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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
POSSE ON
TRAIL OF
OUTLAWS
Slayers OF Six Officers
Sought BY Hundreds In
Four States.
ESCAPE IN TUNNEL
Vicious Killers Slaugh-
ter Victims In Attack
On Farm Stronghold.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Jan. 4. UP)
Search for the killers of six Missouri
peace officers continued today in
four states where it was believed
clues to the desperadoes where
abouts had been uncovered.
Two of the men in the farm
house of j. P. Young, where the
Officers were slain, we're Harry and
Jennings Young, brothers and for
mer convictS.
The officers. 10 in ALL led by
Sheriff Marcel Hendrix, went to
the farmhouse late Saturday to
arrest Harry Young for the mur-
der of Mark Noe. night marshal at
Republic, Mo, two years ago.
AS they approached the house
they were greeted by a volley OF
fire. Six of the officers. including
Hendrix, were killed and three
others were wounded.
The officers had learned OF
Young's presence at his fathers
house from two of his sisters,
Venita Young and Mrs. Alber.
Conley. who had been arrested
earlier in the day on charges Of
possessing a stolen automobile.
The third man in the gang had not
been identified today. Previous
reports that the man was Paul
Young. another brother, were de-
MED as it was learned he did not
make his home here and that he
had not been seen in the vicinity
in some time.
Kansas City police were on the
Lookout for the men rs E. L. Nelson,
G garage man, identified a photo
graph as that Of Harry Young
Neison identified one Of the mans
two companions as that OF Charles
pretty Boy Floyd, notorious
killer, wanted in three states ioT
at least four killings.
1t was the iirst intimation that
Floyd was connected with the
killings.
In Oklahoma, officers broadcast
descriptions OF the men and TOOK
special precautions when it waS
learned Floyd had been Identified
as one of the members of the gang
He is wanted in Oklahoma for al
most q score of bank robberies. He
is known as The Baby Face
Killer" and Is 81 years old.
Posses On Trail
Both Harry and Jennings Young
are former residents OF Oklahoma
Harry, 25, was born IN the Deer
Red Creek country east OF Freder-
lex, Okla. Two sisters who live
near there are highly respected.
The Ozark mountains and woods
In the section we're being combeo
today by hundreds Of irate citizens
who were armed to the teeth
They were aided by bloodhounds
and members oil the American Leg
ion and officers OF surrounding
counties.
After killing the officers the men
escaped from the surrounded house
through a 300 foot tunnel. OFF,
GERS ceased firing and entered only
to find that the desperadoes had
fled.
An investigation disclosed the
men escaped in a police automobile
The car was found yesterday.
Harry served more than one year
of a three year sentence in the
Missouri -state penitentialy for
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04

united and confident Demo-
Gratis and suggests if "a con-
siderable number of Republi-
cans would prefer to have Mr..
Hoover step aside as a candi-
date, the party leaders should
select somebody else"
Admitting the entrenched
position of the President "as
head of 4 gigantic corporation
which has on its payroll 70O,-
900 men and women and sup
porting 2,OOO,O 900 Americans
the editorial states:
'It would be gratuitOus af-
front to the President to inn
ply he would, if necessary.
marshal this great force and
use il for a political purpose
in which he is vitality con-
cerned.
"A good beginning for the
Republican party this new year
would be a resolution to stop
saying: In accordance with
a time -honOred custom, we
shall, of course, renOninate the
President and begin to say:
Who is the best man in the
United States for the biggest
job Uncle Sam ever tackled
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
BRITISH PLACE
CANDHI In JAIL
TO HALT REVOLT
Mahatma Issues Orders
To His Followers Be-
fore Leaving Them.
BY FRANCIS Low
Tnited Press Staff Correspondent

BOMBAL, Jan. 4. Up)--Mahat-
ma Gandhi and his chief lieuten-
ant, Vallabhai Patel, were in Jail to-
day as the government planned fur
ther strict measures to crush an
imminent violence" war on
Great Britain.
But before Gandhi went to jail,
he issued Instructions TO guide the
faithful in their violent war
for independence.
First observe prayer and fasting
follow with civil disobedinence. and
fulfill the resolutions of the work.
ing committee, he urged, even if
hardships include injury or loss OF
life or property"
The usual prelude to civil dis
obedience, a "hartal' or observance
of prayer, and fast, was called by
the All-India congress and was
widely observed. The next step was
expected to b. "satygaraha," or
mon violent civil disobedience."
Business was practically at a
standstill as Bombay observed the
hartal and local markets were closed
Liberal and non-congress opinion
was unanimous that the govern
ment had blundered in not grant
ing Gandhi an interview with the
viceroy before his arrest.
The Mahatmas Imprisonment was
considered an even greater error
II was pointed out that it would
inevitably result in a stiffening OF
the boycott against British goods.
The Mahatma was arrested at
$3.50 a. m. during his weekly per-
iod OF silence, under a regulation
established in 1927. He wrote his
farewell messages to the faithful
while members of his family and
his staff burst into hy5terical
weeping.
Gandhi himself was smiling and
unmoved. 1t was the fourth time
that the government had tried to
quench his patriotism behind prison
walls.
The Mahatma stood in the center
Of faithful group. Women chant
ed his favorite song. Then he
walked quietly away with police Of
ficers and started toward Poona.
Mrs. Gandhi was greatly moved
by her husbands arrest. She and
faithful followers brought out his
bags. already packed, containing loin
cloths, shawl and spinning wheel.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
Supervisor s Have
Quiet Meeting,

Their first meeti gs of the new
year were routine affairs for the
Imperial county board of super
visors and the county grand jury,
both bodies taking up necessary
matters of little| public interest.
The grand Jury, hardly well
started on its 4areer, was hearing
complaints of various citizens,
among them William Caine David
son, plaintiff in a million dollar
damage suit against San Francisco
city and COUNTY official5, transfer
red last year from tie superior
court here to the superior court in
San Francisco.
The BOARD of supervisors was con-
sidering such routine matters as
taxadion, state aid, budget trans
Ifers and other items of county bus
mess but planned to get into full
swing this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
Federal Highway
Aid Is Reduced

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. IU.H -
Forecasting an epidemic oT gen.
eral budget slashing. the first de-
ficiency bill of the year, appro-
priating SIPS, ,886,262 q cut OF more
than $4,000. 900 from the original
budget estimates will be taken up
Immediately by the house and its
passage is expected by Tuesday,
AS approved by the Committee,
the bill carries $5O,0o0y,o for fed
eral aid highways, $lTO0000o for
federal building construction, S46,-
872,975 for the veterans admins
tration, S4,260000 for fighting
forest fires, S1,500,000 for the rail-
way mail service and other smaller
items.
The committee made a reduction
Of $l0,000,000 in the federal aid
highways appropriations, on the
ground that the present economic
situation will force the states to
curtail their road building pro-
grams during the fest of the fis-
cal year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
S. p. Workers
Return To Jobs

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 4. tU.P)
1t was a happy new years today
for more than 1000 shop workers of
the Southern Pacific railroad, who
went back to work on a 4-day-a-
week schedule after a layoff of
nearly three weeks.
The new schedule is the first
time in many months that an av-
erage of more than 3 days a week
has been put in by the employees.
H. C. Kinney, general chairman
of the railroad S Shopcraft Protect
i've Association, explained that al
though the workers have consented
to a 10 per cent wage cut, it will
not become effective until after a
date is set at a general conference
in Chicago January II.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
CHILDREN SLAIN
BY NURSE WHO
ENDS OWN LIFE

CHICAGO, Jan. L. (U.P>-A grue-
some tragedy which cost the lives
of two children was blamed today
to the mental arrangement of their
nursemaid slayer who took her
own life.
When John II. Heidel and his
wife returned to their home after
a brief absence they found their
sons, George, 8 months. and John,
4, and the nurse, Mary Roth, %,
dead.
The maid had suffocated the
children by turning on gas jets in
the kitchen. To make death
doubly sure, she hung the infant
from his crib and the other from
nails in a basement closet. The
woman then hanged herself.
Physicians said the woman was
suffering a delusion that the chill
dren were to be taken from her.
She was so fond of the boys that
rather than part with them, she
put her charges to death and took
her own life.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
BOARD OPPOSES
PLAN OUTLINED
BY PALO VERDE

Further inSiStance that Palo Yer
de be denied the right TO ALLEVIATE
to other consumers water allotted
to that region, was written into
the records this morning at an ad-
journed meeting of the Imperial
Irrigation district beard.
The discussion followed reading
Of a communication from Northcott
Ely which called attention to Palo
Verdes submission of reservations
upon which hinge that sections ap-
proval Of the All-American Canal
contract.
-Four board members voted unan-
imously to refer the matter to
Charles L. Childers, chief counsel.
for the drawing up of proper state
ments Of the boards stand. w. F..
Beal, chairman pro TEN, Ira Aten.
Mark Rose and w. o. Blair were
united in the opinion that Palo
Verde should not be permitted to
sell the water allotted to her to
others, probably the Metropolitan
Water district. Chairman c. w.
BTocKfnan was absent.
In response to the boards request
that the so called watchman be re-
moved from the site Of the wier
across the Colorado river near W.
ma, the Yuma Water Users Associ-
alton said heavy SHOWS in the
mountains created dangerous sit
uation and the members of that
board considered 1t necessary t O
keep man there.
Mention of the Watchman ALWAYS
brings broad smiles to the faces OF
salary the watchmen received at one
salary the wathman received at one
time has been materially reduced
but it still is sore point with di-
rectorS
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
ARMY OFFICERS
DEATH CAUSE OF
MUCH MYSTERY
Apparent Suicide Is Not
Accepted Following
Tale Told By Widow.

GILROY, Calf, Jan. 4. ORA
stately, middle-aged widow was
questioned by police and army Of
ficers today as they sought 10 un-
ravel a chain of mysterious cir
cumstances surrounding the fatal
shooting of Lieut.. William j.
French, "A, Of Fort Devens. Mass.
The officer, shot through the
head, was found lying beside his
automobile on a highway here
shortly after Mrs. Gertrude Nc
Enroe of Butte, Mont, rode into
the city on a vegetable truck and
told authorities she had just fled
from an attack by French.
While Mrs. McEnroe was treated
for a scalp wound, deputy sheriffs
hurried to the scene. On discover
ing French's service revolver on the
running board of his car the Off
GERS advanced a theory of suicide,
but withheld definite statements
pending an inquest today.
Three San Jose, Calf, produce
men, Mertin and Jake DeBello and
Angelo del Grande, who brought
Mrs. McEnroe here, were queS-
toned in an attempt to verify the
gray-haired, stylishly dressed wo-
mans story.
Mrs. McEnroe told Lieut.. George
Taylor, who was sent by the ninth
army corps area headquarters to
conduct an inquiry, that she met
Lieutenant French Sunday MORN
Ing. She had known him 10 years
ago but had not seen him again
until their accidental meeting in
San Francisco
He asked me to 90 to Los An
geles with him and I accepted" :"
Mrs. McEnroe said. I'VE drove
through Santa Clara and suddenly,
while on the open road, he picked
UP hammer and hit me.
Il though he had suddenly gone
crazy. moved closer TO him SO
he could not hit me again and
then he drove his car off the road.
/ leaped out and ran up the road,
Lieutenant French chasing me and
shouting that l had left my purse. -
I Find Hammer
Mrs. McEnroe claimed that when
she stopped the produce men and
boarded their truck the lieutenant
still was pursuing her, point Of
ficers said they would check today
A hammer was found in French s
machine and in his pockets were
letters from a number of women
in the east. The officer, who en-
tered the army as an enlisted man
in 1913 and won a commission in
1918, was on furlough from Fort
Devon. He came to San Diego by
way Of the Panama canal aboard
the U.S.S. Nitro and had visited
his mother, Mrs F.. E. French, in
Pasadena. He came to San Fran
cisco Tuesday to visit friends al
the the, Preside, re die where ne served from
While French swas stationed al
the Preside, his wife, Margaret
died and her daughter by a pre-
vious marrjage was married tt
Col. Jean P.'Impert Of Sarre-Union
France, a/former French army of.
ticer. They are living in Lo,
Angeles
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 4. U.PI-
Mrs. E. T.. French, "a, mother Q.
First Lieut.. William J. French, whC
was killed near Gilroy, Calf, TO-
day answered rumors by declaring
that there was no negro blood il
her, Lieutenant French, or the of
ficer's father, who is dead.
Mrs. French, in seclusion and il
since word came of her sons al
legged suicide, finally consented t
talk to newSpaperman.
Mrs. French lives with daughter,
in q negro district of Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
TO INVESTIGATE
ATTACK ON j. 5.
CONSULAR AGENT
Japanese Guards Assault
Brings Demand F o r
Heavy Punishment.

MUKDEN, Manchuria. Jan. +.
tU.P)-An attack on an American
consular official by a japanese
armed guard was investigated by
japanese officials today
The investigation was requested
by American Consul General Myrl
Scott Myers, after a report by Gull
yer Bryant Chamberlain. enroute
to Harbin to assume the post of
American consul there.
The guard challenged Chamber
lain as he was being driven to the
railway station in a consular auto
mobile bearing regular consular
Identification. The guard did not
understand English. Chamberlain
who has been interpreter in China
for 10 years, spoke TO him in Chi
nese after exhibiting his Gre
dentials.
The guard then struck Chamber
lain in the face. Chamberlain was
! not seriously injured however, and
proceeded to Harbin.
Myers protested to the Japanese
consulate.
Chamberlain is native oi
Princeton, Ind. and began diplo-
matte work in China in 1920.
Myers, a native of Mechanisburg
Pa, is a member of the Shanghai
bar. He was assigned to Mukder
a year ago.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. U.P)-
The attack on American consu
Culver D. Chamberlain by Japa.
nese soldiers was described a.
i without justification" in an Off.
cial report today to the state de.
partment from the American lega.
ton in Peiping. The report quotec
the American consul in Mukden.
Consul Myers at Mukden told tht
legation he had reported the Incl
dent to the japanese consulate anC
asked that a severe penalty" bt
meted out to the offenders.
TIENTSIN, Jan. 4. {U.pNLieut
Harry Aldrich, United State mill,
tary observer who has been on duty
in Manchuria, revealed on his ar.
rival here how he had been de
tanned by japanese soldiers.
Soldiers who did not recogniz,
his credentials took him to tn
headquarters of Gen. Jiro Tamor
during the Japanese advance o.
! Chinchow.
Lieutenant Aldrich said he lef
! Chinchow on observation dut,
! aboard Chinese locomotive ant
that the locomotive almost col
lided with an unlighted Japanest
troop train at Kowpangtze. Th,
! japanese soldiers escorted Aldricl
to headquarters where ne wa
| identified and released.
The Japanese refilled the waite
tanks CT the Chinese locomotive
and Lieutenant Aldrich returned
! to Chinchow.
PEIPING. Jan. T. <U.P) - Mis-
/ Harriet Halverstadt, American mis-
sionary kidnapped by peasants nea
| F'oOchoW and held as a hostage
has been released and brought bacl
to Foochow safely.
Miss Halverstadt was not harmed
| during her captivity. She is a ma
tive of wellington, Kans.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
Jenkins Name
Sent To Senate

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. U.P) -
President Hoover today sent to the
senate the following nominations
for postmaster:
Long Beach, Cal.-Fred w. Nc
Sullah.
Ell Centre, Cal,-Charles C. Jen-
kins.
Inglewood, Cal.-Clarence A. Ac-
ton
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Auxiliary county council, s,
Calipatria Veterans hall.
+. and A. NJ. No. 38l, 1880,
Masonic Temple.
Glee club, 8, Academy of
Music.
Troop 6, B.S.A., 7:30, Chris
tian church.
Americanization class, Z, high
school.
Fox Imperial Theatre, THE
Champ.
TOMORROW
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Christian Church Circle, $50,
632 Orange.
Barbara WCrth Auxiliary, 3,
club house.
M. Z. Ladies Aid, 1890, 400
Wensley.
1. v. Commandery No. 81,
4;SO, Masonic Temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04
GhWlLL
FysRoeERs
Wy ,SQyS:

ABOARD S. S. PRESIDENT
TAFT, Jan. 4. (SpciaD-I just
found out who China is like.
It's like the Democrats at home.
Individually. they are smart, re-
liable and efficient, but let two
get together and they both want
to be president.
Formed a new government at
Nanking yesterday and nobody
would let the other be head
man, so they called it a COM
mittee government. Now every
body is president. There's a
new idea for you Democrats.
Yours,
M&& Roz4u
@ tss7. Mcknight Syndicate. ths
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-04

Continued On Page 81
Evening star., 1932-07-10
u, S LIBRARY SPECIALIST JOINS
RANKS OF RETIRED EXPERTS
Or. Neuman Ends Service at
Army Medical Museum
Post.
Science Reference Leader
Greatly Aided Doctors
of Nation.

Along with other specialists in the
Government service, DR.. Felix Neu-
mann. assistant librarian of the Army
Medical Museum and before then with
the Library Of Congress. has been
automatically retired under the economy
act.
DR.. Neumann, a native of Germany
had been 80 years in the Government
service. and at one time, for a brief
period. had been attached to the
Smithsonian Institution.
He was born at Hoenigsberg, Ger
many. September 10, 1858, and emf
grated to this country as a young man.
From 1900 to 1907 he was employed
in the Library of Congress as first
assistant in the reference division. In
october of 1907 until the end of March,
1908. he served as a member Of the
International Exchange Bureau Of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Joined Museum.
That same year, DR.. Neumann joined
~ie staff of the Army Medical Museum
End became assistant librarian. He had
been connected with the medical library
continuously % years, until his retire
Trent July l.
In 1881 Georgetown University con-
ferred upon him the honorary degree
of doctor of laws at its annual COM
mencement exercises. DR.. Neumann
resides at 449 Irving street.
He has long been known as an expert
in photography and cataloguing, partic-
ularly in the field of medical science.
He is, moreover, an expert reference
librarian, and one of the best known
Evening star., 1932-07-10
DIVORCEE is KILLED
IN YACHT SHOOTING
Alleged Slayer of Mrs. Mary Z.
Conyers Wounds Self and
Another Man.
By the Associated Press.


ESSINGTON, Pa, July 9-Mrs.
Mary E. Conyers. pretty divorcee, was
shot and killed on her yacht here to-
day. police said. by w. H. Briscoe of
Philadelphia, who then wounded him
self critically. Joseph Julian Of Staten
Island. N. Y, who tried to interfere,
was shot twice and dangerously in
jured.
The triple shooting occurred at the
Essington Yacht Club on the Delaware
River, where Mrs Conyer's craft was
moored Police said the 30-year-old
divorcee had quarrelled with Briscoe
when she notified him he had been re-
placed as her skipper by Capt. Martin
Roser of Anglesea, N. j. Julian and
Roser appeared, the report said. and
Briscoe opened fire when Roser inter-
vened.
Julian, who had come here from
wildwood, N. j., to get his fishing boat,
said he heard angry voices aboard the
yacht and saw Briscoe brandshing a
pistol He left his own boat ana
Jumped aboard the yacht.
Before he could intervene, Briscoe
turned upon him and fired twice,
Wounding him in the chest and In the
left hand.
Julian said Briscoe then fired at Mrs.
Conyers, the bullet striking her IN the
back Of the head. Briscoe finally shot
himself. He Is in a critical condition
at hospital.
Julian was expected to recover, al
though his wounds were serious.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
MRS. CLIFFORD QUITS
DRY REFORM GROUP
Organizations Promised Support
of Roosevelt Given as Rea-
son by g. o. P. Member.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSoclateo FreSS.
SOUTH ORANGE, N. j., July g.
Mrs. Agnes Jones Clifford. delegate to
the Republican National Convention
and an advocate Of outright repeal, has
resigned from the women's Organiza-
ton for National Prohibition Reform
because of its promised support for the
candidacy of Franklin d. Roosevelt,
It became known today.
Mrs. Gifford's resignation was offered
in letter to Mrs. Charles H. Sabin
of New York, national chairman Of
the woman's organization, shortly after
the Executive Committee had Endorsed
the Roosevelt ticket Thursday and
passed a resolution urging members to
support the Democratic nominee re-
gardless of party afiliations.
In her letter Mrs. Clifford pointed out
that both parties have pledged them
selves to submit the question to State
conventions, adding that "the failure OF
Democrats In Congress to support
modification justifies the voter in
doubling the sincerity Of their plat
form pledge"
Mrs. clifford said that she felt many
members Of the womans organization
would resent the action taken THURSDAY.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

specialists in the United States in the
entire field of medical and surgical pub
hcations,
Known As Authority.
DR.. Neumann is one of the foremost
scientific reference Librarians, to whom
u large number Of the members of the
medical profession are greatly indebted.
He also has shown great scholarship
and judgment in the selection of ad-
ditional books for the library and
doubtless has been Instrumental in
greatly extending the popularity and
usefulness Of the library. which today
is the leading medical library in the
world, and also the largest scientific
library of the United States Govern
ment.
DR.. Neumann is fellow of the Amer
ican Association for the Advancement
of Science, and upon his recommended
ton the association created a section on
the history Of science. He also is a
member of the American Anthropolog
ical Society.