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Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
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ANNUAL BUDGET
GETS APPROVAL
OF SUPERVISORS
Holiday Causes Delay In
Setting Tax Rate Until
Tomorrow.

Contemplating reduction in the
county tax rate. which will be fixed
by the supervisors tomorrow, that
body late yesterday afternoon ac-
cepted budget for the fiscal year
July J, 1882, and ending
June 80, 1893, which is approxi-
mately $4,000 less than that of last
year.
Because today is a legal holiday
the supervisors we're forced to de-
lay one day in fixing the tax rate.
Every indication was that this rate
will be. considerably lower than
that of last year. meaning a saving
of several thousand dollars to tax
payers of this county.
Another contemplated saving
which was not Incorporated in the
budget, but which may swell the
general fund, is seen in the pro-
posed action of county officials in
turning back into the general fund
a portion of the salary required
by law to be paid to them.
Although officials and heads of
various county offices discussed this
yesterday afternoon, no definite
conclusion was arrived at, and an
other meeting will be necessary be-
fore the proposed voluntary salary
reduction is decided upon.
Besides a peremptory cut of
$4,000 in this years budget as
compared to that of last year, the
SllDerViSOrS Yesterday afternoOn
voted to slash more than $4,000
from the operations and mainten-
ance departments of the general
fund. This action was taken fol-
lowing a discussion of motion Off
cred by A. Y. Preble of the Imper-
ial district.
Following the acceptance of the
budget by the supervisors, it was
turned over to the budget clerk, to
be worked over and placed in sat
isfactory form for use of county de-
partments.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
NOT GUILTY PLEA
MADE BY DAVIS
ON INDICTMENT

NEW YORK, Aug. 80. U.P)-U. S.
Senator James j. Davis, prominent
in the Moose order and Theodore
G.. Miller, head of that organiza-
tions propaganda department,
pleaded not guilty today to the in
dictments, charging them with con-
spiracy to operate a lottery and
operation of lottery.
The pleas were made before Fed
|eral Judge Robert P. Patterson.
Previously, Bernard G.. Mcclure
of New York, Aurora, ILL.,, and
Philadelphia, allegedly the director
of lotteries promoted for the Eagles,
Moose, K. of c., and Shriners' fra
ternal bodies, and his assistant,
Raymond Walsh of New York,
pleaded not guilty to similar indict-
mentS.
The men had entered similar
pleas last week when arraigned on
two other indictments charging lot
terry operation. Bail of $500, post
ed by MCGUIRE last week, was con-
tinued in the present indictments,
as was the $1,000 bail posted by
Walsh.
At the request of District At
torney George 2. Medallie, trial was
set for September 10. Davis at
torney, Charles H. Tutle, former
United States district attorney,
told the court that the date was
satisfactory to his client, but indi-
Gated an earlier trial might be re-
quested later.
Davis and Miller together with
four men and the Western Union
Telegraph company were indicted
two weeks ago in connection with
the operation of lotteries in con-
junction with fraternal organiza-
tionS.
The indictments were returned as
the result of nearly five months
investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
LIGHT VOTING
REPORTED FROM
VALLEY POLLS
Bulk Of Ballots To Be
Cast During Afternoon
And Evening.

A comparatively heavy primary
vote was expected by the time the
polls close at 7 o'clock tonight, for
q check up of ballots after l o'clock
disclosed that 1868 votes had been
cast at the IL El Centro precincts,
where 4074 voters are registered.
Since one-third vote is consid-
cred as the usual primary vote in
Imperial county, it may readily be
seen that Ell Centre, before the
polls close, probably will pass the
usual mark and cast a vote heavier
than usual.
Taking into consideration the
absentee voters, totaling approx
mately 1000, it may be seen that
Ell Centro already had passed the
usual one-third at / o'clock this af-
ternoon. Voters were still seiging
the polls. Many of the absentee
voters however, will not indicate
their choice at the primary elec-
ton, since many do not fully un-
derstand the requirements for ab-
sentee balloting.
Perhaps the heaviest vote in El
Centro was being cast by east side
electors. OF the two east side pre-
cincts, that at 159 Orange street,
with a registration of 216, had cast
90 votes, and that voting at the
East Side schooi, with a registra-
ton of 237, had cast rs votes.
These are precincts IL and IL.
Votes cast at other precincts in
Ell Centro, followed by the total
registration at these precincts, are
given here:
No. l, 81, 461; No. 2, 81, 295; No.
8, 81, 352; No. 4, 83, 406; No. 5, 81,
416; No. 6. "a, ATS; No. 7, SO. 800;
No. 8, "a, 1924; No. 8, "A, $50; and
No. 10, 55. 291.
At Brawley a total of $500 regis
tered voters had cast 665 ballots,
and at Calexico about TOO registered
voters had cast 205 votes. The rest
of Imperial county's approximately
1880 voters, casting ballots at 60
precincts, were keeping pace with
the towns. No figures were avail
able at Holtville and Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
mNNlnLdL.-oe
yRoGERs
V sS0ys:

BISHOP, Calf, Aug. 29.
(SpeciaD-Well, sir, away up
here in the mountains working
on the movies, the latest papers
tell me of the struggle in Texas
of two of my good friends, Gov.
Sterling and Ma.
Sterling has made a good
governor. but this is year as
the Black Crows used to say
"even if you are good, we don't
want any more of you." This
is year when we all are just
looking for somebody to lay our
ills on to.
Texas is a great state. It's
the "old man river" of states,
no matter who runs it, or what
happens to it politically, ut
just keeps rolling along"
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
Officials Discuss
Canal Problems

A general discussion of the ALL
American canal contract and all
things in connection with the pro-
ject were discussed this weekend
by P. w. Dent, assistant commits
sioner and chief counsel of the
United States bureau of reclama-
ton, and John L. Dubois, president
of the Imperial Irrigation district,
Charles l.. Childers, chief counsel,
and M. j. Dowd, chief engineer.
The meeting was held at Boulder
City ano r. w. Blackburn, presi-
dent of the Coacheila Water Users
association, and Stanley Carnahan,
chief counsel, also were in attend
ance.
Construction awaits directions
from Lyman D. Wilbur, secretary
of interior, and nothing can be
done, according to district officials,
until he directs that work begin.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
RANKS OF
s STRIKERS
INCREASE
More Farmers Join Move
ment Despite Effort To
Halt Picketing.
CLASHES REPORTED
Deputies Severely Beaten
In Efforts To Guard
Blockade Runners.
(By United Press)

Despite determined attempts of
enforcement officers of Iowa and
Nebraska to stop picketing of
highways, the farm strike appeared
to be gaining additional strength
today.
All roads leading into Omaha,
Neb., were closed, as were those
at Council Bluffs and Sioux City,
Ia. Trucks still were entering
Des Moines, but only under strong
guard.
Thirteen men were arrested near
the Iowa capital city and Sheriff
Charles Keeling planned to swear
in 100 additional deputies if neces-
sary to break the blockade.
At Sioux City II deputies were
beaten when they sought to take q
convoy of six trucks past the
pickets. One was badly injured.
Mayor Richard Metcalfe of
Omaha invoked a health ordinance
which he said would permit him
to order pickets to stay at least
three miles outside the city limits
The action was taken after pickets
entered Omaha to block three
thoroughfareS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
Fifth Victim OF
Cave-In Found

. LIVERMORE, Calf, Aug. 80. W.P)
The mangled, mudcaked body of
Eddie Cline, fifth victim of a cave
in in the Vallee- -Mocho tunnel of
the Hetch Hetchy project, was re-
covered by rescue workers today.
Recovery of the last victim of
the latest disaster in San Fran
cisco's long and costly attempt to
construct a water supply was made
after rescue crews had worked 80
hours in the hot, muddy shaft, hun
dreds of feet below the crest of the
coast range mountains. Bodies of
the four other victims were recover
ed yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
By PROF. FREDERICK sLOCUM

BY PROF. FREDERICK SLOCUM
Director of Van Week Obser-
vatory, Wesleyan University, Mid
dletown, Conn.,, and chairman of
eclipse committee of American As
Economical society,"
Copyright, 1892, by United Press)
CONWAY, N. H., Aug. 30.-Our
expedition, with headquarters at
Center Conway, has made elabo-
rate preparations for study during
the brief interval of totelity in to-
morrow's solar eclipse.
Our equipment includes four
inch lens of 25 feet focal length,
two three-inch lenses of IL feet
focal length, an eight-inch reflect
ing telescope of 13 feet focal
length, a six-inch lens of seven
feet focal length, a four-inch doub-
let of II inches focal length, a flat
grating objective spectograph, and
two objective prism spectographs
with which pictures are made.
During the SO seconds Of the to-
tai phase, eight photographs will
be made with the 25-foot camera,
with exposures of one to 20 Sec
onds. These will be used to study
the structural detail of the corona
and the relation of these details to
snapshots, solar prominences, fac
ulae, etc. The same planes will be
used to study the intensity of the
light of the corona and the varia-
ton of its intensity at different
distances from the edge of the sun.
With the smaller cameras photo
graphs vii be taken in blue, yell
low and red light and in natural
colors: color filters will be used in
connection with solar-sensitized
Photographic plates.
Two spectographs will be used
to photograph the spectrum OF
gases above the surface of the sun
These observations must be made
near the beginning and end of the
total eclipse.
With the third spectograph ar
exposure will be made throughout
totality in the hope of getting re-
suits that will throw some light
upon the explanation of the lines
in the spectrum of the corona, the
cause of which is at present un-
known.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
Ma Ferguson
Goes Into Lead

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 80. U.p)-
Mrs. Miriam A. (Ma Ferguson had
increased her Lead to 1,463 votes
over Governor Ross E. Sterling, ac-
cording to 1:30 p. m. tabulations to-
day of the Texas election bureau
from Saturdays run-off primary
election for the Democratic nom
ination for Texas governor.
The figures at that time repre-
sented a total count of 948, 1853
votes.
Mrs. Ferguson had 474,813 and
Sterling 473,350.
This tabu;ation accounted for
only 400 votes since the previous
IL a. m. figures were announced.
OF these Mrs. Ferguson claimed 166
more than the governor. The bu-
reau did not expect material change
in the standing during the remain
der of the day.
DALLAS. Aug 80. U.P) - Mrs.
Miriam A. Ferguson had a lead of
1897 votes over Gov. Ross Sterling,
Houston, at IL a. NJ. today, re-
turns to the Texas election bureau
revealed.
The returns, compete from 224
counties of the 254 in the state,
gave Mrs. Ferguson 474,530 votes
as compared to 473, ,233 for Governor
Sterling. The total vote was 947,-
1853.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
SEVERE STORM
CAUSES SLIGHT
LOSS In FLORIDA
Crops Damaged Before
Heavy Wind Blows Out
Force In Everglades.

FORT MYERS, Fla, Aug. 80. U.R)
No damage was caused here by
the south Florida storm which
brushed past tooay.
Rain precipitation here in "a
hours was five inches.
Reports from Naples, Everglades
and Boca Grande showed no con-
siderable damage
SARASOTA, Fla, Aug. 30. U.D-
The barometer dropped extraordi-
narily to 29.40 here today after
hard blowing rains throughout the
night. Small craft were beached
to prevent them being swept out
to sea, while thousands of windows
were braced against the storm,
which was expected by afternoon.
(Sarasota is about north by west
from Punta Rassa, where the storm
was reported centered at a. m.
today)
MIAMI. Fla, Aug. 80. W.H-
Hurricane warnings and rumors OF
an impending disaster terrified east
Florida during the night, but in
dications today we're that the storm
was "lost in the Everglades" or
headed toward Ft. Meyer on the
gulf.
The tropical gale blew in from
the Bahamas and shrieked over
Homestead, Fla. 40 miles south Of
here at midnight. according to r.
w. Gray, weather observer, was
headed northwest into the Ever
glades where it might spend its
force.
Wind struck this city in late af-
ternoon, gradually increased in vel
ocity while the barometer fell, was
whirling through the darkened
streets and lashing coast waters in
to a fury at a 50-mile velocity a
few hours later, but died down this
morning.
No one has been reported killed
or injured
Practically the only damage re-
ported was in fruit orchards in the
path of the high winds. The avo-
cado crop near Homestead was re-
ported ruined.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
Ecuador Revolt
Breaks Out Anew

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Aug. 80.
U.H-Street fighting between fed
eral and rebel troops broke out
again in Quito, the capital, late to-
day as blockade of roads leading
to Quito threatened to cause an
acute food shortage.
Disruption of railroad communi-
cation with the interior also re-
duced food supplies here. The To-
cal shortage was reduced somewhat
when trains which took troops TO
Quito returned here with food
supplies.
The governor of the province of
Guayas, in which Guayaquil is To-
Gated, appealed to officials of the
Central bank for a war fund of
10000 sucres.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
BY T. w. INGOLDSBY
United Press Staff CorreSn0udep


OMAHA, Neb, Aug. 3O.-Moving
stubbornly ahead with their plan
despite opposition of law enforce
ment officers of two states, strik-
ing farmers today picketed every
road leading to the Omaha mar
ket.
Advancing under cover of dark
ness, picket groups, in the hours
before dawn, established their
camps on Nebraska highways which
until today had been held open to
trucks
Within a few hours the new Of
fensive was reflected on the Omaha
livestock market, where only 300
sheep and 1000 cattle were received
by truck. o..
There was no violence, officers
apparently hesitating to move
against the men. Sheriff Charles
B. Mcdonald of Omaha asserted
the situation on the Nebraska side
was beyond his control.
On the Iowa side, Sheriff Percy
Lainson, whose deputies clashed
violently with pickets few days
ago, left the strikers alone.
Sheriff Lainson, however, plan
ned today to present evidence re-
garding illegal picketing to a
Council Bluffs grand jury.
Violence Reported
At other Iowa points arrests and
violence marked the progress Of
the strike activity. Eleven depu-
ties were beaten with iron pipes
and clubs in a riot near Sioux
City, as they sought to convoy six
truckloads of hogs through the
lines.
Des Moines officers, fighting to
keep highways leading to Iowa's
capital city clear, arrested 13 men
as armed conveys escorted trucks
past the pickets.
Efforts to settle strike differ
ences were continuing, but any
hope of a general agreement ap-
peared dim.
An attempt was to be made to-
day to win approval of the Farm
ers' Holiday association for the new
agreement between the Nebraska
Iowa Cooperative Milk association
and Omaha and Council Bluffs
creameries under which $1.80 per
hdndredweight would be paid for
milk.
1t was expected approval would
Dn
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
Report Missing
Airplane Heard

LONDON, Aug. 80. U.p)-An air.
plane. possibly that of Clyde Allen
Lee and John Bochkon lost on their
attempted trans Atlantic fight, was
heard off the Welsh coast Friday
by a patrol of the automobile as
sociation, officials of the associa-
ton announced today.
The plane was well over the sea,
the patrol reported, when the noise
of the motor suddenly ceased.
Lee and Bochkon were not re-
ported after leaving Harbor Grace
for Oslo early Thursday in the
monoplane "Green Mountain Boy"
The patrol was on duty on the
shore near Talybond when the mo-
tor was heard. Visibility was bad
The patrol believed that the motor
stalled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
Naval Aviator
Dies I'm Crash

MARTINEZ, Calf, Aug. 80. U.H
Melvin E. Greaney, naval reserve
ensign, was killed near Alamo late
yesterday when his airplane crashed
and burst into flames.
Greaney was making a practice
flight from the naval reserve base
at Oakland. He formerly was sta
toned at the San Diego and Pen
sacola, Fla, air bases.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
ACTOR BANKRUPT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 80. U.p-
Gregory Ratoff, motion picture
actor, Beverly Hills, today filed an
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
in federal court. Liabilities OF
$30,994.46 were listed by the actor
while his assets amounted to
$10,97666, the petition stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
LIMIT ORANGE SHIPMENTS

SANTA ANA, Calf, Aug. 80. U,R
Representatives of various market
ing organizations were united today
in a pro-rata agreement limiting
Valencia orange shipments to seek
higher prices. The agreement will
become effective upon approval by
governing boards of organizations
representing approximately 80 per
cent of the orange acreage in this
area.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
MINISTER ON RADIO

Rev. Carl Harwood of the First
Baptist church will be heard over
KFSD, San Diego, tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock as part of the un-
denominational religious hour. He
will be assisted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Williams, also of this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
DICTATOR
7 0 RULE
GERMANY.
Won Papen Given Fullest
Power By President
Won Hindenburg.
VIOLENCE FREQUENT
Aged Woman Communist
Is Given Honor Of
Opening Parliament.

BERLIN, Aug. 30 W.R-Seventy-
five-year-old Red Clara" Zetkin,
veteran Communist, was carried to
the reichstag rostrum today and
opened the new session Of parlia-
ment after Chancellor Franz von
Papen had received dictatorial pow
ers from President Won Hinden-
burg to dissolve the reichstag at
his discretion.
st herewith open the reichstag
hoping that I live to open the first
assembly of Soviet Germany"
Clara declared as she leaned heav-
lily on a cane, and supported on
the rostrum by a fellow Commu-
mist. She paused often to regain
her breath.
Police outside the parliament
building clubbed Communists and
Nazi brown shirts TO disperse a
fighting mob of 1000 persons. There
were numerous arrests. Inside the
reichstag, Nationalists in civilian
clothes and Nazis in their brown
shirt uniforms maintained a re-
strained and glaring silence as
Clara denounced the Won Papen
government and Fascist murder
ers."
The government conspicuously
snubbed the reichstag opening.
While Chancellor Won Papen, Min
lister of Defense General Kurt Won
Schleiser and Minister of Interior
Bron Won Gayl were with Presi-
dent Won Hindenburg at Neudeck.
no member of the government or
representative of any ministry ap-
peared at the reichstag.
Police restored order outside par
lament after half an hours tu-
mutt.
Nazi Speaker
Hermann Goering, prominent Ma
ri, was elected speaker of the new
reichstag. He received 367 of 5s3
votes.
Former Speaker DR.. Paul Loebe
received 1876 votes, Communist Err
nest Torgler, who supported Clara
Zetkin on the rostrum, 80 votes
and Nazi Frank Stoehr, one vote.
Goeringa assumed the chair
dressed in full Hitlerite regalia. On
its first vote. the new reichstag
approved the release of two depu-
ties in Jail, enc Nazi and one Com
munist.
The Won Papen government ap-
peared to control only the votes
of the 81 Hugenberg Nationalist,
who remained seated when the
first vote was taken.
Minor disorders occurred in the
vicinity of the reichstag until late
in the afternoon. News reel trucks
rushed back and forth, filming the
skirmishes between demonstrators
and police.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
SCIENTISTS TO
MAKE STUDY OF
SUNS ECLIPSE

EDITORS NOTE: Professor
Frederick Slocum, astronomer,
is heading one of the 25 scien-
tific expeditions centered along
the belt of totality of tomor-
rows eclipse of the sun. In
the following article he dis
cusses his plan for studying
the spectacle.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-30
By FREDERICK KUH

United Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Aug. 30.--President Paul
Won Hindenburg today granted his
chancellor, Franz Won Papen, pow
ers almost of dictator, in auth
orizing him to disband the reichstag
at his discretion.
The aged "feldmarschal" told
Won Papen, and two ministers In
conference with him, that he is at
liberty to unt/rtake this dictator
ial step If the reichstag tries to vote
misconfidence in the Won Papen
regime and its reconstruction pro-
gram.
Won Papen was armed with this
fresh power as che reichstag gath
cred tensely. Crowds surged in the
streets nearby. Many brown shirted
Continued On Page 81
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-21
Resolutions of Resneof

In memory of Brother George N,
Godfrey who died June 26, 1882.
Once again a Brother Mason having
completed the designs written for
him on life's trestle board. has
passed through the portals of eter-
nifty and entered the Grand Lodge
Of the New Jerusalem and has re-
ceiyed as his reward, the white
stone with the new name written
thereon; and whereas the All Wise
and merciful Master of the universe
has called from labor to refresh
ments our beloved and respected
brother, and he having been a true
and faithful member of our beloved
order, therefore be it resolved, that
Webb Lodge, No. 252, f. & A. NJ,
of Stockport, Ohio, in testimony of
her loss, be draped in mourning for
thirty days, and that we tender to
the family of our deceased brother.
our sincere coincidence in their
deep affliction, and that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the.
family.-H. H. Choguill, w. HI.
Broomhall, w. E. Wootton, Com
mittoe
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-21
North Bristol

Misses Mary Reed and Helen
Lawrence delightfully."- entertained
at the home of the former on
Thursday evening, about 80 young
folks, of this and Mt. Carmel neigh
borhood, it being a surprise party
in honor of the birthdays of their
brothers, Raymond Reed and John
Lawrence. Games were enjoyed,
after which ice cream and cake were
served by the hostesses
Morgan grange members were
present and put on a splendid pro-
gram at Bristol grange, Friday ev-
ening. At the close of the program,
cake and lemonade were served.
John Daniel of near McConnels-
Vile was a week end visitor with
Dee Dunkle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barclay of
Philo visited Saturday and Sunday
with the latter's sister, Mrs. Frank
Hardesty and family.
A number from here attended the
colored camp meeting on the Chau-
tauqua grounds, Sunday evening.
Charles SpiIlman and family were
visitors Sunday at Valley View
farm.
Ira Porter has purchased fine
new car.
Don't forget the reunion of the
Election school, which is set for
Aug. 13. All former pupils, teach
ers, and the public in general are
invited to attend.
Mrs. Sarah Porter is visiting
friends at Caldwell and Keith.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-21
ROXbury

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pugh Of New
ark motored Saturday evening to
near Pennsville, and spent the week
end at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A Risen and son John. Sun
day they went to visit Mr.. Pugh's
father, Harvey Pugh, and son Per-
ley, and family Of Wolf Creek, near
Browns Mill, then Sunday after
noon to Roxbury to visit Mrs Pugh's
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Wallace, and
son James, returning home Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Rice has his new house
about finished.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Abel and Miss
Aimee Wallace of Parkersburg.
were Sunday guests of relatives
here.
Blackberries are very plentiful
this year, in this community.
Mrs. G. w. Hoon and little George
Jones of McConnelsville, spent
from Saturday until Monday with
her sister, Mrs. Susie Chadwick, and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Travis and
son Don of Kenosha, Wis, were re-
cent guests of Mrs. Susan Travis
and son Clarence, and Mrs Travis
accompanied them on their way
home as far as Newark, O., to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Carl Bachelor.