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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Scene OF Burglary
Sought By Officers

Usually law enforcement officers
are looking for the burglars. To-
oay they are looking for the place
that was burglarized.
Brawley police arrested Daniel
Valdez Christmas night. and found
him in possession of large guam
tity of expensive dresses ond other
clothing, out of all keeping with
his station in life.
Today the Brawley officers asked
the aid of the sheriff's office in
locating the place from which the
goods came. No report of a bur-
glary in which things Of this kind
were stolen was on file at any
law enforcement agency.
Wrapped in a woolen blanket,
Valdez had IL expensive dresses
of various kinds and designs, two
pairs of pajamas quantity OF
dainty underwear, scarves, a mans
light sport coat, two good shirts,
socks, 26 neckties of varying de-
signs and patterns, and a small
Masonic emblem.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Editorial Page
and
Features
sWRAT'.S IN A NAME?

IOUIS DE BENEDETTO is the head
II of the Amateur Athletic Union, and
so far as we know is undeserving of the
slur cast on his name last week by a
coast writer.
Mr.. Benedetto made the ruling which
expelled a prominent woman athletic
star from amateur competition. In COM
menting on this incident, the coast
writer calls attention to the American
name of the man who heads amateur
athletics in the United States.
We had believed that the old bogie
of "Americanism" of names had been
placed in the grave long ago, but ap-
parently we were wrong The only true
American names are Sitting Bull, Red
Cloud, Geronimo etc.
Casting aspersions or inferential slurs
on Mr.. Benedetto because of his name
is mighty poor Americanism. Hundreds
of splendid young fellows with names
almost unpronounceable for the Anglo
Saxon tongue have been playing foot
ball all over the country this fall. If
the writer in question had dared make
any slurs about their Americanism, he
probably would have suffered few
broken bones for his rudeness.
He is highly educated man who is
not unfamiliar with the part men with
foreign sounding names" have played
in the development of this country.
He knows of the work of the late DR..
Hugo Steinmetz, the great electrical en-
gineer. He is familiar with the philan-
thropies of Nathan Straus, Jacob Refs
and Edward Box. His paper, in common
with all papers, carried huge headlines
when Lindbergh crossed the ocean. He
read in his school histories about John
Ericsson, whose invention of the Moni-
tor saved the Union during the Civil war.
One could write a long list of men
with odd names who have served the
United States and humanity in every
walk of life. The writer in question
could make a longer list than we could.
His comment was no doubt made
thoughtlessly, but one who is read as
widely as he is must be extremely care
full if he is going to be fair.
Wyoming shouldn't make such fuss
about having two governors Texas US
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press Z.

despite his previous party affilia-
ton.
Whether "Notre Mid" Secretary
of Labor Doak's Colonial home in
the Virginia side of the Potomac
will be deserted, is problematical.
Doak possibly may return to an
executive post in the railroad labor
organization, which he formerly
represented in Washington.
Postmaster General Brown will
pack up and return to his Toledo,
Ohio, home, it is understood.
Indications are that Secretary Of
Treasury Mills will still be a ia
miliar figure about the capitol. He
is likely to figure in plans OF the
Republican organization for build
ing up the party for a return to
mower.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Establish Block
For Valley Goods

Effective December 81, the South
ern Pacific established the Impe-
rial Valley block for hauling perish
ables to market in the time limit
guaranteed, it was announced to-
day.
Valley perishables are pulled to
Yuma and connected to a special
hauler instead of being sent into
the Cotton fruit block.
Daily carload shipments must ex-
ceed 10 before the special service
is established by the railroad COM
pany. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Oasis Lodge Will
Install Officers

Oasis lodge No. 644 will conduct
annual installation of officers at
the Masonic Temple Wednesday
night, it was announced today
Lodge ceremonies are scheduled
to begin at o'clock and all mas
ter Masons are invited to be pres
ent.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Forced To Care For
Neglected Cattle

Following complaints by neigh
bors, rancher near Imperial was
recently orcered to move cattle
from a barren pasturage to a new
location where food was available,
according to report made to The
Press today.
Two of the cattle which had died
allegedly from starvation, and had
remained unburied for several days
were inferred by the rancher.
Complaint about the neglect of
the cattle was made by parties who
hope to succeed in having hu-
name. officer named tor the coun-
ty.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Drivers Uninjured
AS Autos Collide

Drivers escaped injury in an au-
tomobile accident early this morn
ing two miles north of Imperial,
according to a report to the sher-
iff's office by w. j. Reid, one of
the drivers.
Rcfugic Albilez tf Imperial was
driving north, ,u.id said, when he
maize left turn without giving
any signal Reid. v hU was follow
ing closely, smashed into Albilez'
machine, damaging his own fen
ders.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 28. 1912

Many turkeys are dying in the
valley as a result of a peculiar
malady. The ailment is in the
nature of a sharp pain in the neck
from which death instantly en-
sues.
In the neighborhood of Dixie
land thousands of acres of land
are being prepared for spring plant
ing
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
GUM COLLECTION REMOVED

TONOPAH, New. U.P)-'The Mon
tana cafe here decided the other
day to remove the gum collection
of a quarter of century from
the horseshoe counter, and, with an
iron scraper, more than 10 pounds
of the stuff was removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
The year-to-year record follows:
4,OO1,384
months.

Ford passenger car sales in Oct
ober were 20,410 units, which was
1913 per cent of total sales of all
makes. The next make registered
15,772, or $50 per cent of all
makes. Ford has led in passen-
ger and commercial car sales in
The United States each month since
June, when volume deliveries of
new Fords began.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
TAKES SENTENCE CALMLY

SEATTLE, W.H = Maxwell r.
Hall, 26, sentenced from two to
five years in the state prison, took
the sentence calmly. He had only
one complaint to make in that he
missed three quarters of the South
ern California Washington game
here Thanksgiving day. He was
caught in the first period.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 2S, 1917

Holders of titles to land in I'm
perial Valley are wondering just
how strong their titles are. For a
long time it has been known that
the titles were clouded. A test
case now is in progress.
The farm labor situation in this
state is not only serious but at the
present time Is menace to in
creased production for next sea-
son. Agricultural sections in the
state are being rapidly depleted
of the strong and husky farmers
as result of drafts for the army.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
ASKS RETURN OF MEDAL

SEATTLE, W.P)-Mrs. Kather-
ire Shelton Meade lost her purse
in local theatre. She asked who
ever picked it UP to return silver
medal which belonged to her IL
wear -old son, who was killed in AM
clcvatof. Incident q wear ago. The
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
SCHOOL ANNUAL PRICE DROPS

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. U.P;-For
the first time in the history of the
University of Minnesota, the Co
pher, the schools annual, will &C
on sale at $3.50. 1t was estimated
the student body will save $4,000, or
S1.5o on each copy of the publica-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

The Nevada experiment station
reports that it costs considerably
more to raise small pigs than me-
dium or larger pigs to market size.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

France is planning to make loan to
Austria after defaulting its debt to the
United States. And yet we say the
French have no sense of hunor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
TEN YEARS AGO
December %. 1922

Several truck loads of pianos at
tracted considerable attention as
they were dragged about the streets
yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

That the desire of Calexico to
secure the construction of a new
hotel soon may be realized, is
demonstrated in a series of meet
ings of a hotel committee of the
chamber of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Y y lNlaatheE

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair and continued cool tonight
and Thursday, with probably local
frost Thursday morning; moderate
wind, mostly northerly.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Thursday; To-
cal frost Thursday morning; mod
crate northerly winds offshore
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Minimum this morning g................34
Maximum yesterday. ay...................64
Grimes, Colusa County. shipped
343 carloads of sugar beets this
season. The 1888 crop on 1000 acres
is being planted now.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

The scientists say New York will be
mile under water in a million years
We never thought Gotham was as wet
as that.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

The electric dollar" is nothing new
The scarcity of the present one is Ger
tainly highly shocking.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

Wyoming shouldn't make such fuss
about having two governors. Texas US
ually'has two, when the Fergusons get
into office.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
INSULL LAUGHS LAST

CAMUEL INSULT, whose financial
y manipulations wrecked the gigantic
mid-western utilities combine, of which
he was head, and brought ruin to thou
sands of small investors, will not be
turned over by Greece to the United
States, for prosecution.
The courts of Greece yesterday de-
clared that Insults difficulties with the
American government were more in the
nature of cause for a civil action instead
of prosecution on criminal charges, and
refused to surrender him to American
officials.
Greece is probably right, much as the
average American will hate to admit
it, and should not be censured for the
course it has taken.
Had the law in the United States
been as alert as it should be, insult
would not have been permitted to de-
part from this country until a full in
vestigation of his affairs had been made.
Instead we surrounded him with halo
as a man who had sacrificed his person
al fortune to prevent loss to Others
The real facts in the case were not un-
earthed, or at least not revealed, until
he had safely placed the ocean between
him and the law which might seek to
hold him responsible.
Paralleling his case we have that of
Blackmer, the missing witness in the
Teapot Dome scandals, safe from moles-
tation in France, and Sherwood, jim
my Walkers Man Friday, who also
got away before he could be quizzed
about some highly questionable trans
actions.
All of which seems to justify the as
sertion so often heard, that if the crime
is big enough and the influence is strong
enough, it is difficult to put the guilty
party where he belongs.
-O
The electric dollar" is nothing new.
The scarcity of the present one is GER
tainly highly shocking.
The scientists say New York will be
mile under water in a million years.
We never thought Gotham was as wet
as that.
France is planning to make loan to
Austria after defaulting its debt to the
United States. And yet we say the
French have no sense of humor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
HUSBAND SOUGHT
AS KIDNAPER OF
HIS OWN WIFE

OAKLAND, May 26. U.P)-Wheth-
er Mrs. Marian Read, pretty young
society wife of Albert c. Read, Jr.,
broker, "eloped" with her estranged
husband or he "kidnaped" her in
true "Lochinvar" fashion, we're
points police tried today to solve.
Mrs. Read, according to infor-
nation given authorities, disap-
peared from in front of the Oak
land home of j. w Decker, au-
tomobile salesman, who drove her
there to get Mrs. Decker and go
riding.
Mrs. Reads father, James R.
Young, declared he believed Read
had kidnapped his wife, and sought
police aid in locating her. He said
he received a telegram from San
Leandro saying, I'VE will be back
in a few days. Please bear with
u.s." 1t was signed, Marian and
Al he said.
The Reads separated some time
ago, when Mrs. Read filed suit
against Clair Windsor, stage and
screen actress, for 100000 for al
legged alienation of Reads affec-
tions. Miss Windsor denied she
and Read were more than ac-
Quaintances.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
William Fox To
Face Battle In
Stock Maneuyer

NEW YORK, May 26. U,R)-A
possible court battle between Will
liam Fox and the interests that
ousted MIN from control of the
huge Fox Film Corp, in 1880
loomed today as a result Of the
sale by Fox Of collateral held
against note for $2,3OO,000 of Cen
eral Theatres Equipment, Inc.
This company, which succeeded
Fox in control, went into the hands
of receivers last March, and the
note is overdue.
Fox sold at auction for $450000
the collateral, consisting of $4,000
shares of Grandeur, Inc, and 108,-
900 shares of Fox Film Glass A
stock. Spokesman claim the stock
was bought by representatives of
the former motion picture magnate,
AS a result. it was said, General
Theatres will contest any action
by FOX to reduce the Indebtedness
of the company to him by the
amount realized on the auction on
the ground he sold the collateral
to himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
SENATORS
CUT TAX
ON NEWS
Exemption Granted For
Transmission By Tele-
graph And Telephone.
OTHER RATES STAND
Luxuries Remain In Bill
lion Dollar Revenue
Measure.

WASHINGTON, May &c. U.P)-
The senate today voted to exempt
the transmission of news from the
communications tax on telephones,
telegraph and leased wires.
The vote was on the motion of
Senator Bankhead, (DemO Ala
bama, who was in the midst of
ferVent speech against taxing news
when Senator Harrison, (Dem)
Mississippi, indicated there would
be no opposition to restoring the
exemption which had been carried
in the house bill.
"Will you fellows vote for us?"
Bankhead demanded
Harrison and Senator Smoot.
(Rep) Utah, laughed and nodded
their heads. The vote, which was
not record one, was oyerwhelm-
ingly in favor of the exemptions.
The. senate previously had voted
the finance committee down by
exempting from the tax radio
broadcasting leased wire used for
non-commercial broadcasts, but the
committee rates of taxation on all
other forms of communications
were upheld.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
Stockholders OF
Company TO Lose

los ANGELES, May 26, UP).
Dividends and commissions total
ling S445 ,662 were received by Frank
Fish, convicted head of the Am
erican Mortgage company, during
the five years preceding receiver
ship of the company, Federal Re-
ceiVer 2. c. Mortimer had claimed
today.
In report filed late yesterday
Mortimer declared Fish and his
brother, Roy, had paid $l53,399 in
illegal dividends during the time
they had control of the company's
affairs.
Mortimer also said stockholders
could expect nothing from their
investment, although creditors might
anticipate some recoveries. Liabil-
tiles, according to tentative figures,
amounted to $l2,758,00o, Mortimer
sad. while assets were placed at
IS ,271 GOO.
A current statement of the fin
ancial standing of the bankrupt
concern showed a deficit of $7487, =
600, Mortimer said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
Cash Lost From
Clerks Office

INDIANAPOLIS, May 26. U.P)--
The first accident in the trials
for the 500 mile Memorial Day au-
tomobile race today had claimed
Harry Cox rs, of Indianapolis for
its victim.
Cox was killed yesterday when
the LINK car" in which he was rid
ing as mechanic for Bennie Bene-
field crashed through the speedway
wall at 80 miles an hour, sailed
across a 10 foot wire fence and
landed against a tree. Benefited
was only slightly injured. A broken
left front axle caused the accident.
Their car was rebuilt from the
wreckage of one in which Joe Cac-
cia and Clarence Grove were killed
at almost the same spot in last
years trials.
Cuck Miller, Detroit, was the goth
qualifier when he averaged 111.053
miles an hour in a Hudson special.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

DhhhCo Il b'oc A1h%''h ~ces
Copyright, 1882. BY United Press
WASHINGTON, May 26-Of all
the forms Of petty racketeering
here. the congressional printing
graft probably is one of the most
expensive.
A squad of expert accountants
would be necessary to check up the
complete cost because it is scatter
ed in SO many places.
For instance the house folding
room is trying to dispose of more
than 100000 pieces of surplus
printed material originally ordered
for congressman to distribute to
constituents. This includes $4,000
copies of eulogies of deceased mem
bers. 1t includes $4,000 copies Of
the agricultural year book, for var
ious years, some dating back to
1906.
The year book is cloth bound
volume running 1113 pages for the
1881 issue and selling at $3.50 at the
government office. OF the 500 900
copies printed, the department Of
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
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MEKADO NAMES
NEW CABINET ON
ADVANCED LINES

TOXIC, May 26. U.P,NEmperor
Hirohito today installed super
party cabinet to replace that Of
the slain Premier Inukai.
Viscount Makato Saito, made
premier at the behest of the ven-
cradle elder statesman, Prince
Saionji. occupied the important
post of foreign minister, in addi-
ton to the premiership.
Other cabinet members are, in
terror, Baron Tatsuo Yamamoto;
war, Lieut.. Gen. Saoto Araki; navy,
Keisuke Okada; justice, Masukichi
Koyama; education, Ichiro Hato-
wanna; railways, Chuzo Mitsuchi;
finance, Koreikiy Takahashi; COM
merce, Kumakichi Nakaj lima; COL
onies, Ryutaro Nagai; agriculture,
Fumio Goto, and communications,
Hiroshi Minami.
Sensaburo Shibata will be chief
secretary to the government.
Completion of the cabinet marked
a quiet political overthrow follow
ing the violent murder of Inukai
All members of the outgoing cab
met belonged to the Seiyukai party
The new cabinet represents a coal
ition Of all important parties. 1t;
makeup was expected to be more
satisfactory to the powerful mill
tary element than was the Seiyukai
cabinet. Military leaders were in
clined 10 adopt a wait and see"
attitude.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
Los ANGELES OFFICIAL SOUGHT
AS LARGE sum DISAPPEARS

theft and embezzlement complaint
against his deputy.
Orders also we're issued that
Hills personal bank account record
be seized, and that records of his
holdings in the Security-First Ma
tional bank be investigated.
The $4,000 was taken from Nor
ris Layine, former newspaper man.
as he left the office of Charles
Crawford, former asserted boss pol
itician who was later shot and killed
by Dave Clark, at one time deputy
district attorney and candidate for
municipal judge.
Hampton said today he first dis
covered that the money was miss
ing when Federal Judge Mccormick
issued an order Tuesday, May II,
that the money be paid the Craw-
ford estate, less $4,000 TO the A.
G.. Wagy estate.
Hill had como to him several
months ago, and told him he had
paid the money to Crawford on the
order of Sam Pritchard, of the
county counsels office, and with
the approval of the district at
torney, hampton said. At that time
Hampton said he was disturbed by
the fact Hill could not produce a
receipt for the sum, declaring he
had lost it.
All other business was put aside
by the grand jury to permit queS-
tioning of hampton regarding the
loss this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
INDICTMENT TO
BE- PRESENTED
AGAINST CURTIS
Lindbergh May Testify
Against Man Who Told
Weird Tale.

HOPEWELL, N. j., May 26.
U.P) = The Hunterdon county
grand jury today considered the
case against John Hughes Curtis,
confessed Lindbergh kidnapping
faker, and according to counsel
for Curtis will indict him.
The indictment, Attorney A. w.
Hauck said probably will be re-
turned Saturday at Pennington, il
agreed upon by the jury. Attorney
w. c. Pender of Norfolk, counsel
for Curtis, said the indictment
would be followed by trial after
June"
Curtis is charged with giving
false information and hindering
the arrest of a criminal, which is
misdemeanor in this state, pun
ishable by three years in prison,
$1,000 fine, or both.
Col Charles A Lindbergh, vic
timized by Curtis stories that he
was negotiating with kidnapers for
the safe return of the Lindbergh
baby, will not testify before the
grand jury, but will testify at the
trial later, it was said.
There was no major development
reported in the hunt for the ac-
tual kidnaperS and killers of
Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26

LOS ANGELES, May 26. UP)-
Sensational developments in the
mystery surrounding disappearance
of $4,000 from county safe de-
post vault reached a climax today
in the admission by County Clerk
L. E. hampton he had known the
money was missing two days ago.
Hampton was questioned Tuesday
about the money by Superior
Judge Harry Archibald in his cham
bers. At that time lie assertedly
ridiculed reports the money had
disappeared.
Today he revealed he was aware
at the time he was being question
ed that only photostatic copies of
the $1,000 bills which formed the
huge sum were in the vault.
hampton declared he had Gov
ered-up' the loss of the money to
protect his chief deputy, L. A. Hill
Hill has been absent on leave since
May l, and has been travelling in
the middle west He was due ia
return to work this week, possibly
tomorrow.
The deputy was in charge of the
money. hampton said. Officers
throughout California and other
states were instructed to detain
Hill on sight.
After a conference with Chief
Deputy District Attorney Robert P.
Stuart and other authorities, Lamp
ton agreed to sigu a possible grand
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-26
PRESIDENT AND
EDITORS MEET
IN CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, May 26. W.P)-
President Hoover presented a pro-
gram for setting up series
Of reconstruction committees
throughout the country at his meet
ing with editors and publishers last
night, it was made known at the
White House today.
These reconstruction committees"
would be composed of leading men
in a score or more of large cities.
Mr.. Hoover outlined to the neWspa-
per executives the necessity of CO.
operative action and restoration of
public confidence as primary rem
edies to the present widespread un-
employment.
The President discussed the gen.
eral economic situation in the
country, it was disclosed, and then
during the three hour conference
called ON the publishers to express
their views.
The dominant note. it was said,
was the urging of speedy action for
the completion of the national leg
iSlative program.
The general sales tax was among
the many possibilities" taken up.
The question of prohibition, it was
asserted, was not mentioned.