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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
FAIR PROGRAM CONTINUES
TO DRAW MANY VISITORS

Imperial county's fair today was
in the comparative lull before the
weekend storm of visitors expected
tomorrow and Sunday to view auto
mobile races which will bring more
than 25 of the most famous dirt
track pilots of the nation to the
fair grounds near Imperial.
Workmen were laboring busily to-
day preparing the track for the
races, evening off the part in front
of the grandstand which yesterday
afternoon and the day before saw
events on a two day rodeo exhibit
ton.
The Imperial county fair track,
heralded as one of the fastest in
California, should see several new
records set by the automobile rae
ers who come from all parts of
California, the west and the middle
west.
Today'S fair program, Sandwiched
between a two day rodeo exhibition
and the coming automobile races,
includes a Swiss champion wrest-
ling elimination contest, Swiss
rifle contest, a concert by the Swiss
band, and an Imperial County
Farm Bureau day. The evening, as
usual, will be featured by dancing
and carnival shows.
Sunny skies and weather, which
could not have been more perfect
if furnished at the special request
of the fair board, continued to
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
MISSING WOMAN
IS OBJECT OF
POLICE SEARCH

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. IL. U.P>-A
police search was under way today
for Mrs. Marie H. Firebaugh, 80,
missing since last night when she
left her home to visit a wealthy
uncle in Moor Park, near here.
A purse containing possessions
of Mrs. Firebaugh was flung from
a speeding coupe last night, ac-
cording to police. A pedestrian,
who said he heard woman
scream in the automobile, picked
up the purse and gave it to Officer
F.. F. Butts, on duty at a Hollywood
intersection.
The purse incident occurred
about midnight. Later an un-
identified woman told police she
saw a woman leap from a coupe
and start to run. She was caught
by a man and forced back into
the automobile, the woman told
police.
Firebaugh told police he knew no
reason why his wife should be kid
naped. He said he had not seen
her since last night.
Police sent to Sacramento in an
effort to identify license plates on
the coupe.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
SEEK LENIENCY
FOR EX-C0NVICT
WHO REFORMED

SACRAMENTO, Feb. IL. (U.p) -
Does 10 years of honest business
success wipe out the debt man
owes society when he escaped from
prison?
This is the question the COVER
nor of Michigan must answer be-
fore the future of Frank Wysocki,
81, Los Angeles Indian, can be
determined.
Through an assault charge grow
ing out of an automobile accident
in Los Angeles, February |, 1t was
learned Wysoch is wanted in
Michigan for escaping from prison
10 years ago after he had been
sentenced on a burglary charge.
Since his asserted escape, Wy
socki came to California under an
assumed name, married and made
good in the insurance business.
Detroit officers, here TO return
Wysocki to Michigan, agreed to
delay while Frank Cochran. ex-
ecutive secretary to Governor
Rolph, wired the governor of
Michigan if he did not believe ex-
tradition proceedings should be
dropped in view of Wysockls VIC
tory in rehabiIitating himself
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
MANUFACTURERS
I AK PROPOSED
BY COMMITTEE
Wide Variety OF Products
Would Aid In Raising
Large Sum.
By THOMAS I. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Levy of
a manufacturers sales tax on a
wide variety of products that can
best stand the burden was adopted
today as policy by the house ways
and means committee.
A special sub committee headed
by Democratic Floor Leader Rainey
called upon the commerce departs
ment for data on the manufactur-
ing industry, preparatory to a de-
termination of which units are in
the best condition to help the gov
ernment balance the budget.
The condition CT the particular
industry will be the measuring
stick. The tax thus will not be a
general manufacturers tax blanket
ing the industry. but will cover a
large number of individual items.
Acting Chairman Crisp said to-
day that about $800,00O,000 would
have to be raised by such taxes. as
only between $350,OOO,OO0 and S4OO,-
100000 can be raised by the In
come, inheritance and gift taxes
planned by the committee. He
called upon the house in an impas-
stoned speech to raise taxes suffi-
cient to balance the budget, which
will require $1,241 100000 of addi-
tional revenue, and announced the
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
M<& Ae7A<.
tsSi. NeNsvsht Syndisats. IN.
COURT UPHOLDS
DEMURRER FILED
IN CANNON CASE

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. UP -
Justice j. M. Proctor in District of
Columbia supreme court today
handed down a decision sustaining
the demurrer to the indictment Of
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., on
charges of violating the corrupt
practices act.
The action has the effect of
quashing the Indictment against
Cannon unless the government ap-
pealS and obtains a reversal of JUS
tice Proctor's ruling in the higher
courts.
Leo A. Rover, U. S. attorney for
the District of Columbia, in charge
of the prosecution of the case, an
nounced that he would appeal to
the district appellate court from
Justice Proctor's decision.
The demurrer was sustained on
the grounds that none of the counts
in the indictment against Cannon
alleged any criminal offense.
The Cannon case grew out of
DClOlC cSiiooS Sc'i'
mittee investigating campaign eX-
penditures. 1t was alleged that
Cannon received some $65, 900 for
expenditure in Virginia where he,
a Democrat, was fighting the can
didacy of Alfred E. Smith for pres
ident in 1923. OF this amount, it
was maintained, only portion was
accounted for in reports filed by
Cannon's organization with the
clerk of the house Of representa-
tives. The law requires reports oil
all campaign expenditures, 1t was
argued.
The testimony was placed before
a federal grand jury here last fall
and an indictment charging viola
ton of the corrupt practices act
was returned. Cannon pleaded not
guilty and filed a demurrer.
He argued tnat the campaign in
volved the selection of presidential
electors and that presidential elec-
tors are state and not federal Of
ficers. Therefore, he maintained,
no federal statute requiring reports
of campaign expenditures applied.
He also covered other points, some
of which were routine, in his de-
murrer.
Cannon is bishop of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
JOHNSON MAKES
BOLD ATTACK ON
RELIEF PROGRAM
Demands Government Ex-
tend Aid To Needy
Ones Of Country.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. U.p)-
Senator Hiram Johnson (Rep.}
California, attacked the administra-
tion's whole relief program today
in speech violently assailing the
administrations opposition to direct
federal relief for unemployed.
AS senators agreed tentatively to
postpone until Monday the vote on
the $780, 100000 La Toilette -Costi-
gan relief bill, because some were
absent making Lincoln day speech
es, johnson took up the cause
championed early in the week by
Senator Borah (Rep) Idaho.
1--WE have found the moratorium
was a dud; it benefited nobody
except a few bankers" johnson
shouted at the beginning of his
vigorous speech.
1.-The difficulty with our legisla-
ton is that it has begun at the
top.
I'VE may justify any kind of
dipping into the treasury except for
the relief of human suffering.
Now for the first time in his
tory, we are dealing with men,
women and children" Johnson con-
tinued, gesturing vigorously.
"Why can't you lis1eE 10 the
cries of babies with rickets, children
suffering from malnutrition, women
infected with tuberculosis"
He paid his respects to the new
Glass credit bill by comparing it
with the currency initiation plan
of "Sockless Jerry" Simpson, Pop
ulist congressman from Kansas 30
years ago.
johnson attacked these SNUG
gentlemen who have never felt a
loss, those who legislated for rail-
roads and banks exclusively"
There is an ability in some men
in high position to know what is in
the minds and blood of these men
who walk the Streets" he said.
Suffering among the nations un-
employed constitutes a plague
worse than war" Thomas F.. Nc
Mahon, president of the textile un-
ion, told the house labor commit
tee today. He urged the passage
of the Lewis bill, similar to the
La Toilette -Costigan $375, 100000 re-
lief measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
LINCOLN HONORED
BY CITIZENS OF
HIS HOME CITY
BY GEORGE f. SCHUPPE
United Press Staff Correspondent

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 13.
U.P-Abraham Lincoln lived again
today in memory as the 123rd an
niversary of his birth was cele-
brated here in the city where he
rose from a young lawyer to
president.
AT Sangamon county circuit
court room where the Emancipator
appeared as a state legislator, city
schools paid tribute to the city's
most illustriouS citizen.
The fast dwindling band of per-
sons who knew ABE" before he
went to Washington as president
delighted in "reminiscences of the
long-legged kindly gentleman who
rose from humble rail-splitter to
executive of the United States.
Veterans of the Grand Army of
the Republic paid respect to their
leader at the reconstructed tomb in
Oak Ridge cemetery where rest
his remains and those of his wife
and children.
Wreaths we're sent by President
Hoover and Gov. l.. l.. Emmerson,
to be placed on the sarcophagus as
a squad of militiamen fired a volley
and army airplanes from Rantoul
field droned overhead.
Today's program contained trib-
utes paid by Gov Clifford Pinchot
of Pennsylvania and DR.. Jose
Manuel Capauranc, Mexican am
bassador. All schools were sus-
pended in observance of Loncoln's
birthday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
By III. r, EKINS

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
SHANGHAI. Feb. 12.-The cresh-
ing thunder of heavy artillery in
the Chapel sector at 2:15 p. m.
1:15 a. m., Eastern Standard
Time) today shattered the brief
truce during which 1 saw thou
sands of frightened, nondescript
non-combatantS hurriedly evacu-
ate6 from the war zone.
Big guns, silenced for six hours,
roared along the shell-battered
front in the renewed offensive for
control of the lower Yangtze delta
At 9:10 p. nj. (8:10 a. M, Eastern
Standard Time) the Chinese began
a general attack on the Chapel
front.
Rifles and machine guns joined
in the artillery bombardment The
heaviest fighting in three days was
in progress.
The bombardment began just
outside the International Settle
ment. Soon the entire Chapel front
was ablaze with big guns spouting
destruction in rising roar
The truce apparently was not
observed at Woosung, where inter
mittent shelling by Japanese war
ships on the Chinese forts con-
tinued during the entire day. 9The
truce in Shanghai was marred by
sporadic Chinese Sniping which
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12

presage large crowds and a success
full close for the mid-winter expos
ition.
A large crowd yesterday after
noon filled the bleachers and
spread over the grandstand to
watch calf riding, bareback bronco
riding, calf roping and tying, sad
die bronco riding, team roping, bull
riding, wild COW milking, Brahma
steer riding, a grab race and fancy
riding and roping by Reba Perry.
Rodney Clarke of El Centro and
Jeff Waters of Brawley were
judges of the rodeo events. George
H. Baily of Calipatria and Earl
Richmond of Ell Centro we're time
keepers. The rodeo was presented
by Hugh Strickland, arena director,
and Lester Eddins of Calipatria,
chairman. Abe Lefton of Los An
geles was announcer.
Boy Rides Calf
One of the best offerings of the
day was the boys calf riding, won
by Wayne Burke after a beautiful
ride on one of the widest calves
turned loose. Other entrants were
Tommy Quinones, Sammy Slaugh-
ter, Steve Martinez and Walter
Ogan.
Among the bronco riders, both
bareback and with saddle, were
Fox Callahan, Frank Martinez of
Imperial, Frank Mcdonald, Buck
Smelling, Noah Henry, Tex Clayton,
Jess Byrd, Casey Patterson and
Peter Foster.
In the calf roping event George
Poteet won with a time of 81 Sec
onds. Other entrants, all tying in
good time, we're Milan Fisher, Slim
Mackey, Jess Byrd, Bartollo Estra-
do, Albert Reid, Nick Estrada, ST.
mon Hague, Jerome Humphrey,
Jess Hill, Mike Estrada and Wade
West. Hugh Strickland, just for
the fun of it, took his rope in hand
to beat all time by a tie in 10 As
seconds.
The team roping exhibition was
won by Jess Hill and Henry Has
kins in 20 As seconds. Howard Ma
berry and Milan Fisher were second
and Jerome Humphrey and D. Hin
ton third. Others were Boyd Rury
and Slim Mackey, Joe and Roy
Wicker, Les and Albert Reid and
Nick and Mike Estrada.
Jess Byrd was winner in the wild
cow milking race with a time of
1875 seconds, followed by Bartollo
Estrada as second and Jess Hill as
third. The Brahama steer riding
saw Noah Henry, Jess Byrd, Frank
Mcdonald and "Scotty" entered.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
BLAIR is
KEPT AS
DIRECTOR.
Better Than Four To One
Vote Is Given For Canal
Project.
DU BOIS ELECTED
Head OF Farm Bureau
Will Take Place On
Board Of Directors.

Residents of Imperial Irrigation
district voted 6456 in favor of the
All-American canal contract and
1874 opposed to it at yesterdays
election, thus availing themselves
of the first opportunity in Is years
to express an opinion upon the
project which engaged the entire
nation in the long, bitter fight OF
the opposition to keep it from a
vote of the people.
The historic special election took
place without excitement of any
kind but the deep interest of resi-
dents endured until the returns
were all in at a late hour last
night.
In the two recall elections, C. w.
Brockman was recalled as director
of division No. l, and w. o. Blair
was retained as director of division
No. 3. John L. Dubois, president
of the Imperial County Farm bu-
reau, was selected to take the
place of Brockman upon the board
of directors.
the canal contract was anticipated
by almost everyone in the valley,
the final count came as a surprise
and news of it was received with
satisfaction on the part of friends
of the development.
Election votes will be canvaSSed
by the board of directors Monday
and the new director will post bond
of $4,000 and take the oath of Of
flee. Thus everything will be in
readiness for the regular weekly
board meeting on Tuesday The
Press learned from an authorita-
tive source today that Brockman
does not intend to contest the vote
Formal execution of the ALL
American canal contract is the
next step in progress toward con-
struction, according to district Of
ficials. Election for inclusion of
the outside lands looms as part
of the chain of events.
The vote upon the contract by
towns was as follows:
CaleXico, 440 favorable and 205
opposed; Brawley, 651 favorable
and 254 opposed; El Centre, 1880
favorable and 162 opposed Holt
vile, 492 favorable and l opposed;
Imperial, $50 favorable and "a op-
posed Calipatria, 298 favorable
and 81 opposed.
HOltvilIe Total High
Holtville precinct takes high
honOrs in the vote favoring the
contract, there being but one vote
in opposition. The largest vote
cast in favor of the canal occurred
in division No. 2, where 1873 fav-
orable votes were recorded. Next
came division No. l, where 1860
favorable votes we're cast. Third
came division No. 5, with 1902.
Fourth came division No. 4, with
zoos, and lastly division No. 8,
with TIL.
Randolph Robertson of Heber re-
ceived highly satisfactory vote in
his home precinct, polling 80 votes,
while Dubois received but II and
Lane but 3.
In the recall fight in division
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
Redlands Given
Lincoln Shrine

REDLANDS, Feb. IL. U.p) - A
shrine, housing valuable collec-
ton of Abrahama Lincoln relics,
was dedicated to the memory of
the Civil war President here to-
day at an impressive ceremoney.
The shrine was presented to the
city of Redlands by Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Watchorn in memory of
their late son, Emory, a noted avi-
ator in the World war.
The elder Watchorn, for many
years commissioner of immigration
at the port of New York, made
the presentation to Mayor N. Leo
Lelean.
Murals in the building were paint
ed by Dean Cornwell. Another
prominent feature is a bust of
Lincoln by George Grey Barnard.
Elmer Gray of Pasadena was the
architect
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
Big Guns Put End to Short Truce at Shanghai
Rogers Working
For Republican

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. U.P)
After joking about President
Hoover's com m S 81 o ms for
three years, Will Rogers to-
found himself serving on
one of them, a commission to
laugh money out of boarding.
Rogers was appointed when
he visited Hoover yesterday.
81 am the only member, so
know it will be run right"
the humOrist said. 4 intend
to appoint lot of sub
committees.
at is a real honor. I am to
go out and fix up some jokes
to make folks laugh SO much
they will put their money
back in the banks"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
IN
WOOSUNC
SHELLED
Thousands Of Refugees
Evacuated From Zones
Of Danger.
JAPAN APOLOGIES
Expresses Regret Over
Discharge OF Bomb Up
on Marines Quarters.
UNITED Pressl

Big guns roared along the
Shanghai-Woosung front again
today after brief truce in
which thousands of Chinese
nOn-combatants were evacu-
ated to the safety of the Inter
national Settlement.
The renewed hostilities CO.
incided with a new peace move
ment led by the American,
British and French ministers
on arrival during the bonn
bardment.
The japanese still made
withdrawal of the Chinese
forces to a"safe distance" from
the city a condition to peace
parleys.
In Toxic, the Japanese gov
ernment considered sending
diplomatic missions to Wash
ington, London and Paris to
clarity Japan's attitude toward
settlement of the Shanghai
crisis.
At Geneva, the Chinese dele
cation precipitated a new
crisis by demanding the League
of Nations council call spe-
cial session of the entire league
assembly to consider Japanese
"acts of aggression in China.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
Throwing Sugar
Proves Costly

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IL. U.H -
HorSeplay at service club meetings
stood listed as an expensive form
of hulnor today.
William j. MacWhinnie, San Pc
dro business man, had an award
of $4,000 damages for loss of an
eye suffered when cube of sugar.
assertedly thrown by Eloi Amar at
a Lions club meeting, struck him in
the eye.
A jury in superior court returned
the verdict last night. MacWhinnie
had sued for s10S,890, naming the
club and its members as co-defend-
ants, but the court dismissed the
case against all but Amar.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Signal chapter, No. 276.
O.E.S., 6, Masonic temple.
County fair, fair grounds.
Imperial.
Knights Templar ball, Q.
Masonic temple.
Troop rs, B.S.A., 1880, Nc
Cabe.
Troop 21, B.S.A., 1880, NJ. E.
social hall.
Valley theatre, "The Drifter."
Fox Imperial theatre, "Shangh-
hal Express"
TOMORROW
Auxiliary juniors, 2:30. Vet
Grams hall.
Fox Imperial theatre, "The
Brat"
Auxiliary child welfare group,
2:30, Veterans hall.
Scouts, 8, fair grounds, I'm
pcrial.
County fair, fair grounds,
Imperial.
Automobile races, 2, fair
grounds, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
CONTRACT APPROVED; BR0CKMAN RECALLED
@hW!LL--

WASHINGTON, Feb. -.
(SpeciaD - Safeguarded and
protected by the secretary of
war, just been in and had long
chat with Mr.. Hoover, to report
on Manchuria, Shanghai, Hol-
lywood, Claremore, and ask for
small dole for international
bankers.
President was in fine humor
and he told the jokes. Said
Pennsylvania, the second rich
est state, was the only one that
had passed the tin cup for re-
lief from the federal govern
ment. He laughed and got a
kick out of this. "They pay IL
per cent of the taxes under the
relief program. They would re-
ceive only per cent, so all they
would lose by government re-
lief instead of relieving them
selvs would be 9 per cent. Now
there is one that would do JUS
tice to you, Will"
He is worried about the money
boarding and asked me write
a joke against these hoarders.
Humor might show 'em how
foolish they are. Now go do
that" So, after all my kidding
about Hoover commissions, l
am finally on one The Hoover
Antihoarding Joke Commission"
So anybody knowing any anti
boarding jokes, send 'em to me.
I want to be one commission to
make good.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12
RESULTS OF DISTRICT ELECTION IN ALL PRECINCTS
No. No.

Registered Voters ........
FOR CONTRACT $500.
AGAINST CONTRACT
For Recall ................~~
Against Recall ,,.,.
John l.. Dubois .........
Randolph Robertson -.
Robert D. Lane ........,.....
Charles E. Davis ..........
Clyde O. Hoober ............
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12

Registered Voters .,...
FOR CONTRACT ............
AGAINST CONTRACT =.
For Recall
Against Recall ........
John L. Dubois ..............,...
Randolph Robertson ,......
Robert D. Lane ........,.........
Charles f. Davis ..............
Clyde 0. Hoober ................
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-12

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-08
Plan to Employ Poison
to Fight Crasshoppers

With an unusually heavy infesta-
ton Of grasshoppers believed likely
this summer. the value of a new de-
vice developed by experts of the De-
partment of Agriculture to poison
the hoppers will be tested.
With weather conditions such as
to facilitate the Matching of the
myriads of hopper eggs laid last fall.
the hopper menace will be really Sc
rious this year in Montana. Wyoming,
Minnesota. Iowa. Colorado. the Da-
kotas and Nebraska. where more
than 9,000.OO0 acres are infested.
The new devices developed to COM
bat the hoppers are adaptations of
the ordinary seeder and sower in
common use on the farms in that
area. The poison fed the hoppers
is mixed with bran and fed in a very
thin layer in strips 20 feet wide.
which are laid In such a manner that
there are no open ends. The bait is
usually laid between six and ten in
the morning on clear days. for it is
then that the young hoppers feed the
most.
With proper care given to the lay
ing of poisoned bran. experts believe
that the infestation of hoppers. how
ever heavy. may be kept down with
out serious damage. Much diligent
care is needed, however, to make the
poisoning successful.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-08
Show Results in Fight
on Avian tuberculosis

A summary of progress In eradi-
eating tuberculosis from poultry Ii
now being issued monthly by the bu-
reau Of animal industry, United States
Department of Agriculture. The sum-
mary includes the results Of inspection
of poultry fiocks in the eleven states
doing systematic work in detecting and
eradicating tuberculosis Of poultry.
These states are Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Da-
kota, and Wisconsin. In addition there
are reports for ten other states in
which veterinarians engaged in test
ing cattle for the disease also inspect
ed poultry. The report includes the
tabulated results of post-mortem ex-
aminations of fiocks and fowls affect
ed with tuberculosis, as shown by elm
ical examination or the tuberculin test.
The summary for February shows
$685. flocks under supervision for the
eradication of avian tuberculosis.