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Nogales international., 1932-09-28

The Arizona Anti-Saoon Leagues indu;sitiveness re-
gardng the atttude of all candidates the question OF
so-caed prohibition didn't the expected stir in poll
ca circles Most candidates for offices other than the Ma
toua and State legislative bodies regarded the question
1ire another piece Of electonyear literature that
should be consigned the waste basket With the excep
tor Of judges and sherf of the other officers has
thing to do with the enforcement of prohibition laws
(Arizona Fax
Administration orators have only thing left to fall
back on They can tell the people that Mr. Hoovers defeat
means that there will be any sanitary plumbing
III America.
Chairman James A. Farley Of the Democratic Nation
al Committee basng his figures in percentages Of Demo
cratic gar5 in Maine estimates 1OO0OOOO plurality tor
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt in November
Mr. Hoovers decision to take the stump seems to be
based upon the exploded theory that landslide can be
stopped by getting directly in its path
Nogales international., 1932-09-28

Henry Sullivan chairman of the Republican state COM
mee has turned in his resignation, which goes to prove
that Henry is brainy politician There be no credit
in leading fororn nope and Henry is retng Wnlie the
retiring is good. (Dunbars Weekly
Nogales international., 1932-09-28

Governor Woodring (of Kansas) said that Governor
Roosevelt will the votes of NINETY cent of the
farmers of Kansas, which, he said should give him
plurality the State Of between sixty and seventy thou
sand votes carried Kansas by than 3OO
900 in 1928 which approximately the normal Repub
can plurality-Specal to the Baltimore Sun.
Nogales international., 1932-09-28

Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Mills warned Maine
not to change leaders in the middle of landslide, but
Maine did and apparently the slide enough momen-
tm to carry it through every other Republican State
Nogales international., 1932-09-28

jim Watson the well-known optimis says that the
landslide in Maine doesn't thing and of no sig
nifcance whatever In fact Jim thinks the news was so
nmpo1tant that if he'd had his way about it the Indiana
papers wouldn't have printed word of t-George Roth
we'll Brown.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
DISTRICT AFFIDAWTS STATE
WATER TOLLS ARE ESSENTIAL

Without collection of recently
enacted 50-cent water tolls by the
Imperial Irrigation district a
chaotic condition is bound to pre-
vail and a complete breakdown of
the system is possible, meaning
millions of dollars of loss to I'M
perial Valley farmers and an IN
direct hurt through loss of COM
munity reputation which could not
be estimated in dollars and which
would be irreparable.
This is the assertion of M. j.
DoWd, chief engineer for the dis
trict, in one of two startling affi-
davits filed at the county clerks
office yesterday afternoon in de-
fense Of the water toll and in con :
nection with a suit in equity, to
test its legality, brought by Roy
Westmorland, T. D. Mccall and
others.
Another affidavit, that of Winnie
Barry, assessor and collector of the
district, declared that an eXami-
nation of assessment books of the
district has disclosed that no
property is assessed on these books
to t. D. Mccall or John Andrews,
and that with the exception of
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
Death Claims
Coast Editor

LOS ANGELES, June l. U.H -
Harry c. Eller, managing editor of
The Los Angeles Illustrated Daily
News, died today following a brief
Illness and operation.
Eller was a widely known news
paperman After working in the
east, he spent more than 20 years
in California, being employed on
newspapers here, in San Francisco
and San Diego. He also formerly
edited a newspaper in Hilo, T. H.
Eller became i'll suddenly last
Friday, and an emergency opera
ton was performed. After appar-
emily rallying, Eller suffered a re-
lapse and died at 420 o'clock.
He leaves a widow, a brother,
Kenneth Eller of Seattle, and two
sisters, Mrs. Frank j. Wells, ST.
Paul, Mimi, and Mrs. Myrl Nc
Clennahan, Ogden, Utah.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01

D. D. Brownell, c. o. Hoober and
Charles Malan, each of the plain
tiffs in the suit is delinquent in
part or in whole on property
assessed to them On the books.
Miss Barry's affidavit went on
to list the property assessed to the
various plaintiffs, giving the
amount of delinquency. Much of
the property has been sold for de-
linouent taxes, and has not been
redeemed, according to the affi-
davit.
The plaintiffs listed are Roy
Westmorland, Harry Stewart, j. l..
Taecker, Joe Noble, r. Wilkinson,
r. w. Wilkinson and W. G. Wilk-
inson. Westmorland's district taxes
have been delinquent since 1929,
Stewart has paid no district taxes
in nine years, Taecker is delin-
quent on the first installment of
the 1881 assessment, Noble has paid
no part of the 1881 assessment,
Hastian's property was sold in 1890
for delinquent taxes and has not
been redeemed, and the Wilkinson
brothers own part of the property
assessed to Harry II. Bones, on
which no part of the 1881 assess
ment has been paid, according to
Miss Barry's affidavit.
Dowd's affidavit was of a differ
ent character, defending the water
toll instead Of ATTACKING tha Olain
tiffs in the suit. Dowd declared
that the district never has operated
solely on an assessment basis, bu,
has depended both on assessments
and tolls for revenue. Because the
first inStallment of assessment col
lections in 1881 was approximately
100000 below normal the water
toll was necessary, the affidavit
said.
Every possible retrenchment ster
has been taken, and further re-
! trenchment by the district woulc
mean considerable harm and pos.
sible cessation of service to water
! users, DoWd said. He went on u
comment on the havoc resulting
if collection of the water toll il
made impossible.
Another statement in DoWd's af
fidavits was that, out of 6000 water
accounts on district books, only
approximately 20 have paid tht
water toll under protest, many o.
the others volunteering payment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
AMELIA EARHART CHOSEN FOR
DANCING PARTNER BY WALES

good dancer" Miss Earhart said
later
She wore an apple1green satin
dress which made her look even
taller than she is, and she is sew
eral inches taller than the prince.
Miss Earhart was taken to the
princes table soon after she ar
rived. The prince, who had re-
ceived Miss Earhart at ST. James
palace soon after she reached Lon
don to hear about her trans-At-
lantic flight, arose Immediately and
shook hands with her. Miss Ear
hart nodded her head in greeting,
in contrast to the deep curtsey of
a titled British woman in the party.
The princes table was crowded.
He CALAMITY offered Miss Earhart
his seat, which she accepted. The
prince then stood in the back
ground for Is minutes while the
party watched a demonstration of
"Yo Yo" by Joe Young, Canadian
boy champion.
The prince later tried to master
the tricky "Yo Yo" ball but had
little luck. He obviously enjoyed
the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
BROMLEY NOT
IN time FOR
OCEAN FLIGHT

LOS ANGELES, June 1. U.P)-
Too late to undertake a trans
Pacific flight from Seattle to To-
kio for a S29,500 prize, time limit
for which will expire tonight, Lit.
Harold Bromley was in Los An
geles today after a transcontinent-
al flight in his Diesel-motored
monoplane.
The former Canadian war pilot
set his craft down at United Air
port last night after two-day
flight from New York, broken at
Amarillo, Texas, because of leak
in his fuel line.
Bromley fought 50-mile head
wind and a new leak in his fuel
line between Amarillo and Los An
geles, taking hours and 10 min
utes for the trip.
His plans are indefinite, he said,
because of the refusal of Seattle
interests to extend the time limit
which was a condition of their
prize offer. Representatives sought
an extension for Bromley, which
was refused.
IF they put up the prize again
I'll try to capture it, he said.
otherwise, 1 don't know what I'll
do"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
Radicals FlOut
DOuner EulOgy

PARIS, June l. UP)-Commun-
lists staged a noisy demonstration
in the chamber of deputies today
when the newly-elected French
parliament met for the first time.
They refused to stand during the
eulogy of the assassinated presi-
dent, Paul Doumer, and kept
shouting, amnesty"
The dean of the deputies, Jules
GroSSeau, who is 81, presided, sur
rounded by six of the youngest dep
utieS as secretaries. The Andre
Tardieu cabinet, soon to be re-
placed. refrained from sitting on
the government benches.
Grossau pronounced The DoumeI
eulogy and the chamber adjourned
for an hour in mourning. Commit
tees were named to validate the
elections and handle the 80 con-
tested seats.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
BILL PROPOSES
SALARY SLASHES
BY GOVERNMENT
Reduction Of 10 Per Cent
Provided For In Econ
Omy Measure.

WASHINGTON, June !. U.P)-A
new economy bill cutting 10 per
cent from the salary of every fed
eral employee and reducing bene-
fits to war veterans by S48,614.000
was before the senate for consid-
Grafton today.
The economy measure, needed to
supplement the tax bill in balanc-
ing the budget, was approved last
midnight by the senate finance
committee after a day and night
session.
1t provides total savings of $685.
605,000. Secretary of Treasury
Mills said savings of $3.50, 100000
were necessary. Senate leaders de-
clared the remainder could be
made by reductions from the reg
ular appropriation bills.
The house started out a few
weeks ago with a measure provid-
ing nearly as large savings as those
now in the senate. But it refused
to reduce veterans allowances or
cut loW-salaried government work.
ers. In the end, the house bill
saved only $52,272,74O
Government workers bear the
burden Of the new economy pro-
posals. The flat 10 per cent pay
cut would affect some 100000 per-
sons, high officials, clerks, post
men and even charwomen, and
would save $121, ,050,0OO. Vacations
with pay would be reduced from
80 days to Is to save $22 ,166
Filling of vacancies in the federal
service would be prohibited. The
house bill provided for direct pay
reductions totaling only 100000
to be effected by an II per cent
cut in salaries over $2500.
Reductions in veterans benefits
which the house refused to accept
were put back in the bill by the
senate committee after sharp anc
prolonged dispute. The veteran,
are powerful politically. Many
senators and congressman fear they
Will lose many votes IN the com.
ing election if they favor such re.
ductionS.
Proposed reductions in pay
mentS to eX-service men tota
$48,614,000. General adjustment o
veterans benefits would saw
$13, ,315, 600; limitation of retroac
tive benefits, 13,694,O00; reduction
, in allowances to veterans in nos
pit&ls, $5,370,00O; restrictions on re
viVal Of government insurance
$9,0O0,o0O.
House bill provisions were re
tanned for reorganization of thC
shipping board to save $2,362, ,240
reduction Of government printing
$3,500,000; restricting army anc
navy transfers, $3,362 ,240, and in.
creasing the charge for patent:
and other government services.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
GERMAN
CABINET
CHOSEN
Won Papen AS Chancellor
Forming New Govern
ment For Hindenberg.
HITLERITES ACTIVE
Nazi Chieftain Hoping
To Force National Elec-
ton In Early Fall.

BERLIN, June l. U.P) = The
framework of a new German cabi-
net was formed today with Lieut..
Col Franz Won Paper as chancellor,
heading a government that will de-
pend on the right wing of parlia-
ment for support.
Baron Constantine Won Neurath,
ambassador to London and q
strong Nationalist, was named for
eign minister.
Gen. Curt Won Schleicher, chief
of staff, and powerful friend Of
the Nationalist factions, accepted
the defense ministry.
Hermann Warmbold, independent,
and former member of the resigned
cabinet of DR.. Heinrich Bruening,
was named minister of commerce.
Eltz Won Ruebenach is the new
minister of transport and posts.
Karl Goergeler, mayor of Leipsig,
is scheduled to become minister Of
labor.
Baron Wilhelm Won Gayl, power
full Nationalist, is the probable
minister of interior and Magnus
Won Braun is to become minister of
agriculture. The finance and jus"
tice posts are not settled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
BY HENRY T. RUSSELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, June l. - The first
woman to fly the Atlantic was the
first choice dancing partner of the
Prince of Wales at the Derby ball
and she agreed with the prince af-
ter dancing to The Tiger Rag"
that I'VE need more dances like
that"
Amelia Earhart Putnam left the
Grosvenor House festivities in the
early morning hours today, after
dancing three fox trots in success
sion with the heir to the British
throne. She also danced with
Prince George.
Beginning with Home, taking
an encore on DAY BY Day, and
ending with the lively Tiger Rag"
the prince remarked to Miss Ear
hart, I'VE need more like that"
The orchestra leader apparently
sensed the princes desire for an
other dance, for he repeated several
choruses, and then asked the dane
ers to proceed to the supper room.
"Oh yes, the prince is a very
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
FOUR SLAYERS
GO TO DEATHS
in LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, June l. UH -
Four men, convicted of murder IN
one of the cruelest bank robberies
in the history of the city, were
dropped to their deaths one by one
here today from the gallows OF the
new parish prison.
Herman Taylor, Donald Rylich
and Harold Stone. all Of Chicago
and Ito Jacques, Louisiana Negro,
paid the death penalty that the
state eXacted in the murder of John
Rizzo, shot when suburban BANK
was raided here December %, 1890
Jacques went to his death first
He followed a priest, who was
mumoling a prayer, which the Ne
gro repeated, to the galloWS
jacques body dropped through the
trap at 1910 p. m.
A new rope was used for each
execution. Henry Mayer, the hang
man, produced the second rope at
1928 p. m. and Immediately Taylor
was Jed into the death room.
Taylor, accused as being the ac-
tual killer of Rizzo, went to his
death praying.
The trap was sprung a second
time at 1892 p. m.
Harold Stone, youngest of the
condemned four who had formed a
"iail house quartet" to harmonize
away the months they waited fol
death, was the third to go to the
gallows.
His real name was not learned
until today. A Jew, he had given
an Irish name, George ODay, "to
save my family from disgrace"
His body dropped through the
floor trap on the third rope at 12:4t
p. m.
Rylich, last of the four to die
walked boldly into the room, &C
companied by Father George Nc
Namara, Catholic priest of Austin
Tex. Rylich was a weak-faced
youth. with a striking prison pallor
He was hanged at 1:18 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
MOB ATTACKS
CONTRACTOR In
LABOR DISPUTE

BENTON, ILL.,, June l. U.H -
After being refused work on a
highway project, $50 men attacked
and severely beat William Laird,
contractor, and his assistant,
Thomas King, near here today.
Sheriff Browning Robinson res
cued the contractors and placed a
detail of deputies at the road camp
to guard $50 union workers en-
ployed on the road construction
project.
Sheriff Robinson said the $50
unemployed men came here from
Logan, H., yesterday and de-
manded that the union men be
discarded and local labor be en-
ployed.
When Laird refused flatly to dis
charge any union men or employ
any of the group which had re-
manned about the camp since yes
terday, the men attacked him.
King came to his assistance and
was also beaten.
The unemployed group from Lo-
gan was led by E. w. Austen, West
Frankfort, said to be a labor or
ganizer." Sheriff Robinson said he
expected a warrant for Austen S
arrest on an assault charge would
be issued later today.
Austen claimed the contract
under which Laird was construct
ing a new state aid road five miles
east of here, called for the employ
ment of unemployed men residing
near where the road was to be
built.
He claimed Laird had violated
that provision of the contract en-
ploying union laborers from out
side and refusing employment to
local men. Austen asked the union
men to resign and they refused.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
PRISON TERMS
IMPOSED UPON
KIDNAP GROUP
Eight AbductOrs Of Doc
tor In Peoria Given
Sentences.

PEORIA, H., June l. U.P)-Eight
of the IL defendants accused of
kidnapping DR.. James w. Parker for
$4,000 ransom, were convicted to-
day by a jury and their sentences
fixed at terms ranging from five TO
25 years.
Among those convicted were
James w. Betson, former city de-
tective, former candidate for mayor
and alleged ring leader of the alb
duction conspiracy, and Joseph H.
PurSifull, former candidate for
states attorney and police magis-
intermediary in ransom negotia-
tions.
Betson was one of four defendants
whose punishment the jury fixed at
rs years in the penitentiary.
Pursifull was one of the two de-
PENDANTS who drew the lightest
sentences among those convicted.
He was ordered to serve five years
The case went to the jury yester-
day after three weeks hearing evi-
dence. The jury reported to Circuit
Court Judge Henry Ingram today
The others found guilty and the
punishments fixed for them were:
Claude (Red) Evans, accused of
being one of the men who took DR..
Parker from in front of his home
March IA, sentenced to 25 years.
Arlo Stoops, alleged to have aided
Evans, sentenced to 25 years.
Cecil Minninger, accused Of join
ing Evans and StoopS enroute from
the scene of the kidnapping and of
taking a wallet containing $85 from
the physician, sentenced to 25
years.
Raymond Stoops, renter of the
TaXewell county farm where Dr.
Parker was kept prisoner 1S days
sentenced to Is years.
Guards Punished
Dwight Bartlett, alleged to have
stood guard over DIR. Parker, SEN
fenced to seven years.
Homer Massey, accused of having
been involved in guarding DR.. Par
ker, but also credited with having
carried the message that resulted
in the physicians release, sentenced
to five years.
The three defendants acquitted,
out of the remaining four indicted
we're:
Dean Stoops, 17-year-old son Of
Raymond Stoops, whom the defense
declared was at the mercy and ur-
der the control of his father.
Mrs. Raymond Stoops, who was
said to have assisted the state by
naming two of the men involved.
Edward Woodrord, 27-year-old
hired man on the Stoops farm.
The 18th defendant, Mrs. Cecil
Minninger, went to trial with the
others, but the charge against her
was dropped when she agreed 20
turn states evidence against some
of the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
DOLLARS SON
SUCCUMBS TO
HEART ATTACK

VANCOUVER, b. c., June l. U.H
Another link in the chain of ship
ping interest which the late Cap
tain Robert Dollar, prototype of
the fictional Capt. Kicks" forged
across the seven seas after his Both
year was broken last night when
his eldest son, A. Melville Dollar,
81, died at his home here.
Melville, himself a leading figure
in world shipping, died of heart
failure. The bluff and loyable
man who was his father died at
San Rafael, Calf, May 16, at the
age of SO.
The eldest son was a member of
his fathers lumber and shipping
firms until 1922, representing Can
ada in the already wide thrown in
terests Of the grand old man of the
sea.
In that year he divorced himself
from the Dollar nnes-about to gir-
die the globe-and organized the
American Canadian Steamship
company. At the death of his
father he inherited $4,000 of the
estate.
MeNilles own career was bound
up in the web that Captain Dollar
weaved. So is that of his two sur
viving brothers, r.. Stanley and j.
Harold Dollar.
They were as proud as was Cap
tain Dollar that he bought a farm
and gave 1t to his father before he
was 20; that he worked for 60 cents
a week; progressed from cookboy
in a lumber camp to foreman, 10
owner; that he found a greater
field in shipping at a time when
most men had retired.
Captain Dollar had often said he
would live until he was LOG years
old. But his son Melville had
Known for a year that heart ale
nent might prove fatal at any
lime.
His mother, whose married life
With Captain Dollar had grown 70
be a saga of old fashioned Amer
ca, was reported suffering greatly
rom shock at ner San Rsfael
home. his widow and seven child
rem survive.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
Kentucky Mob
Lynches Man

PRINCETON. KY, June l. U.P)-
Six automobiles, loaded wit h
masked men, roared up to the jail
here early today and Walter Mer-
rick, 40, a prisoner, was removed
from his cell, carried down a coun-
try road and hanged to a tree.
Merrick was held here on a
charge of dynamiting a general
store owned by j. M. P'Pool, at
Hopson, nine miles from here. The
dynamiting occurred February 8.
The lynching occurred shortly
after midnight. Curtis Jones, jailer
was bound. The masked men,
working swiftly took Jones keys,
unlocked Merrick's cell and dragged
MIN into their cars.
The commotion in the Jail cor
ridors was brief and the sleeping
town was not aroused. Merrick
was found hanging to a tree in
Cadiz Road, two miles away, at
daybreak.
The store dynamiting resulted in
bitter feeling in the Hopson COM
munity. Merrick was arrested Feb
ruary 9, the following day, and tax
en- to Louisville because of the
strained situation. He later was
brought here. Trial was set for
June 49,
P'Pool suffered a fractured skull
in the explosion which wrecked III
store, causing damage Of $4,000
Harold Nabb, a 13-year-old boy,
was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
City Treasurer
Reported Short

FRESNO, June /. WP)-At least
one $2400 shortage has been found
in the accounts Of the Selma, Calf,
city treasury, Will C. F'reeland,
auditor employed to investigate the
books Of City Treasurer w. j.
Johnson, who is in jail here, had
revealed today.
johnson, 39-year-old assistant
cashier of the Selma branch of the
Bank of America, is accused of
violating the national banking laws.
After Freelands report to the
Selma city council, the council re-
moved johnson as treasurer, in
creased the bond for the holder of
the office from $4,000 to $4,000
and appointed j. B. Edsall, insur-
ance man, to succeed johnson.