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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
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BY LYLE G. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Pres-
ident Hoover's spokesman in the
stock market investigation was
locked out of the inquiry's inner
council today when Chairman Nor
beck completed his board OF
strategy" without including Sena-
tor Walcott (RepD Connecticut
Norbeck selected Senator Town
send (Rep) Delaware, for the re-
naming Republican vacancy on
the inner council of five members.
Norback and the four others who
will plan procedure and policy met
today to map their program.
Plans to recall Richard Whitney,
president of the New York Stock
exchange, for further testimony be-
fore the committee were revealed
by Norbeck when the board of
strategy adjourned after an hours
conference.
"The first witness we called after
Mr.. Whitney ruined his testimony
in five minutes Norbeck said
That witness was Matt Brush.
Mr.. Whitney wanted to come
back and we promised him he
could come back"
Norbeck said the evidence OF
"ballyhoo" publicity offered yester-
day by Representative LaGuardia
(Rep) New York. had an import
ant bearing in showing that cer-
tain financial writer's can get into
reputable papers with propaganda. y
William A. Gray, committee
counsel, will meet with the strate-
giSts tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
Police Officer
Shoots Bandit

LONG BEACH, April 81 UR>-
A bandit was shot and killed by
Motorcycle Officer Robert L..
Wright today when he attempted
to apprehend three men who were
holding up a gasoline station
Wright was slightly wounded in
the leg.
The other two bandits escaped
in an automobile. They obtained
no loot.
Police were attempting to iden-
tify the dead bandit. A descrip-
ton of the two accomplices was
broadcast by radio. Both were de-
scribed as being in the early twen-
ties and of medium height.
Wright was taken to the hos
pital for emergency treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
DARROW MAKES
STIRRING PLEA
FOR DEFENDANTS
Veteran Attorney Seeks
To Convince Jury That
Accused Are Guiltless.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

URTROOM, HONOLULU,
T. l., April 27.-Clarence Darrow,
considered the greatest Snowman
of the American bar, today made
what may be his final address to
a jury-a plea in territorial court
here that four white persons be
found not guilty of the second de-
gree murder of Joseph Kahahawai,
islander of mixed blood.
Before a jury of whites, Orientals
and natives, the 75-year-old Chi
cago attorney made an emotional
demand that the defendants be
acquitted of Staying to avenge
assaults upon Mrs. Thalia Massie,
attractive young wife of a naval
officer.
The defendants, Lieut.. Thomas
H. Massie, husband of Mrs. Massie;
Mrs Grace Hubbard Fortescue, her
mother and A. o. Jones and E. j.
Lord, seamen, looked on as Dar-
row fought to save them from pos
sible terms of from 20 years to life
in prison.
Present in the courtroom to hear
Darrow make his final argument
was Mrs. Massie. Her only pre-
vious appearance at the trial was
when she told dramatically of the
assaults Kahahawai and four
other islanders assertedly made
upon her when she wandered un-
accompanied from a party the
night of September II, 1881.
These assaults placed such a
mental strain upon Lieutenant
Massie that the young naval Off
GERS mind suddenly went blank
when he heard Kahahawai confess
he led the gang assault, the de-
fense has contended.
He was completely insane, the
defense claimed, when a bullet
from a service revolver he held
snuffed out the life of the half
caste.
Before Darrow's argument
started, Judge Davis called the at
torneys for a conference. 1t was
reported counsel were wrangling
over what Judge Davis intended to
include in the instructions to the
jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
TAXATION
Reforms
REQUIRED
President Gives Message
To Governors Meeting
At Richmond.
ASKS COOPERATION
Public Urged To Assist
Officials In Restoring
Nations Confidence.
BY HENRY F. MISSELWITZ


RICHMOND, Va, April 81. -
President Hoover today urged upon
the nation the necessity of ad-
justing taxation and government
expenditures as "the sure highway
toward national recovery"
Hoover addressed the twenty
fourth conference Of governors
here this afternoon after coming
by motor and train from Washing
ton. The President gave the gov
ernors, gathered from all over the
country, a message to be carried
home and applied through every
phase of government from the
town council upward.
Among the Presidents specific
recommendation was a plea for
lower taxes, elimination of dupli-
cation in taxation and discovery
of new revenue sources.
"One of the taxes which is re-
sponable for a disproportionate
part of the hardship of our present
tax system is the present property
tax" Hoover said. Decreasing
prices and decreasing income result
in an increasing burden upon
property owners both in rural and
urban communities, which is now
becoming almost unbearable.
THE tax burden upon real es-
tate is wholly out of proportion to
that upon other forms OF property
and income. There is no farm re-
lief more needed today than tax
relief, for I believe it can be dem
onstrated that the tax burden
upon the farmer today exceeds the
burden upon other groups"
Hoover pleaded for cooperation
in every phase of government. He
emphasized that the stability of
the republic can be maintained
only through the financial in
tegrity of every state, county and
municipal government"
The President presented the tax
problem in four phases:
l. The need for ultimate reduc-
tion in the tax burden.
2. The need in the existing
emergency, for new forms of tax
alton.
3. The great problem" of dup
lication in federal, state and local
taxation.
a. Reorganization of the tax
basis to secure more just distri-
button of the tax burden.
Hoover said that the way out
of depression is difficult and the
task CT public officials mo light
responsibility"
This duty offers no rosy path
to popularity" he said. Rather
it is one to invite the anger Of es-
tablished interests.
with the utmost care that can
be exercised by the executive Of
fices and the legislators through
out the nation, and with the ut
most good will, it is bound to
cause individual hardship and to
grieve the friends of many worthy
causes.
Nevertheless the duty is mex
cradle, and its discharge rests in
escapably upon all public officers.
It's final results will rebound to
the general public benefit. There
fore, say to the public: Be pa
tient, be helpful, recognize the
complexity and the difficulty of
the problem before these servants
of your combined public interest.
Support them in their task, for
upon its successful conclusion de-
pends a most momentous contri-
button to our united security, our
hope of an early return to stability,
and the common welfare of every
man, woman and child in our
nation" :"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
WINTER WEATHER
SETS HANDICAP
ON CANTALOUPES

Continued cold weather which
the valley has experienced for the
past week may have harmful ef-
feet on cantaloupes according to
the agricultural commissioners
office.
While the cold spell will not af-
feet the quality of melons there is
a possibility that it may affect size
and that the melons may be some
what smaller this year. If the
crop has received any damage it
will be in this respect as the cold
has slowed growth. Only less than
car load lots are being shipped
now and the season is much later
than last years.
Strawberries also may have been
effected by the cold, while the
heavy winds have damaged grape
fruit, tomatoes, grapes and any
hay which was harvested. The
extent of the damage can not be
estimated at present.
Greatest wind velocity during
the storm took place at noon,
April 20, when a 38 miles per hour
gale was blowing. According to the
records at the Imperial Irrigation
district office in Imperial, this
maximum figure was approximat-
ed several times during the storm.
This morning the wind was blow
ing at the rate of 12-14 miles
per hour.
Maximum temperature yesterday
was 70 while the minimum this
morning was 81 according to the
official thermometer at the city
water works.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
JAPANESE READY
TO COMPROMISE
WITH CHINESE

GENEVA, April 27. UR1-Japan
notified the League of Nations to-
day of acceptance of compromise
proposal for settlement of the dis
pute with China at Shanghai.
The proposal was drafted prin-
cipally by Sir Miles Lampson,
British minister to China, anc
Nelson T. Johnson, United States
minister. 1t provided complete
cessation of hostilities; the Chinese
will not advance; the Japanese
will withdraw troops inside the
International Settlement; a joint
commission will supervise with
drawal; the agreement will become
effective Immediately after it is
signed by both governments.
SHANGHAI, April 27. U.P4-The
presence of Chinese troops across
the Whangpoo river from the In
ternational settlement led to a
new controversy today when Sino-
Japanese peace conferences re-
sumed.
The troops are stationed at
Pootung. This never was the scene
of hostilities during the recent
Shanghai battle, but japanese
nevertheless demanded the soldiers
retire.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, April 81
W.Pl - Japanese troops were sent
from Hailung today to Tangua
where japanese residents were re-
ported threatened by mutinous
members of the peace preservation
corps. A japanese branch consul
late was said to be in danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
Winning Horse
Pays Big Sum

SAN BRUNO, Calf, April n.
U.P) Bert Webster's improved
English three-year-old. Gold Streak
II, was added today to the grow
ing list Of long paying winners at
Tanforan Park.
Gold Streak lived up TO her
name by winning the third race
and paying holders OF SO first
place options $61440. Sir Satin
was second and Peterkin third
Only eight followers. including
Webster, held winning tickets.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
PRIMARY
SUCCESS
DIVIDED
Smith Gets Massachusetts,
With Roosevelt Leading
In Pennsylvania.
BUTLER LOSES OUT
Fiery Marine Trailing Be-
hind Davis In Senatorial
Contest.

PHILADELPHIA, April 81. up
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt main
tanned his lead late today over Al
fred E. Smith in the presidential
preferential primary of the DEM
ocratic party in Pennsylvania. The
vote in 4298 of the states 8l81
election districts:
Roosevelt, 7o,978.
Smith, 56,645.
James J. Davis, running for Re-
publican denomination to the Unit
ed States senate, continued to gain
over Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler
and with 1855 precincts reported
the vote was:
Davis, 528,116.
Butler, 267 7,843.
All America watched the Roose-
velt-Smith struggle, seeking to de-
tect whether the presidential boom
of the New York governor was to
suffer a setback.
BOSTON. April 81. U.p)-Mass-
achusetts delegates to the Demo-
cratic national convention will cast
their full complement of 36 votes
for Alfred E. Smith, almost COM
plete returns in the states presi-
Dental preference primary showed
today.
Smith, in an out and out battle
with Franklin D. Roosevelt, de-
feated the New York governor in
every congressional district and
even in the city of Boston, strong
hold of Mayor James M. Curley,
who led the fight for Roosevelt.
Returns from all 80 cities and
all but five of the 316 towns in
the state gave Senator David I.
Walsh, who headed the Smith tic
ket, 15l,792 as against 5000 for
| Curley.
Smiths tremendous strength sur
prised even his stauncheSt sup
porters.
Smith carried all of the 81 cities
which had reported early today,
most of them by enormous mar
gins, ranging as high as 10 to l.
In Boston. traditional Curley ter
ritory, the ratio was almost 2 to
in Smiths favor.
On the basis of virtually COM
plete returns in the delegates-at-
large contest, the Smith pledged
candidates polled an average of
141 ,169 votes as against an average
of 1919 votes for the Roosevelt
pledged candidates. Thus, tn e
Smith forces won by a margin of
almost 3 to l.
Featuring the Republican pri-
mary was the victory of former
Secretary of Commerce William F.
Whiting in the first district dele
gate contest. Though insisting he
was not opposed to Mr.. Hoover,
Whiting had refused to pledge him.
self to the President, declaring he
wanted to be free of obligations to
vote for any particular candidate in
the Republican national convention.
All "a of Massachusetts, votes in
the convention except that Of
Whiting are pledged to Hoover.
JUNEAU, Alaska, April 81. U.H
Delegates pledged to support
Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt for the
Democratic presidential nomination
and President Hoover as his Re-
publican opponent today were be-
lieved to have been chosen in
Alaska's primary election yesterday.
Two Republicans and six DEM
ocratic delegates to the national
conventions were named. Because
polling places are scattered and in
many cases isolated, the official
returns will not be in for some
time. Observers we're certain,
however, that Roosevelt and Hoover
delegates had been selected.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
Dead Dry With
Wet Name Loses

HUNTINGDON, Pa, April
n. (U.P)-A dead man today
sought the Republican con-
gressional nomination in the
eighteenth district-and ap-
parently was losing it.
Rep. Edward Beers, a dry,
died last week, but his friends
sought to renominate him so
dry nominee could be named
by the Republican committee
Today Benjamin FOcht, an
anti-prOhibitionist, had 1449
votes to 831 for Beers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
Defeat Conceded
By Mrs. PinchOt

PHILADELPHIA, April 81. (U.Rl-
Mrs. Clifford Pinehot, wife of the
governor, decided at noon today
that people aren't as anxious to
send me TO congress as I am to
CO." and conceded the nomination
of Rep. Louis T. McFadden, her
rival for the Republican nomina-
ton to congress in the fifteenth
district.
At that time McFadden had re-
ceived 174l8 votes TO the 1852
cast for Mrs Pinchot
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
FRENCH PREMIER ILL

PARIS, April 27. {U.P)-Premier
Andre Tardieu was stricken with
acute laryngitis today and forced
to cancel further participation in
the French legislative election
campaign.
Tardieu will not be able to go to
Geneva for conferences with Sec
retary of State Stimson.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
PRISONERS ON STRIKE

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 81.
(U.P>-Thirty mine sailors sentenced
to prison for participation in the
naval mutiny last fall declared
hunger strike today to continue
until liberation or DEATH"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
G.AWgLL
rs ROGERS Roe
w .SQyS:

HOLLYWOOD, April 27.
(SpeciaD - When you think
you have heard all the devil
ment about anything, why you
haven't heard anything till a
little italian congressman land
a Republican, too, strange to
say) from New York City,
LaGuardia; he's always got
the evidence.
He dragged in a trunkfull
of cancelled checks yesterday
that brokers had given finan-
cial writer's.
You know it's too bad every
body was so busy getting in on
it, that no one had time to
investigate Wall street before
90, when the horse was being
stolen.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Mid-week meetings, churches.
Moose ledge, 8, Moose home.
Oasis lodge, F. and A. M,
1880, Masonic temple.
Eagles, 5, 500 Broadway.
Troop 3, b. S. A., Scout hut.
Valley theatre, "The Reckon
ing"
Fox Imperial theatre, "Scar-
face"
TOMORROW
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
CURTIS REFUSES
ANY COMMENTS
ON YACHT TRIP
Worker In Lindbergh
Case C0nfers With Ad-
miral; Remains Mum.

NORFOLK, Va, April 27. U.P)-
John Hughes Curtis, who for four
days has been off on a mysterious
yacht cruise in attempts to nego-
tiate return of the kidnapped son Of
Col, Charles A. Lindbergh, re.
turned to Norfolk today
Arrival of the yacht Maroon, on
which Curtis made his trip, was
not noted but the Norfolk ship
builder appeared at his boathouse.
He Immediately summoned Rear
Admiral Guy H. Burrage, with
whom he has been working in the
Lindbergh case, and they held a
conference inside the boathouse.
The nature of this conference was
not disclosed.
Admiral Burrage, questioned
after the conference with Curtis,
said:
"At this time we can state we
have overcome a number of OBJ
stacles that have stood between us
and our objective"
He would not say where the
yacht Maroon is, nor what fur
ther movements Curtis expects to
max
HOPEWELL, N. j., April 81.
U.PEState police reported no de-
velopments in the investigation of
the kidnapping of Col.Charles A.
Lindbergh's son today, the fifty
seventh since the baby was stolen.
The return of Maj Charles H.
Schoeffel, who went to Europe in
connection with the case, aroused
considerable interest, but state po-
lice officials refused comment.
NORFOLK, Va, April 81. (U.PI-
Watchers in Norfolk and along
Hampton Roads were still without
news today of the yacht Maroon,
in which John Hughes Curtis has
been seeking to establish communi-
cation with the kidnapers of
Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.
The Maroon completed the
fourth day Of its cruise last night.
1t put in at the Norfalk naval
base Sunday night, and probably
refueled there.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27
U.Pq - An international detective
agency was reported searching to-
day for a youth reported to have
said the Lindbergh baby would be
kidnapped if AL Capone were not
released from Jail.
| Mike Geneva, a barber, declared
he overheard the youth make the
remark last October. One report
described the youth as "a member
of a well-known east bay family"
Geneva claimed that since the
remark was heard his life has
been repeatedly threatened.
William Otis, an investigator,
and Geneva were questioned by
Police Inspector Marvin Dowell
He said afterward police would
take no action.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-27
FARMER KILLS ELK

ASTORIA, Ore. (U.PN - Jasper
Hovgaard shared and killed two
elk that invaded his farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-17
McKINLEY SCHOOL

Miss Eicke, our school nurse, was
very greatly pleased with the Nc
Kinley school children's response in
bringing in old clothes for needy
boys and girls. She said that all
of the clothes were useable and
had been placed. Mrs. King OF
the Salvation Army also compli-
mented the children highly for the
way they responded to the call
for garments.
"Fire prevention and cleanup
week was observed last week
throughout our country Those
topics were discussed in all rooms
and fire drill given.
Mervyn Walker brought a model
of the Santa Maria to school. The
pupils spent much time examining
it and learning about Columbus
and his voyages.-4-B-1.
Wednesday was the first bank
day since school started. We have
eight new bank accounts in our
room. We are going to have more
when we get some new cards from
the bank. Our room has the most
number of bankers. That makes
us firSt.-1-B.
The 2-B boys and girls have a
new reading book 1t is about
Bobbie and Betty Squirrel. 1t
teaches boys and girls how to be
polite. They like the book very
much. They are working hard.
They want to read many books this
year.-Americanization class.
In our language period we write
diaries. Last week we had inter-
esting things to write about: the
big storm, the free matinee, Col
umbus day, and the banner for
perfect attendance.-3-B.
Friday morning we had real cat
tails in our room. We drew pic
lures of them. We learned that
cat-tails as are tall plants that
grow in marshy places. The leaves
are long and flat. The spikes Cor
cat-tails) are the pretty parts
Bebe Combs, 4-B-1.
We have been studying about
fireflieS in nature study. They are
very interesting: We learned where
they make their light, and why
they flash it, They flash it to at
tract their mates and warn night
birds that they are not good food.
Opal Ann Greed, 4-A.
Our room put on a little play
October IL. Almost every one in
the room had a part. Jack was
Columbus, Opal Ann was Queen
Isabella, Eldee was king, and I
was the good prior. We enjoyed
it.-Constante Lazo, ABB.
Visitors in our school this week
were Louise Marable. Mrs. Hess,
Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs.
j. f. Armstrong, Mrs. Donald
Kethen, and Kay Ketchen.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-17
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
Ell Centre School Pupils
LINCOLN SCHOOL

Autumn is the time of the year
for the geese to fly south. They
fly in a v shaped line. We drew
a picture of some geese flying
south, in autumn, when the moon
was coming up. Then we painted
1t in black and orange. Marion
Kneitz, 5-B-1.
Mrs. Griffin has a book of
poems. She doesn't say learn this
poem tonight, but she reads them
and we almost learn them the first
time. She calls it the painless
way of learning them. Juanita
Horton, 5-B-1.
This week has been National
Fire Prevention week" and we have
talked about fires. Some of the
children told about fires that they
had seen. Some we're exciting
tales. We also talked about how
to prevent fires.-Homer Lee, 5-A.
Monday morning we will start
our physical education. Last year
the boys had only one teacher, but
this year they will have three
teachers, Mr.. Fox, Miss Dunlap
and Miss Stewart. The girls will
have four Mrs. Griffin, Miss Mel
bourne, Miss Thornburg and Mrs.
zurcher.-Jean Brown, 6-B-2.
Friday we had history test on
the discoverers and explorers of
America. We hope we all have
good grades for we have worked
hard-Myrle Clayton, 6-B-2.
In the 5-B-1 room we are hav-
ing newspaper called the "Busy
Bee Gazette" In this newspaper
we are havings ports, poems, for
eign news and school news. We
have appointed editors and report
ers.-Howard Rhodes, 5-B-2.
We have planned a trip by air.
plane, we will go all over the
United States and as we go we
will study them. After having
gone all over the United States we
will come back to Ell Centro and
go back to work.-Jack Hatfield,
5-B-2.
There is boy in our room, who's
name is Marcus. When we had
painting the day before Columbus
day, he painted a picture of Col
UOdJ. IL WdS So BOOu dll
the teachers liked it.-Ellen Holt,
"A.
I am inspector for row five. We
have had an OK until today, boy
in our row spoiled it for us. We
inspect the finger nails, teeth,
paint pans and desks. We have
a chart. If we get an OK we put
mark on the chart. Row five
have three marks.-Bobs Wilson,
"A
Miss Thornburg is reading a
story of "Nadita". 1t is a very in
teresting story. She has almost
finished the story.-Misao Nagai,
5-A.
If our muscles we would work
In proper writing order
Many ovals we must make
In push me, pull you border.
So now our ovalS turn to men
And rabbits round and jolly.
White chickens" train our mus
cles
Though it sounds purest folly.
-5-A.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-17
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-17
new POST OFFICE
CONTRACT TO BE
GIVEN THIS WEEK

Notice has been received at the
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce
from Associated Constructors, Inc,
the firm which submitted the low
est bid on the new El Centro post
office, that it is expected that the
contract for his building will be
awarded during the present week.
The communication states that
number of items have held up the
awarding of the contract for con-
struction of the local federal build
ing, some delay being caused by
the question of whether bonding
company surety bonds or personal
sureties would be accepted, but
that these difficulties have been
ironed out and it is thought that
the contract will be awarded with
in the next few days.