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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
NEW BORN BABY
WILL Be GIVEN
FILM CONTRACT

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 10. U.P)-
On the basis of unofficial returns,
a 10-pound infant of Detroit,
Mich, continued today to lead the
field in one of the most unusual
baby contests ever attempted by
the Hollywood studios.
Richard Corbett Sielaff, son of
Otto r. Sielaff, Detroit, was born
exactly one second after midnight
on September 10, according to a
telegram received here. If later af-
fidavits bear out the telegram and
no other baby appears with bet
ter record, young Richard will re-
ceive a one years movie contract
from the Warner Brothers-First
National studios.
The studio made picture called
Life Begins" centered around a
maternity ward in a hospital.
Someone at the studio conceived
an idea to give contract to the
first baby born on September 10,
the day the picture was nationally
released in theatres.
AffidavitS mailed by September
Is will be considered in the final
award. it was announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13

Explaining that they had pro-
ceeded as far as they could in an
attempt to bring about a confer
ence of Imperial Irrigation district
bondholders, three members of the
farm bureau this morning appeared
at district board meeting to ask
that body to take action.
E. T. Hewes, bureau president;
Scott B. Foulds, secretary and John
Andrews, chairman of the bond
committee, made the request.
In making the request, Foulds
said the committee was under the
impression big financial interests
would not arrange the meeting un-
til the district board so requested.
He said this statement had not
been made but all committee men,
bers obtained the same impression.
M. J. Dowd, chief engineer of
the district who recently inter-
viewed representatives of various
financial institutions and bond
holders said the delay in holding
the proposed meeting of district
bondholders resulted from SO many
men being absent on vacations and
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
@NlnLdL;ros
Wy eSoyS:

BEVERLY HILLS, Sept. L.
(SpeciaD-The last right of a
citizen has been taken away
from 'em. You can't even COM
NIT suicide in private any more.
The press digs up the body, and
the public, instead of the coro-
ner, heads the investigation.
whats the big idea killing
yourself around here and not
notifying the press?" What's
the idea leaving a note that
nobody but your wife can un-
derstand?" Don't you know
this is a free country and the
public has got as much right
to everything as your family2"
who did you love, and when,
and why?" Have you got any
old love letters, or birthmarks
on you that we haven't seen?"
We'll teach you to sneak off
and die and not let us in on all
the reasons. Now, get up and
pose for the photographers, and
give us the whole confession,
and don't let it happen any
more"
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
Continued On Page g.
ANOTHER PLANE
TAKES OFF FOR
ATLANTIC TRIP

FLOYD BENNETT AIRPORT, N.
Y, Sept. 13. WP)-The plane AM
erican Nurse with two men and a
woman aboard took off today on a
projected nonstop flight to Rome,
1900 miles distant.
The huge Bellanca plane roared
into the air at GIT a. m. (EST).
The plane started climbing i'm
mediately as it circled the field,
then it headed for Cape Cod at
an altitude of 1000 feet.
William Ulbrich was at the con-
trolls of the flying medical labor
atory" with DR.. Leon NJ. Pescuggi
and Miss Edna Newcomer, nurse,
as passengers. The flight was de-
signed to be scientific expedition
with the physician studying the
physical reactions of Ulbrich and
Miss Newcomer to fatigue, atmos-
pherical conditions and the gases
from the motor.
The plane, the same one used by
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon
In their round the world flight, was
reconditioned.
OlDll I'LL nldPpOo a SOuhoO Oiioo
would take the American Nurse
out to sea from Cape Cod. Then,
flying the southern route over ship
lanes, he would head for Cape Fin
estere, Spain. He did not plan to
fly over the Azores. Once over
Spain the American Nurses course
would be across the Mediterranean
to Florence, Italy. There Miss
Newcomer planned a parachute
leap to commemorate the honor of
Florence Nightingale.
Ulbrich, both pilot and naviator,
is a veteran flyer with $500 hours
in the air. He was born in Copen-
hagen 81 years ago. His home is
in Mineola, where he lives with his
mother. Elizabeth. Ulbrich until
recently was chief pilot for the
Ireland Aircraft corporation.
Dr. Pesculli, whose home is in
Yonkers, is a gynecologist. He was
born in Italy and came to America
az wears ago. He is connected with
the Harlem and Columbus hos
pitals.
Miss Newcomer, %, is an under
graduate nurse who holds limited
Commercial pilots license. She has
had about $50 hours in the air and
in addition has had instruction in
parachute jumping. Her home is
in Williamsport, Pa.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
SCREEN ACTOR
FILES SUIT FOR
HEAVY DAMAGES
Ronald COlman Seek S
$2,OOO,OOO For Alleged
SANDERS.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13. U.H-
Ronald Colman, one of Hollywood's
most prominent motion picture
stars, today filed a $2,000oOO libel
suit in superior court against
Samuel Goldwyr, Inc.
The actor alleged that the cor
poration had caused statements to
be issued which reflected upon his
character and his ability as an
actor.
The statements assertedly re-
ferred to the actor as drunk and
dissipated" and Colman asked that
he be awarded $l,000,000 actual
damages and the same amount in
punitive damages.
The suit attributed to the cor
poration the following statement
issued last month
"He feels that he looks better for
pictures when moderately dissi-
pated, than when completely fit"
Another statement attributed to
the corporation was:
"He believes that by getting
slightly more than drunk, he plays
love scenes-well, more in love-"
Colman's suit alleged that he had
demanded that the corporation re-
tract the asserted statements, but
that his request had been refused.
He stated that the alleged state
ments had damaged his stage and
screen reputation which he had
achieved over 10-year period.
Colman alleged that the reason
for issuance of the alleged state
ments was his refusal to perform
certain acts which he believed he
was not obliged to perform.
Colman was at work on location
in Griffith park, Los Angeles, with
a unit of Samuel GoldWyn, Inc,
when the suit was filed. He is
under contract with the corpora
ton at huge weekly salary.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
FOREST FIRES
CONTINUE TO
BURN IN NORTH

SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 13. U.P)
Although adjacent towns and oil
fields were reported not to be men,
aced, forest fire which has swept
over 100000 acres of brush, timber
and watershed land continued to
burn out of control today.
Nearly 1000 fire fighters stopped
the blaze as it raced down Juncal
and Matilija canyons toward Santa
Barbara, Montecito and Ojail, and
these communities were out of i'm
mediate danger, as was the town
of Carpinteria and adjacent oil
fields.
Fire fighters had surrounded the
only blaze in the immediate vicin-
ity, between Montecito peak and
Juncal dam. Another wing of the
| fire was being held on top of the
Topa Topa range of mountains
eight miles beyond Ojai in Ventura
county.
Three hundred men were dis
patched to aid those fighting the
fire in the Guyana district in a
circle from Reyes peak, where there
was danger to valuable stands of
timber on Pine mountain.
Santa Barbara county supervisors
made an emergency appropriation of
$4,000 to erect a check dam to
prevent silt from entering Gibralter
and Juncal reservoirs. Officials
feared that the blackened water
sheds would result in a brackish
water supply unless such measures
were taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
BERN'S DOCTOR
KEEPS MUM ON
SUICIDE CAUSE:
Refuses To Give State
ment On Arrival From
Hawaii.

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Sept. 13.
U.P)-A veil of mystery still sur
rounded the motive which caused
Paul Bern, motion picture execu-
tive, to end his life last week, de-
spite assurances of his personal
physician, DR.. Edward B. Jones,
that he could cast some light on
the case.
DR.. Jones, although still claim
ing he knew of the motive for the
suicide, declined to reveal it upon
his arrival here today aboard the
liner Monterey from Honolulu.
"Bern's suicide was due to an
acute melancholic depression and
nervous strain which developed into
a MANIA" DR.. Jones said.
"He was all right If he behaved
himself mentally. His worry, how
ever, was not an impossible bar
rier."
DR.. Jones declined to discuss
physiological aspects of the case
until he had conferred with Louis
B. Mayer, executive of the studio
where Bern was prominent pro-
ducer.
He was told of the report of an
autopsy surgeon which revealed
Bern's alleged physical deficiencies.
II don't think worry over his
physical condition was the primary
factor in Paul's suicide" DR.. Jones
said.
Miss Harlow was 100 per cent
happy with him. he added. For
one thing, Paul was overworked. :"
Eyes, I believe I know what the
real suicide motive is, but I won't
reveal it until I talk with Mayer.
After our talk, the studio will give
out a statement if necessary"
DR.. Jones added that he would
consult with Coroner Frank Nance
If that official thought it neces-
sary.
Miss Harlow issued an emphatic
denial that she had conferred with
Dorothy Millette, mysterious, shad-
owy figure in Paul Bern's life, dur
ing a trip to San Francisco last
August 49,
Miss Millette, or her body, had
not been found today, the seventh
following her disappearance from
river steamer enroute from San
Francisco to Sacramento.
Attorneys for Bern's estate pre-
pared to open a safe deposit box
which may contain a will or papers
throwing some light on the reason
for his suicide.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
STATE OF IOWA
TO INVESTIGATE
PICKET OUTRAGE

CHEROKEE, Iowa, Sept. 13. U.p,
The state of Iowa today began
an investigation of the one-sided
battle of Cherokee" in which IL
farm strike pickets were wounded
The inquiry was undertaken on
petition of $500 residents of six
counties in this area. AS a result
OF the bursts of shotgun fire, a
truce had geen called in the farm
strike and a conference of COVER
nors summoned at Sioux City.
The battle still is as much a mys-
terry as when it occurred on August
30. Hi Yackey of the state bureau
Of investigation sent here to pick
up the cold trail, has few clues.
Picketing Of farm produce was at
its height, but farmers were pacing
the roads around Cherokee quietly,
when the bomb was thrown at a
picket camp. None was injured or
affected, but the attack enraged
the pickets.
When a short while later an au-
tomobile roared toward another
camp, the road was barricaded.
The automobile stopped. AS the
farmers crowded around. gunfire
burst from the machine. Thirteen
farmers were wounded, none fatal
ly, but several seriously.
Nine automobiles, belonging to
the pickets, we're crippled by addi-
tional gunfire, apparently to ward
off pursuit. Then the aSSailantS'
machine backed and raced away.
Threats we're heard in Cherokee
the next day that the pickets
knew who shot them" and were
massing for a march into town "to
get them"
Sheriff Arthur H. Tilton nlobi-
lized 100 deputies, but nothing hap
pened and the farmers later de-
MED the rumors.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
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q 1871, MsNsssss sysasssss. Ia
CHIEF OF POLICE
ATTACKS REPORT
ON BONUS ARMY
Glassford Denies Having
Asked For Troops Dur
ing Eviction.

WASHINGTON, Sept 13. up
Police Chief Pelham D. Glassford's
defense of the bonus army threat
ened today to result in his dismissal
or resignation after he denied At
torney General Mitchell's charges
that the B. E. F., contained a dan
gerous number of Communists and
criminals.
Glassford, whose tactics during
the bonus occupation won him the
support of many of the marchers
found himself embroiled in the
sharpest controversy as a result o1
his denial that he had asked fol
federal troops, after the Pennsyl-
vania avenue riot on July %.
The lanky police chief-former ar.
my officer with a hobby for paint.
ing-championed the bonus army
and police policy during the occu.
patton, in his answer to Attorney
General Mitchell's report made pub.
lie by the President, defending usf
of troops to evacuate the ex-serv-
ice men.
The District of Columbia COM
missioners as well as the depart
ment of justice, followed up Glass
ford's statement denying he person
ally had asked for the aid OF
troops, by reiterating their asser-
tions that he had. The statement
of the commissioners said he pos
itively stated that the presence OF
troops was necessary"
Glassford asserted that when he
met with the commissioners during
a lull in the July % riot he rec
commended the aid of troops only il
further eviction is required"
Attorney General Mltchells re-
port which defended the eviction
on the grounds that serious disor-
derS would have occurred other
wise due to the composition of the
bonus army, was challenged by
Glassford as containing assertions
contrary with facts" known to po-
lice.
Glassford denied that criminal
and Communist group in the bonus
army were a menace, as Mitchell
had claimed. He also denied that
the situation was ever beyond "un-
hampered' police control.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
FASCIST LEADER
WILL APPEAL TO
GERMAN COURTS
By HAROLD A. PETERS
United Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Sept. 49, The gov
ernment of Chancellor Franz Won
Papen, given an overwhelming vote
of misconfidence, nevertheless ap-
peared today to have a favorite
start in the next general election,
after the chancellor had dissolved
the reichstag in one of the most
dramatic scenes in German parlia-
mentary history.
The government warned the op-
position that force would be used,
II necessary, to prevent deputies
from reaSsembling. 1t decided,
however, that martial law or other
strict measures were not necessary
after the proposed attempt to call
a reichstag meeting today was
abandoned.
The defiance by the reichstag,
where the opposition led by the
Nazis refused to accept dissolution
as legal, cooled notably when
Speaker Hermann Goering decided
to cancel a session he had called
for today. Instead, Goering said,
several German states CLOSE to
the Fascist movement" would ap-
peal to the supreme court on the
legality of dissolution.
The Won Papen government re-
ceived only AZ votes, 35 Nationalists
and seven Folks party members,
compared with the vote of 512 sup
porting the misconfidence move.
There were five abStentionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
Riverside Flyers
Capture Honors

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Sept. 13. U.P)
Army officers from March Field
won notable honors at aviation
gunnery and bombing contests con-
Quoted by the United States Army
Air corps at Langley Field, Va,
according to word received at the
field here today.
Lieut.. w. G. Morse won first
place in the gunnery with a score
of .715. Lieut. John M Brady was
third and Lieut.. Joe Loutzenheiser
was fifth.
Bombing at an altitude of 5000
feet saw Lieut.. A. p Skelly and
Lieut.. G. c. Simmons in third place
with a score of 944. Lieut.. Ivan
Framan and John Mills were
fourth ana Captain Harold Smith
and Lieut.. B. Welch. fifth,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
CHINESE YOUTH
CREDITED WITH
LEADING BANDITS

TOXIC, Sept. 13 (U.P)-Henry Kin
ney and j. N. Bellington, the latter
British newspaperman, reported
kidnapped when bandits wrecked a
passenger train on the Chinese
Eastern railway Sunday, arrived
safely in Harbin today, a dispatch
from Harbin to the news service
Nippon Dempo said.
Bellington said the bandit gang
which wrecked the train and then
robbed the passengers was led by
Chinese youth about Is years old.
Led by the youth, the 20 heav-
lily armed bandits rushed in and
seized everything Of value they
could find in the overturned
coaches" Bellington said.
Much of the loot was loaded in
to wagons and carried away before
a Japanese armored train could ar
rive. The gang fled as the ar
mored train arrived"
Kinney, who is an adviser to the
South Manchurian railway, and
Bellington. said they escaped abb
duction by the bandits by hiding
in an overturned railway coach.
They expressed belief that the BAN
dts had kidnapped several japanese
passengers.
TheI japanese consul at Harbin
has advised Japanese not to travel
in the region of Harbir for the
time being. 1t was understood that
service on all night trains from
Harbin has been temporarily sdS-
pended.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
MAINE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
MUDDLES CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK

district, was leading John E. Nelson
by $500 and John @. Utterbach in
the third district. was leading for
mer Gov. Ralph o. Brewster by the
same margin. Brewster has served
three terms as governor.
Carroll l.. Beedy, Republican can
didate In the first district, appar-
emily was the only Republican con-
gressional candidate elected. His
lead was about $500.
With all of the states 632 pre-
cincts except a handful of tiny
rural ones tabulated, the guberna-
torial vote stood:
Louis j. Brann CD 1887.
Burleigh Martin (R) 116,302.
Various estimates placed Brann's
final margin at 1900 to 2200 votes.
Every one of the three congress
sional battles was extremely close.
In the first district returns from
all but 10 of 145 precincts gave:
Rep. Carroll L. Beedy (R) 36,402
Joseph E. F. Connolly cd 33,711
Returns from all but IL of 213
precincts in the second district
gave:
Edward C. Moran, Jr., cd 40,825.
Rep. John E. Nelson (R) 1928.
Returns from all but 30 of 274
precincts in the third district gave
John G. Utterback Cd 36,876.
Ralph o. Brewster (R) 34,237.
1t was the closest Maine election
since 1880, when the Democratic
candidate for governor won by 174
votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
Arizona Holding
Primary Election

PHOENIX. Ariz., Sept. 10. W.R)-
Candidates for United States sena-
tor, governor, house OF representa-
tives and various state offices viii
be nominated today when some
100000 Arizonans cast their ballots
in a primary election.
A four to one majority In regis
tration indicated that candidates
receiving the Democratic nomina-
tions would be in a favorable posi-
ton next November.
George w. p. Hunt, 73-year-old
incumbent, seeking his eighth term
as governor, faced one of the great
est fights of his political career.
Harlow Akers, Phoenix attorney
running on a platform Of repeal Of
the prohibition laws and fun set
tlement of veterans certificates. op-
poses United States Senator Carl
Hayden for the Democratic sena-
torial nomination.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
LEGION TO GET
RESOLUTION ON
BONUS PAYMENT
Fight VIII BE Taken To
Floor OF Convention At
Portland.
BY BEN 4. TITUS
United Press Staff Correspondent

GiihNa AAtoo oAAAA AHAA'stf3AAfAN
PORTLAND. ore, Sept. l3. A
resolution urging congress 70 pay
adjusted service certificates fthe
bonus) Immediately and In fun had
evolved today toward the floor Of
the American Legion national con-
vention.
The second significant develop
ment in the Legion bonus fight
came when Patrick j. Hurley, sec
retary of war and a member Of the
Tulsa. Okla, post, appeared with
delegate badge of Oklahoma on
his lapel.
In accepting a seat with the dele
cation of his state. Secretary Hurley
openly pledged himself to vote as
that delegation had been instructed
back home - for immediate cash
payment Of the bonus and for re-
peal of the eighteenth amendment.
1t had been popularity supposed
that he was here TO represent
President Hoover In an effort to
stall advocacy of bonus payments.
Die-hard bonus opposers led by
Sam Reynolds and his Nebraska
state delegation planned TO fight
the newly hatched resolution every
step of the way, claiming that i'm
mediate payments would drain the
national treasury and imperil the
credit of the nation.
A subcommittee headed by Sam
Jones of Louisiana was appointed
to draft bonus resolution. It met
last night, delved into a sheaf Of
AZ pro ond con resolutions brought
here by state delegations, and al
most Immediately discarded six of
them; the six were unfavorable or
lukewarm to the bonus payment.
Vote Is Close
The committee scrambled the re-
naming So and produced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was sent
to the legislative committee and
will be considered Wednesday:
BE 1t Resolved, That the Ameri-
can Legion endorses and urges the
full payment of adjusted service
certificates and that the national
officers be instructed to proceed be-
fore congress toward enactment Of
this legislation"
The margin of passage was slim.
Five committeeman voted yes. Four
voted no.
The minority held out as long
as possible for a resolution asking
congress to authorize payment when
the national treasury has money
available.
Harry w. Colmery of Kansas was
reelected chairman of the legisla-
tive committee, which will consider
the resolution and is expected to
recommend it for passage by the
convention, Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
ROOSEVELT MUCH
PLEASED WITH
MAINE RESULT

CLEVELAND, Sept. I3. W.P)-
Gov. Franklin d. Roosevelt. enroute
to tour the west, paused in Cleve-
land today long enough 10 say he
was very happy over the Maine
election results and to indicate he
might make a statement on the
veteran bonus question before he
returns east.
The New York governor was
quoted as saying he might have
something TO say on the bonus
before the present tour Is over"
He has received several requests for
Qualification of his stand In the
controversy, the latest the appeal
Of former Governor Alfred f. Smith
asking all presidential candidates
to state their positions.
OF Smith, Roosevelt was quoted
as saying he was "all right" and a
good Democrat"
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. i3. WP)-
Speaker John N. Garner, Demo-
cratic nominee for the vice-presi-
dency, paused in Dallas long enough
today to predict sweeping victory
for the Democratic ticket in Now
ember.
The speaker was enroute 10 Kan
sas City, where he will join Gov.
Franklin d, Roosevelt. He will ac-
company the presidential candidate
to Topeka for a conference on cam
paign plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-13
SMITHS ARTICLE
ASKS CANDIDATES
STAND ON BONUS
Democratic Leader Out
lines Heavy Costs To
Government.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13 W.P)-
Alfred E. Smith today called upon
the candidates for president to tell
the people what they intend to do
about the soldier bonus problem.
The demand by the Democratic
party's 1923 candidate for the presi-
dency was set forth in a copyrighted
argument written by Smith for the
Saturday Evening Post published
today.
1t voiced the fortnight speaking
New Workers. own disapproval of
suggested legislation and some laws
on the books; it declared that pres
ent laws would force the govern
ment within 20 years to spend as
much for pensions as the entire
government costs this year; it
blamed the house of representatives
for encouraging much of the legis-
lation and agitation.
Nobody" the former governor
said, will take the negative side
of the question that the man who
offers himself to the country in
time of trouble should be re-
warded." The unfortunate thing
about arriving at lust and equit-
able system of compensation and
reward is that the question "is
bedeviled with politics. he said
Smith reviewed the platforms of
the two major political parties.
The Republican platform suggested
study with a view to eliminating
the inequalities and injustices and
effecting all possible economies"
The Democratic platform, while
much briefer, called for a full
measure of justice to all war vet
Grams who have suffered disability
or disease" resulting from war
service"
Asks Plain Talk
so much for the platforms"
Smith wrote. 1.-The American
people have a right to know where
the candidates stand. Let us have
pretty plain talk. The American
people are entitled to hear it.
"They should not only be af-
forded opportunity for study of
what has happened in the past and
its relationship to the whole ques-
ton of public money, but they are
entitled to know what their candi-
dates for high office intend to rec
ommend with respect to the future"
Smith did not mention President
Hoover or Franklin D. Roosevelt.
the Presidents Democratic rival, in
this connection. Hoover has let it
be known that he would veto any
further bonus legislation. 1t was
believed in some quarters that
Roosevelt would announce his bonus
views during his western speaking
tour, just beginning.