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Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
EXPLOSION IN
HUGE TANK
KILLS FOURTEEN
Day LabOrers Victims Of
Terrific Blast In New
Jersey Plant.

CAMDEN, N. j.. March 9. UP) -
A number of workmen taken from
unemployed ranks to fill temporary
jobs, were killed today when fire
caused explosion of powerful gases
at the Public Service corporation
here.
An announcement said ID men
had been killed and five others Sc
riously injured.
None of the bodies recovered
could be identified. They were
charred and torn by the terrific ex-
plosion.
How many of the other Workmen
managed to escape before the blast
occurred could not be learned i'm
mediately Some injured were taken
to nearby hospitals.
The explosion occurred in a large
metal tank perched on girders Is
feet in the air. The tank was used
in the gas plant and periodically
it was cleaned of the black sub
stance forming after manufacture
of Illuminating gas. Gases includ-
| ed Sulpnurlc 1umeS.
| For this work, the company OBJ
-, tanned workers from the unemploy-
ed groups of the city. Most of the
workers on the job today were OBJ
tanned in this manner.
Rudolph Walker, so, Negro, said
he was working within the tank
when he saw a small fire in one
corner.
| Come on fellows, let's get out
of here before something happens,
he said he shouted to other work.
ers.
In Crowded Section
Il saw flames shooting toward
| the sky after the explosion which
nearly busted my ears" he said. Il
didn't know what to do, so I ran. ;"
He was uninjured.
The plant is located in the south
end of Camden, near the Delaware
river. 1t is in a congested district
where there are many tenementS
Residents were aroused by the blast
and the accompanying sheet OF
| flames and hurried to the scene.
Benjamin Plevinsky, a grocer, said
he heard the blast, saw the flames
and called fire department aid. The
first firemen to arrive donned gas
masks and tried to climb the lad
der which scaled the side of the
| tank
The flames we're SO bitter, how
ever, they had to abandon this sys-
tenn and a block and fall apparatus
was erected which permitted fire.
men to enter the tank and remove
bodies of the dead and injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
RAGING STORM
HIDES FATE OF
VESSELS CREWS

NEW YORK, March 8. U.P)-A
so mile gale, raging in its fourth
day over the North Atlantic, held
the fate of at least 25 men reported
missing and prevented immediate
rescue of 81 others from the
freighter De Bardeleben. A number
of vessels were reported helpless.
The coal barge Deepwater /, cut
loose from its tug, Mars, was
feared lost with five men. Two
schooners, the Winifred M and the
Native, were missing with total
crews of 20. Several smaller craft
sent in distress signals.
The De Bardeleben, a vessel of
5000 tons, was driven helpless about
AGO miles off New York while the
liner Adriatic, with passengers
bound for this port, was nearby.
Mountainous seas prevented life
boat launching,
Eastern states dug out from un-
der snow which blocked highways,
marooned motorists, and stalled a
train near Sayre, Pa.
Rodanthe, N. c., reported the bat
tering of waves had been SO severe
at least a dozen homes were
flooded by sea water. At Manteo,
N. c., there was extensive damage
to docks, boats, beach homes, and
fishing equipment.
Captain Robert Smith of the
motorship Tide Water reported by
radio, he had rescued the master
and five men from the auxiliary
fishing schooner John and Mary,
a day and a half out of here.
The Palm Beach. Fla, station of
the Radio Marine Corporation re-
ported the oil tanker Gulf Penn
had taken the fishing schooner
Snapper King of Tascagoula, Miss,
in tow, after finding it helpless, so
miles east of Ship Shoal gas buoy.
The Burying steamship San An
gelo, its fire brought under con-
troll, was proceeding to Norfolk, Va,
conveyed by coast guard cutter.
NEW YORK, March 9. U.P)-An
SOS message from the steamer
Harburg, saying she is helpless be-
cause of a broken tail shaft, was
related today to the Radio Ma
rine Corporations New York sta
ton.
The message came from the
steamer President Harding and
read:
IS. S. Harburg, call letters DDHU,
helpless because of a broken tail
shaft. S. S. Vincent nearby, now
going to assistance. Position 1924
north, 5857."
The position given is about $50
miles east of Boston
The S. S. Harburg is listed as
4486 ton vessel owned by the
Hamburg American lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
de- VALERA WINS
OFFICE AS HEAD
OF FREE STATE

DUBLIN, March 9. U.P)-Eamonn
de Valera, Republican leader
reached the climax of his career
today when the Dali Eirann elected
him president of the executive coun-
Gil of the Irish Free State.
De Valera, who has said his first
official act will be to abolish the
oath of loyalty to the king, was
elected titular head of the state
by the Dali without a vote.
The chamber was the scene of in
tense excitement as the Republican
leader finally achieved his goal.
The galleries were overflowing
Civic guards in the streets re-
strained the crowds, which cheered
arriving Fianna Fail members,
booed the followers of William T.
Cosgrave, the retiring president, and
gave De Valera an ovation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
By HERBERT II. EKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent


SHANGHAI, March 9.-Renewed
danger to the international settle
ment and residents of the Shanghai
area was seen today in the Chinese
announcement that Chinese police
would resume their duties in terri
tories from which Chinese armies
have been withdrawn.
The japanese have refused to al
low anyone to enter the areas with
out a pass. Renewed conflict be-
tween Chinese and Japanese, es-
pecially in Chapel, appeared likely.
Foreign diplomats held little
hope for peace throughout the
Yangtze delta where strong Chin
ese and Japanese forces were con-
centrated.
Chinese government and military
leaders united in a policy of con-
tinued resistance to japanese in
the area after the national govern
ment's central executive committee
announced appointment of Gen.
Chang Kai-Shek to command the
Chinese armies.
Mayor WI Teh-Chen of Shang-
hai notified japanese authorities
that Chinese authorities proposed
to police the Chapel, Kiangwan,
and Woosung areas, scenes of the
heaviest fighting near Shanghai.
The japanese reaction was I'M
certain, but the Japanese military
still maintained strictest control of
the districts.
The Japanese consulate general
announced that 20 Japanese civil
ianS were killed and So wounded
by stray bullets and assaults by
Chinese mobS since hostilities be-
gan.
Chinese reports from the war
front showed the aggressive move
ments of the japanese were not
abating, the Kuomin news agency
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
Actress Ordered
To Pay Wages

HOLLYWOOD, March 9. W.R)-
Unless Mary Nolan, screen actress,
pays wage claims totaling SIG late
today she must go to Jail, accord
ing to a ruling of Justice of the
Peace Billings of Beverly Hills.
Justice Billings fined the actress
$50 and then gave her until p.
m. today to pay the claims after
she admitted owing Louis Fist, vio-
linist, $50, and Phoebe Knudsen,
nurse, $46
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
Increase Shown
In City Schools

A decided increase in the city
elementary school attendance over
that at the same time last year, is
reported by B. M. Gruwell, district
superintendent of schools.
The increase in average daily at
tendance is 1872, a quite consider
able gain. No increase has been
made in the teaching staff, num-
ber of the teachers doubling up in
their work to accommodate the in
creased enrolment. Schools are
crowded to capacity at the present
time with the large number of
children in attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
Sheldon Perjury
Charge Dismissed

LOS ANGELES, March 8. U.P)-
Perjury charges against Ralph
Sheldon, alleged gangster, were
dismissed in superior court here
today as result of Sheldon's con-
viction last week on charges OF
kidnapping E. L. "Zeke" Caress,
Aqua Caliente Handicapped. and
Mrs. Caress.
At the same time Sheldon, Louis
Frank and Jesse Orsatti, were
granted continuances until March
16 for sentence on the Caress kid
naping for which all were con-
victed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
ROOSEVELT WINS
FIRST FIGHT IN
PRIMARY BATTLE

CONCORD, N. H., March 9. U.P)
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
has won New Hampshire's eight
convention votes for the presiden-
tial nomination in the nations
first presidential preference pri-
mary.
Incomplete returns with the vote
from 247 towns and wards out of
294 tabulated, showed that Roose-
yelt had won, two-to-one, over for
mer Governor Alfred E. Smith,
largely because of great support
in the country and small towns.
The average vote for Roosevelt
delegates was 12,490; for Smith del
egates 7,045.
The first test Of strength between
the two was believed TO give Roose-
velt a firmer claim to the Demo-
cratic nomination. and to weaken
claims of Smiths supporters, al
though it had been conceded that
Roosevelt would win most OF the
delegation.
Smith campaigners were disap-
pointed in their failure to roll up
heavier majority in the city OF
Manchester, which normally casts
about one-third the Democratic
vote in the state They had hoped
the city would elect at least two
delegates pledged to Smith.
Roosevelt leaders were obviously
jubilant but inclined TO soften the
blow to Smith men by pointing the
lead Smith candidates acquired in
the city of Manchester, where al
most all the Smith candidates re-
sided.
An analysis Of the vote indicat-
ed that outside Of Manchester.
Governor Roosevelt swept the state
by a ratio OF better than four 10
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
ACTRESS CHARGES CRUELTY

LOS ANGELES, March 9. U.P)-
Her husband frequently gave vio-
lent exhibitions of temper, once
breaking the knob off the door,
another time throwing house orna-
ments on the floor and still an
other time keeping her prisoner in
a closet, Vivian Randall, screen ac-
tress, complained today in asking
for a divorce from Elmer Randall.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
Lawyer Elected
Seattle Mayor

SEATTLE, March Q. U.P>-John
Francis Dore, who learned in news
paper work and criminal law to
stress major issues today won a
smashing victory as mayor Of
Seattle.
The florid-faced, bespectacled
criminal lawyer polled 72,448 votes
to defeat Robert H. Harlin, in
cumbent, in Tuesdays municipal
election. Harlin, one-time execu-
tive of the coal miners union, re-
ceived 4l,312,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
House Approves
New Mail Bill

WASHINGTON, March 9. UP)-
Without debate, the house late to-
day passed the Cochran bill pro-
viding a penalty of 20 years in Jail
or $1,000 fine, or both, for sending
threatening, eXtortion or ransom
letters through the mails.
The measure was brought for
ward by the post office committee
as a result of the kidnapping of the
Lindbergh baby.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
kMlLL
yX1R!So!'Gt;ERs R!S!'t;
w r.SGyS:

BEVERLY HILLS, March 8.
(SpeciaD-He was in life rather
small of stature, not particularly
impressive, very modest and un-
assuming. Yet, he produced
something that at any hour of
the day or night can quicken
the blood and thrill the nerves
of every American man, wom-
an or child.
His tunes were the Lincoln's
Gettysburg address of music.
"El Captain" washington
Post, and Stars and Stripes
Forever" are a monument that
needs no concrete. It's for the
soul, and not for the eye. Our
little March King is dead. But
his marches will be marched to
down through the ages.
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
BY BATES RANEY


HOPEWELL, N. j., March g.
Official reports of progress" iden-
tification of lumber used in the kid
napers' ladder, and a mysterious
motor trip by a personal represent
ative of Colonel Lindbergh revived
hopes today that his stolen baby
still lived and would be returned.
The report of progress" came in
response to newSpaperman's ques-
ton:
What are the latest deveop-
ments in the police investigation
and what are the latest develop
ments in Colonel Lindbergh's pri-
vate separate Investigations"
The one word progress" referred
to the police investigation. 1t was
the first time officials at the Lind
bergh home had made such a reply.
Their answers heretofore had been
evasive.
Squire johnson, assistant state
architest, identified the lumber in
the much discussed ladder as of
the same type as that used in con-
struction of a state institution at
Skillman, a few miles distant.
There is theory that laborers
there who also worked on the Lind
bergh home might be involved in
the crime
Some police officials insisted the
lumber had not been identified.
But it was believed Johnson's state
ment would be verified officially
later
In response to a question on that
subject, the police replied their in
vestigation was not yet complete"
Troopers were checking the devel-
opment all night long.
The mysterious trip during the
afternoon by Colonel Henry C.
Breckenridge, Lindbergh's attorney,
brought an official request that his
motor car not be followed, and that
newspapers say nothing of the trip
for at least eight hours.
The eight hours terminated at 10
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Christian church board meet
ing, s, church.
Chicken dinner, 5-8, Moose
home.
Mid-week meetings, churches.
Moose lodge, 8, Moose home.
Oasis lodge, f. and A. NJ,
1880, Masonic temple.
Eagles, 8, 500 Broadway.
Troop 8, B.S.A., I, Scout hut.
Valley theatre, "Single Sin"
Fox Imperial theatre, "Way-
ward"
TOMORROW
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
Music section, 1890, L. ].
Mack home.
Poultry meeting, 10, Porter
Ferguson ranch, Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09
NO NEWS
ON FATE
OF BABY
Lindbergh Case Reports
Progress But Nothing
Definite Shown.
RUMORS ARE MANY
Hopeful Attitude At Be-
reaved Home Fails To
Produce Facts.

HOPEWELL, N. j., March 9.
U.P)-The tensest expectancy COL
ored with hope prevailed here today
in the baby Lindbergh kidnapping.
Activities of the past "a hours
pointed to a genuine optimism 70.
return of Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.,
to his parents. Col. Henry Breck.
enridge, advisor to Colonel Lind
bergh, has been engaged on secret
missions which led to this new
flame of hope, despite the fact
that, so far as public announce
ment is concerned, no tangible
word of the baby's whereabouts has
been received.
Progress" is being made to-
wards restoration of the child, who
was seized a week ago Tuesday
night from his crib in the Lind
bergh nursery.
That much is official
The rest is largely rumor and
conjecture, but there was no mis-
taking today the undercurrent OF
hope that stirred within the con-
fines of the Sourland mountain es-
tate of the Lindberghs.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-09

Continued On Page 81
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-07
BIG DANCE AT
 D0UGLAS;FIRE
 BOYSAS HOSTS
Natatorium, Where Affair Is to Be Given, Elab-
 orately Decorated

Close to 10000 vari-colored piec- es of crepe paper strung on thread and suspended from the ceiling of the Douglas Natatorium is only one feature of the decorative scheme for the annual dance of the Douglas Volunteer Fire De- partment to be given on the Island tonight. The decorations are the work of the Junior Glass of the High School and the expense in time and money was only limited to making the big hall as attrac- tive as possible. Those who attend tonight will be. repaid just to see the transformation of the Natator- ium. T
 The dance Itself offers one of the finest evenings entertainments of it's kind that will be available in many months to come. Best of music is promised by the Sere- naders who have been engaged to play.
 A large number of Juneauites will attend the island affair to- night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-07

Called back to the Atlantic di- vision to become Chief of Staff in 1906, Crowder was transferred to Cuba, where he supervised the De- partment of State and Justice under the Provisional Government headed by Governor General Wood.
 It was here that Crowder estab- lished reputation for legal prow- ess in delicate negotiations en- meshed in turbulent affairs.
 When he reached the palace .n Havana the rsvolutionists led by General Gomez had barely laid down their arms. He diagnosed the chief difficulty of President Palma as lack of laws to carry into effect the new constitution.
 With an advisory commission, Crowder set about supplying the need. He helped draft Cubas sta tutes setting up her executive de- partments and her judiciary sys- tem,, and the laws for her pro yincial governments. He finally brought about the electoral law.
 After an absence of nearly three years Crowder returned to the Judge Advocate Generals office. He was made chief of this department in 1911 and retained the title until he retired in 1923 to became to Cuba. He resigned four years later because of i'll health.
 The General never married. He was devoted to two sisters and hs mad many friends in Washington, chicago and Havana and his home state of Missouri. Of real inti- mates, however, there were only q few.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-07

convenient Paul, was born in the little town of Aurillac, Province of Auvergne, March 22, 1857, the son of Jean and Victorine France AL endrine Doumer. His father, who had started as a railway track worker, was boss of a section gang when his son was born and earned 50 cents day. The fur nished room wherein the child first saw the light was rented for $1 a month.
 Soon afterward the family moved to Paris and settled in an old house, now torn down, on the hill of Montmarte Though that re- zion may connote nocturnal gay esy to tourists, to the Doumers it meant nothing but hard work and penury,
 Father Dies
 When Paul's father died his mo- ther became day household help CT, earning two cents an hour by sewing, cleaning and mending. The boy won his school diploma, first Of his class, and at IA went to work as apprentice to an engrav- CT His job paid him $10 a month, which in those days enabled him to spare his aging parent much worry.
 The boy was ambitious. After his ten hours day in the shop he attended technical night school. Then he took up chem
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-07
Comedy Heads Bill at Capitol Sunday
POCKET PICKING. DOESN'T BRING.
 RIG HE'S QUICKLY.
Rufus Walingford Comedy Begins Showing To-
 morrow at Capitol

Picking pocket for screen pur- poses is the hardest job in the world, according to Jimmy (Schno- zzle) Durante, and he claims his only experience in this practice has been before the camera. He had to tell Guy Kibbee funny story and meanwhile dip him during a comedy sequence in New Adventures of Get-Rich- Quick Wal lingford," which begins showing at the Capitol theatre tomorrow, the first presentation being at the af- ternoon matinee
 Must Be Done Properly
 If you do it as it ought to be done, unobtrusively, the camera doesn't show the audience what you've done" says Schnozzle. And l if you do it too openly it doesn't look right. So I ups to him and picks his pocket with the hand nearest the camera but furthest from him. It took a day to get it just right"
 The pocket picking scene is a comedy highlight where Schnozzle lifts the detectives evidence and saves William Haines, who plays Wallingford, from going to jail
 Based on Magazine Stories The picture. based on the Wal iingford stories, published in the Cosmopolitan Magazine, is an amusing romance of a burko man who falls in love, and after var ious exciting adventures, goes straight and becomes a business man. Sam Wood directed.
 A notable cast appears. Ernest Terrence plays Blackie Daw, Leila Hyams has the feminine lead and supporting players include Guy Kibbee, Hale Hamilton, Robert Mo Wade, Clara Blandick and Walter Walker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-07
PARDON { F'| US' PUT
 IN 4 LANGUAGES
 BESIDES ENGLISH
Laurel and Hardy Comedy Will Be Shown Last
 Times Tonight

Laurel and Hardy's first Hal Roach feature-leng5h comedy Par don Us" which will be shown for the last times tonight at the Cap ,tcl theatre, marks an epoch in the comedy making industry. As we'll as the English, there are Span iSh, French, German and Italian versions. Hundreds of men were employed over five months to help Laurel and Hardy make the com- edy, and the two comedians them selves worked night and day, Sundays and holidays, to give the public what they consider the per- feet feature re-length comedy.
 English Version First
 The English version was first completed and afterward all for eign versions were made at the same time, i. e., a scene was shot four times, each time with a dif- ferent language. before another scene was begun. Between scenes of the foreign versions Laurel and Hardy personally supervised the cutting and changing of the Eng fish version. and when necessary stopped production of the foreign comedies to make additional scenes for the English.
 Pardon Us" is a riotous satire of the currently popular prison melodramas, everything being typi- cal of actual penitentiary condi- tions except the madcap activities |of Laurel and Hardy
 Variety of Conditions
 The comic pair adjust themselves to a variety of conditions in their usual inimitable manner and man. age to get into all sorts of diff culties and complications. Scenes in the cells, dining hall, prison yard, training school, dentists of flee and on Southern planta- tion offer numerous opportunities for laughs and the comedy pair
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-07
Last Times Tonigl,t--"PARDON US''

ia5ry in his few spare hours and studied Latin and Greek, for he wished to acquire a University de- gree.
 The reason for that was, perhaps, | not far to seek. A classmate of his, Anthenor Richel, at whose home he used to study, had three sisters, the eldest of whom was particularly attractive. Young Dou- mer ventured to ask for her hand 1 in marriage. His prospective fa- i thar-in-law, retired school teach e., laid great stress on educa- tion
 "If only you were a professor, sighed Pape Richel.
 All right, will bel' replied the i young man in love.
 1 Wins Degree l A few months later he won his degree. In 1877, when just over 20 he obtained a post as teacher of mathematics in the little town of Mende at $360 year. 1 The impecunious young wooer used to walk 28 miles to the near est railway station in order to go to Paris and see his fiancee. As soon as he had passed to higher grade in the teaching hie- archy they were married. They lived in Mende two years, the young professor using his spare time in studying law. He knew ] that was the real gateway to a political career in France. 1 Although named to the college at Remtremont, in the Vosbes, in 1879, Doumer thanks to his fa- ther-in-law, obtained an introduc- ton to the historian Henri Mar tin and was made by him editor in-chief of party newspaper in the Department of Aisne, which Martin represented in the Senate On the death of his sponsor two other Senators from the same re- zion tried to make the young coun- i try editor modify his radical views He refused and was discharged.
 Stars Newspaper Thereupon he founded rival sheet, the Tribune of the Aisne. l He was his own circulation and business manager and principal writer. So hard did he work for his political ideals that the can- didates he backed made clean sweep in the 1885 Legislative elec- tions, beating those patronized by his former paper. Doumer came out of the melee an Alderman and Assistant Mayor of Anizy He Cha l teau.
 Three years later, at 31, he was elected to the Chamber Of Deputies, where he soon distin- guished himself by his grasp of financial affairs. One of his ear Nest successes was engineering, reform in Frances treasury sys- tenn that saved the nation $400,- 100000 a year.
 He was beaten for reelection to the Chamber in 1889 by sup porter of that picturesque figure, Gen. Boulanger.. Doumer found a, berth as principal secretary to Charles Floquet, then Speaker of the lower house, and in it com pleted his political education He found time to write articles for several papers. notably the then budding Petit Parisien, which later boasted the largest circulation in France.
 Doun1er was returned to the Chamber at a bye election in the Tonne Department in 1890, being