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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
Postage Increase
Effective Today

WASHINGTON, July 6. U.P) -
Put a three-cent stamp on that
letter today-or it's likely to come
back to you. t..
At 1901 q. M, stamp cancella-
tion time" the government put into
effect increased postal rates by
which 1t expects to net over $780,
100000 of additional revenue. Other
increases went into effect on July
and parcel post revisions become
effective October 1.
BY increasing the minimum let
ter rate from two to three cents,
the government will net about
$4,000, 900 a year, if mailing con-
tinues at its present rate. Airmail
rates are increased today from five
cents on the first ounce and 10
cents on each additional ounce to
eight and 13 cents respectively.
This is expected to add $3,000,000
to the annual postal income.
Increases in registered mail and
second class rates, already ef-
fective, are expected to bring in
about $8,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
Federal Hearing
Awaits Witness

LOS ANGELES, July 6. U.P -
Trial of Ginsaburo Yamamoto, ac-
cused of smuggling aliens across
the border from Tijuana, was to
resume today upon the appearance
of a government witness, D. D.
McRae, San Diego, telephone COM
pany employee.
Federal Judge Harry A. Hollzer
late yesterday issued bench war
rant for McRae to be brought into
court to testify.
Yamamoto was one of five men
accused Of smuggling operations.
Avery G. McCue and George A.
Polster, San Diego, pleaded guilty
to three counts of the indictment,
and Joe B. Fry and Norbert Clark,
also San Diego, pleaded guilty to
conspiracy. They will be sentenced
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
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a 1874, MsNsssAs systisss'' Ia
VETS CONTINUE
DRIVE in HOUSE
TO GET LIQUOR
BY LYLE c. WILSON
nifed Press Staff CorresuOnden

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 6. - Anti
prohibition Republicans in the house
resumed the drive for a vote on
modification of the Volstead act
today.
At a meeting they decided to Pc
tition Speaker Garner to use his
office to make possible the reporting
out of committee of resolution to
modify the prohibition law and to
make it the immediate order OF
business of the house.
The Republican vets, numbering
more than so, also voted to fight
adjournment until a beer for rev.
enue" bill is acted upon in the
house.
The group also went on record
for repeal of the 18th amendment.
Determined to force the Demo-
cratic leadership to act Immediately
on the beer question, a committee
of eight was named to draw up the
petition which will be directed at
the speaker, the chairman Of the
judiciary, rules, and ways and
means committees, and Minority
Leader Smell.
The petition will request that q
beer for revenue bill be immediate
ly reported out.
Members of the committee are
LaGuardia, N. Y. Morton D. Hull,
ILL.,; Stafford, Wis, White Ohio,
Darrow, Pa, Seger, N. j., Mrs.
Kahn, Calf, and Andrew, Mass.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
TABLOID MAKES
RADICAL CHANGE
in APPEARANCE

LOS ANGELES, July 6. U.P)-
The Los Angeles Illustrated Daily
News, tabloid, made a new de-
parture in western publishing today
by appearing in enlarged form as
a six eighteen" and increasing its
price to eliminate dependence on
advertising revenue.
The News appeared in six column
form instead of five, and is two
inches longer than the former pa
per. Its price was raised from two
to three cents, and with a circula-
ton of approximately 10000 the
paper can be independent of ad-
vertising, E. Manchester Boldly,
publisher said.
"We are getting back to funda-
mentals in the newspaper publish
ing business-we propose to COL
lect from the. reading public enough
to make the paper pay for itself
both as to cost of manufacture and
distribution and reasonable pro-
fit Boldly said.
"The conventional tabloid is too
small to Justify three cent price,"
he added. I'm New York and Chi
cago, tabloid publishers can expect
to achieve a circulation of from
100000 to 100000 and can make
money at two cents.
"But the conventional tabloid is
not practical for metropolitan CEN
ters outside New York and Chicago.
A six column paper 18 inches deep
permits extensive use of pictures,
justifies the three cent price and
leaves a profit regardless of ad-
vertising patronage.
"It is time publishers get back
to fundamentals and realize they
are in the business of buying and
selling news and that advertising is
a by-product and only a by-pro-
duct"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
ENGLISH JURY
FREES LONDON
SOCIETY WOMAN
Mrs. Barney Acquitted
On Charge OF Having
Slain Her Lover.
BY HARRY L. PERCY
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, July 6.-Mrs. Elvira
Dolores Barney, young society beau
ty was acquitted by a jury in Old
Bailey today of numbering her lover,
Michael Scott Stephen.
The jury, deciding one of the
most spectacular criminal trials in
recent British history, was out one
hour and SO minutes. Its verdict,
while acquitting Mrs. Barney of
murder, formally indicted her on
another charge-that of attempt
ing to kill Stephen during an ear
lier quarrel on May 10. When no
evidence was offered, however, JUS
tice Humphreys instructed the jury
to return verdict of not guilty on
the second charge also.
Excited, milling thousands sur
rounded Old Bailey. It was an
amusing sight. The throngs over
flowed the pavement of Old Bailey
and New Gate streets, neadly. No
one was permitted to stand on the
pavement outside the court, but the
| opposite side of - the street was
packed, as were the crests of Mar
rowhills, leading up from Earring
| ton street.
The ordinary police guards were
reinforced by mounted men.
! The scene inside the court was
dramatic. Mrs. Barney heard the
verdict standing in front of the
prisoners dock. The verditc of not
guilty of murder caused a swaying
and an almost inaudible murmur
from the packed crowd. The clerk
then asked the foreman:
do you find the prisoner guilty
or not guilty of manslaughter?"
mot guilty" the foreman replied
! in clear voice.
While the second indictment was
being read, Mrs. Barney was labor
ing under tense emotion. Pale and
trembling, she was helped to re-
main steady on her feet by two
wardresses.
Slight applause from the crowd
was Immediately halted.
Mrs. Barney, overcome, was sur
rounded by friends and sympathiz-
ers in the dock. Sir John and Lady
Mullens, her parents, were also sur
rounded.
The judge discharged Mrs. Bar
ney, advising her for her own inter-
est to remain in the court until the
room and streets were cleared.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
MAJOR PARTIES
CONDEMNED BY
PROHIBITIONISTS
Convention At IndianapO-
lis Scores C. o. p. And
Democrats.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 6. W.P)-
The national Prohibition convention
today tossed terrific blast of ora
tory against the Republican and
Democratic platforms and prepared
to draft one of its own and choose
a presidential candidate.
Speakers left no doubt of their
anger as they denounced prohibi-
ton planks in the major party plat
forms as "ambideXterous, amphi-
bious and porous-plaster".
DR.. Clinton M. Howard, Rochester,
N. Y, keynoter of the convention,
directed his attack particularly
against southern states voting for
modification and repeal.
1.-THE dry Democrats of the south,
and many of the north," he said,
must assume responsibility for re-
turn of the legalized liquor traffic
if they support that platform.
eff they were justified in reject
ing Alfred E. Smith, and if they re-
jected him, as they said, not on
account of his religion, but because
he was wet though the Democratic
platform was dry, how can they
support the ticket now, with both
candidates and platforms calling
for repeal?"
He charged that if the drys sup
port candidates running on the wet
Democratic plank it would confirm
the charge of religious bigotry made
against them in 1929 The con-
vention was uncertain regarding
nomination of a presidential candi-
date. Senator William E. Borah of
Idaho was the choice of most of
the delegates but the senator gave
no indication he would take the
field for a third party
Delegates predicted the party
would poll 100000 votes with
Borah at its head.
Others suggested for the place
were General Smedley D. Butler,
who was believed to prefer to run
as dry independent senatorial
candidate in Pennsylvania; Henry
Ford, Senator Morris Sheppard of
Texas, author of the eighteenth
amendment; Senator Cameron Nor
rison, North Carolina, just defeated
for denomination by a wet and
Senator Smith w. Brookhart of
Iowa, also defeated for renomina-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
AvIAT0RS
OF F FOR
MOSCOW
Mattern And Griffin
Land In Berlin Follow
ing Hop Over Atlantic.
HITTING FAST PACE
Reported More Than Ten
Hours Ahead OF Gatty
And Post Mark.

BERLIN, July 6. (UP) James
Mattern and Bennett Griffin, con-
tinuing their record-breaking flight
around the world, left for Moscow
tonight at 9 p. m. g p. m. EST)
more than 10 hours ahead of the
Post-Gatty time at this point.
The flyers, refreshed by their
brief refuelling halt here, were in
good spirits and confident of lower
ing the Post-Gatty record of 81s
days around the globe. They car
ried 3Ol gallons of fuel for the 1000
mile flight to Moscow, which they
expected to make in seven hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
Young Clifford
Hurt In Crash

BROOKINGS, S. D., July 6. W.P)
Accidentally going off the high
way while learning to drive an au-
tomobile, Herman Clifford, ID, son
of w. S. Clifford, president of the
American Telephone 81 Telegraph
was injured and his companion
killed.
Edwin Carter, 90. son of E. F.
Carter, president of the Amer
lean Telephone & Telegraph, died
from broken neck when their car
went into a ditch and onto a field
on a curve. Carter's body was
brought here and young Clifford
was in Brookings hospital. Gift
ford's LETT arm was crushed.
The two youths were on a trip
from New York to Alaska as a
a post-graduation excursion fos
Carter.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
CHICAGO CUBS
PLAYER SHOT IN
HOTEL TROUBLE

CHICAGO, July 6. U.p)-William
(Billy) Jurges, "a, shortstop for the
/ Chicago Cubs, was shot twice and
Violet Vale, a young woman, was
shot once during an alteration
today in the Carlos hotel, where
both lived.
Police declared the belief that
the young woman inflicted both of
Jurgis' wounds-cne in the right
side and one in the left hand-and
then turned the gun on herself, in
flicting a wound in her hand.
The theory that police favored
was that the young woman had at
tempted to commit suicide and that
Jurges was accidentally shot while
trying to prevent the act.
The shooting occurred on the
fifth floor of the hotel but police
had not determined whether the
shots were fired in urges room or
in the hall. Nor had they learned
what caused the trouble.
DR.. John Davis, Cubs physician
notified William Veeck, president
of the Cubs, that neither of urges
wound appeared to be serious, judg-
ing from X-ray pictures. He said
the bullet that pierced his hand
did not touch any bones and that
the wound in his side apparently
had not affected any vital organs.
Hotel attendants revealed that
the girl had registered at the Car
los Sunday night under the name
of Violet Topowich. None there
seemed to know who she was or
whether she had been at the hotel
previously.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06

MODESTY CAUSE
OF LOVE RIFT

HERMOSA BEACH, Calf, July
6. U.P) - Guy Edward "What-A-
Man" Hudson today blamed his
refusal to capitalize upon publicity
attending his marriage to Minnie
ma" Kennedy, mother of Aimee
Semple Mcpherson Hutton, evange-
list. for the collapse of his romance
ma" very straightforwardly an
nounced that she was cutting
loose" from "What-A-Man" and
that she would not be responsible
for debts or obligations he might
have incurred.
1t appeared that lack of job
for Man" was the primary
cause.
Hutton countered with the COM
plant that MA" would not even
give him cerfare to look for work
and said that their separation was
no idea of his.
1T is hard for me to find en-
ployment because I am married to
Mrs. Kennedy and because she has
been on the front pages so many
times" he said. Every place go
people want me to do something
that would exploit her name and
fame. Just because she is the
mother of Aimee Semple McPher-
son-or it it Mrc. Dave Hutton?-
they want me to capitalize on that
fact.
"I don't want to do that. do
not want to make money out OF
our romance. And I cannot get q
job without letting people kpow
who ! am" ....sti niais
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
Body Found In
Swimming Pool

SAN PEDRO, Calf, July 6. U.P)-
The body of 9-year-old Wallace
Millasich of Harbor City, was found
floating in the swimming pool of
the Army-Navy Y. M. G. A. here
early today.
The youth had been missing
since he had taken a swimming les
son at the plunge late yesterday.
His instructor, Royce Tidball, ex-
pressed the belief young Millasich
had gone back to the pool after the
lesson and was drowned.
Because of the opaqueness of the
sulphur water in the tank, swim
mers did not see the body lying
on the bottom of the tank last
night, authorities said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
To Probe Whittier
School Charges

SACRAMENTO July 6. U.H =
Charges of brutality brought
against the administration OF
Whittier state school will be "thor-
oughly investigated" by DR.. j. M
Toner, director of the state de-
partment of institutions.
DR.. Toner said today the charges
"seem entirely unfounded," but
that he had asked DR.. George c.
Sabichi, superintendent of the
school for juvenile delinquents, to
submit full report.
The accusations were brought by
Mrs. c. L. Fertig of San Diego. She
claimed her 15-year-old son was
beaten daily by 18O-pound Negro
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
HUGE DAMAGES ASKED

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 6.
U.P) - Two suits seeking damages
of 100000 were filed against the
Kansas City Star today by Henry
L. Doherty, head of the billion dol
lar Cities Service organization and
one of its subsidiaries, the Cities
Service Gas company. The sum
was the largest ever asked in a
legal action of that nature against
any American newspaper.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
FIGHT ON
CARNER'S
MEASURE
President And Speaker
OF House Cross Swords
Upon Relief Bill.
COMPROMISE FAILS
Leaders Unable To Agree
Upon Provisions Of Bill
After Conference.

WASHINGTON, July 6. U.P)-Re-
lief conferees today reached an
agreement on measure which
partially reconciled the differences
between congress and President
Hoover, but which left untouched
the point on which the White House
is at odds with Speaker Garner
that of loans to corporations and
individuals.
The conferees accepted practic-
ally without change the alterations
in titles one and three Of the bill
discussed at the White House at
conferences last night and today,
and thus conceded to some extent
to the demand of the administra-
ton.
They failed to modify title two,
providing for an increased borrow
ing power of $1,500, 900, 900 for the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion, to any great extent, thus leav-
ing presidential veto a strong pos
sibility.
WASHINGTON. July 6. W.P)-
President Hoover and Speaker of
the House Garner, the latter only
Saturday nominated as Democratic
presidential candidate, joined
issue today over the Wagner Gar
ner relief bill.
The President called house and
senate leaders to the White House
for a conference. He stood firmly
against the provisions in the So
100,000,000 measure which set aside
funds for loans to individuals under
certain limitations.
Garner, accepting the issue, went
onto the floor of the house when
the body met, told his associates
of the results of the conference
and then, discussing the Presidents
stand on loans to individuals, shout
ed:
II said to the President that
there is a principle involved on
which I won't surrender" .
He said that If no adequate re-
lief bill is passed there will be
riots throughout the country"
Minority Leader Smell came to
the defense of the administration
and denounced Garner's speech as
"demagogic appeal"
The President told him, Garner
said, that he believed passage Of q
S300,000,000 appropriation for public
works might cause a panic.
IF that is true" Garner said,
then the country is in its worst
shape in history"
WASHINGTON, July 6. QU.D -
Failure to reach a compromise
agreement on the Wagner Garner
relief bill resulted at President
Hoovers second bipartisan con-
ference this morning with leaders
of both parties in the house and
senate.
Speaker Garner, of the house,
spokesman for proponents of the
Wagner-Garner bill, said:
1--WE had quite a conference and
did not reach an agreement.
"The conferees in the senate and
house will meet now to decide on
the wording of the relief measure,
on the basis of conferences today
and last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
By HAROLD A. PETERS
United Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, July 6.-James Mattern
and Bennett Griffin, dashing over
land and sea in a spectacular race
around the world to beat the Post
Gatty record, landed at Tempelhof
airdome at 5:42 p. m. Q1.42 E.S.To
today, already ahead of the Post
: Gatty time.
They reached Berlin 81 hours
and Al minutes after leaving New
York and 18 hours 40 minutes after
leaving Harbor Grace.
The Post-Gatty time to Berlin
was "a hours and 81 minutes. Thus
Mattern and Griffin has made up
the time they lost while wandering
in the fog over Newfoundland yes
terday, landing here hours and SO
minutes ahead of the Post-Gatty
time.
Since leaving New York at 4:01
a. M, EST, yesterday, Mattern
and Griffin had covered approx
mately 4100 miles. including 1150
from New York to Harbor Grace and
1850 without a stop from Harbor
Grace to Berlin. Where they
", gained time was by not stopping
after leaving Harbor Grace,
whereas Post and Gatty refueled
at Chester, Eng, and Hanover,
Germany. Mattern and Griffin
also paused a shorter time at Har-
Dor Grace.
The Century of Progress made
new record for crossing the At
lantic. They were sighted over Ire
land this morning, then over Eng
land and Germany, flying at high
speed
Their arrival had been nervously
awaited, since they should have
been here more than an hour
earlier, Judging from the time they
passed over Hanover A giant
Lufthansa was sent out from Han
over half an hour after they passed
and landed here to report having
seen no sign of them.
Thunderstorms prevailed between
Hanover and Berlin, but not SER
ious enough to cause the flyers real
difficulty.
Mattern and Griffin reported
they encountered light storms on
the last stages between Hanover
and Brandenburg. They averaged
13l miles an hour from the Irish
coast to Berlin and 157 miles an
hour from Harbor Grace.
They raced the rainstorm from
Hanover to Berlin and Just when
officials decided they had been
forced down without fuel, they ap-
peared low over Templehof and
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
Lone Man Battles
Capital Police

WASHINGTON, July 6. U.H-
Barricading himself in his home,
Nicholas A. Long fought a two hour
gun battle with nearly 500 police
men and marines today, killing one
policeman and seriously wounding
another. He was finally driven
from the house by tear gas and
was captured.
Long fired more than 100 shots
from three pistols. He said he
did it "just to have some fun, to
start some fireworks Squads Of
police reserves and sharpshooters
from the nearby marine barracks
raked the house with machine gun,
rifle and pistol fire, but Long re-
ceived only one slight flesh wound
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
Norris Demands
Report On Loans

WASHINGTON, July 6. UP)-A
detailed report on all loans made
by the reconstruction finance COR
poration is demanded in resolu-
tion introduced in the senate to-
day by Senator Norris Rep) Ne
braska.
Norris asked immediate consid-
Grafton Of the resolution, which
would require a report on all loans
or commitments not already COM
pleted, listing the corporations re-
ceivings, the advances, the interest
rate, the date of maturity and the
security of the loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
MAY END STRIKE

MEXICO CITY, July 6. U.H =
Negotiations for settlement of the
strike of Southern Pacific railway
employees were reported today to
be making favorable progress. The
conciliation board ruled that freight
in cars when the strike began might
be unloaded by consignees using
non-union labor. Striking street
car workers organized a parade TO
urge the Cancellation board to set
tie the street car strike quickly.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
Flying Nurse
Reported Lost

LOS ANGELES, July 6. U.P) -
Southern California authorities to-
day searched for Mrs. Jeanne Ak
ford Thomas, 30, known as the
flying nurse" who is said to be
missing on an attempted flight to
Mexico
Mrs. Thomas was reported by her
mother as having left Los Angeles
for some airport near the Mexican
border where, with two Mexican
pilots, she was to board a plane
named the "Clan Earl" for a
flight to Mexico City.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
Akron Fails To
Locate Yacht

WASHINGTON, July 6. UP) -
The dirigible Akron advised the
navy department early today that
it was about $50 miles northwest
of Bermuda and as yet had found
no trace of the missing racing
yacht, Curlew, lost somewhere be-
tween New York and Bermuda with
six persons aboard.
The Akron left Lakehurst last
night to search for the missing
craft.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
CAPTAIN MYALL INJURED

Capt. j. w. Myall, formerly of
the Salvation Army here, was SER
iously injured several days ago i'll
Stockton, according to information
received by friends here. He saved
his young grandson from injury
after the latter had wandered into
the street in front of an automo-
bile, and sustained a severe injury
to his leg in protecting the
youngster.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
FAILS TEST, BUT SAVES MAN

DETROIT, Mich. tU.pD - Two
weeks after he failed to pass the
Boy Scout life saving test, vern
Kiidy, ID, rescued man from
drowning in Lake st. Clair. The
youth saved Jack Krause when the
latter fell overheard while boat
riding on the lake. He intends 70
try for his life saving merit badge
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
SWEDEN GETS U. S. MAIL

GOTHENBURG, Sweden. U.P)-
A record cargo of mail from the
United States, 1000 sacks, weighing
40 tons, was brought here recently
by the motor liner Gripsholm.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06
nAMlnL1L-,e

CLAREMORE, Okla, July 5.
(SpeciaD-Today is primary
day here in town. Both Demo-
cratic and Republican (if any
one was humorous enough to
run on such a ticket here).
There is more Democrats
here in Rogers county running
for office than in both Chicago
fiascos. Looks like the taxpay-
ers in the U. s. are the only
folks hiring any help now-a-
days.
A private business when it
don't do any business don't use
anybody, but the less business
the public has the more we
hire to tend to it.
There is but one county in
stitution that needs enlarging,
and that's the insane place
and put us all in there till we
know enough to vote to cut out
at least SO per cent OF our
governing expenses.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-06

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