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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
RE N DER
S (,IDE:
VI: RDICT
CorOner's Inquest Fails
To Give Motive In Bern
Tragedy.
WIFE NOT PRESENT
Beautiful Screen S tar
Too iii To Give Testi-
mOny At Hearing.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8. W.P)-
A coroner's jury of six men today
decided that Paul Bern, husband
of blonde Jean Harlow, came to his
death on September "by a gun
shot wound in the head with sui
cidel intent"
The jury said the motive was un-
determined.
Miss Harlow, who suffered a
nervous collapse when Bern's body
was discovered, was too serious
~ i'll to leave her mothers Holly
wood home and was excused from
giving testimony.
Henry Bern, brother of the dead
film executive, also was absent. He
went into seclusion after landing
in Hollywood by airplane from New
York and talking alone with Miss
Harlow for two hours.
DR.. G. r. Webb, assistant autop-
sy surgeon and one of eight wit
nesses called, testified that Bern
had physical deficiency, which
may have caused him to suffer a
nervous complex or "melanchol-
ia"
The surgeon said he found no
pathological condition other than
"a sallow complexion probably re-
sulting from a rundown condition" +"
He said he found no signs of Or
ganic disease.
He did not testify that the physi-
cal deficiency mentioned in his re-
port to Coroner Frank Nance
should affect the marital happiness
of the couple or cause Bern to end
his two-months marriage in suicide.
A coroner's jury was composed
of three physicians, a dentist, a
health official and an automobile
dealer.
A crowd of approximately 400
persons crowded around the Price
and Daniels Mortuary in the sub
urban Sawtelle district, hoping in
vain for a sight Of the widowed
screen star. Several times deputy
sheriffs were forced to push back
the crowd seeking to join $50 other
persons who succeeding in enter
ing the inquest chambers.
Witnesses called included Marino
Bollo, Miss Harlow's step-father;
John Carmichael, butler who found
the body; Irving Thalberg and M.
E. Greenwood Metro GoldWyn-
Mayer officials; II. A. (Slickem).
Garrison, studio chauffeur; Clifton
Davis. the Bern gardener, and DR.
Wphh
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
COLONEL ROBBINS
BELIEVED VICTIM
OF KIDNAP GANG

PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 8. UP)
The family Of Col Raymond
Robins, noted social worker and
prohibition advocate, believe he
may have been kidnapped on his
way to a conference with Presi-
dent Hoover, the United Press
learned today.
Mrs Robins at her summer home
in Maine, admitted her fears to-
day, and recounted threats made
against her husband since June,
when he was actively engaged in
combating rum running in Flor
ida.
Colonel Robins had been sum-
moned to Washington for a lunch
con engagement on Tuesday of this
week. He failed to appear, and
has not been seen by friends since
earlier in the week, when he stop
ped at the city club in New York,
Mrs. Robins revealed.
Colonel Robins, man of wealth
who gained distatnction not only
in welfare work during the World
war, but as leader of a Red Gross
commission to Russian in 1917, has
been for several years engaged in
warfare" against a rum running
ring operating on the west coast
of Florida
Centering his activities in Her.
nando county, where he has a per-
manent home, he tooE a major part
in primary campaigns in that coun-
ty directed at osIce holders alleged
to be associated with the rum run
nerS.
Ever since then" Mrs. Robins
said, "he has had threats, some of
them from sources he believes to
be the headquarters of a nationwide
organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
Mix Asks For
Custody OF Child

LOS ANGELES, Sept 8. W.H
Tom Mix, famous screen cowboy,
today closed his presentation of
petition for sole custody of his
daughter Thomasina, 10, with a
statement that he settled 100000
on the present Mrs. Victoria
De Olabazal at the time of their
separation.
A former nurse of the child and
two Mix employees testified that
they believed the girl would he
happier with her father than with
Mrs. De Olabazal, now wife OF the
Argentine consul to San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
BOARD DEGREES
NO INCREASE in
CITY PROPERTY

Valuations of city property
within the boundaries of the
Imperial Irrigation will not be
increased as result of a four
to one vote of the board of
equalization at a meeting at
headquarters this afternoon.
President John l.. Dubois
voted against the motion of
Director Mark Rose that city
valuations remain the same as
those in effect saS; year. Direc-
tor Burleigh Adams seconded
the motion and Directors w. o.
Blair and Ira Aten voted in
favor of it.
The action followed discus
sion on the part of represent
atives of the municipalities,
farm bureau and the equaIiza-
ton board. Brawley city cOun-
Gil presented a motion asking
that the farm bureau with
draw its request.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
BETTER CREDIT
CONDITIONS CUT
FEDERAL LOANS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. U.P)-
Improvement in local credit con-
ditions throughout the nation may
result in utilization of only about
two-thirds of the $1,500,0O0 900 pro-
vided for self-liquidating projects
in the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration act, Gardner Cowles, di-
rector of the corporation, said to-
day.
Conditions have improved in nu-
merous communities, Cowles said.
Commenting on improved credit
conditions, CoWles said:
Many applications which have
been made to thee corporation have
been withdrawn because the petit
TONERS have discovered that credit
conditions have improved at home
to such an extent that the project
can be financed locally.
Finances of the Pasadena, Calf,
city water works is an example of
this improved condition. Bonds to
provide money for the project have
been sold locally more advanta-
geously to Pasadena than the loan
Coulu nave Deell SSCuIeu 1IoIl GIle
corporation"
More than 200 applications for
self -liquidating loans have been re-
ceived, by the corporation to date.
Some of these are being withdrawn
because of lack of complete engi-
neering work and inadequate plans
to secure such projects financially,
Cowles said.
Officials of the. corporation COM
mented that practically every con-
struction project which has been
turned down by bond houses dur
ing the past 10 or Is years is now
being presented to the corporation
for a federal loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
ShOrtridge's Son
Gives Evidence Tn
Louderback Quiz

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8. U.P)-
Samuel Shortridge, jr., son of the
California senator, was called to
the witness stand today as the
congressional committee investi-
eating the official conduct of Fed
eral Judge Harold Iouderback in
appointing federal court receivers,
resumed its hearing.
Rep. r. II. LaGuardia (Rep0
New York, committee prosecutor,
immediately began questioning him
as to how he oh'-;ned appointment
from Judge Louderback as received
for the defunct Lumbermens' Re-
ciprocal association, an insurance
company.
Shortridge was preceded by three
state officials and three attorneys
whose testimony was augmented by
a federal appellate court decision
introduced by LaGuardia holding
Judge Louderback had appointed
Shortridge Illegally,
Two state employees charged the
jurist with naming Shortridge re-
ceiVer for the company in defiance
of state laws T>ich required it be
turned over to the state insurance
commission.
Delger Trowbridge of the indus
trial accident commission, told of
the alleged maneuvering that as
sertedly placed the firm in Snort
ridges control. He s=.d Shortridge
was appointed after the commission
already had suspended the COM
pany, impounded its bank funds
and books and taken steps to wind
up the firms affairs with a feeless
Ieceivership.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
Retired Naval
Officer Dies

wAYNEsBORO, Pa, Sept. g.
W.P) - Rear Admiral Charles John
ston Badger, United States navy.
retired, died at his summer home
today. He was 10. He had been
suffering from a heart ailment for
some time
Badger at one time was com
mander- -in-chief Of the Atlantic
fleet of the United States navy.
From 1907 to 1909 he served a.
superintendent Of the United States
naval academy
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
WOMEN WATER
STARS PERFORM
in TEMPE POOL

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 8. U.R)-The
best amateur woman swimmers in
the country prepared today for the
six national championships that
will be decided here tonight, tomor-
row and Saturday in the annual
A. A. U. women's meet.
Virtually the entire women's
Olympic team, with the exception
Of Helene Madison, was. on hand.
Miss Madison has withdrawn from
amateur competition to seek a
movie career.
Only one championship was to
be decided tonight. Miss Katherine
(Minnow) Rawls of Fort Lauder
dale, Fla, will defend her 300-yard
medley championship Miss Rawls
will attempt Saturday night to de-
feat Georgia Coleman, Olympic
champion, and Dorothy Paynton,
Hollywood star, in the high board
diving contest, an event the Florida
mite won in the womens Olympic
tryouts.
Eleanor Holm, former Follies
beauty, will defend her 200-yard
backstroke championship, probably
for the last time, as Miss Holm
also has entered pictures.
Other nationolly known stars will
compete, including Betty Beyes,
Ruth Nurmi, Olive Hatch, Dorothy
Smithson, Florence Chadwick, Olga
Clark, Jennie Cramer, Helen
Marcek, Phyllis Bell and Katherine
Russell.
Micky Riley Galitzen, worlds
champion mems diver, will give ex-
hibitionS.
In addition to the six national
titles, a score of state and regional
championships will be held
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
Building Funds
To Be Reduced

WASHINGTON, Sept. g. UR) -
Secretary of Treasury Mills an
ncunced today that building funds
provided in the Garner-Wagner
unemployment relief bill would be
cut by 10 per cent under ruling
by Comptroller General McCarl.
Mills decision, made after a con-
ference with McCarl, definitely set
tied the dispute over whether the
economy bill, which cuts all con-
struction work 10 per cent applied
to the relief measure. Some treas
ury officials maintained the cut
applied to the limit of cost of indi-
vidual buildings but the entire
$100,000,000 provided would be
available.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
@sMsLl
W4IOOGERS
N9 'Soys:

BEVERLY HILLS, Sept. 7.
(SpeciaD - The doubtful are
gradually falling into line. Cal
win Coolidge has had everybody
on the anxious seat for months
as to who he would support in
the November handicap.
Campaign managers and pol
iticianS have been dogging his
rubber booted footsteps. But
it took not a politician but a
commercial-minded gentleman
proprietor of Americas biggest
nickelodeon Mr.. Geo. Horace
Lorimer, not with words, or ed
itorial persuasion, but with his
signature on a small piece of
paper, payable at one of the
few banks left open, to break
Mr.. Coolidge's dogged doubt.
His printed Endorsement of
the Republican party is per-
haps the biggest paid advertise
ment Gn favor of any purely
commercial produc0 since Amos
and Andy sold themselves
"down the river" for tooth
paste.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
Cleveland Reds
Battle Police

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 8. W.R)-
Tear gas bombs were hurled by
police late today as they clashed
with alleged Communist agitators
in hand to hand fight outside an
associated charities office.
Several members of the crowd
were clubbed and uniforms of sew
eral policemen were torn. Six
squads of police were used to quell
the disturbance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
Martin Defeats
Bay City Golfer

DEL MONTE, Calf, Sept. 8. U.P)
David Martin, Los Angeles, de-
Tending champion eliminated Ed
gar Haber, San Francisco, from the
fourth round of the California
state amateur golf tournament at
the Pebble Beach course here to-
day, and 2.
Neil White, Los Angeles, defeat
ed Arthur Sato, San Franciso, l
up on 10Th.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
COTTON REPORT
CAUSE OF HEAVY
SLUMP In PRICE
New Orleans Market Dis
organized AS Daelers
Seek To Unload.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. U.R) -
The department Of agriculture to-
day estimated production of cotton
in the United States this year at
11,31O,OOO bales, compared with a
1881 crop of 100000 bales.
At the same time, the census bu-
reau reported 865 ,232 running bales
had been ginned from the 1882 crop
prior to September l, compared
with Sos, 1853 bales in 1881 and
1,379,919 in 1890.
The agriculture department esti-
mated the condition of the 1882
crop on September at 56.6 per
cent of normal, and reported there
was an indicated abandonment for
the season of 1.8 per cent.
The yield of lint cotton for har-
vest was estimated at 147.8 pounds
per acre, and the indicated area
left for harvest was placed at
36,611 900 acres.
Last month the department esti-
mated 1882 production at 100000
bales, 5,790,000 bales less than last
years crop, and 1852 900 less than
the average of the last five years.
At that time, it was said the
prospects for the crop were more
uncertain than usual because of
heavy boil weevil infestation
| throughout the cotton belt.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. U.P) =
Cotton prices broke violently when
the market reopened today after
receipt of the government crop re-
port indicating yield of 11,310,000
bales. Losses ranged to more than
$4 bale.
Huge blocks of cotton were
dumped on the market by traders
who had looked for an estimate
below 100000 bales. October
broke to 8.25 cents a pound, off Ct
points, December to 1926, off 80,
and January to 1856, off 70.
Heavy liquidation of long cotton
that had been carried over the re-
port flooded the cotton ring and
was accompanied by general selling
from other sources.
Cotton mills and the trade here
and abroad bought on a scale down.
but were unable to offest the flood
of offerings. While the average of
private reports on the crop was
III, ,247,000 bales, the average guess
of members of the cotton exchange
was 1871 900 bales and the in
crease of 1900 bales over the Aug
ust forecast dismayed many traders.
Prior to issuance of the report,
the market had climbed a dollar
bale when bulls who recently sold
out reinstated their lines, confident
that the government report would
be bulliSh.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8. W.P)-
Cotton crashed So to 81 in Is min
| utes of the widest trading ever
| witnessed on the New Orleans ex-
change today following issuance of
a government crop estimate of
11,310,000 bales.
An estimate of not more than
10,750,000 bales had been antici-
pated.
October contracts crashed from a
high Of 9.12 today to 8.29 by 1920
a. m. 1t was a loss of 33 points.
December was off 65 points at 8:44
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
STUDENTS ATTEND FAIR

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 8. U.P)-
Governor Rolph and the Future
Farmers of America took posses
sion Of the California state fair to-
day. The organization of high
school agricultural students, 600 in
number and representing 100 schools
of the state, arrived at the fair
grounds for the three-day Future
Farmers convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
BY RONALD WAGNER
limited Press Staff COrreSDondent

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 8.-Silvery
haired Jean Harlow held secret
conference with the brother of her
husband, Paul Bern, today to dis
cuss intimate details of their life
preceding the motion picture eX-
ecutive'S suicide.
Even the studio officials and
friends who have been Miss Har-
lows counsellors since Bern shot
himself were barred from her room
the room in which her wedding
took place two months ago.
Seeking a key to his brothers
death, Henry Bern, accompanied by
a little group Of studio executives,
went to the home of Miss Harlow's
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08
Reports Slide In
Panama Canal

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. W.R)-
Governor Harry Burgess of the
Panama canal zone reported to the
war department late today that
large slide had occurred on the
Panama canal about $500 feet
north of Gold Hill. He said he
did not believe that traffic would
be interrupted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-08

Growers of the Wenatchee Valley,
Washington, paid $1o.394, $50 freight
on 1883 cars of fruit shipped
last year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-05

KELLooG's Corn Flakes have
such a delicious aroma that
you'd be sure to choose them
if you compared them with
others, just on the strength Of
opening the packages. And Of
course there's . big difference
in the taste and crispness.
Ksllogg's are the very best
corn fakes possible to make
and they are protected by 4
sealed WAxTITE inside bag
that brings them oven'fresh
to your table. This feature is
patented
Kellogg's guarantee you
the highest quality and salts
faction. Look for the red
and.gresn package. Made
by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-05
Church Group Is
In Session Here

Election Of officers, consideration
Of business reports, and the reading
OF the presidents annual message
were on the calendar as the opening
session of the twenty second annual
meeting Of the Bismarck Presbyterial
got under way at the First Presbyter-
ian church here Thursday.
Included on the program were edu-
cational, devotional, and musical fea-
lures.
Mrs. George Prescott of the Men
ual School OF Albuquerque, N. NJ, was
the guest speaker. Miss Anna Burr.
Bismarck, president OF the North Da-
kota Synodical and the Bismarck
Presbyterial, presided.
A slate Of nominees for the consid-
Grafton Of the convention was draw,
up at meeting OF a nominating
committee in session Thursday morn
ing and elections were to be held at
a meeting late Thursday afternoon.
A banquet for members Of the con-
vention will be given at $50 p. m.
with Mrs. Prescott as guest speaker
Her topic will be, Il Come from New
Mexico"
Conferences Thursday afternoon
were devoted to consideration OF pro-
gram building. standards to be main.
tanned within the organization, anc
membership building.
Among speakers Friday will be Rev
and Mrs. F. E. Logee. Miss Edwina
Knecht. Mrs. N. S. johnson. and Miss
Burr, all of Bismarck; Mrs. H. NJ
Gulson, Glencoe; Mrs. F. w. Chris.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-05
SHARP REDUCTIONS
MADEBY CONGRESS
IN ARMY'S BUDGET
Bill Carries Funds For Rivers
and Harbors Work; Cuts
Number Of Officers

Washington, May 5.-R-The
house appropriations committee rec
commended Thursday that congress
appropriate $37,5lo,S $50 for new rivers
and harbors works intended to slim
ulate water transportation and COM
merce.
This amount is included in the
total Of $60,o0o,o00 the budget asked
and the committee approved in a
report to the house-for new work
and maintenance Of old projects.
Among the projects on which the
war department expects to spend
funds for new work are:
Mississippi river system: Mississippi
pi between Ohio and Illinois rivers,
$l,700,000 Mississippi between Illinois
river and Minneapolis. $1,000, 900:
Missouri river, Kansas City to mouth.
$4,400,000: Missouri river, Kansas
City to Sioux City, 100000.
The bill was slashed by many mil
lions under President Hoover's bud
get estimates.
Cutting 1000 officers off the active
list and making other sweeping re.
auctions, the measure carries $685.
$4,000 for maintenance of the army
and its ilon-military activities. It Is
S58,789. 900 below current appropria-
tions and $24,380,000 less than the
budget estimates.
Reductions Total $l60,000,OOO
The reduction brings to 100000
900 the amount deducted by the DEM
ocratic controlled committee from
President Hoover's requests for funds
for the maintenance of the federal
government in 1888. Only the second
deficiency appropriation bill remains
to be presented before congress ad-
iourns.
sl,7o0,000; Mississippi between Illinois
military activities, while sos. 444, 900
is for military work of the de-
partment. including a lump sum OF
$60,000,000 for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors and $32 1000 900 for
the Mississippi valley flood control
project.
Not one budget estimate was In
creased and no item not recommend
ed by President Hoover was included
in the measure.
In his report, Representative Col.
Inns of Mississippi, Democratic chair
man of the subcommittee which pre-
pared the measure, pointed out ap.
proxiln ately $222,000,000 Of the
amount allotted to the army, goes
for the pay. expenses and subsistence
Of personnel
Besides cutting from $4,000 10 TO-
600 the number of officers, the bill
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-05
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY BAPTIST Church
Fred Miller Named Deacon;
Growth of Congregation is
Shown in Reports

Fred Miller was elected deacon Of
the First Baptist church Wednesday
evening as the congregation held its
annual meeting In the church parlors.
Other officers elected were Mrs. 1.
w. Herbert. Mrs. r. E. Kennedy, Mrs,
William Barneck and Mrs. o. T.
Raaen, deaconesses; Mrs. Fannie
Dunn Quain, trustee; Mrs. Nellie G.
Evarts, clerk; Gertrude Evarts. trea-
surcr; william Mueller. Jr., Sunday
School superintendent; Floyd Roberts
assistant superintendent; Mrs. Lei1
Blensley, primary superintendent;
Robert Mueller, Marvin Welliver
Adam Hoff, Left Blensley, Ernest Val
and Roger Kennedy, ushers; Mrs
Clarence Guinness and Edward Cole
pianists; Mrs. F. L. Jackson. William
Mueller. Jr.. Mrs. Clare Nelson ane
Gertrude Evarts, missionary commit
tee; Mrs. Guinness. Mrs. g. ]. Wornel
and Floyd Roberts, music committee
Mrs. william Barneck. cradle roll SUI
perintendent; and Mrs. Dell Shaw
home department superintendent.
Dinner was served before the meet
ing In charge Of arrangements were
Mesdames Edward Herbert, Dell Shaw
r. E. Kennedy. Left Blensley, e. L
Welliver and Clare Nelson.
Growth Of the congregation and ar
increase In activity were shown by the
reports of the various societies which
we're given. Financial receipts for tht
year were slightly larger than the TO-
tai last year and the mission budget
was overSubscribed.
Rev. Ellis l.. Jackson, pastor, gave
a short talk.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-05
SERVICE CLUB HAS
MUSICAL PROGRAM
Five Musicians Are Guests Of
cosmopolitans at Lunch
con Thursday

Observing the spirit OF national
music week, the Bismarck Cosmopoll-
tan club at its luncheon Thursday had
as its guests five musicians.
They were Mrs. Harris Robinson,
Mrs Merton Ore. Mrs. L. r. Priske,
Grace Duryee Morris and Adolp1
Engelhardt.
Mrs. Priskc gave brief explana-
ton of the history and significance OF
music week and complimented the
club on its group singing under the
direction of Otto Bauer.
B. F. Lawyer, president OF the CLUB
responded.
Mrs. Orr, accompanied on the
piano by Mrs. Robinson. sang Pale
Moon" by Logan, and Memories OF
Mother" by Nicholson.
The club In its group singing was
accompanied by Mrs. Morris at the
piano and Engelhardt, violinist.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-05
URGES HOOVER TO
CUT COMPENSATION
Of WAR VETERANS
Archie Roosevelt Says Govern.
mont is Victim Of Vast
LegaIized Racket

Washington, May 5.-(R-Archi-
bald B. Roosevelt, son of the former
president, Thursday presented to
President Hoover a letter asking him
to take open and determined action"
to cut off compensations paid to vet
Grams for disabilities not resulting
from war service.
Roosevelt declared in a statement
left with the president that "a vast
legalized racket has been foisted on
the people, whereby one-quarter OF
all the revenue received from the
whole nation is being expended for
the benefit Of less than one per cent
Of the people"
He also presented the president a
petition backed by the national eco
nomy committee. Roosevelt said
Hoover seemed interested" In it.
Roosevelt is secretary of the eco
nomy committee. He contended to
the president that at least $450, O00,-
600 could be saved from veterans
payments without injustice"
Roosevelt, himself veteran, plan,
to present similar petitions and state
ments to Vice President Curtis and
Speaker Garner of the house.