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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
HELD
AS EVIDENCE In
MYSTERY CRIME

PASADENA, Sept. 7. U.P) =
Discovery of a pile of women's
bloodsoaked clothing in the rear of
a house here caused police to in
vestigate a possible murder today.
A small boy discovered the cloth
ing hidden behind small shed on
the premises of John M. Kemp, a
cabinet maker. Kemp called police,
who identified the garments as q
brown figured silk dress and pink
rayon slip. Both were covered with
blood and were slit in several places
as if with knife.
A long, black hair was found ad-
herring to blood clot.
Discovery of the clothing fol-
lowed launching of a search for
Mrs. Margaret Cavenaugh, who
failed to appear as complaining
witness in a theft case. She dis
appeared September l after saying
she intended ito get some valuable
information concerning my lost
jewels"
A sister, Mrs. A. A. Sproul, said
the clothing shown her by police
was similar to that worn by Mrs
Cavenaugh, but was unable to make
positive Identification.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
FATHER-IN-LAW
CAUSES ARREST
in RANCH SALE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. T. U.P)--
Alleged to have sold the 10000 acre
Mexican ranch of his father-in-
law during the latter'S absence in
Europe, George Werner, 81, was in
the county Jail today facing civil
charges.
j. Meyer, the wealthy landowning
father -in-laW brought about Wer-
ners arrest after a three year
search was climaXed last week with
Werner'S discovery here.
Werner, according to Deputy
Sheriff James S. Markey, married
Meyers daughter, Alice, and moved
with her parents to Meyers $105, 900
ranch at Hidalgo, Mex.
In 1923, Meyer went to Europe,
leaving Werner with powers of at
torney, Markey said. Upon his re-
turn the following year, Meyer
found his ranch and Mexico City
property sold, and Werner and his
wife gone.
Werner was trailed to New York
and later to California by the faith
er-in-law, and through Superior
Judge Guy Bush obtained an ar
rest order last night.
Werner also assertedly collected
some $4,000 in rentals during
Meyers absence, the latter charged.
A hearing on the civil order was
scheduled for later today. The
technical charge upon which he is
held is departure from the state
by q debtor"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
ABSENTEE VOTE
FAILS TO ALTER
VARIOUS LEADS
Finney = McPherrin And
Greer Simpson Totals
Are Close.

Definitely naming F. w. Greer
Democratic candidate for the. post
of state senator, by 13 votes, and
slashing A. C. Finney's lead over
R. d. McPherrin in the judgeShip
race to IS, County Clerk Edward
H. Law, under the supervision Of
the county board of supervisors,
this morning completed a count of
absentee votes cast in Imperial
county.
j. E. Simpson in the absentee
ballots cut down Greer's lead,
which previously had amounted TO
30 votes, but was unable to over
come the newspaper mans major
ity.
Absentee votes gave McPherrin
394 additional votes and Finney 3l7,
thus slashing the incumbent's lead
by n votes. Simpson polled more
absentee votes than did Greer, get
ting 83 to Sc. Greer will oppose
Ben Hulse, Republican nominee, at
the November election. McPherrin
and Finney will run off the race
for the position of superior court
judge.
No other results were affected
by the absentee count. Hulse con-
tinued to gain votes on all oppon-
ents for the Republican nomina-
ton for state senator. S. E.. Rob-
inson also piled up a larger lead
in the vote which elected him as
semblyman. Ernest R. Utley also
gained votes, but he already had
lost the nomination for United
States congressman by virtue OF
the San Diego county vote.
Results of the count of absentee
ballots, followed by the total for
Imperial county of both absentee
votes and those cast at the polls,
are given here, the absentee votes
being given first.
United States senator. Repub-
lican: Shortridge, 1853, 1882; Grail,
103. 1897; Shuler, 98, 66l; Tubbs,
A, Sill; Youngworth, 26, 176. Dem
ocratic: McAdoo, 201, 1886; Shuler,
46, 713; Wardell, 10, 200; McCarty,
3, 1870; Abbott, 0, SO; Hale, 0, 73.
United States congress. Repub-
lican: Bacon, 1872, 1884; Burnham,
159, 1190; Austin, 80, $50; Chand-
Ter, 10, 1877; BarnSon, 10, 104. DEM
ocratic: Utley, 1877, 2809; Hurley, 38,
GIL; Chandler, 81, 219; Crouch, 13,
90.
State senate. Republican: Hulse,
28O 2239; Gruwell, SO, TAG; Wat
son, 55, 6O8; Ray Johnson, 26, 466.
Democratic: Greer, 66, 1178; Simp-
son, 83, 1165; Mccall, %, SAB; Cox,
%, 446.
Assembly. Republican: Robinson,
322, 2214; Jackson, 101, 1903. Dem
ocratic: Robinson, 154, 1909; jack
son, rs, 1856; Johnson, 81, 496.
Judge of the superior court. Fin
ney, BIT, 3491; McPherrin, 1894, 1926;
williams, IS, 1911.
Supervisor, Ell Centro district.
partisan. Smith, 83, 1899; Os-
borne, 68, 821; Brock, lot, SAT;
Rumsey, 80, 263.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
GARNER-WACNER
RELIEF MEASURE
MAY BE- SLASHED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. WR)-A
ruling by Comptroller General j.
R. McCarl which may slash con-
struction appropriations provided in
the Garner Wagner relief bill by
more than $30,0O0,000 was revealed
today by treasury officials.
McCarl informed Secretary Of
Treasury Mills he interpreted the
economy act as cutting by 10 per
cent all appropriations for con-
Struction, even though the relief
bill, designed to stimulate employ
ment, was passed subsequent to
the retrenchment measure.
The comptroller generals ruling
specifically dealt with the $780,
100000 provided in the relief bill
for federal building construction
and will have the effect of auto
matically reducing this amount to
$9O,0OO,OOO.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
FARMERS
REPULSE
DEPu TIES
Violence Again Flares
Up In Strike Raging In
Middle West.
PICKETS DEFIAN
Refuse To Leave Roads
But Officers Refrain
From Shooting.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Sept. :. (U.P
Armed sheriffs forces clashed
with farm picxets on a highway
near here today but the deputies
hesitated to use their guns and the
farmers came off victorious.
A fleet of 90 trucks that the dep
uties were trying to escort to the
market here was forced to turn
around and retreat in the face of
crowd of approximately 500 farm
pickets who guarded barricade
across the highway.
Sheriff r. E. Rippey led force
of approximately 35 deputy sheriffs
in four trucks preceding the car
avan of farm trucks loaded with
livestock bound for the Sioux City
market.
Before the carvan left Lemars,
the assembling point, the sheriff
had received reports of the position
of the picket camp from the pilot
OF an airplane which he had sent
over the highway.
The 'long string of trucks eau
tiously approached the highway
barricaded at James, Iowa, an out
lying suburb OF Sioux City. The
road was blocked with logs and
the pickets crowded around an
American flag that marked the
center of their camp.
The foremost trucks halted and
the deputies stood by with guns in
readiness while Sheriff Rippey lee
tured the pickets on the necessity
of enforcing the law. Then sew
eral deputies got to the ground
and sought to clear the road.
Fist fights followed. Two depu-
ties were knocked to the ground
and carried to the trucks by their
fellows. There was no shooting and
! it appeared there was no hope of
getting the trucks through the line
SO they departed.
The clash came almost on the
eve of conference here of middle
western governors to consider agri-
cultural relief measures.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Sept. 7. U.p)-
Violence threatened at this center
of the farmers strike again today
when crowd of pickets estimated
at between 500 and 600 assembled
on highway leading to Sioux City
determined to halt a caravan of
trucks that was preparing TO dash
to the market.
At Lemars, 20 miles from Sioux
City, more than a score of trucks
assembled at a. N. Sheriff Rip
pey had deputized more than 80
men and armed them with shct-
guns to see that the trucks passed
safely through the lines.
The pickets concentrated near
James, Ia, suburb of Sioux City,
and just within the Woodbury.
county line. They were armed with
stones and clubs.
The concentration OF picket
forces came as a surprise after
many picket camps had been de-
serted yesterday and most highways
into Sioux City were open.
Tactics of truckers in banding
together in caravans apparently
angered the strikers and they were
reported to be in a threatening
mood.
At Lemars most of the trucks
were loaded with livestock and were
awaiting more reinforcements be-
fore starting to Sioux City.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
FOUR OF ONTARIO
FAMILY DROWNED
i'm TEXAS FLOOD

ABILENE, Tex, Sept. 7. UR -
The bodies of Mrs. George Mullens,
30. and her three children, OF On
tario, Calf, were recovered today
by rescue workers seeking victims
of last nights flood in southwest
Abilene.
, The three Mullens children were
Harry, 5; Ronald, 8, and Arnold, 10
months. They were swept to their
deaths while trying to reach rail-
road embankment after their car
was waterlogged.
ABILENE, Tex, Sept. 7. W.H -
Mrs. George Mullens, 80, of On
tario, Calf, and her three children
lost their lives last night when Elm
creek went out of its banks and
drove several hundred persons
from their homes.
The husband and father was res
cued from a tree two hours after
the raging stream had swept his
family away. Their bodies had not
been recovered today.
The sudden rush of water caught
citizens along the banks of the
creek unawares. They fled with
out their belongings, in terror, to
higher ground. Several hundred OF
them spent the remainder of the
night in a school building in the
southwest section of the city.
Rail and motor traffic was COM
pletely demoralized for hours, but
was resumed today. Stock losses
and property damage was heavy.
Apprehension was felt through
out the night for the safety of the
dam at Lake Abilene, the municipal
water supply. Had it broken, part
of Abilene and Buffalo Gap, south
of here, would have been in the
path of escaping waters. The dam
was still holding today.
The Mullens family were re-
turning to California from vaca-
ton in Arkansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
M'KEE SLASHES
MILLIONS FROM
GOTHAM BUDGET
New York Mayor To Aid
Campaign For Election
OF Roosevelt.
BY LOWELL LEAKE
United Press Staff Correspondent


NEW YORK, Sept. 7. - Demo-
cratic hopes for swinging New York
state to Roosevelt in November
scared today with assurance Of help
from pivotal Talnmany Hall allies
and signs that Mayor MCKee's
drastic $2O00,O00 salary slash and
financial program might force Tam
many to forget James j Walker.
Fhe developments which cheered
Democratic presidential campaign
ers were these:
John H. McCooey, Brooklyn boss
holding the balance of power in
any move to renominate James J..
Walker for mayor, gave assurance
he would campaign for Franklin d.
Roosevelt regardless of what Walk
er did. He moved into an office
near James A. Farley, national
chairman. And Farley predicted
Roosevelt would carry New York
He previously had said Roosevelt
didn't need New York.
Mayor Joseph v Mckee, Roose-
velt man all the way, slashed hlS
own salary from $4,000 to $685. 900.
He gave notice that all other de-
partment heads after October l
would receive no more than $4,000
thitting many Walker appointees)
He broke Tammany printing
monopoly doing $2,000,000 business
annually He gave notice that
$2,000,000 annually would be cut
from the city's salary budget while
protecting workers in the $4,000
class.
McKee's sudden moves, radical
reversals of Mayor Walkers poll
cies in office, were obviously good
politics with the masses of the vot-
ers, although costly to some Tam
many chieftains on the city pay
rolls. They were also good busi-
ness, for Mckee promptly negotiat-
ed a $1O000,O00 city loan at one
half per cent reduction in inter-
est, a saving of $4,000.
The trend of events ever since
Walker announced his resignation
| under fire Ito seek vindication from
the people" has been toward the
probability that "vindication" would
not come in the November election
although Tammany Hall has indi-
Gated 1t backed the former mayor
to the limit.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7. W.P)-The
board of elections today ordered
the necessary preparations for 6
city election November to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
last week of Mayor James j
Walker. Previously the board hac
accepted from City Clerk Michael
j. CRUZ certification that the
office of mayor was vacant.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Valuable Timber
Tracts Menaced
By Forest Fires

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. U.P)-
crest fires continued to sweep
through valuable tracts of timber
in Plumas, Ell Dorado and Mendo-
cino counties today, while more
than 1000 men fought to put them
under control.
Approximately 10000 acres have
already been blackened by the
worst outbreak of fires in what
had been regarded as one of the
most favorable fire season in re-
cent years.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7. U.P)-
Several hundred acres of grazing
land and watershed was burned
over last night by brush fire east
of Glendora. Two hundred men
hattled the blaze near the Angelus
national forest boundary, and were
expected to bring it under control.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07

under current reports around police
headquarters, denied that a second
suicide note was found in the Hill
side home where Bern's body, a
bullet wound in the head, was
found by butler last Monday.
There is nothing in this case
Jean need be ashamed Of" Mrs.
Chadsey said. You know that
some people will go to extremes to
protect dead person"
Mrs. Chadsey refused to give de-
tails of reported attempt by the
hysterical film star to hurl herself
from an upper floor balcony of the
Bello home as detectives and a
crowd of sightseers milled in the
terraces and streets surrounding the
residence.
The aunt passed over a requested
explanation of the suicide note
which referred to Bern's "abject
humiliation" and the comedy of
last night" by declaring that the
42-year- film producer and his
silvery- haired bride of two months
had been very happy in their
honeymoon house in the hills.
Mrs. Chadsey disclosed that she
was visitor at the home of Bern
for several days the week after
the marriage.
jean told me: I have found
peace and happiness at last" her
aunt said. "She said to me: Tn
so happy here that I do not care
to go on a honeymoon"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
GERMANY WILL
TRY TO OBTAIN
ARMS EQUALITY
To Insist Upon Being
Granted Same Rights
AS Other Nations.
BY FREDERICK KUH


BERLIN, Sept. 7. - Germany will
shun disarmament conferences as
long as she is denied arms equal
ity with other powers and she is
determined to prepare for her ma
tional defense at all costs, 1t was
revealed today.
This position of the reich gov
ernment was made known In the
recent "aide memoire" to France
demanding arms equality, and by
statements of Foreign Minister
Baron Konstantin Won Neurath and
Defense Minister Gen. Kurt Won
Schleicher.
Germany revealed that she de-
sires other nations, including the
United States, Great Britain, and
Italy, to consider her appeal against
the determinations which the
German people consider an "humil-
iation."
The German communication dis
closed that Germany considers the
disarmament resolution adopted by
the Geneva conference meaning
less" because its provisions are far
behind those imposed on Germany.
Germany wants to establish a
conscript militia Immediately. She
wants the arms of other nations
reduced to her level. She wants the
right to use all weapons permitted
other powers.
Gen. Won Schleicher made the
blunt announcement that Ger
many will carry out measures nee
essary to national defense under all
circumstances while attending army
maneuvers at Koenigsberg. 1--WE
will no longer put up with being
treated like a second-class nation, "
he said.
The memorandum consisted of
nine paragraphs. 1t did not men
ton any German desire to raise
the army to strength of 100000,
as \suggested in the French press,
or to open new munitions plants.
1t explained the governments In
tention to modify the present status
of the army as regulated by the
Versailles treaty, with the view Of
increasing its fighting value.
The memorandum insisted that
the obligation to disarm be formu-
lated in a treaty that would super
sede part five of the Versailles
treaty limiting Germanys arms.
otherwise Germany would be
forced to further play the role CT
second class power" the men,
orandum added.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
DOCTOR OFFERS
EXPLANATION OF
BERN'S SUICIDE
BY DAN CAMPBELL

united Press Staff correspondent
Copyright, 1882, By United Press
HONOLULU, Sept 7.-Dr. E. B.
Jones, friend and personal physi-
clan to Paul Bern, expressed con-
fidence today that he will be able
to establish that form of acute
melancholia" was the motive for
the strange suicide of the Holly
wood producer.
Located by the United Press at
the Moana hotel, DR.. Jones admit
ted that he had cabled Louis B.
Mayer, head Of M. c.. M studios,
offering to give an eXplar,e ton of
Bern's reasons for sending bullet
into his brain at his secluded Hol-
lywood home Sunday.
The physician said he would ter
inmate his visit here and sail for
the mainland tomorrow, arriving. in
Los Angeles, September 13.
He refused to discuss the details
of his theory pending a coroner's
inquest, pointing out that it would
be in violation of professional
ethlcS TO 90 so.
Paul was not only my patient,
but was a very dear friend" DR..
Jones said. For the moment can
only attribute his act to acute mel
ancholia, born of some acute men
tai process which 1 wouldn't at
tempt to explain now.
"I can say positively there were
no marital troubles of any kind.
Paul was devoted to Jean and she
in turn deeply loved him. While
1 believe 1 understand the motive
behind his act do not feel priv
ileged to discuss it publicly"
The physician intimated that he
had volunteered to assist in solving
the mystery surrounding Bern's
death in the interest Of fairness to
his patient and Miss Harlow, Bern's
bride of two months.
Paul was one of the finest char
acters I have ever known" he said.
His generosity was unlimited. He
gave away thousands of dollars in
charitable acts which remained un-
known.
HE was a nervous, Temperament
tai chap, as all of his friends knew.
1 had been aware of his melan-
choly moods for some time"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Win
By Two Noses

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7. U.P-
Jake Souder, So, who said he was
a Ventura boat builder, was ar
rested early today on charges Of
suspicion of possessing a still, when
deputy sheriffs smelled an aroma
foreign to the orchards through
which they were driving.
Their noses led to a barn on
Ventura boulevard, where a large
liquor store was found, according
to Deputies L. M. Hartman and j.
B. DeBord. Souder, they said, free
ly admitted he had a record in
Orange county for dry law viola
tions.
Officers seized a 500-gallon still,
5000 gallons of mash, 125 gallons
of alcohol and 30 metal yats.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Women Tied For
Best Spoilers

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. UP
Mrs. Bertha Lands of Lincoln and
Mrs. Sibyl Hanchet of Saratoga
today shared the title of state
champion speller" at the California
state fair.
The two had successfully fought
their way through such "jawbreak-
ers" as caouechou. tonsilectomy,
valetudinarianism, ETC., and emerg-
ed with a perfect record.
So they shared the honors, and
divided the prize money, 5000 for
first and $100 for second place, Civ
ing each the sum of $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
BY RONALD w. WAGNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 7. - Paul
Bern's personal physician has Offer
ed to explain the film producers
mysterious death, something the sill
very-haired Jean Harlow could not
do during day climaxed, it was
said, by her hysterical attempt to
fling herself from an upper floor
balcony.
Meanwhile, a police official dis
closed reports of a second suicide
note, note more intimate and en-
Tightening than the one which re-
ferred to "abject humiliation" and
the comedy of last night"
And John Gilbert, who was an
attendant at the wedding of Bern
and the glamorous platinum
blonde, revealed that he had pre-
vented an earlier attempt by Bern
to kill himself-an attempt that
followed the death Of Barbara La
Mari, whom Bern comforted dur
ing the last days of her life.
DR.. Frank r. Webb, assistant
county autopsy surgeon, performed
an autopsy on the body. He said
Bern's death was due to typical
suicide wound" His examination
he added, disclosed mo acute con-
dition Of disease"
Miss Harlow's condition, which
has bordered on complete nervous
collapse since her husbands nude
body was found before a mirror in
their hillside home Moncay, caused
physicians and her relatives grave
concern.
Detectives visited ner last night
and found Ter hySterical as she de-
clared she lneW Of no reason why
Bern shot himself to end their
married life Of two months.
1t was said that, hysterical. the
platinum blonde star leaped from
her bed at the home of Marino
Bello, her step-father, and dashed
toward balcony on the second
floor. Her nurse and members of
the immediate family circle re-
strained her and finally quieted her
with the aid of sedatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Makes Killing On
Outside Horses

MONTREAL, Sept. 7. W.P-A So
ticket won SO, ,48950 for a bettor at
the Blue Bonnets race track when
two outsiders won the second and
third races yesterday.
The winner of the "Daily Dou-
ble," which set a new record for
Canada, was E. Levinson, a court
clerk. He played Floria Del, an
outsider, and Rock Point, first
starter, in the double combination.
No other tickets were held on these
two horses.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
ACTRESS UNABLE To Give
REASON FOR HUSBANDS ACT

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 7. U.P) -
Jean Harlow, platinum blonde
screen star, was in such a pre-
carious state of health today that
relatives declared their intentions
to resist any further attempt by
police to seek from the actress init
mate details of the suicide of Paul
Bern, her middle-aged husband.
Jean spent a terrible night"
Jetta Chadsey, her aunt, told news
papermen at the home of Marino
Bello, Miss Harlow's stepfather. "It
would be criminal if detectives tried
to question her again"
The aunt, despite persistent
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
'WhiteWash' For
Accused Pair

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7. U.P)-
Charges of conspiracy today were
stricken from the names of Wells
j. Mosher, former confidential sec
retary to Mayor John G. Porter,
and Connor mike" Shawn, taxi
cab checker.
The charges, which resulted from
an asserted frame up" plot against
Police Commissioner Thomas Walk
up two years ago, were dismissed
by Superior Judge Elliot Craig at
request of the district attorneys
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
MISTAKE MAY KILL BOY

LOS ANGELES, Sept. T. Up -
Lewis Brown, l4-year-old delivery
boy, was near death today from
burns inflicted when gasoline, mis-
taken fog water, was thrown on his
clothing to extinguish fire. @. II.
Choy, seeing Fgowns clothing
ablaze as the result Of a laundry
room explosion OF gasoline, seized
a bucket of the fuel in the belief
that 1t was water and drenched
Brown.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
PORCUPINE FISH

PHILADELPHIA. (U.H - Copper
Lip is doing very nicely in his new
home in the Philadelphia aquar-
ium, but homesickness for the
cleaning coral reefs Of the ,Carrib-
bean still haunts the eyes of the big
porcupine fish which DR.. Karl
van Dusen, superintendent, brought
back from the tropics.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Brazil Declares
Rebels Defeated

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 7. W.H
The Brazilian government claimed
an important victory over Sac
Paulo rebels today while the semi
official press said it was indicated
that "the fratricidal war is now
nearing an end"
An official communique said six
bombing planes destroyed the 1tat-
pus fortress at the entrance Of
Santos port. held by the rebels.
Federal artillery bombarded for 48
hours. the communioue said. while
Gen. Goes Monetiro led $4,000 loyal
troops into positions for q great
drive.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Bomb Explosion
Kills Two Men

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. Z. U.P)-
Two men were dead today as
the result of the premature explos-
ion of a bomb in a room of
downtown hotel.
The dead were identified as M
G.. Barton, 25, and Forrest Edward
Wright, 25.
Police expressed belief the bomb
exploded while the men were con-
structing it. The blast destroyed
three rooms of the hotel.