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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Brockman Says
Quit Mexico
Continued From Page II

any connection with Mexican water
interests, but said he has long
worked in favor of a satisfactory
treaty with Mexico for equitable
division and rates for water taken
from the Colorado river.
But we cannot afford to wait" ="
said Brockman, after explaining he
gave up hopes of such a treaty sew
eral years ago. Speaking of landed
interests below the border, he de-
clared, they've got the upper hand
and can afford to use it, and when
Mexican has the whip hand you
had better watch out
The sooner we can get out of
Mexico gracefully and economical
ly," he continued, the better off
we are, but when we undertake a
thing like this We want to be very
careful"
Brockman explained he has fav-
ored a plan whereby the Imperial
Irrigation District could work out
its own problems, paying as it goes
along, and without taking in any
Striking at the majority side of
the irrigation district board, he
blamed Mark Rose for a pproval of
the All-American canal contract
which will include east and west
side lands and the Coachella valley
in the canal project, attributing to
Rose an interest in lands on the
east mesa.
Touching briefly on recent devel-
opments in the canal contract fight,
Brockman mentioned that this is
the first year he has been unable
to pay his district taxes, explaining
the banks would not loan him $4,000
with which to meet the assess
ments. Ii the books are held open
until the first of next month, how
ever, he hopes to secure the sum
due, he said.
Regarding a recall election aimed
at him, and now pending, Brock
man said, This little recall move
ment doesn't bother me much
Besides the Brockman talk, only
one other item of Importance was
taken up by the Junior chamber of
commerce this morning. Dick
Erickson told of the itinerary to be
followed by Governor Rolph when
he visits Imperial Valley for the
county fair Governor Rolph will
be a guest of the Juniors at
breakfast meeting February 10.
Cal Rector was chairman of the
meeting this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
DRUG ADDICTION
OFFERS PROBLEM
AMONG INDIANS

RENO, Jan. 81. U.P) = Officials
charged with administration of In
dian affairs in this state have a
new problem on their hands, for
their charges, who used to go ber-
serk on "firewater," now are mar
cotic addictS.
Relegated to a necessarily minor
part in the commercial life of the
new west, the Indian has been
forced down the social scale until
his course has crossed that of mar
cotic peddlers, officers say.
Most of the Indians living near
here are of the Washoe and Piyute
tribes. Stolid short of stature, they
may be seen on infrequent trips
to the city, a little bewildered by
the noise and hustle, sitting on the
curbstones and street corners.
Many have picked up the drug
habit. Most of the addicts smoke
yen shee, which is nothing more
than opium which already has been
smoked once, and consequently is
very cheap.
Officials estimate there are far
fewer addictS among the Indians
than popularity supposed, and have
conducted several Investigations in
the matter. They admit, "the situ-
alton is bad" but deny a prepon-
derance of the Indians are drug
users.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Final Warming Is
Given To China
Continued From Page II

would be considered too late OF
whether they would demand fur
ther proof of the dissolution OF
anti-Japanese organizations.
japanese women and children
are being evacuated from Foochow
and were expected to arrive here
Thursday
While the japanese admiral eX-
pected a cruiser and 3 destroyer5
to reach here early Thursday from
the Sasebo naval base, officials OF
the settlement completed their ar
rangements for defense against the
influx of thousands of refugees ex-
pected if Japan occupied the ma
tive quarter.
The French, with their own
naval forces, police and colonial
troops, will defend the French
town; United States marines will
guard areas along Soochow creek;
British forces will defend the west
ern areas of the settlement; the
Shanghai volunteer corps, COM
posed of foreigners, will supple
ment police in the central district:
French, British and American war
ships will be anchored off the
waterfront in the Wangpo river as
usual
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. U.P) -
Inactive trading saw the market
falling fractionally on the Los An
geles stock exchange today.
Standard Oil was the most active,
selling 1400 shares at 23B, down =
new low; Union Oil sold TOO
shares at 12h, unchanged; Bolsa
Chica dropped IS to 3ls, on sales
Of 400 shares; Shell Union sold 300
shares at 3ls, down 4.
Transamerica sold 600 shares at
3, unchanged. Security First Ma
tional Bank was up II at 57A on
sales of 300 shares. International
Reinsurance was unchanged at 2212
on transfers of 200 shares.
Chrysler Motors sold 200 shares
at 1874, unchanged.
Southern California Edison COM
mon sold 400 shares at 30A, down
Is; Edison 6 per cent preferred
dropped Is to "a on sales of 300
shares; Edison 5i2 per cent pre-
ferred sold 200 shares at %, un-
changed
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
SchOOlmasters Of
Valley Convene

Imperial county Schoolmasters
club met Monday night around the
dinner table at the Hotel de ANA
in Calexico, enjoying a program
furnished by the Calexico members.
Edgar j. Hannah spoke on the
Junior Olympic and outlined some
changes in the program for this
season. Hannah coached Joe An
drade, last years Junior Olympic
champion and winner of senior sec
ond place. Joe, himself, spoke
briefly regarding the Olympics for
this spring.
Impressions of the Orient were
given by Newton A. Johnson, Eng
lish instructor in Calexico high
school, who has lived some years
in Korea and Japan.
Charles I. Jenney. head of the
Imperial Valley Business college
was made an honorary member of
the club, which now has two on
the honorary roll, the other being
Elmer A. Todd.
c. B. Collins county superintend-
ent spoke briefly as did also j. L..
G.. Sweeney, principal of Lincoln
School, Imperial and president of
the County Teachers association.
The next meeting will take place
in Holtville on the invitation of
A. P. Shibley and Dean Richmond.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Ancient Carved
Figure OF Christ.
Located In Paris

PARIS, Jan. 81. U.P)-The great
figure of Christ. carved from ivory
TO picture His sufferings as He
died against the cross. which
Michelangelo scultured more than
four centuries ago to be en-
shrined in the Temple of Minerva
in Rome and lost when Napoleon
marched into the city, has been
found in Paris among the heirlooms
which became the dowry of an aged
French woman.
Experts have pronounced the pic
ture in the possession of Madame
Pain. to be the Michelangelo or
iginal.
The figure is two feet high, ex-
quiSitely carved and with the pa
tina which four centuries allows.
It is placed against a faded mauve
brocade and framed with a hand
carved gilded frame showing the
handiwork Of artists of the period
of Louis XIV.
Napoleon and his army made it
their practice to select the master
pieces of art from the cities which
they took, and in that way the
ivory Christ left Rome Nothing
was heard of it until Madame Pain
asked experts to place a value upon
the piece of ivory. now a tobacco
brown in color.
Experts declare that the ivory
carving is an epitome of anatomi-
cal research. Overtures have been
made to return the Christ to
Rome. possibly to the Vatican COL
lection because OF its beauty even
# it is not proved to be the original
and missing Michelangelo.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
RAILROAD UNIONS
NEAR AGREEMENT
ON WAGE SLASH

CHICAGO, Jan. 81. U.P)-David
B. Robertson, spokesman for rail-
way union labor, announced ct
noon today that approximately
three -fourths of the q union
groups had agreed on their stand
toward the railroads proposed 10
per cent wage reduction.
Hope for complete agreement
was voiced by Robertson.
IF we can agree on our answer,
Robertson said, I'VE may meet with
the nine railroad presidents with
fair hope of settling the contro-
versy"
Robertson declined to indicate
what the stand taken by the ma
jority of the union groups was. He
seemed pleased over what he
termed considerable progress" to-
ward accord among the executives
of the 100000 rail workers of the
nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Gang Identified
By Jap HOuseboy

LOS ANGELES. jar. 27. U.P)-
The accusative finger of Tadashi
Wakabayashi. former houseboy of
E. L. Zeke Caress, today again
pointed at Ralph Sheldon and jim
my Doolen as two members of the
gang that abducted Caress, his
wife. Helen, and the japanese him
self, more than a year ago.
The Japanese, lying at deaths
door in a sanitarium near here, to-
day again pointed to the alleged
abductors, as defense attorneys bat
tied over legal technicalities of the
procedure. A similar visit was made
to the bedside last night.
Wakabayashi lapsed into uncon-
several times during the
ordeal this morning and once asked
how much longer the
session would last.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
State Budgets
Ordered Slashed

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 81. U.P) =
California state department heads
today were under drastic orders to
cut their budget applications for
1885 to the bone.
The orders were issued by Rol-
land A. Vandegrift, state director
of finance, who said:
"If we end this biennium with
little or no balance in our surplus
as now appears to be the possible
outcome. it is self-evident we cam
not call on the surplus for another
$1,000, 900 or more as we have done
in this biennium."
Vandegrift reported balance of
s51 1855 ,997 in the state treasury, as
compared with 3,656.187 at the
end of last November, and 56,440,-
435 on December 18, 1880
More than sac, 100000 of the bal
ance is in certificates of deposit and
about s5,0O0,O00 is drawing 2 per
cent interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
DemurrerS Filed
By Defendants

Four out of 16 defendants in
dicted by the 1930-31 county grand
jury on charges of grand theft.
criminal conspiracy and conspiracy
to violate the corporate securities
act of California today filed in
superior court a supplemental de-
murrer to the grand jury indict-
ment.
Bert Bane, M Penn Phillips,
E. R. Mullen and r. K. Stephens
were those who filed the supple
mental demurrer, based on tech
nical grounds.
That the trial of the 16 defend
ants, indicted for alleged fraudu-
lent insurance stock sales in I'M
perial Valley, will probably last
throughout most of March was the
statement of officials in the dis
trict attorneys office yesterday
afternoon.
Lewis Hart, so, one of the ring
leaders in the stock promotion
deal. has not been seen since the
indictment was returned, and is
still at large.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
VAUDEY!LLETO
BE OFFERED AT
VETERANS HALL

Vaudeville of the high class va
riety will be presented to the
people of this community tonight
at Veterans Memorial hall. when
the Certified Artists of California
will appear under the auspices of
Imperial Valley Voiture, No. 512
Forty and Eight, for the benfit of
the health camp at Hipass.
Headlining the bill is a cemedy
skit, "A Night in Hollywood" writ
ten and directed by Walter E.
McMann, noted playwright and
actor, with many successes credited
to him on national vaudeville cir
cults.
THE Melody Weavers," three
charming sisters. will be heard in
a group of songs. These girls have
been heard over national radio
broadcasts and each is a talented
artist.
The Hickman brothers. clever
blackface comedians, will offer
THE Property Man" a cracking
act with plenty of comedy.
Questa Quendtt, a beautiful and
accomplished dancer. will present
Dancing Dream Miss Quendtt
is former member of the Bolla
Dancers and also appeared with
the Skulski orchestra.
Stanley Adams, concert baritone
assisted by Aimee Rozella, will
render a number Of Ballads IN
Baritone"
Those who enjoy high class pro-
ductions offering a wide variety OF
entertainment. are invited to at
tend the performance which will
be repeated tomorrow night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Supervisors Let
Paving Contract

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. U.P)-
Another through highway from the
mountains to the sea was another
step nearer realization today when
the board of supervisors awarded
a contract for paving the final link
in Vermont avenue, from 228th street
to Anaheim road from whence it
will proceed to San Pedro.
The Peck Construction Co, Los
Angeles, obtained the contract or
its low bid of S184,915.76. The route
was to be completed by July l.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Kentuckian Moves
In Hawaiian Case

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. U.P)-
Representative Chapman, Democrat,
Kentucky, today prepared a bill for
a change of venue in the case Of
Mrs. Granville Fortescue, Lieut..
Thomas Massie and the two enlist
ed men who were indicted at Hon
olulu for second degree murder.
Details of the bill were withheld
pending its introduction, expected
late today, but it was understood
TO contemplate trial in a federal
court on the mainland.
Representative Chapman has been
in telephone contact with defense
attorneys at Honolulu.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Actress Mum On
Wedding Plans

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 81. UP
Friends of Linda Watkins, motion
picture actress, we're set wonder
ing today following her departure
yesterday for Chicago.
To some she hinted she would
be married there or in New York,
but neglected to name the man.
TIL friends whispered the name of
Gabriel Hess, an eastern attorney
for the Motion Picture Producers
association, said to be on the same
train, but that was only a guess.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Former Local
Resident Dies

Bert Elton Wilkerson, 13. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wilkerson
died yesterday at the family home
near Calipatria. The boy was born
in Ell Centro and moved with his
parents to Magnolia district about
a year ago. Later the family moved
to the vicinity of Calipatria.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at the w. 1. Hopes Funeral
home in BraWley at 2:30 on Fri
day afternoon, Rev. White Of Mag
nolia community church officiat-
ing. Interment will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Spanish Ban On
Artificial Silk

MADRID, Jan. 81. U,P) - The
Spanish government has decided
to prohibit the use of the express
sion, artificial silk" and to find
an expression to substitute for it.
The public has been invited to make
suggestions.
All silk, according to the order
recently issued by the ministry OF
national economy, must be bona
fide.
Artificial silk" is not silk, and
must not be SO called. But it is not
so easy to prohibit persons calling
it that unless one gives it name.
There is silk in Spain, but not
as much as generally supposed.
The genuine Spanish shawls, as
they are known abroad, are in
Spain called "mantones de Manil-
la" as the first shawls came over
from the Philippines and China,
which still continue to send Spain
both silk and shawls.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Manufacturer Is
kidnapping Victim

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 81.
UP1Two men kidnapped Howard
A. Wolverton, so. wealthy manu-
facturer, today and held him for
$4,000 ransom.
The men captured Wolverton
and his wife as the couple drove
their automobile in front of their
house in wealthy residential
section.
The couple was threatened with
death if they made an outcry.
Selling the automobile the kid
napers drove to an isolated spot
two miles east of the city. There
they thrust Mrs. Wolverton from
the car warning her her husband
would be held until she paid the
ransom.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

Automobile Recovered-An auto
mobile belonging to c. j. Parks
Brawley city engineer, was stolen
in Brawley yesterday and recovered
on Western avenue there by police
this morning, according to a report
in the sheriff's office.
Pecans for Imperial Valley-R. A.
Harris, California's pioneer pecan
investigator, will be at the Imperial
Hotel, Imperial, this week and
would be pleased to confer with
anyone interested in growing this
superior nut here, where conditions
are unexcelled. Phone Imperial 23S
for appointment evenings. 27t2
Suits Cleaned and Pressed S1.00---
Cowan Dry Cleaners. Phoue 628.
514 Main. 29tf
Perishable Shipments-Shipmen
of perishables rolling from the val
ley yesterday included 1870 carloads
of lettuce, three of mixed vege-
tables and two of carrots, accord
ing to B. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner.
Get Ready for Desert De-Lite.
25t6
Hotel California Coffee Shop
Plate lunch from IL to ., 35c.
Regular meals, soc and 75c. 11tf
De MOlay To Meet DE Molay
chapter will meet tonight at 7:30
in the office of DR.. r. l.. Palmer.
There will be a meeting of the
lodge February and on February
6 installation of new officers will
take place.
Madame Priser-F'rench designer
and dress-maker. $50 Commercial
st. Phone 1854. 3ltf
DIR. A. b. Hansen, Dentist. New
location, second floor, Security-First
National Bank Bldg. Phone 88 Aft
Articles of IncOrporatiOn-Arti
of incorporation of the Imperial
Valley Box company were filed in
the county clerks office here today
naming Sanford Titus and Joseph
De Maria of Brawley and A. CT
Marion of San Francisco as incor-
porators, and listing capital stock
at $4,000.
Get Ready for Desert De-Lite.
este
DIR. II Hooper-Dentist. X-Ray
service. l10 North 9th st. m,w,f
DIR. Patrick Lackey-Chiropractor
Phone 1346. 13l South Sixth. 3ltf
Paurs Buttered Popcorn-Super-
toasted sandwiches. home made
candies and refreshments. Ninth
and Main. Curb service. Off
Rail Officials Here-A. d. Haga-
man, assistant general freight and
passenger agent of the San Diego
and Arizona railway; F. B. Dorsey,
traffic manager, and A. Abendroth
of the engineering department,
were here yesterday on a general
inspection trip.
Get Ready for Desert De-Lite.
25tC
DIR. Edwin o. Carter, Dentist, new
location, GOA Main St. Office phone
260.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
San Diego Chief
In Jackpot

SAN DIEGO. Jan. 27 UP .
Harry H. Scott, San Diego chief
of police, today was ordered TO ap-
pear before the United States
grand jury in Los Angeles in con-
nection with a federal inyestiga-
ton of the $4,000 liquor cache
seized by police here January Is.
The grand jury subpoena placed
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
FOOTBALL DRAWS 100000

LONDON U.P) - Nearly 100000
people watched league football
games throughout England on
boxing day, December 26, including
100000 at Londons six matches.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

Scott in an embarrassing position
inaSmuch as the liquor is declared
by Scott to be property Of the po-
lice justice court and Justice
Claude Chambers has issued verbal
orders that it be destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
0UNTYBtRIEFS t

Building Permit Issued-A per-
nit for additions to a building at
$50 Brighton avenue, to cost $500,
was issued to Ada Smith, records
in the city engineers office show
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

alleged due as rent, and seeking re-
turn of the coffee shop and equip
ment in the Dunlack hotel in
Brawley.
Get Ready for Desert De-Litc.
25t6
Legion Holds Meeting-Construc-
tive plans for the children's health
camp at Hipass we're laid at last
nights session of Boyce Aten post
of the American Legion at Veterans
Memorial hall. The meeting was
well attended and the latter part
of the evening was devoted to a
social hour.
Hemstitching, &c - Mrs. G. G..
Brooks. ltlmo
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

VII ioi DtotAh DS
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Lodge Meets Tonight-El Centre
lodge, No. 384, F. and A. M, will
meet for a stated session at 7:45
o'clock tonight. Regular lodge
services and general routine will
be i'll order for the evening.
DIR. w. w. Apple-New location
Rooms 1924 Valley Drug Store
Bldg. Fifth street entrance. Phone
SIS. 27t4
Scout Board Meets-Boy Scouts
board of review will hold a meeting
in the office of the Southern ST.
erras Power Co. at 1880 tonight,
Wooda Blesy Dance Studio, 723
Orange. Phone 1888. 16tf
Files Repossession Suit-John p.
Larkin yesterday afternoon filed
suit against Dorothy II. and Clyde
c. Bates, asking judgment for $3.50
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27
Actions Taken By
Congress Today

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. U.P) =
The house today passed the agri-
culture departments annual sup
ply bill, carrying appropriations OF
SITS, 443,814.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

Get Ready for Desert De-Lite.
25t6
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

O President Hoover's
reconstruction corporation being organized to
president corporation and Eugene Meyer.
chairman the
o banks
other organizations according
tentat pla
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. U.P) :
Speaker Garner and Vice President
Curtis today signed the s500,O00,-
900 revolving fund appropriation
for the reconstruction finance cor
poration. 1t now goes to the White
house for President Hoover's sig.
nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. U.P] =
The senate judiciary committee
voted today, II to 5, to report
favorably to the senate the Norris
bill curbing power of federal
courts to issue injunctions against
striking workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

Hemstitching, &c Mrs. c. G..
Brooks. 1tlmo
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

Get Ready for Desert De-Litc.
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-27

Get Ready for Desert De-Lite.
25tG
DIR. Edwin o. Carter, Dentist, new
location, GOA Main st. Office phone
260.
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By TuthilI
By Jack Lait

whine again. Dat guy kelly
he's after me again for break.
in me parole. Tell him to lay
off-eh?"
"All right, stool. But what
else did you hear about my
brother? Come clean or I'll
get dirty"
Oats all I heard-dey're out
to get him"
"They wouldn't dare, the
rats" muttered Ed, bitterly.
"I only hears dis don't
know nothin'."
We'll. you keep your nose
clean and your ears open"
warned Ed. Nov I'm goin' to
let you out a block from head
quarters and you stay away
from that grappa dive tonight
-hear?"
"Ain't you got a buck?"
Humpy was whining again. II
gotta have me smoke. You
spilled me smoke"
AN you didn't spill a thing.
If I catch you holding out on
me you won't go up the river
you'll go in the river .Scram,
scum!"
Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1932-01-15
"BEAST OF THE CITY"

(COntinued from Magazine Page
knife. He got is cents a drink
and after As cents had been
collected he either let his Gus
toner sleep the effects off or
tossed him through the door.
One of his regular customers
was Humpy the Mushroom, a
pinch-faced, saffron mugged
weasel of the holes and dives
Of the docks.
Humpy the Mushroom saun.
tered into the place, nodded to-
two men with caps down over
their eyes who were whisper
ing at a table in the corner.
Gimme a shot. joe" he
hoarsed, without sitting down
and reaching out a grimy thin
hand which trembled as with
the ague. Joe looked at him
. without a word and reached
out his paw. Humpy the
Mushroom grinned and counted
out two nickels and five pen
nies. He was just putting the
glass to his lips when Ed Fitz-
patrick walked in. Without
hesitating he went straight up
to Humpy and knocked the
glass from his hand.