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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
UNIDENTIFIED
NAN IS KILLED

Sheriff's deputies today we're at
tempting to establish here the iden-
tity of a hitch hiker killed on the
Viejas grade of the San Diego
highway late yesterday when the
truck in which he was riding was
wrecked.
The truck driver informed San
Diego officers, according to a tele-
type bulletin, that he picked up
the hitch hiker west of Jacumba
The man told him, the driver said,
that he had been in Imperial
county several months.
The accident victim had CRAVING
dark hair. blue-gray eyes, and was
about SO years old. He was five
feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 165
pounds. The nail of his left lit
tie finger was split, and the right
leg withered in the region of the
knee, making it certain that he
walked with a pronounced limp.
The man carried the usual hitch
hiker's bundle, but had no lstters,
cards or other means OF identifi-
cation. Anyone knowing of him
has been asked to communicate
with the sheriff's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Orders Start
OF Aqueduct

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P)-
Frank E. Weymouth, chief engineer
and general manager, had instruc-
tions today to proceed Immediately
with construction of the 10 Coach
ella tunnels of the Colorado river
aqueduct.
The instructions were issued by
directors of the Metropolitan Water
District, who at the same time an
nounced they were advertising for
bids for five additional contracts,
including those for building the
Valyerde and Bernascni tunnels,
west of the San Jacinto tube.
Weymouth said preliminary drill
ing of the Coachella group would
be started within a few weeks, CIV
ing employment to 200 men. He
expects to increase the working
force to 400 by June The tunnels,
which will penetrate the little San
Bernardino mountains northwest
of Coachella Valley. will be APP
proximately 33 miles long.
Directors approved Weymouth's
plan TO recruit workers from free
public employment agencies in l3
cities in the district. Within a
few days, directors were to decide
when applications to these agen-
cies will be received. Applicants
must have lived in the district prior
TO September 20, 1890 in order to
qualify for jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Missing Woman
Held In Custody

Mrs. Rose Parker, Al, who disap-
peared from the S. P. Miller home
on He'll avenue here Tuesday af-
ternoon, is held at the county Jail
today for investigation, while Of
ficers endeavor to communicate
with her relatives in the middle
west.
The woman has offered no eX-
PLANTATION of her disappearance
from the Miller home, where she
was housekeeper. She left while
dinner was in course of prepara-
ton, clothed only in house dress
and house slippers.
Officers who Investigated Mrs.
Parkers action said she had threat
ened to commit suicide by using the
exhaust of her automobile.
The housekeeper was taken into
custody late yesterday by Fred El-
lott, deputy sheriff, and Mrs. C. L.
Gillett, matron, at an auto camp
here. She went to the auto camp
after leaving the Miller residence,
she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
TUCSON GETS
SNOW STORM

PHOENIX, Dec. %. U.H-Unseas-
enable storms brought SHOWS to
usual sunny central and southern
Arizona today and the mountains
south of here we're reported white
capped this morning by the wealth
er bureau.
A continuous fall of light snow
since early today was reported at
Tucson. Tt was the city's first
touch of real winter weather.
The Southern Pacific reported
light snowfalls at Nogales, Bisbee
and Douglas, Ariz., all three cities
near the international border.
Low temperatures prevailed in
northern Arizona, as intermittent
rains and light SHOWS added to the
snow-covered countryside. The
Santa Fe reported all rail lines
open and all highways as traverS-
able.
Snow and rains were reported IN
eastern Arizona and western New
Mexico. The weather was clearing
however, and the weather bureau
forecasted fair weather was sched-
uled for late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
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TRIO HELD IN
Staying CASE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P}-
Three men were held in the city
jail last night for questioning in
the hope they could shed some light
on the whereabouts of Andrew N
Holemart ex-convict, accused OF
numbering Detective Lieutenant
Paul Lee.
The men, Marshall Smalley, 27;
Carl K. Hooper, 81, and Jack A.
Hettche, 80, were declared to be
friends of Holeman, although they
have denied ever having seen the
gunman, identified from photo
graphs as Lees slayer.
The detective was shot down
when he sought to question Hole
man regarding another fugitive.
Lees body lay in state in the ro-
tunda of the city hall today. At
ter funeral services, the body will
be taken to Denver, Colo, for bur-
ial.
Police executives and patrolmen
have subscribed a $500 reward fol
information leading to Holeman's
arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
HULSE HEADS
COUNTY FAIR

At recent meeting of the I'M
perial County fair board, the en-
tire corps of officers were re-elect-
ed to serve for another year. These
include Ben Hulse, president; C.
E. Pitzer, vice-president; d. v.
Stewart, secretary-manager; A. H.
Keller, treasurer.
Other members of the board of
directors are, j. G. Archias, Braw-
ley; T. E. Anderson, Calexico; A.
C. Sperry, Calipatria; j. r. Snyder,
Holtville; w. S. Dunn, Imperial.
Two new permanent buildings
are now under construction at the
fair grounds. The new structures
are of Spanish architecture, and
will conform with other buildings
on the grounds. When complet-
ed they will form a hollow octa-
gon, the central open space to be
used as a show ring.
The buildings are located south
of the main exhibit building and
will have a floor space of approx
imately 5000 square feet.
The east building will house the
hog exhibit. The plans call for Sc
inside pens 5x10 feet in size, with
an outside run for each pen. The
west building is intended for the
poultry exhibit
The show ring will be SO feet in
diameter with wide walk between
it and the buildings. All stock will
be judged in this ring.
In order to increase attendance
the directors have decided to re-
duce the gate admission fee to 25
cents for adults, 10 cents for child
rem between the ages of 10 and
16 and all children under 10 years
will be admitted free while the
night fee will be 10 cents to child
rem and adults.
This decision, directors believe
will meet with much favor by the
public, and will result in a much
larger attendance and increase the
space value to concessioners.
The premium list is now being
mailed out so that those anticipat-
ing an exhibit in any department
may have ample time to prepare
it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Ball Star Named
In Civil Action

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. up
"A short time after Frank Lefty
O'Doul, the Brooklyn Dodgers Ma
tional league batting champion
stepped from a boat here yesterday
and began to tell of baseball con-
scious Japan, a civil suit for So
1888 was filed in superior court
against him.
Miss Sheila Webster asked that
sum, alleging O'Doul gave a note
for $1,000 to ugust r. Olivia, who
transferred the note to her.
Lefty, who has been coaching
baseball at Meiji university, laugh
ed off the suit, however, to des-
cribe Japan's enthusiasm for the
American game.
Interest in baseball is at fever
heat over there" he said, adding
with a sigh, Il wish there was hall
as much enthusiasm about it over
here"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
ROOSEVELT To
KEEP OUT OF
DEBTS TANGLE
President Makes Public Text OF
kilograms Exchanged With
His Successor.
mo FURTHER ATTE MPTS
Administration Expected To
Let Matter Remain Dormant
For Rest OF Term.
BY JOSEPH III. BAIRD
United Press Staff CorresDonden

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Pres-
ident Hoover today made public his
exchange of kilograms with Pres
ident-elect Roosevelt on the war
debt situation and announced that
ne would make no further move
toward cooperative action on the
problems raised by recent debt pay
ment defaults.
Governor Roosevelt considers
that it is undesirable for him to
assent to my suggestion for cooper
ative action on the foreign prob
lens outlined in my recent mes
sage to congress-" President Hoover
stated. Il will respect his wishes"
While the White House was
making public the contents of two
kilograms sent to Roosevelt by Mr..
Hoover and the two replies from
the New York governor, it was ex-
planned in a high administration
source that the days developments
meant that Mr.. Hoover would make
no further moves in the war debt
situation during his term of office.
The correspondence showed that
the first telegram was dispatched
to Albany from the White House
| at $50 p. M, December II, last
Saturday. Governor Roosevelt re-
piled Monday. The President sent
another telegram Tuesday and re-
ceived Roosevelt's final reply late
yesterday evening.
Asks Roosevelt's Wishes
In his original telegram the Pres
ident outlined his plans for send
ing a message to congress suggest
ing a war debts commission. He
concluded:
II should be glad to know If you
could join with me in the selec-
ton of such a delegation at the
present time or if you feel the
whole matter should be deferred
until after March d."
Governor Roosevelt in his reply
Of December 10 took up the Pres
ident's telegram point by point, on
disarmament, on the war debts
and on the proposed world econ
omic conference.
1t was said that the exchange of
communications on debts between
the President and President-elect
Roosevelt, expected to be made
public soon, would make it clear
that Mr.. Hoover intends to take no
further action on the debt prob
lem during the remainder of his
term of office.
Secretary of State Stimson and
Secretary of Treasury Mills partici-
pated with the President in the
mornings protracted discussion of
the situation
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Produce Shippers
To Hold Meeting

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. U.P
Shippers of perishable deciduous
fruits, citrus products and vege-
tables in the eight western states
will hold conferences January 6 to
form a unified program for OBJ
tanning essential legislation by
congress, the California Growers
and Shippers Protective League an
nounced today.
Congressmen-elect Frank H.
Buck of California has telegraphed
invitations to the congressional
delegation of this state to attend
the California conference to be
held at Los Angeles January 6.
One of the chief problems to be
discussed at the conferences in the
various states will be transporta-
ton rates. The shippers plan to
assemble data to seek congression-
al aid in obtaining lower shipping
charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
MEXICO TAKES
FISHING BOAT

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. %. up
Indignation of California fisher
men against Mexican customs Off
cials was famed anew today af-
ter the fishing beat Bio returned
to port with the assertion it had
been boarded by Mexican patrol
boat.
Capt. w. c. McPhail of the Bio
said he escaped but that another
boat, the Peerless, boarded at the
same time, was taken to Eensen-
ada. McPhail said he was being
conveyed to the same port when
he escaped under cover of dark
ness.
The Peerless, it was believed
here, would be held by Mexican
authorities with several other fish
ing craft from Los Angeles and
San Diego harbors, previously
seized on the ground they were in
vading a restricted Mexican fish
ing zone.
Complaints of the earlier seizures
have been made to the American
state department which was asked
to register an official protest with
Mexico City A. G. Amador, local
Mexican consul, said he has re-
ported the incidents to his embassy
in Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
COUNCIL GETS
POWER PLAN
Proposition For Municipality
Owned Plant Presented Last
Night By Diesel Firm.

That El Centre assume control
of a municipal power plant oper-
ated by Diesel engines was the pro-
position put to the city council last
night by the Municipal Engineer
ing and Construction corporation,
which offered to install the plant
and accept payment for it from
the revenue derived from sale of
electrical energy.
The matter was referred to the
city engineer for further investiga-
ton. No estimate of the cost of such
project was contained in the let
ter and proposed lease submitted
to the council by the corporation.
By the proposition submitted to
the city, the power plant would be
leased to Ell Centro by the corpor-
alton and the city would take an
option to purchase the plant when
it had been paid out. 1t was the
estimate of the corporation that
the city would be in a position
within seven years to purchase the
plant outright.
j. S. Cameron appeared before
the council last night to discuss
city tax problems and recommend
to the board that the city ordin-
ance be revised to show more len
iency to tax payers who are at
tempting to meet their obligations
and pay delinquent taxes. The city
attorney was directed to draft a
proposed amendment to the ordin-
ance, to be submitted at the next
meeting of the council.
Permission was granted Rev. H
A. Rentfro to erect a temporary
structure at Fifth and Olive streets
for a period of about three months.
Lectures will be given in the build
ing. The minister presented names
of property owners in that vicinity
who have waived objections to erec-
ton of the structure. Rev. Rent
fro represented the Seventh Day
Adventist church.
The city engineer was instructed
to rearrange and install pipe lines
at the city water plant, and to util-
ize so horsepower motor and pump
/ for the purpose of backwashing.
Other routine business was tran
sacted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Booklet Contains
County Statistics

Valuable information about I'M
perial county's government and its
expenditures for the fiscal year OF
1931-1932 is contained in a finan-
cial and statistical report prepared
by the board of supervisors as re-
quired by the political code, and
obtainable at the court house to-
day.
Taxes and assessed valuations,
expenditures by county officers and
their departments, school district
expenditures and other matters vi
tai to the welfare of the county
are listed in the report, issued in
pamphlet form.
The pamphlet closes with a state
ment of the bonded indebtedness
of the county and elementary
school districts, union high school
districts and special improvement
districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Flying Film, Star
Has Close Call

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. %. U.p,-
Wallace Beery, Hollywood's flying
motion picture actor, shook hands
with death yesterday and lived to
tell about it. it was revealed today.
Beery, flying his own plane, was
returning from Palm Springs, when
he was caught in gale which
ragged through San Gorgonio pass
and over the San Jacinto noun
tains.
For three hours he was buffeted
about, unable to make consistent
progress, brushing canyon walls and
narrowly missing crashing. His mo-
tor was missing as well.
Finally he turned about and
landed at Needles, 200 miles off
his course, but safe. When /le wind
subsidized, he returned safely. Beery
has more than 1000 hours of flying
to his credit.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
BANK FAILURE
CAUSES SUIT.

KINGMAN, Ariz., Dec. %. UP)-
Suit involving the Security First
National bank of Los Angeles and
subsidiary, was on file today in
the Mohave county superior court
by seven stockholders who said
they we're seeking to establish liza
bility for failure of the Arizona
bank, a $1,000,000 institution.
The bank failed June "a last,
leaving some towns, notably King
man and Flagstaff, without bank
ing facilities and tying up deposit
tors funds. 1t had seven branch
eS.
The Security bank and it's subsi-
Diary, the First Securities Company
of Los Angeles, were among the IT
defendants named in the action.
Also among the defendants was
Leo M Meeker, president, and who
is now a fugitive from justice in
connection with a charge OF per-
jury in a divorce action brought
against him.
Ownership or control of the de-
funct bank, the Northern Arizona
Securities company, and various
livestock companies was 3harged
to the Security First National bank,
through its holding company, by
the stockholders.
The plaintiffs alleged the Los
Angeles bank and other defend
ants knew of the Arizona institu-
tons financial condition on and
after No. "a, 1880, but conspired
with Meeker to dispose of their
stock in the bank and escape stock
holders liabilities.
The court was requested to force
the defendants to pay their liza
bilities and to restrain Lloyd Tho
mas, state superintendent of banks,
another defendant, from collect
ing assessments until settlement is
made, of the question of RESPONSE
bility for the pank's crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Earthauoke Makes
Mountains GrotU

PASADENA, Dec. %. U.P) -
Growth of mountains in Nevada
as evidenced in earthquake shocks
felt throughout the west Tuesday
pight, probably can be visually
observed in the Dixie Valley section
of Nevada, DR.. Beno Gutenberg,
noted German geophysicist and Sc
ismologist, declared today.
DR.. Gutenberg is in charge of
the Carnegie institutions earth
quake laboratory here.
The shocks, which apparently
centered 10 or 20 miles below the
earth's surface, probably caused an
upward thrust of mountains, DR..
Gutenberg said after a study of his
instruments.
He recalled that in 1915 an earth
quake which was central in the
Pleasant Valley of Nevada develop
ed 40-foot vertical fault, an in
dication of the continuous move
ment of mountain growth and the
Upward thrust of the earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Farm Problems
Before Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. U.P)-
Embattled farmers, their mortgages
and low prices for their crops dis
placed prohibition today in con-
gressional interest as President
elect Roosevelt's agricultural poll
cies were laid before Democratic
senators and representatives by Ag-
ricultural Commissioner Morgen-
thau of New York.
Morgenthau met at II a. m. with
leaders of both houses to outline
.Roosevelt's short session farm re-
lief program. simultaneously the
senate banking and currency COM
mittee began hearings on the Fraz-
ier bill TO refinance much of the
SO 900 100000 farm indebtedness OF
the United States.
The house agriculture committee
has before it consideration of the
so-called crop allotment relief plan
with indications that it will be ap-
piled first only to wheat and cot
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
FRANCE STILL
DODGES ISSUE
New Cabinet Vague On Policy
Regarding Course Planned In
Debts Settlement.
BY RALPH HEINZEN

United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Dec. %. - Joseph Paul
Boncours new cabinet made its bid
for support of the chamber of dep
uties today in a vague declaration
of policy that lodged immediate
consideration of Frances default
on her overdue $40, 0,0O0,0O debt pay
ment to the United States.
The new governments declara-
ton pledged it to seek "a general
settlement of debts that will be
mutually satisfactory to the ma
tions involved, but promises little
more than continued negotiations
on the question of intergoyern-
mental obligations.
The ministerial declaration, pub
lished before its presentation to
parliament, cited the present do
mestic political situation in the
United States, as one reason for
moving slowly.
1--WE believe" it said, that the
present domestic circumstances, as
well as the complexity Of the po-
litical situation in the United States
require extreme prudence in the
negotiations whose course was
marked by the vote of the cham
ber of deputies on December H."
The chamber is assured that
contact has been maintained with
the United States during the per-
iod of the change in French gov
ernments, but that mo engage
ments have been taken"
1--WE recognize" the cabinet says,
that an effort should be made to
attempt to overcome the difficult
ties that have arisen.'
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
COLLIER BEER
BILL To FACE
HOOVER VETO
Modification Measure Passed
By House Not Expected To Be
Given Approval.
SENATE'S COURSE DELAYED
Slight Chance OF Action Until
Return OF Congress From
Holiday Recess.
By WILLIAM F. KERBY
United Press Staff CnrreSnOndf

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. = A
presidential veto today appeared
to be the one real obstacle in the
way to swift modification of ma
tional prohibition.
Authoritative polls indicated the
senate, after much argument, pro-
badly would follow the lead of the
house, which with unprecedented
speed and decisiveness passed the
Collier bill legalizing 80 per cent
beer.
The dramatic house vote yester-
day was the first genuine wet vic
tory in congress since passage of
the Volstead act more than de-
cade ago. Yet -prohibitionist
leaders, elated as they were, felt
they had won a sham battle as far
as this session was concerned.
Authoritative and undenied in
formation has reached the capitol
that President Hoover under no.
conditions will sign any sort of a
beer bill. Modificationists, although
now in the majority, lack the two
thirds strength necessary to over
ride q veto. Hence it is believed
beer will have to wait for the new
Democratic congress and admins
tration.
The vote of 230 to 165 rolled up
in the house for the beer bill fell
short of the two-thirds mark by
more than 80. The senate tally is
expected to be still closer.
Senate Democratic leader Rob-
inson promised prompt consider
alton of the beer bill in the upper
chamber. The senate, however, is
expected to proceed much more de-
Nberately and slowly than did the
house, with drys putting up de-
termined fight and vets wrangling
among themselves in both the judi
ciary and finance committees. The
prohibition aspects of the measure
will be considered by the former
bodies and the tax angles by the
latter.
Real Battle Hidden
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mass
achusetts, a wet leader, expressed
satisfaction with the house bill, but
said he could venture no pro-
phecy" as to the measures fate
in the senate.
Speaker Garner, as strict dis
ciplinarian as ever cracked the or
ganization whip, ran the gamut OF
political strategy 10 secure passage
of the Collier bill.
The real battle was fought out
under cover SO effectually that in
the end not SO much as comma
was changed in the ways and means
committees draft of the measure
which provides:
l. Legalization of beer, ale and
porter containing 80 per cent al
cohol by weight.
2. A SIS per barrel tax, expected
to yield revenue in the neighbor-
hood of 5000, Geo. 900 the first year
and substantially more thereafter
8. A $1,000 occupational tax on
brewers.
4. Protection" for dry states
which do not wish to have the beer
made. sold or consumed within their
borders.
5. No federal regulation of sale
or distribution States may regu-
late as they desire.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
JURY DEBATES
|NACKEY FATE

A jury of one man and IL wo-
men this afternoon was consider
ing the guilt or innocence of Fred
Mackey, charged with contributing
to the delinquency OF minor, af-
ter a trial which began December
5 and was continued until yester-
day because of Mackeys illness.
G. L. Brown, attorney for Mack
ey, presented his arguments to the
jury and was followed by District
Attorney Elmer w. Heald just be-
for noon.
Judge A. G. Finney instructed the
jury after attorneys had complet-
ed their arguments, and the jur-
rors retired to deliberate the case.
Dan L. Grumble of Meloland is
the only man on the jury. Women
jurors are Mrs. Bessie Mcdonald,
Mrs. Ida Benson, Mrs. Anna Strick-
Ter, Mrs. Ruth King, Mrs. Ray
Poole, Mrs. Elizabeth Goode, Mrs.
Ida Tabor, Mrs. Elizabeth Hocken-
smith, Mrs. Ellen P. Swinney, Mat
tie Ingram and Maggie Nelson.