutton, evangelist, is emotional
ly exhausted" and is suffering from
a profound neurasthenia," DR.. Ed
ward H. Williams, her physician,
declared today after city health
officers had found no evidence of
typhoid fever.
"She has been living on her
nerves and emotions for years"
DR.. Williams said. Intestinal dis
orders often arise in such cases
and the symptoms were the basis
for the typhoid reports"
The evangelist's husband, David
Hutton, was reported in Catalina,
preparing to defend himself Mon
day when a 100000 breach of
promise suit filed by Myrtle H. st.
Pierre is called for trial here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
MOTHER OF DEAD
ACTRESS SEEKING
HEAVY DAMAGES

LOS ANGELES, June IL. W.R-
A score of film notables are ex-
pected to appear as witnesses Mon
day when trial OF a $1,000000 libel
suit brought by Mrs. Theresa Ru-
bens, mother of the late Alma Ru-
bens, actress, is resumed in super
ior court.
Mrs. Rubens sued the Photoplay
Publishing company and James R.
Quirk, editor, charging that Photo
play magazine published a story
stating that the actress husband,
Ricardo Cortez, was not informed
Miss RubenS was i'll until after her
death. The account, it was assert
ed, also made the observation that
Mrs. Rubens advertised her daugh-
ter's funeral, but that only 35 per-
sons attended, none of them con-
nected with the motion picture in
dustry.
The late actress mother declared
in her action that the alleged state
ments were untrue and that they
wrongfully implied she had kept
knowledge of her daughters illness
from Cortez.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
GOVERNORS OF
MEXICO WARNED
BY ORTIZ RUBIO
All Legislation Must Be
Kept With Constitution
Of Country.

MEXICO CITY, June 19. UP)-
Governors of Mexican states were
requested by President Pascual Or
tiz Rubio today Ito use their good
offices to prevent passage of un-
constitutional laws where state
legislatures are considering taking
over private industries.
The president published lengthy
telegram he sent to each state gov
ernor as part of a government plan
to discourage laws such as those
passed in Vera Cruz and Hidalgo.
Private industries taken over by
workers and operated in the state
of Vera Cruz include the British
Cruz AzIll Portland cement plant.
"The activities of various state
legislatures attempting to interpret
and direct social conditions by
means outside our constitution,
which are creating serious economic
disequilibrium injuring our foreign
and domestic credit" were called to
the governors attention.
81 feel that the present is not
the moment to offer to the nation
and the outside world a panorama
of disintegration in our system of
government in order to accede to
the wishes of the majority, which
the government must always strive
to satisfy, but of the minority, for
measures which perhaps are mis-
understood so far as results are
concerned"
The president said the govern
ment was weighing public opinion
and the sentiments of conflicting
groups with the view of discuss
ing at the proper time whether the
moment has arrived to satisfy pub
lie necessity by amending the fun
damental laws-I believe that I am
rightly interpreting the feeling of
the nation, charged with economic
difficulties which the government
is trying to alleviate by all means" "
The governors were instructed to
communicate with the federal gov
ernment before passing any law
(which might contribute to in
crease the present public perturba-
ton"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
IVERNJGERODF

WERNIGERODE, HARZ
MOUNTAINS, Germany, June
18. (U.P)- Medieval wizardry
broke down under the attack
of modern scientists who as
cended the famous Broken
peak, the "magic mountain,
to prove hocus- -pocus and abra-
cadabra will not turn a goat
into a handsome young man.
AT a "dress rehearsal soon
after midnight today, British
and German scientists went
through an ancient ritual, be-
fore 200 amused spectators.
They will repeat the ceremony
with even greater solemnity to-
night.
The scientists invaded the
heart os the realm of Satan,
where Germanic folklore says
witches and ghosts hold rendez-
vous with the devil.
But at the end of the first
experiment, the goat was still
a goat, in name, appearance
and odor.
The ritual of magic rites in
which the goat was supposed
to be transformed into hand
some young swain are pre-
seribed as follows:
A maiden of pure heart,
dressed in white robe, is led
to the BrOcken peak at mid
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
BUSINESS
STARTING
Up GRADE.
Dawes Expresses His Con-
fidence That Corner Is
Being Turned.
BACK IN CHICAGO
General Gives Statement
To Newsmen Accom-
panied BY Cuss Words.

CHICAGO, June 18. UP)-Charles
G. Dawes, retiring president of the
reconstruction finance corporation,
expressed the belief on arriving
here today that the country has
reached "the turning point" in the
depression.
Dawes based his prediction upon
the general improvement in the fall
business enterprises of the country
in the formal statement issued here
which was treated with a good deal
of significance because of the close
insight he has had into business
conditions as head of the r. F.. c.
Coming as do from my work at
washington on the r. F. G. where
one gets in its fair perspective the
general business situation in the
country, I believe that we have
reached the turning point in the
depression, Dawes said in his state
ment, which he handed to news
papermen as he stepped from the
train here today.
"It is the smaller business enter
priSes with low overhead expenses
which seem to be showing improve
ment; but in time the larger ones
will necessarily follow.
1.-THE recovery in the depression
will start from the bottom up, not
from the top down. That is what
past experience shows.
For the real evidences of reac-
tion we must look to the past atti-
tude of our people, not to the shift
ing opinions of certain sections of
it.
For instance, I would attribute
much more Importance to the in
creaseS of electric power consump-
tion in the country during the last
two weeks than to stock or bond
quotations. 1t is the average man
and the average mans business
which is the main factor in the Sit
uation. His business in the aggre-
gate is enormous.
With the forced economies and
reduced inventories in both our
large and small enterprises which
have been effected the last year,
we need for profitable business in
many lines no return to the prices
OF a few years ago, but only a
moderate increase. The oil indus
try, for instance, is now demon
strating this.
Government Must Cut
I'm the general interests there
TnlISt now hp in poyerproept ctota
and municipal administrations the
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
VETERANS
Will. NOT
D|SPERSE
Bonus Army Pledged To
Stay In Capital Despite
Senate Action.
OUTLOOK HOPELESS
Air Of Tenseness Felt In
Washington A S Men
Stay In Camp.
BY JOHN REICHMANN
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 18. = Un-
rest stirred in the ranks of the
bonus expeditionary force today
and tattered veterans, their dreams
of cash bonus shattered, began
grim struggle to impress their
plight upon the nation.
In answer to a summons from
their commander in chief, the vet
Grams sWarmed over the Anacostia
mud flats to huge rally called to
strengthen their morale after the
senate's death blow to the bonus
bill last night.
Walter w. Waters, leader of the
army of $1,000 destitute veterans,
demanded that the men pledge
themselves to remain in Washing
ton until the bonus is paid"
With a great shout the veterans
raised their hands. The attitude of
the veterans so far has been peace
full. But as thousands of them
swarmed about the capitol during
the senate debate, tenseness miss
ing since the war hung over the
capital,
An incident illustrating the frame
Of mind of the veterans occurred
when Police Superintendent Glass
ford ordered 450 veterans to evac-
uate a vacant government building
which they had occupied when con-
tinued rains made morass of their
encampment.
Glassford informed the men the
treasury department wanted them
to leave the building.
ITO hell with the treasury"
Glassford was told. "All we want
from it is our bonus
"We are going to get more and
more men as fast as we can and
stay here until we change the minds
of these senator's" vowed Com
mander In Chief Walter w. Wais
ers, whose stalwart band from Ore
gon has grown into an army of
$4,000 drawn from the nations des-
titute.
Waters and his co-leaders spoke
confidently of having $4,000 men
here within a week and $4,000 or
100000 by the time congress meets
again in December.
What the veterans actually will
do, no one knows. The authorities
still hope that sober reflection on
the present futility of their mission
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
Woman Receivers
Stolen Property

Sleuthing of no mean calibre was
employed yesterday by Mrs. Ruby
Barthel, 822 South Sixth street,
when she got on the trail of some
curtains, a medicine chest and
picture, taken via a slashed screen
window from one of her houses at
Fifth and Hamilton.
Making the rounds, she looked
for the curtains in the windows
of every house on the East Side,
sure that she would find them
eventually. She had almost des-
paired when she spotted the cur
tains in the window of a home.
She entered. Give me those
curtains, and that picture and my
medicine chest, and do it quick" !"
she said.
"Yes'm," a very frightened COL
ored woman answered, and it was
done.
The sleuth returned with her
property and made no complaint
against the thief.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
CHICAGO, June 18. - Business
began to pick up today along
candidates row. in the Congress
hotel where numerous seekers after
the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation have arranged headquarters
for the duration of their forthcom-
ing party convention.
The first blast OF the intra- party
struggle came when a representa-
tive of Speaker John N. Garner
made the barbed suggestion that
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt's cam
paign manager should be given the
political decoration of the order of
the double cross
Roosevelt's manager, James A.
Farley of New York, established
general headquarters here today.
His first work concerned organi-
zation of the fight to defeat Jouett
Shouse, chairman of the Demo-
cratic national executive commit
tee, for permanent chairman of the
convention.
Shouse is already on the ground
establishing his organization.
Roosevelt forces are out to name
Sen. Thomas j. Walsh OF Montana
as permanent chairman because of
their belief that Shouse has been
covertly aiding the Smith -Raskob
group in its nti-Roosevelt ac-
tivities.
Thus before the Republicans are
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
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HOOVER TO TAKE
SMALL PART IN
CAMPAIGN WORK
President Says Duties At
Capital Will Not Permit
More Activity.
BY HENRY F. MISSELWITZ

WASHINGTON, June IL. U.P)-
President Hoover today issued a
formal statement declaring his cam
paign headquarters will be estab-
lished at Chicago and New York
and that he will not take part in
the forthcoming campaign" for his
reelection.
The Presidents statement said he
would, however, make q few major
addresses expounding policies of the
administration"
Mr.. Hoover said that he probably
would not be able to go to open the
Olympic games in July.
The Presidents statement fol-
lows:
Il have informed Republican
leaders that except for a few ma
jor addresses expounding policies
of the administration I will not take
part in the forthcoming campaign
as my undivided attention must be
given to the duties of my office.
THE campaign will be conducted
and managed entirely by Chairman
Sanders and the Republican organi-
zation. 1t has been settled that
the offices of the Republican ma
tional committee should be moved
from Washington and established
at Chicago and New York. Mr..
Sanders will be visiting Washington
in the course of few days to COM
plete these arrangements.
I'm accordance with the tradi-
tion since their beginning that
heads of states should open the
Olympic games, I had hoped to
avail myself of that pleasure and
I had hoped to spend a few weeks
at my home at Stanford University
but at this moment this seems i'm
probable as my paramount duty is
here"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
Chile PrOclaims
State Of Siege

SANTIAGO, Chile, June 18.
U.R) - Chile was under a state of
siege today proclaimed by the new
junta headed by Carlos G.. Davila.
The move was precautionary, for
the country was quiet and ap-
peared to be backing Davila and
his cabinet.
Col. Marmaduke Grove, ousted in
a bloodleSs revolt after he had
forced Davila out as head of
Socialist regime, was imprisoned at
the cavalry school with Enrique
Matte and other aides. 1t was
understood they would be deported.
The new junta pledged itself to
Socialist program which would
not tolerate extremists.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
Expecting Higher
Price For Oil

LOS ANGELES, June l8. W.H -
For the first time in two years,
oil producers looked forward today
to the possibility of receiving one
dollar barrel for their product.
Producers are attempting to
meet the proposal of the Standard
Oil Company of California to pay
one dollar a barrel if state pro-
duction did not exceed 476, 700
barrels day Friday, June II, and
thereafter.
Production was within 428 bar
rels of the goal Thursday, and a
report will be available Monday on
the Friday run. If the goal has
been achieved, Umpire Neal An
derson will certify the figures and
it is expected a price increase of
25 cents to the dollar figure can be
obtained Monday, effective the fol-
lowing day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
Disappointed In
Liquor Platform

CHICAGO, June 18. U.P)-The
Republican party's liquor plank is
disappointment to DR.. Ernest
Cherrington, one of the eountry's
leading prohibitionists, he said to-
day.
"Of course 1 am not talking for
the prohibition board of strategy"
he said, but speaking personally I
consider the proposition to submit
the 18th amendment to the states
again, disappointing. The rest of
the plank seems to be forward look
ing"
DR.. Cherrington said the board of
strategy would issue formal state
ment on the liquor question, insofar
as it concerns the presidential cleo
tions, after the Democratic nation
al convention adjourns.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-18
Tries Suicide At
Niagara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, June 18.
W.H Reports said today a man
plunged over the suicidal Bridal
Veil Fails of the upper Niagara
river,-and lived, temporarily, at
least.
The man, the reports said, was
seen as he swept over the falls and
several minutes later purportedly
was swimming around in the lower
Niagara.
Reservation police discredited the
story, but planned a search for
the body.