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Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
RUSSIANS ADMIT
SENDING TROOPS
INTO FAR EAST
Charge Japanese Plots In
Cooperation With Eu-
rOpean Powers.

MOSCOW, March 4. U.P,. - The
Soviet government admitted for
the first time today that it had
strengthened military forces on its
far eastern frontiers.
simultaneously, it was charged
that responsible representatives of
military and non-military circles in
Japan" were planning to seize far
eastern Soviet possessions.
An editorial IN the newspaper
Izvestia revealed that Moscow pos
sesses documents, allegedly eman-
ating from japanese leaders, urging
early attacks against the Soviets.
These urged attacks allegedly were
aimed at the destruction of the
Soviet union with the aid of Po-
land, Roumania, and other western
nations.
Izvestia admitted that the doc
uments perhaps can be considered
personal opinions of the authors"
but said the authors were too influ-
entail to be disregarded and de-
served serious political weight"
Izvestia, declaring it did not de-
sire TO conceal from the masses
how seriously the government con-
siders the far eastern danger. cited
especially Japan's failure to answer
a proposal for non-aggreSSion
pact with Russia submitted to
Toxic two months ago.
The newspaper alleged that hos
tile Japanese propaganda existed
in the fisheries trade and that the
ultimate aim was the seizure of
Soviet waters.
Izvestia said intrigue among
White Russians in Manchuria in
creased as Japanese occupation of
the territory extended.
"The peaceful policy of the So
Wet union is not the policy of ig-
noring facts" the newspapers said.
1t was not clear whether the doc
uments would be made available to
the extraordinary assembly of the
League of Nations eXaminging the
far eastern situation, but it was
noted that they were made public
soon after Foreign Commissar Max
i'm Litvinoff returned to Geneva.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
Democrats Leader
Flags President

WASHINGTON, March 4. UP
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the
Democratic national executive
committee, believes President
Hoover is "a monumental failure"
and "the most ill-suited man who
has filled the presidential chair in
so years"
Shouse SO characterized Hoover
in a radio speech last night. His
bitter personal attack was be-
lieved a counterblast against re-
cent Republican claims that Demo-
Gratis were defaming the President.
with all due regard to his un-
usual Abilities" Shouse said, "the
fact remains that he has proved
the most inept, the most ill-suited
man who has filled the presidential
chair in so years"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
SHANGHAI
WARFARE
RESU MED
Each side Blames Other
For ReOpening OF Hos
tilities After Truce.
RUMORS NUMEROUS
Chinese Charge Japan Is
Sending Additional Ar
my Into Country.
By HERBERT r. EKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1882, BY United PresS)
SHANGHAI, March 4. War
fare was resumed in the Shanghai
area today within "a hours after
the Chinese and Japanese high
commands had ordered an armis-
tice, to be broken only to resist at
tack.
A bloody encounter began at
Nanziang, 20 miles from Shanghai
on the Shanghai-Nan railroads,
at 10 a. m.
The japanese charged that Chin
ese had opened fire on their occu-
patton forces.
The japanese claimed Chinese
began firing from trenches at
Wangtu, near Nanziang. The order
to attack was given by General
Yoshinori Shirakawa, who arrived
from Japan with the 11th division
to command all japanese military
activity.
An earlier communique from the
Chinese headquarters said that
fighting had started near Nanziang
and in the region Of Liuho, on the
Yantze river above the Woosung
forts and debarkation point for the
18th Japanese division.
False reports that General Yosh-
inori Shirakawa, commander of
japanese land forces, had been
killed in action at Liuho caused
great crowds of Chinese to form
celebration parade. Long strings
of firecrackers we're touched off in
the international settlement, giving
rise to alarmist rumors that the
Chinese had started a counter at
tack.
The excitement became so gen.
eral that Japanese forces were
strengthened in all sections whers
danger threatened. Machine guns
were placed along SoochoW creek.
Refuse Proposals
The Chinese refused to accept
Japanese proposals for neutral
zone around Shanghai although
Chang Kwang-Nai, commander in
chief of the 10th route army, an
nounced officially that he had Or
dered cessation of hostilitie5 ex-
cept in areas where japanese at
tackled.
The japanese occupied the entire
Chapel area, reduced to ruins after
a months bombardment from artil-
lery and airplanes, and refused to
allow any Chinese to enter the dis
trict for three days.
The japanese also controlled the
WO0SIlpp forts at tho pnpfllIappo Of
the Whangpoo and Yangtze rivers.
For the most part the Chinese
appeared to have withdrawn be-
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
Lame Duck Bill
Goes To States

WASHINGTON, March 4. U.P>-
The state department today was
to notify the states of the pro-
posed lame duck amendment to
the constitution.
This amendment, the twentieth,
abolishes the short session of con-
gress in which defeated members
function, and fixes the presidential
Inauguration and the opening of
the new congress in January in
stead of March.
The final conference report was
signed yesterday by Vice-President
Curtis and Speaker Garner of the
house. 1t was then sent to the
state department. If ratified by
Sc states within seven years it will
become law. Little doubt was eX-
pressed here of its ratification well
within that period.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
HOOVER STARTS
FOURTH YEAR In
EXECUTIVE CHAIR

WASHINGTON, March a. U.PN-
President Hoover at noon today
began the fourth year of his
"hard-luck" administration with
definite feeling that he has seen
the worst of the depression ana
that better times are ahead.
Hoover, older, wiser and pos
sibly little sadder, yet is in eX-
cellent health. He had had one
brief vacation in these three years,
but keeps fit. playing medicine ball
daily, rain or shine. He seldom
goes out, but he and Mrs. Hoover
of necessity entertain frequently.
The rest of the time he works.
He wound up his third year in
the White House without cere-
mony, spending another 10 hours
at his desk. He had no statement
to make, but Walter H. Newton,
one of his secretaries, commented
on some of the Presidents achieve
ments in domestic affairs. Among
them he listed:
l. Creation of the federal farm
board
2. Revision of the tariff and re-
organization of the tariff commits
sion.
3. Reorganization of the prohi-
bition machinery and creation OF
the bureau of narcotics.
a. Consolidation of veterans &C
tivities.
s. Reorganization of the inland
waterways engineering service.
g. Final relief measures, includ-
ing the S50O,000,000 national credit
corporation, the $4,000 100000 re-
construction finance corporation
and the Glass-Steagall federal re-
serve act.
Foreign affairs have kept the
President and Secretary of State
Stimson constantly active. Major
developments include the London
naval conference of 1890; the
Haitian commission leading to To-
cal self government; the inspection
of Porto Rico and the Virgin
Islands; the war debt moratorium;
the present Geneva arms confer
ence and the Chinese-Japanese
war, with its effect on treaties
snonsored by this government.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04

make in connection with his return.
1--WE urge those who have the
child to let any representative that
they desire meet a representative
of ours, who will be suitable to
them, at any time and at any place
that they may designate.
"If this is accepted we promise
we will keep whatever arrangements
that they make with their repre-
sentativeS and ours strictly con-
fidential and we further pledge
ourselves that we will not try to
injure in any way those connected
with the return Of the child.
"(Signed
Charles A. and Ann Lindbergh."
Filthy thousand dollars in small
bills, as demanded by the kidnapers
are wrapped up and in safekeeping
at Newark-ready for instant deliv-
cry once the abductors communi-
cate in a definite, positive way with
the Lindberghs.
The United Press was authorized
today by the Lindbergh family to
state that they have no clues,
that they are not closing in on any
suspect, and that their one aim is
to establish the contact in order to
get their baby back.
With such a contact established.
they will pay the money for the
return of their child
Money At Hand
The money, sequestered at New
ark, can be delivered on the short
est notice. If the kidnapers ap-
point a rendezvous near the Lind
bergh estate, the money will be
flown from Newark to the Lind
bergh estate and dropped to the
Lindberghs. They can then pro-
ceed to deliver it by car.
Or if the appointment is for the
Newark area, it can be delivered
quickly by auto from there.
The Lindberghs previously had
permitted broadcasting of an ap-
peal by air and in the press dur
ing the night, but todays fervent
plea was the first over their sigma
tureS-a notice to the kidnapers
that they can be safe and trust in
the Lindberghs. Their confidence
was plainly sought and the Lind
berghs want this confidence to
grow to the point where they will
surrender blue eyed Charles and
take their pay.
1t was said unofficially at the
state house that Colonel Lindbergh
has insisted throughout that the
contents of the original ransom
note, left in the baby's crib, be kept
secret because he has wanted to
deal with the kidnapers.
1t also was said that the original
note contained definite instructions
regarding the ransom payment, that
Colonel Lindbergh made every ef-
fort to live up to the stipulations
contained in it, but that the kid
napers were frightened off by the
hue and cry that arose after the
baby's disappearance was discover
ed.
Now. that the kidnapers have not
followed up the outline in the ran
som note it is reported, and since
(Confinupd I'm poOo Ql
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
Sheldon Case Is
Nearing Finish

LOS ANGELES, March 4, UP)-
The case against Ralph Sheldon,
Jesse Orsatti and Louis Frank,
charged with kidnapping E. l..
"zeke" Caress and his wife, was
expected to go to jury in su-
perior court here late today.
Deputy District Attorney James
P. Costello started the final ar
gument of the case against the al
legged gangsters as two extra guards
paced the corridor outside the
courtroom as an extra precaution
against possible violence.
Much of Costello's effort was to
build up and substantiate the testi-
mony of Jimmie Doolen, who
turned states evidence after being
indicted with the Others.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
Mx& R1a<.
= lSai, MsNausht syndlsAsa. 10
CONGRESS WILL
SEEK CURB FOR
TAX EVASIONS
Revenue Bill May Halt
Dumping OF Stocks At
Lowered Prices.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 4. = "A
drastic revision of income tax
statutes hitting directly at persons
who evade the law by Jumping
stocks at deprecated prices was
before the house ways and means
committee today. Ints inclusion in
the new revenue bill is predicted.
Under present law, stock market
loses may be deducted from in
come for purposes of taxation. The
new provision permits deduction
only to the amount of gains pre-
viously made in the same taxable
year. For instance, if there is a
loss of 100000 and a gain of
$4,000, the taxpayer under the re-
vised statute may deduct only
$4,000 instead of the 100000 he is
now allowed to charge off.
The committee continued today
to grapple with the manufacturers
sale tax problem raised by a diff
ference of opinion over the rate.
The SUBJ committee which prepared
the schedules recommended 2h
per cent rate, but some committee
members, under pressure from all
sides, are holding out for flat
2 per cent rate or even less.
With the committees work
nearly finished, the United Press
is able to reveal other provisions
of the measure.
Normal income tax rates will be
2 per cent for the first $4,000 of
taxable income; per cent for the
next $4,000, and per cent above
that. Present rates are 1R, 3 and
s per cent, respectively.
Exemptions will be $500 for a
single person and $500 for mar
ried persons. They are now $500
and $500.
Income that may be considered
learned income" on which a 25
per cent credit is allowed before
the tax is estimated. is reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 This will
bring in additional revenue.
Surtax rates will begin with
l per cent on incomes of $4,000,
graduating to 40 per cent on in
comes of 100000 and over.
Estate tax rates will graduate
from 2 per cent under $4,000 to
40 per cent over s10,0O0,000. The
gift tax carries a 100000 exemp-
ton and provides rates ranging
from IL per cent up to $4,000
above this exemption, to 80 per
cent on gifts of S10,0o0,0O0 and
over.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
FORMER OFFICIAL
; ADMITS GUILT In
LIQUOR SCANDAL
SAN FRANCISCO. March 4. U,p,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4. W.P)
j. E. Cotton, former mayor of
Martinez, today pleaded guilty in
federal court to operation of a still
at the Cotton Bonded Winery at
Martinez, and asked Judge A. F.
ST. Sure for probation.
Judge st. Sure declined to grant
Cotton liberty pending decision of
Probation Officer Charles H. Up
ton, due March II, but indicated
he would arrange for Cotton to
await the report in the Contra
Costa county Jail.
1t was understood that four
other principals named with Cotton,
including Mayor r. E. Claeys of
Martinez, A. F. Miller Clayton Kel-
lar, and Thomas Kellar, winery
manager, would plead guilty when
brought into court Tuesday, and
that two laborers named in the in
dictment would demand trial.
Discovery of an alcohol still at
the winery was made some time ago
by federal agents when they raided
the place. The winery had been
operated upon government permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
RIGHT OF WAY
TO BE GRANTED
INJUNCTION BILL

WASHINGTON, March 4. U.P)-
The house rules committee today
voted to give consideration of the
Norris-La Guardia anti-injunction
bill right of way in the house to-
morrow.
WASHINGTON, March 4. U.p)-
Chairman Pou of the house rules
committee announced today that
the bill extending a moratorium on
interest payments due the federal
government from the reclamation
and irrigation projects would be
placed before the house for action
some time next week. r..
WASHINGTON, March 4. U.P)-
Chairman Jones of the house agri-
cultural committee said today he
believed the committee would act
favorably on a bill for strict regu-
lation of short sales of commodities
The committee will meet tomor-
row for final action on the measure
1t would include cotton, wheat ano
other staples.
WASHINGTON, March 4. U.P)-
The senate today ordered the bank
ing and currency committee to in
vestigate stock market operations
of both bulls" and bears" The
inquiry resolution provided $4,000
for expenses of the inquiry.
WASHINGTON, March 4. (U.P>-
The house by a vote of 80 to "a
today defeated a proposal to ado
100000 to the air mail appro-
priation carried in the annua
treasury postoffice appropriation
bill Funds allowed to the airmai
thus remain at $19,000,000, which
is $1,000,000 less than current ap-
preparation.
WASHINGTON, March 4. (U.pS
The house today restored to the
post office-treasury annual supply
bill the automatic pay increase
provision for postal employees
The bill as originally placed before
the house would have banned the
pay increases for the fiscal year
1928.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
SENATOR FROM
ALABAMA MAY
LOSE OFFICE

WASHINGTON, March 4. U.P,r-
The senate investigating sub
committee today approved the
Hastings report in the Heflin-
Bankhead election contest. The
vote was 3 to 2.
Senators Watson and Glenn,
Republicans, upheld Hastings
conclusions that Senator Bank
heads seat should be declared va
cant. Senators George and Bat
ton, Democrats will submit a mi
nority report in answer.
WASHINGTON, March 4. W.P)f-
Recommendation that the senate
seat of John H. Bankhead Dem)
Alabama, be declared vacant was
made today in a report to a SEN
ate investigating committee.
Senator Hastings (RepD Della
ware, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee CT the privileges and elections
committee, reported the results of
his investigation of the contest
filed by j. Thomas Heflin, who
was defeated in 1880 by Bankhead.
Heflin charged fraud
The subcommittee heard argu-
ments by opposing counsel and ar
ranged for oral testimony on both
sides to be taker. in Alabama. The
Hastings report represents con-
clusions drawn from this evidence.
In it he said:
II realize that it is a serious
matter for the United States SEN
ate to declare that there was no
election in Alabama in 1880. I do
not see, however, how it can be
avoided without approving the
shocking facts disclosed by this
record
1T is not necessary to show
fraud by affirmative evidence.
When the evidence produced shows
a universal disregard by the elec-
ton officers of the election laws OF
state, the presumption that such
officers did their duty is wholly
destroyed and credence given under
normal conditions to the facts OF
such officers cannot be depended
upon. Opportunity for fraud is
too apparent to say that it did
not exist. The circumstances make
the election fraudulent.
MY own recommendation is
that the senate be advised by the
committee that in its judgment
there was no election for United
States senator in Alabama in
1880"
Hastings report must be ap-
proved by both subcommittee and
full committee before it is sub
mitted to the senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
R0lph May Name
Fits TO Bench

SACRAMENTO, March 4. UR-
Governor Rolph is considering the
appointment OF District Attorney
Buron r. Fits as a superior judge
in Los Angeles county, succeeding
the late Judge Raymond +.
Turney
This was learned from reliable
sources close to the governors Of
flee today.
Although Fits has not made
personal application for the post.
it became known, large number
of influential friends have re-
quested the governor TO consider
his candidacy.
Governor Rolph declined 10
comment on the report.
II will make the appointment,
he said, after I return from a trip
to Los Angeles next week, at which
time I expect 20 confer with lead
ers of the bench and bar"
Fits ran third In the race for
the Republican nomination for
governor at the 1880 state pri-
mary election, in which Rolph was
the successful candidate and @. q.
Young, second.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
COURT GRANTS
WEEKEND HALT
In MARION CASE
State Has Only One More
Witness To Clinch Its
Testimony.

In the face of a respite until 10
o'clock Monday morning, defense
attorneys today we're marshalling
their greatest forces preparatory to
an attempt to batter down incrim-
mating evidence presented by the
state, relative to the killing of AL
berto Garcia December IL by Dan
iel D. Marion and Mrs. Inez Mar
ron on the Calexico-Yuma highway
three miles west of Midway Wells.
Shortly before 5 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, and after District Attor-
nty Elmer w. Heald announced the
state has only one more witness,
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson de-
clared a recess until Monday morn
ing. This was done at the request
of M. w. Conkling, defense counsel,
who must be in San Diego today.
In dismissing the jury until Mon
day, Judge Thompson warned jur-
ors not to read newspaper articles
dealing with the case, not to go
over the scenes involved in the kill
ing, not to discuss the case between
themselves OF with others, and gave
other routine warming.
How Marion and his wife killed
Garcia, former chief of mounted
police in Baja California, on the
lonely desert road, was told from
the witness stand yesterday after
noon in Marron'S own words, Mrs.
Hazel Livingston, shorthand report
er for the district attorney, read
confessions by Marion and his wife,
the words falling distinctly on the
absolute quiet of court room
crowded to the last inch.
Mrs. Livingston and Tom Sharp,
district attorneys investigator, oc-
cupied the witness stand during
most of the afternoon session, with
Sharp and Edgar B. Hervey, de-
fense attorney, clashing repeatedly
during the course of a cross-eXam-
nation. At one time Judge Thomp-
son was called upon to reprimand
both Sharp and Hervey for an ex-
change of heated personalities.
To Call Gun Expert
Other witnesses called were Har-
old Gillett, sheriff's investigator,
ID. H. Wolford, chief criminal dep
uty district attorneys who aided in
the investigation of the killing, and
Louis Pellegrin, who, with two other
Mexicans, was the first to report
finding of Garcia's body.
At 5 o'clock District Attorney
Heald announced he will call only
one more witness. gun expert
| from Los Angeles. This man made
(Corfipuod IN Dora o.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
OIL FIRM MAKES
OFFER TO SETTLE
'DRUNKARD' SUIT

LOS ANGELES, March 4. U.P)-
An offer by the Shell Oil company
to settle for $17,500 the $780, 900
suit brought by Mrs. Ruth Wheeler,
in which she contended the COM
pany made a "drunkard" of her
husband, was to be considered to-
day in the court of Superior Judge
H. Parker Wood.
Judge Wood refused to approve
the agreement yesterday and con-
tinued the case until today. He
pointed out that he had authority
only in relation to Mrs. Wheeler's
children, who were to receive $500
and Mrs. Wheeler SIS, 900 under the
proposed settlement.
Mrs. Wheelers original complaint
asserted that her husband, Joseph
c. Wheeler, former Shell Official,
became addicted to intoxicants
through an alleged policy of the
company of supplying him with
liquor to entertain company pa
irons.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
Huge Riverside
Still Destroyed

RIVERSIDE, March 4. U.P)-
Sheriff Cary Rayburn and his men
today were wrecking the largest
still ever found in Riverside coun-
ty.
The plant, located near Beau
mont, was rs feet square and was
built of corrugated iron and rail-
road ties. The boilers were II feet
long and -four feet in diameter It
had - vats each IL feet square and
five feet deep.
The sheriff said the boiler was
warm when his men made the
raid and that he thought the oper-
ators, warned by lookout, escaped
through secret tunnel equipped
with electric bells.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
Ohio kidnapping
Still UnsOlved

NILES, O., March 4. U.H-Fath-
er's supreme confidence that he
would "hear about my boy today"
induced the belief that a direct deal
had to be negotiated for the release
of James Dejute, jr., IL, kidnapped
Wednesday morning by two men
as he was on his way to school.
The fathers expression of conf
dence was made as Youngstown
police arrested suspect who may
be brought here for questioning
Three eye witnesses to the kidnap-
ing, however, failed to identify him
from photographs.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
Needles Reports
Meningitis Cases


NEEDLES, March 4. U.P)-Serum
to combat an outbreak of spinal
meningitis, which has already
claimed one life and seriously at
tackled two others, was rushed here
from San Bernardino today.
Florence Barnum, IA, died last
night from disease and Fred Miller,
16, was reported dangerous i'll.
Possibilities that the entire town
would be quarantined, and the
schools would be closed for two
weeks, existed today.
The serum was dispatched by Dr.
Edwin B. Godfrey, director of the
county health unit, who said that
he would know within 80 hours
how many of those now i'll would
prove to be spinal meningitis cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04
MOtOrist Arrested
In Fatal Crash

LOS ANGELES, March 4. U.R)-
Arthur Ray Gum, oil company
foreman at Ell Segundo, was in GUS
tody of Municipal Judge Irwin Tap
lin, personal friend, today after
arrest on teletype warrant from
San Diego, wnich charged three
counts of manSlaughter.
Gums wife and two friends were
killed in San Diego automobile
crash, according to police.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-04

HOPEWELL, N. j., March 4. W.P
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh made
a heartbroken appeal today to the
kidnapers of their child in a pub
lie letter announcing that they will
make any concessions demanded for
the return Of their baby.
The letter signed by Ann and
Charles Lindbergh follows:
Colonel Lindbergh and I want
to make a personal contact with
the kidnapers of our child Our
only interest is in his safe and
immediate return.
1--WE will feel certain that the
kidnapers will realize that this in
terest is strong enough to justify
their having complete confidence
and trust in any promises we may