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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
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SAVED AT SEA
BY OIL TANKER
BY CAPTAIN WILSON
Master. S. S, Circle Shell

Copyright. 1882, BY United Press)
ABOARD S. S. CIRCLE SHELL,
off Azores Islands Enroute to New
Orleans, June 13. U.P)-Stanislaus
Felix Hausner was making slow but
favorable progress aboard my ship
today after drifting at sea for a
week in his wrecked monoplane,
forced down on a projected New
York WARSAW flight.
Hausner was still very weak, un-
able to give a coherent account of
his experiences. He had scant ra-
tions during the week from June
3 until he was picked up by Circle
Shell Saturday. Fortunately, the
sea had been calm.
He has not been able to tell
much of his flight, but asked me
to express his thanks for radio mes
sages sent to him and to send his
love to his family. Please inform
Mrs. Hausner, Jersey City, that her
husband is exhausted but unin-
jured.
We were forced to abandon Haus-
ner's plane about 500 miles off the
Portuguese coast.
HauSner made a forced landing
June 3. When the Circle Shell
sighted him it was dark. We were
unable to salvage his plane. He
is proceeding with out ship to New
Orleans, where we are due June 81.
The monoplane was last sighted
drifted southeastward at about one
knot. Hausner asked that any
passing vessel try to salvage 1t as
he believes it is in fairly good con-
dition. Calm sea and fine weather
prevailed while he was adrift prob
ably preventing the plane from 60
ing to pieces.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
BODY OF SLAIN
MAN FOUND IN
DISTRICT DITCH
Harry Akyama Victim Of
Knife Wounds Near
WestmOrland.

Gaping knife wounds in the par
TALLY decomposed body Of Harry
Akmaya gave fearful evidence of
the manner of death and furnished
officers their only clues today as
they took up the task of tracing
down the killer who stabbed his
victim, slashed his throat and threw
the body into Lateral 8, canal
running west Of Wesmorland.
When the body was discovered
this morning it apparently had
been in the canal from five to
eight days. Decomposition had rem
dered the face almost unrecogniz-
able as that Of a human being.
Identification was made through
voters slip and an army certificate
found in the pockets.
Harold Gillett and Tom Sharp,
investigators for the sheriff and
district attorney. respectively, this
afternoon were following the banks
of the canal in search Of the place
where the body was first thrown
into the water. An autopsy was
being performed at Brawley, where
the body IS at IhorntonS unoer-
taking establishment.
A preliminary scrutiny by the
investigators disclosed nine stab
wounds in the body, one of which
almost severed the jugular vein of
the murder victim. Others were
in the chest and back.
A tentative reconstruction Of the
crime is responsible for the theory
Akmaya first was attacked from
the rear, suffering knife wounds in
the back During the resulting
struggle, it is believed, he was
stabbed in the chest and throat.
Akmaya lived at the Eagle hotel
at Los Angeles, and apparently was
a resident of that town. Officers
were taking every means to trace
the dead mans movements during
the days before he was killed.
Gillett, who, with Ray Poole, dep
uty coroner, was the first to reach
the body after its finding was re-
ported to the sheriff's office, ad-
vanced the theory the body had
floated down the canal for some
distance.
Akmaya, apparently a japanese,
was dressed in corduroy trousers,
brown shoes and a light shirt.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
BRITISH PRESS CONDEMNS
POLICE FOR GIRLS DEATH

at the disclosure of American po-
lice methods whereby Violet Sharpe
was driven to her death.
1.-THE British government should
make the strongest representations
and demand the most searching
inquiries
The Herald said that Frederick
S. Cocks, Laborite member of the
house of commons, would ask For
eign Secretary Sir John Simon
whether representations would be
made to the United Stotes.
TRENTON, N. j., June 13. (U.R)-
State police and detectives investi-
eating the Lindbergh kidnapping de-
Tended themselves today against
charges that third degree" meth
ods resulted in suicide of Violet
Sharpe, servant girl in the Dwight
Morrow home.
The police had indicated by the
stress placed on Miss Sharpe's sui
eide, that they had no other clue
that would indicate solution Of
the mystery is any nearer than II
was the day after the crime.
Inspector Harry Walsh, who
conducted most of the questioning
of the English-born dining room
girl, said she had never been
questioned by police except in the
Morrow home and the Lindbergh
home" Colonel Lindbergh was
present once, he said.
Members of the Lindbergh Or
Morrow households were present
on each of the four occasions the
girl was questioned" Col. H. Nor
man Schwartzkopf Of the state po-
lice declared.
The girl took poison a few min
utes after she had been told to
prepare for a trip to police head
quarters for a fifth examination.
There was never any undue
pressure Schwartzkopf said. BE
fore the finding of the child's body
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
Favor Change In
Auto Tax Law

WASHINGTON, June 13. U.P)-
The house ways and means
committee today unanimously re-
ported an amendment to the tax
bill designed to prevent the loss
of $6O,000,0O0 in automobile excise
taxes levied in the new revenue bill.
The automobile taxes become ef-
fective June 81, but the committee
was informed that many firms
plan to evade the levy by contract
ing for automobile purchases now.
The amendment would make the
sales tax applicable as of date of
delivery rather than contract date.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
ROlph Arrives
For Convention

CHICAGO, June 13. U.P}-Gov
James Rolph, jr.. of California,
chairman of the California delega-
ton to the Republican national
convention, presided at the first
caucus meeting this morning.
Distribution of badges and pre-
liminary detail was dispersed at the
meeting.
Governor Rolph called meet
ing for 3 o'clock this afternoon to
select members Of the national
committee and representatives OF
the national -cimmittees.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
Report Made On
Diseased Cattle

LOS ANGELES, June 13. U.P)-
A report made today to the board
of supervisors revealed that 7,795
hogs and 33 head of cattle we're
destroyed by state and federal
authorities in eradicating an out
break of hoof and mouth disease in
the Artesia district.
DR.. Rudolph Snyder, of the fed
eral department of animal indus
try, said that owners of the live
stock had received a total of S89,-
562.20 indemnity from the state
and federal governments.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
HURLEY NOT CANDIDATE

WASHINGTON, June l3. W.P)-
Secretary of War Hurley today de-
MED rumors that he was a po-
tential candidate for the vice.
presidency. "They can't shoot at
my old friend Charley Curtis with
me- Hurley said after a confer
ence with President Hoover. Il am
not and will not be candidate for
the yice-presidency."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
Akron Nearing
Its Destination

WASHINGTON, June 13. U.P)-
The dirigible Akron reported to the
navy department today that it
would fly northeast from Mississip-
pi to Atlanta, Ga, enroute to the
Lakehurst, N. j., naval air station,
and expected to land at Lakehurst
at dawn tomorrow.
The dirigible received weather re-
ports indicating it would encounter
thunderstorms over Georgia.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
Elks Flag Day
Program Changed

Last minute changes in plans for
the annual Elks Flag exercises were
announced by those in charge to-
day.
Those who are to take part In the
parade are asked to assemble at
the Southern Pacific station A. Gas
o'clock. The parade will proceed
west down Main street TO the VIII
son school grounds where the for
NAL program win be presented.
It originally was Intended 10
hold the program at the park but
this was found to be impossible.
Band men, members OF all vet
eran, fraternal and civic organiza-
tions are asked TO assembly prompt
ly at 6.45 at the station. The par
ade win begin promptly at O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
TRIO JAILED In
BOGUS NARCOTIC
HAUL BY POLICE,
Coast Men Arrested Fol-
lowing Row Over Divi-
sion OF Sp0ils.

Thirty-nine tins of supposed NOR
phine. which under analysis proved
to be chalk, today had landed Roy
Shelton, 80, Ray Ericsson, 36, and
Frank Ardavino "a, in jail while
officers investigated the ramifica-
tions of an asserted robbery and
highjacking tale told by Shelton
when he telephoned the sheriff's
office last night from the local
office of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany.
One of the trio told Frank Smyer,
city traffic officer, that 10 tins of
the bogus morphine brought $50 a
tin, under q French label declaring
each tin to contain one ounce of
"morfin". Arthur Shirer, Ell Gen.
tro druggist, this morning put sam
pies of the white substance through
standard tests which showed it con-
tained no trace of morphine.
At $50 a tin, the amount of con-
fiscated goods would have brought
S2340.
Smyer led a group of officers
which last night arrested the three
men at the telegraph office, where
Shelton was in a telephone booth,
and the others we're waiting for
him. Tillman Daley, state traffic
Lloyd Stark, city officers, were with
Smyer.
The arrest was made after Shell
ton telephoned the sheriff's office
that he was being held up at the
Western Union office. The sheriff S
office notified the city police de-
partment, and city officers rushed
to the Western Union office. Find
ing no trouble there, Smyer and
the other officers proceeded to the
Postal Telegraph office. There
seemed to be no trouble there.
Shelton was still in the telephone
booth He was questioned upon
emerging, and told Smyer the other
men held him up on the Yuma
highway east of Holtville, taking
$500 and a gun. Smyer searched
the other men, and found the gun
! in Ericsson's waist band. Because
Shelton's story did not sound plaus-
ible, Smyer searched the complain
ant, finding blackjack on, him
He arrested all three.
Hijacking Related
A search of the automobile ir
which Ericsson and Ardavino hac
been riding showed the 80 full tin.
of supposed morphine, and numer'
Gus empty tins.
A story pieced together after al
three were questioned gave officer,
some idea of what had occurred
Ardavino and Ericsson said Shelton
owed them 5000. and left them al
Los Angeles. They followed him
they said, going to Yuma. Finding
that he had not yet been there
they started back. They met him
on the Yuma highway, turned, ov-
ertook him, and took $500 and a
gun from him.
Because he still owed them $100
they made him return to Ell Gen.
tro, they said. He entered the
Postal Telegraph office, supposed
ly to make long distance call to
Ell Paso to secure additional money
Instead he telephoned the sheriff's
office.
Kendall B. Perkins had been re-
tained today to represent Ardavino
and Ericsson, while Clarence B
Smith was retained as attorney for
Shelton. No charges had been
filed, but they were to appear be-
fore Judge Lee Nuffer of the e.
Centro police court this afternoon
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
BABE CREEPING UP

CLEVELAND, O., June 13. U.D
Babe Ruth hit his 2lst home run
of the season today in the fifth
inning of the New York-Cleveland
game. One man was on base.
Jack Russell was pitching,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-13
@,WlLL- l.
rs ROGERS Roe
Wy ',S0yS:

CHICAGO, June 13. (SpeciaD
Well, here I am right at the
stage door, waiting to see all the
actors in this great comedy
called "a Convention, held for
no reason at all.
I have the distinction of be-
ing the first Democratic white
child to arrive at the Republi-
can fiasco.
Breakfast at home Saturday
morning, dinner in Kansas City,
then into Chicago for breakfast
Sunday-but disgraced myself
by making the last hop on the
train, as there was no regular
plane. Guess 1 am getting old,
going back, be taking up golf
next.
A newspaper man spoiled my
whole convention by asking me
if I was an alternate Now
a delegate is bad enough, but
an alternate is just spare tire
for a delegate. An alternate, is
the lowest form of political life
there is. He is the parachute
in a plane that never leaves the
ground.
Yours,
nix R1A<-
q 1888 nsRsssh' s.asl..s~. n-
Evening star., 1932-10-19
SERIES OF ROBBERIES
net MORE THAN $500
Three Men Held Up, Pocketbook
Snatched and $500 Diamond
Ring Stolen.

Three armed hold-ups, a pocketbook
snatching and the theft of a $500 dia-
mond ring were being investigated by
police today.
Martin j. Walsh, 2100 block of G
street. told police he was forced into
an automobile at Twelfth and streets
by man who pressed revolver into
his side He was taken into Maryland
through Southeast Washington, rob-
bed of S143 and left on lonely road.
Two colored men attacked him at
the entrance to Logan court last night,
Ira S. jenkins, an insurance collector,
of the $500 block of Eighth street. re-
ported. He was struck on the head
with a pistol and robbed Of $50
Nathaniel Wilson, 1900 block of Ninth
street. was robbed of his automobile and
s53 in cash by two colored men who
accosted him at Eleventh street and
Columbia road, he said. The men forced
him to drive to First and Douglas
streets. where they left him.
A diamond ring valued at $500 was
stolen from her home. in the 100 block
of I street northeast, Mrs. Mary j
Rohman told police.
Mrs. Margaret Turner, 1900 block OF
North Capitol street, reported hel
pocketbook, containing a small amount
Of cash. was snatched by colored boy
as she was walking near her home.
Evening star., 1932-10-19
MURRAY HAS BEST FISH STORY,
SAYU. S. OFFICIALS OF RELIEF PLAN
Idea of Building Lakes to Provide Pound Day for
2,396,O4O Oklahomans Is Called Absurd.

grow Why it takes bass Is days to
digest a meal in water having a tenn
perature of approximately 40 degrees.
"Of course he added, "he could
raise goldfish They will produce about
400 pounds to the acre, but goldfish are
ornaments and not edible"
Gov Murray would have to buy good
fish to feed the growing fish in his
landlocked lakes and that would be
quite costly, inasmuch as a fish IS q
particular fellow as to what part of
another fish he likes the best. There
fore, lot Of fish used for feeding pur-
poses would go to waste"
Pound q Day Proposed.
Gov. Murray was quoted as saying:
1T is entirely possible to raise enough
fish in Oklahoma by the construction of
these lakes to give every man, woman
and child in the State pound of fish
a day."
The Census Bureau said there are
1896, ,040 people in the State. The aver =
age large-mouthed bass in Oklahoma
weighs 4 pounds, according to bureau
records. so figure it out for yourself, "
commented Mr.. O'Malley. Its too
much for me-"
However, officials did praise Gov.
Murray as being the originator Of the
best dsh story for the year.
Evening star., 1932-10-19
.POSTMASTERS ASK
UNLIMITED TERMS
Resolution for Legislation to
Be Presented Before
Annual Session.

A resolution demanding congressional
legislation providing for appointment OF
all third-class postmasterS for unlimited
terms will be presented to the twenty
seventh annual convention of the Ma
tional League of District Postmasters
it was announced by the organizations
Resolutions Committee today.
The league, convening in three day
session in the Willard Hotel, will be
asked to oppose the sweeping changes
made with each succeeding administra-
ton in the interest of congressional
patronage" Characterizing the pro-
cedure as ''an injustice noticeable to
the greatest extent" the Resolutions
Committee in its proposal drafted In a
meeting yesterday constitutes ''rebuke
and a penalty to the 10000 third-class
postmasters in the country because they
do not happen to belong to the dom
inant political party
F. H. Griffin, Good Thunder. Mimi,
chairman of the committee, said the
resolutions would be presented at the
business session tomorrow. Other &C
ton to be proposed will include rec
ommendation that fourth-class post
masters, now appointed under the Civil
Service Commission, be given benefit Of
the retirement act. They are at present
Gilt Ullly dIlCll VI lllc SINA1 WIG 4iOt
enjoying this privilege.
The post Office was likened to a mer-
camille business, with something to
SELL" by Thomas M. Milligan, chief
postal inspector of the Post Office De-
partment, in an address before the con-
vention this morning. Our principal
activity is selling service" he declared,
and in this good will and loyalty con-
stitute vital elements"
The reductions to normal allowances
of postmasters made necessary under
the economy act must be borne un-
complainingly," Milligan said. Rural
post Offices in many instances. he said,
are the only representatives OF the Gov
ernment in the locality. and the pub
lie is likely to Judge not only the postal
service but every other operation OF
Government from them.
The beneficial work performed by the
service relations unit of the Post Office
Department was outlined to the dele
gates by Louis Brehm. director of that
department. This division of welfare
serves communities through 1,211 local
and county councils. functioning in
every State for the betterment of the
service, he said
Other speakers at today's session in
cluded Thomas F. Fitch, superintendent
of the post office service, and M. T.
Finnan, secretary of the National As
sociation of Letter Carriers. The lat
ter in his talk advocated repeal of the
economy bill, which he described as a
complicated piece of legislation" and
also voiced his belief that civil service
should be extended to third class post
masters, with promotion straight up
the line from fourth to first class"
This afternoon delegates were to at
tend dedication ceremony at the grave
of the late national secretary, v. H.
Stonesifer at Mount Olivet Cemetery,
where large memorial stone has been
erected President E. A. Meeks was to
preside and make the dedication ad-
dress.
The delegates we're received at the
White House shortly after noon today
by the President.
Evening star., 1932-10-19

There will be slim pickin's for those
Oklahomans who will depend on Gov.
Alfalfa Bill" Murray's flsh-lake pro-
duction plan this Winter.
So slim, that the fish themselves will
probably 60 hungry waiting to be
caught, the Commerce Department Bu-
reau of Fisheries officials said today.
Gov. Murray announced yesterday he
would build several landlocked lakes Of
l80 acres each in which he would pro-
duce fish sufficient to ration to each
person in the State a pound per day.
The lakes will be built from part OF a
fund of S181 312 the State has borrowed
from the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration for emergency purposes &C
cording to Gov. Murray.
Plan Called Absurd.
THE proposition is absolutely abb
surd," Fish Commissioner Henry OMal-
ley said.
Other bureau officials explained that
the best Gov. Murray could do would
be to produce 100 pounds Of large
mouth bass, the favorite Oklahoma fish,
per acre, and that could not be ae-
complished until next Spring.
Bass are funny fellows in the Win
ter" m official said. They, Just won't
Evening star., 1932-10-19
ROOSEVELT STICKERS
PLANNED FOR F0RDS
Would Offset Coercion of Workers,
Says Jerome T. Hartman,
Travelling Snowman.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A proposal to distribute automobile
windshield stickers bearing the slogan
This Ford Votes for Roosevelt" to
counteract Henry Ford's advice to his
employees to vote for President Hoover,
was announced today by Jerome T.
Hartman through the National Pro-
gressive League.
Henry Ford may be able to coerce
his working men. whose wages he has
several times reduced under the Hoo
yer administration, into voting to re-
elect Hoover" Hartman said, but he
cannot intimidate the Ford owners, who
are much more numerous"
The league said Hartman was gen.
eral circus agent whose organization
represents all of the travelling showmen
of the country and that he proposes to
use his contacts in almost every coun-
ty in the United States" for distribu-
ton Of the stickers.
Evening star., 1932-10-19
ODELL S. SMITH, CIVIC LEADER,
AT SO WEDS 25-YEAR-OLD CLERK
Miss Marian War6eld, Bride in St. Stephen S
Episcopal Parsonage Ceremony, of Head
of fNorment, Smith G. Fuller Co.

identified with Washington civic affairs
As years.
He is chairman Of the Public Order
Committee of the Board Of Trade, and
was organizer of the annual police
firemen's base ball game. He also heads
the Board of Trade Committee in
charge Of the annual firemens parade,
and has served on numerous COM
mittees, not only for that organization
but for other civic organizations and
citizens associations in the city.
Mr.. Smith, whose home Is at 1881
Sixteenth street, has two children,
Frank s. Smith. well known attorney.
and Mrs Ida Smith Walters, both of
Washington. His first wife, the former
Ida Norment, died in 1918.
Miss Warfield, who lives at 222 Ten
nessee avenue northeast, has been con-
nected with the Norment, Smith g.
Fuller Co., brokers, six years.
Evening star., 1932-10-19
GLASSF0RD LAUDED
IN MAGAZINE STORY
Described as Coolest and
Sanest" Man in City Dur
ing B. E.F. Stay.

Washingtons police chief, Brig Gen.
Pelham D. Glassford, is pictured as the
coolest, sanest man in Washington
during the bonus army days" in an
article entitled "Glassford and the Siege
of Washington" to be published in
Harper's magazine, out tomorrow.
The article, by Fleta Campbell
Springer, denies there was large GRIM
inal element in the bonus army or that
its members we're a menace to the city.
Peace Maintained.
While the administration hesitated." E"
she writes, while the President denied
audience with the bonus army leaders,
peace was maintained by single man
-Glassford
"Glassford, going calmly about his
duties, was probably the only realist left
in Washington. There were loud
lamentations from the authorities. The
veterans were a menace to the city,
the Commissioners said-crimes, loot
ing, panhandling. The fact is said
GlaSsford to them, that crime has de-
creased in the District since these vet
Grams came. I see no connection with
it, but merely state it as matter Of
record
The administration was impatient.
This embarrassment had lasted too
long.
For the loyalty of these veterans
who remained, I refer you to any cit
izen of Washington who is free to speak
the truth and who went, as did fire.
quently, among the camps and talked
with the men and their families-the
same men to the end.
Veterans Behavior Praised.
For their behavior and character, I
refer you to the District of Columbia
police records during the entire occupa-
ton of the veterans and the day fol-
lowing the evacuation, a total of 1862
arrests of bonus army men, of which
only IL were for criminal offense At
torney General Mitchell's statement, cit
ing the alarming number of police rec
ords, does not state what police record,
when or where
They were against the administra-
ton, they were going to vote for Roose-
welt and put Hoover out They were
solidly against the reds for the Govern
ment This loyalty of theirs. battling
under the conditions Of their acute dis
tress. was what created and sustained
the dramatic suspense.
Hungry and desperate though the
veterans were. they kept the peace until
the eviction order came and the troops
were called out. They kept the peace
because the civilian police chief who
dealt with them held the unstatesman-
like belief in that divine banality that
men need work and food"
Evening star., 1932-10-19
SCHOOL OF PHYSICIANS
WILL OPEN CONVENTION

The American Association of School
Physicians will open its fifth annual
convention Friday at the Washington
Hotel Joint sessions with the Ameri-
can Public Health Association and the
International Society of Medical Health
Officers will be held through Sunday.
The meeting will be formally opened
at $50 am, with an address by John
E. Burke of Schenectady, N. Y, presi-
dent Mental Health in Schools" will
be discussed At the morning session
Saturday, the conference will have fer
its topic The Control of Communicable
Diseases Among School Children"
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur will
be the principal speaker at the conclud-
ing session Sunday. He will talk on
Health in Education" Another speak
er Sunday will be William John Cooper,
United States Commissioner of Educa-
ton,