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Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
AVIATOR LEAVES
FOR ROUND TRIP
ACROSS ATLANTIC
Scotch Flyer Hopes To
Accomplish Journey
Within Three Days.

PORTMARNOCK STRAND, Ire
land, Aug. 18. UP)-A 27-year-old
newly-married Scotsman, hero of
two history-making distance flights,
roared across the Atlantic today in
an attempt to make the round trip
to New York In his tiny plane with
in three days.
James A. Mollison, who holds the
Australia England and the Eng
land-to-Capetown speed records,
and who was married last July to
Amy johnson, famous British girl
flyer, took off at 5:35 (EST) and
headed into a dreary haze.
A large CROWD cneered, among
them Amy Johnson.
Mollison, who is to England what
Lindbergh is to America, hoped to
reach Harbor Grace, Newfoundland
in 20 hours, and to fly on to New
York after refueling.
He planned to stop only briefly
before heading back across the
North Atlantic.
His ship is a Baby Puss Moth
so small that he has trouble push
ing his shoulders through the
cabin door. He is carrying enough
fuel for % hours of flying. His
plane is capable of travelling 13f
miles an hour, although his cruis.
ing speed is 95 miles an hour.
The plane was silver fray. Or
each side of the fusilage was paint
ed, in black, "The Hearts Con.
tent" Further back were the mark
ings, "G-ABXY." A small Union
Jack was painted on each side oi
the rudder.
Mollison, sacrificing everything
weighty for gasoline, carried M
radio. Even the usual cushion ir
the cockpit was discarded He esti.
mated that he had enough fuel fol
at least % hours of flying, and ex.
pected to average 95 miles an hour
though his ship is capable of 13;
miles an hour.
Mollison said he would fly low
curing OayuSnG, ABOUT II nOurS
then ascend to 10000 feet.
The flyer wore an ordinary bus.
iness suit, covered by worn leath
er flying coat he wore on two rec
ord long distance flights. He con
siders it lucky. He carried SOM
barley-sugar, a few chicken sand
wiches and a flask of coffee.
"If I were not absolutely conf
dent of success" he smilingly toll
reporters, why, I wouldn't try it..
Mollison and Amy johnson ar,
the Lindbergh and Earhart of Eng
land. They have thrilled the worlt
with their spectacular solo flight.
to Australia and South Africa. They
provided a romantic climax to theil
careers when they were married
last July.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Aviation Back
In Spotlight
By United Press

Heroic aviation attempts
were underway today.
Prof. Auguste Picard, Bel
gian scientist, scared into the
stratOsphere from Zurich,
Switzerland, in a free balloon
to study the cosnlic rays. He
radioed occasionally advising
that he apparently had ex-
ceeded the 10 mile altitude
record he established last
year.
]. A. Mollison, Scot flyer,
started from Portmarnock,
Ireland, on a proposed round
trip flight IT, New York. He
plans to shuttle his Puss Moth
craft across the ocean and
back again within three days.
Over Long Island, Mrs.
Louise Thaden and Mrs. Fran
ces Marsalis continued in their
efforts to break the women's
endurance record of 1913 hours.
At 2 p. m. today they will
have been In the air 96 hours.
Mrs. Marsalis is reported i'll.
Capt. ]. Errol Boyd In New
York advertised for a passen-
ger willing to pay $4,000 for a
transatlantic flight. He hopes
to use the fee for a round the
world flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
GIRL ENDS LIFE
BECAUSE FATHER
STAGED ATTACK

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. U.P)-
Following the asserted attempt OF
her father to attack her, Mrs. Anna
Vivian. Nelson, "a, shot and killed
herself early today, police reported
The father Albert C. O'Bryan,
SIS, was jailed on charge of sus-
picion of statutory offense.
Mrs. Nelson told her husband
driver of a night stage, that her
father had sought to force his at
tentions up her Two friends, Ace
Cain and j. L. Wilemon, radio en-
tertainer, hid in the house last
night.
When O'Bryan returned, Mrs
Nelson screamed, and the two
friends rescued her from her
father, Detective Lieutenant VIII
liam Harper related
The girl was hysterical, officers
learned, and she seized a gun which
Wilemon had left on a table and
shot herself before Wilemon could
interfere.
OBryan denied the accusations
and declared he had been framed
by the husband
Wilemon, however, told police
that the father had offered him
$500 to forget the affair"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
@NlMLlL;-oe
FXR!t;

BEVERLY HILLS, Aug. II.
(SpeciaD-Things are picking
up, politically. "Mr. Hoover
caught a fish three feet long"
AS the last two Presidents
seem to be judged as much by
their fishing as any other ac-
complishment, why it's funny
we don't nominate one of those
whaling" captains, and get a
real fisherman in the White
House. Just think of the re-
lief of movie audience look
ing at a weekly, President
Gustilyos Svenson landing a
200-ton whale. 1t looks like
whale Oil will replace banana
oil in public office" have
read all presidential speeches
on both sides up to now, and
the winner is the man smart
enough to not make any more.
There is a great chance for a
silent" third party.
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Mother Held For
Death OF Baby

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. U.H-
An 18-year-old unmarried business
college student was Jailed early to-
day accused of the murder of her
day-old child.
The girl, Josephine Cederburg,
was apprehended after she had al
legedly placed the body of the in
FAINT into an incinerator because
she didn't know what else to do"
The baby, she said, was born dead.
Miss Cederburg was taken TO
George street receiving hospital for
medical attention. She told police
that the child had been born to
her unattended yesterday.
The girl came here year ago
from Keeler, Calf, a small hamlet
of 100 persons on the eastern edge
of Owens Lake, Inyou county.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug, 18. (U.R
Standing among his own people,
Vice-President Charles Curtis today
declared himself as staunchly dry
in personal sentiment as ever.
Accepting his party renomina-
ton for the office he now holds, the
Vice-President voiced his approval
of the entire Republican platform,
including the re-submission plank,
and of President Hooyers admir-
able statement of Republican prin-
ciples and achievements" i'm his ac-
ceptance speech.
II believe in meeting the issue
squarely; I am a strong believer in
the rule of the majority" Curtis
said in dealing with the prohibit
ton question, land I feel that the
people should at all times be given
full opportunity to express their
opinion on the constitution or the
amendments thereto.
But personally I am not only in
favor of honestly and fearlessly Ell
forcing all our laws, but further ]
am opposed to the return of the
saloon and am opposed to the
repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment."
Curtis vigorously defended the
Republican farm relief policy
asserting that every possible effort
had been made to aid by legisla-
ton and adding that the party
sought to place the farmer ON q
basis of equality with industry.
He declared for a protective
tariff, for rigid restriction of immi-
grafton, and for a systematic in
vestigation and reorganization oil
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Women AviatOrs
Continue Grind

VALLEY STREAM, L. l., Aug. 18.
U.p)-Two women pilots continued
to drive their plane toward new
women's endurance record today
despite the illness of Mrs. Frances
Harrell Marsalis.
She had a severe pain in her
right side, possibly appendicitis, as
the Flying Boudoir" droned on
toward the four day mark due at
p. m. The record is 1913 hours.
Major P. D. Moulton, field ply
sician, ordered an ice pack taken
aloft last night t. relieve Mrs. Mar
sails suffering. Mrs. Louise Nc
Phetridge Thaden, her partner, was
carrying on at the controls.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Blockade Lifted
In Miners Row

TAYLORVILLE. ILL.,, Aug. 18. U.P)
The Christian county blockade en-
forced by armed volunteer citizen
guards to halt an invasion of union
coal miners, was lifted by Sheriff
Charles Weinecke today.
Wienecke announced he had
asked Gov. L. l.. Emerson to have
national guard troops, encamped at
Camp Grant, near Rockford, held
in readiness to move here in case
of trouble.
Wienecke's action in lifting the
blockade and withdrawing the cit
izen guards from patrol duty on
highways, railroad stations and near
mines followed a meeting of coal
diggers at Tovey. where one of the
big Christian county mines is To-
Gated The miners voted to strike,
thus giving the union workers part
victory even before the march on
the county, scheduled to start in
Springfield at noon today.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 18. (U.H
An army of 5000 grim men ad-
vanced on the Taylorville coal field
today, determined to close all mines
by persuasion or their fists.
The long heralded march on
Taylorville," a major threat in the
campaign of union miners protest.
ing against the recently adopted $5
a day basic wage scale, began
shortly after noon when a long car
avan of automobiles and trucks
wound along the highways toward
the Christian county line.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
CURTIS NOTIFIED AND STATES.
HE is STILL PERSONAL DRY

government agencies with view
to eliminate duplication.
A stout appeal was made for the
votes of women and of labor.
Curtis described President Hoover
as "the careful organizer, the great
student of the needs of our people" !"
About Curtis, as he stood on the
steps of the Kansas state capitol
building, where four years ago he
was similarly notified of his nomi-
nation, clustered his friends of
many years.
Nearby, smiling proudly as the
ce-President emphasized passages
Of his speech, was Mrs. Edward
Gam, Dolly" Gam, who fought
so valiantly for him at the Chicago
convention when it appeared some
other candidate might be named.
With her were another sister,
Mrs. Rome Colvin, and a daughter
of the Vice-President, Mrs. Webster
Knight CT Providence, R. I. Mrs.
Knight was present as official rep
resentative of the state of Rhode
| Island.
Before Curtis rose to deliver his
address, the assemblage heard him
praised by Sen. L. j. Dickinson of
Iowa, keynoter of the national con-
vention, as one "versed in the needs
Of this nation.
Introduced by Everett Sanders,
Republican national committee
chairman, Dickinson spoke but
briefly before calling upon the Vice
President "again to rededicate your
| service to the Republican cause for
the good of 100, 100000 people over
whom this government wields
control"
"In the personnel of the ticket
Dickinson said in concluding his
address of notification, kansas Is
deservedly and properly recognized.
For the past four years there
I has presided over the senate an
honored citizen of your state; one
fixed in the fundamentals of gov
ernment; one who knows the in
tereStS of our people of this valley
He is versed in the needs of this
nation; seasoned with the service
in the house of representatives;
polished in the art of leadership by
a long service both as a member
of and as a majority leader in the
senate of the United States"
Curtis began his response with
an expression of appreciation of the
honor conferred upon him, point
ing out that only once before has
the Republican party renominatec
president.
"As a loyal Republican" the Vice.
|
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Loan Lists Will
Be Made Public

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. W.P)-
South Trimble, clerk of the house
of representatives announced today
that monthly reports of Recon-
struction Corporation loans would
be made public by him as received.
Trimble announced his decision
in the form of brief in which he
said it appeared from explanatory
statements on the floor of the house
when the relief bill containing the
publicity provision was enacted that
1t was the purpose of congress that
the data be public property, "to
enable the people to know what be-
came of their money"
Trimble said he would open the
list of loans for inspection Monday.
The reason for selecting that date
is that it is one month after sign
ing OF the bill carrying the publicity
provision.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Mrs. McCOrmick's
Condition Worse

CHICAGO, Aug. Is. (UPl - The
condition of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller
Mccormick was reported very
low" today as Mrs. Mathilda Nc
Cormick Oser, her youngest child
arrived in Chicago after fast trip
from Switzerland to her mothers
bedside.
Mrs. Oser's arrival completed The
circle of relatives drawn to Chi
cago by the critical illness of the
society leader with the exception of
her father and brother, John. D
Rockefeller, sr., and John D, Rookie
feller, jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
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WALKER CUSTER
TO BE STAYED
BY COURT ORDER

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 18. U.P)-
Justice John T. Loughran today
granted an order staying Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt from hand
ing down decision in the removal
hearing against Mayor James J..
Walker of New York.
The stay order comes up at the
same time tomorrow as the show
cause order which Sidney Levine
obtained last week. Under this
latter action Roosevelt must show
cause why a writ of prohibition
should not be granted until the
courts have had an opportunity to
pass upon the governors constitu-
tional power of removal.
The new legal action came at
noon recess Of the Walker hearing
before the governor. During the
morning John j. Curtin, the may
or's attorney, had moved-charge
by charge-for dismissal of the
complaints against Walker.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
NEWS BRIEFS OF THE COUNTRY
PRESENTED IN TABLOID FORM

tello, will be christened next Mon
day at st. Andrews church, Pasa-
dena, it was announced today.
MATCHES, Miss, Aug. 18. U.P)-
A dead Negro, George Pearles, has
been identified as the murderer
of Miss Jane Surget Merrill, To-
year-old wealthy recluse, who was
slain at her ante-bellum home here
two weeks ago, 1t was learned un-
officially from the sheriff's office
today.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. U.P)-
Two round the world flyers, Wiley
Post and Harold Gatty, came to
Washington today to receive from
President Hoover the distinguished
flying cross, awarded for their feat
in circling the world last summer
in the record time of eight days, Is
hours in their monoplane, the
Winnie Mae.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
GARNER DENIES
SPONSORING BIG
RELIEF MEASURE
Billion Dollar Bill Was
ecOm mendatiOn Of
Government Committee
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18-Speak-
er John N. Garner has disavowed
the $1,000 100000 public works un-
employment relief measure which
he sponsored in congress and which
has been a principal Republican
target in the early stages Of the
presidential campaign.
Before leaving for Texas the
Democratic vice presidential candi-
date said this relief bill, which
called for numerous post offices
and other public buildings, was the
recommendation of an inter-
departmental government commit
tee.
st had to fix it in IL hours -
quickly" Garner said. II couldn't
select 1t as I would have done my
self"
President Hoover denounced the
measure at the time as pork bar
rel" legislation. The senate reject
ed the bill after it had passed the
house.
Garner predicted Democratic VIC
tory by 100000 to 100000 votes
and expressed confidence that for
mer Gov. Alfred E. Smith would
eventually join in the campaign
to elect his former protege, Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.
Political attention meanwhile
turned toward Topeka, Kans.
where Vice. President Curtis was tc
be notified of his denomination
late today.
In view of President Hoover'>
declaration last week for changing
the 18th amendment, the attitude
of his running mate, coming from
one of the driest of all states anc
a long standing advocate of federal
prohibition, was awaited with in
tense interest.
Shift Draws Attention
Because of the general Repub-
lican strategy of aiming fire al
Speaker Gamers house legislative
program, his shift away from hi;
public works bill attracted wide at
tention. He said this program
would not be the Democratic policy
if the party gains control of both
houses.
However, he stood firmly behind
the Goldsborough bill passed by
the house and rejected by the sen.
ate which would have instructed
the federal reserve board to direct
its policy restoring commodity
prices to 1924 levels
This measure, among other Dem.
| ocratic proposals, has been severely
criticized by the administration. II
is one of the measures President
Hoover is said to have had in minc
when, in his acceptance speech, ne
declared the Republicans havs
prevented "the Democratic major
ity in the house from effectine
wild schemes of uncontrolled infla
tion." -
Garner's claim of a Democratic
victory of from 100000 to 10000
900 votes is the first of the pre-
election forecasts in which respon-
sible party spokesman have reduced
their claims to figures.
President Hoover's plurality fouI
years ago was about 100000 votes
Figures covering presidential elec-
tions for the last 40 years reveal
that of the total popular vote the
Democratic peak was 492 per cent
in 1916 when Wilson won by an
eyelash.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Two Injured In
Mystery Blast

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. WP)--
Two men were injured seriously,
one of whcm may die, and gas
oline station was wrecked in a mys-
teriouS explosion early today.
The blast. apparently caused
when match was struck in a gar
age room, filled with escaping gas,
may cause the death of E. v. Hall.
35. His friend, t. L. Harris, So,
also was burned severely.
Andy E. Booth, owner of the sta
ton, told arson squad officers
someone apparently either had
deliberately turned on a gas pet
deliberately bumped into or turned
on gas petcock and that match
may have caused the blast.
caused the blast.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
BY United Press

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. - Mrs.
Arthur P. Thomas today filed suit
against the American Always Inc,
seeking damages of $4,000 for the
death of her husband in an air.
plane crash. MIS-. Thomas claimed
her husband was passenger on
a plane enroute to Los Angeles
from Douglas, Ariz., which crashed
and caused his death.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18.-Clifton
A. (Ukelele Ike) Edwards, film
comedian, today was named de-
fendant in a suit filed by his di-
vorced wife, Irene E. Edwards, for
mer "Follies' girl, seeking to collect
$17,999.86 alimony assertedly due
her. q,
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 10. = John
Blythe Barrymore, infant son of
John Barrymore and Dolores Co.'S
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Submit New Bids
On Post Office

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. W.P)
The Associated Constructors,
Inc, Los Angeles. Calf, today
submitted new low supplement
al bids of S1O3,285 for construc-
ton of the post office at Ell
Centre. Calf, if limestone is
used and $103,669 if sandstone
is used.
Second low bids of $10S,485
and S115,205 were submitted by
Robert E. Mckee, Ell Paso, Tex.
Third low bids of S1l1.1S1 and
SI11.431 were submitted by the
Union Engineering Company,
Ltd, Huntington Park, Calf,
and S113,140 and SI13.34O by
the Bannister-Field Company,
Ltd, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Disabled Vessel
Asks For Help

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Aug.
IS. U.P)-The coast guard cutter
Montgomery was proceeding 10 the
assistance of the American fishing
schooner Sophie Christensen today,
reported in distress In the Bering
Sea.
The vessel was not in need of I'M
mediate assistance, 1t was said,
The Montgomery figured oliy
last week in the rescue OF the
crew OF the motorship Eunice,
wrecked on Carlisle Island.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Garner Explains
Telephone Calls


WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. U.P)-
Speaker Garner has a rule that he
will not talk business or answer
the telephone after p. m.
And that, he insists, is the only
reason he did not talk to Alfred E.
Smith when the former governor
tried to reach him the night of the
crucial Democratic balloting at
Chicago.
did you know Smith was trying
to reach you?" reporters asked Gar
ner.
Yes, sir. 1 knew it. Mr. Nc
Adoo was trying to reach me, too.
Governor Roosevelt told me he
tried to get me three times. I
treat all alike"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Los Angeles Gets
Summer Weather

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. (U.P-
After weeks of foggy mornings
which kept temperatures down, the
thermometer leaped to SO degrees
here at II a. m. today, the United
States Weather Bureau announced.
Forecast of a high mark of SO de-
grees by p. m. was made.
Yesterdays maximum mark was
"a degrees. Thunderstorms in the
mountains and temperatures above
normal may be expected today ant
tomorrow, the weather bureau said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
Seek Review OF
Reversal Decree

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. U.P)-
The district attorneys office today
petitioned the state supreme court
to review the appellate court re-
versal of the conviction of Olive
Clark Day on charges growing out
of an alleged Hollywood girl syn
dicate.
Mrs. Day won a reversal on her
contention that an alleged con-
fession had been improperly enter
ed as evidence against her. She
claimed the ronfession was obtain
ed at time when she was not un-
der arrest and not aware of her
constitutional rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
WOULD CLOSE DEPOTS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. U.P)-
The Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany today asked state railroad
commission authority to close its
agencies at Chino, San Bernardino
county; West Anaheim, Orange
county and Westmorland, Imperial
county, declaring business does not
warrant continuance of the stations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
PICARD
BALLOON
RETURNS
Belgium Scientist Lands
In Italy After Reach
ing New Height.
TRIP is SUCCESSFUL
Penetrates Nearly Elev-
en- Miles Into Strato-
sphere.

DESENZANO, Italy, Aug. 18.
U.PyProf. Auguste Picard, Belgian
scientist, brought his stratosphere
balloon to earth near here today
after soaring into the skies to 8
height estimated at between 10 and
IL miles, the farthest any living
thing has ever assembled into the
heavens.
The professor and his assistant,
Max Cosyn, came down in their
sealed aluminium cage between
Desanzano on Lake Garda, Is
miles east of here and Volta Mon
tovano, at $40 p. m. Ql:10 a. m.
! Eastern Standard Time.) They had
crossed the Alps from Zurich,
Switzerland, at an incredible height
and found landing place near the
lake in the foothills.
The two explorers of the ether
handled their strange craft almost
like an airplane. They were first
observed over Desanzano at p. m.
| and remained stationary for about
two and a half hours. They were
at a height of about 10000 feet.
Then they left the lake and man
| euvered slowly toward Mantua, ap-
parently seeking a suitable landing
place, and avoiding the peril of
| descending on the lake.
The spot where the balloon came
down is only ITS miles in airline
from Zurich, the starting point, bat
from reports of sightings at vari-
Gus places, the explorers had COW
cred hundreds of miles in IL hours
since they shot into the sky In
Switzerland and drifted over the
| Alps.
The height they attained in the
search for Information about the
mysterious cosmic ray will not be
determined until Picard calibrates
his instruments. but it was esti-
mated unofficially to, have been
perhaps as much as $4,000 or 10000
feet, which is more than IL miles.
Picard himself reported by radio
from the skies that at one time he
was $1,000 feet up.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. IS.
WP) = Prof. Auguste Picard has
landed in his s.ratosphere balloon
at Desenzano, Italy, on Lake Gar
da at the foot of the Alps, the SCI
entific resarch institute announced
officially today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
By ALPHONS THOMA
United Press Staff Correspondent

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. Is.
Professor August Picard, Belgian
scientist whose record breaking
flight today carried him more than
10 miles into the air. radioed Eur
ich at 4:40 a. m. (CST), that his
balloon was descending to prevent
forced landing in the Adriatic
Sea.
1t was indicated that the pro-
fessor's observations in the cosmic
ray in the stratosphere we're high
ly successful He took off with
Max Cosyns as passenger at 1905
p. m. (CST), from Zurich.
Thousands of spectators cheered
as the lean, bewhiskered professor
stepped into his balloon with
Cosyns, and gave the signal for his
second ascent into the border re-
gions of space.
He left earth SIS calmly as though
starting motor trip.
But the immense crowd stood
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