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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-06
All Boys and Girls
Will Hold Camp Here

Members Of Burleigh county boys
and girls All clubs will hold their
first county All club camp in Bis
marck June 26 to %, H. o. Putnam,
county agricultural agent, said Fri
day.
The camp will be held in the World
War Memorial building, separate
sleeping quarters for boys and girls
being arranged, the agent said. The
first meal will be served the evening
Of June 26 and the last will be at
noon June %. Registration for the
camp will cost each entrant $3.50.
Miss Astrid Christensen, home dem
onstration agent for Kidder, Morton,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-06
PLAN LIVESTOCK SALES

Devils Lake, N. D.. June 5.-(Re
Eight purebred sire sales are to be
held in Ramsey county from June 20
to %, it was announced here by Rus
sell Morgan, county agent. Arrange
ments for the sales are being made
by the Lake Region Livestock Breed
ers' association with the assistance of
the agricultural extension division
and the Greater North Dakota asso-
citation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-06
NO FUN ON THIS JOB

Quincy, Mass.-Firemen get al.
sorts of calls here in addition to those
entailing fire-fighting. They were
recently called to rout nest of horn
cts that had formed under the caves
of a private home. Armed with hooks,
they started to rout the hornets-but
after short time it was a matter of
opinion as to who was doing the rout-
ing-the firemen or the hornets.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-06
HORSE WINS DECISION

Boston-"K. o. Patsy" milk wagon
horse, now has a decisive victory over
an automobile. The horse recently
resented an automobile pulling up too
close to her. She dashed out with
a stiff right hook, putting a deep
dent in the cars fender. The car
then knocked Patsy" to the ground
but she got up without taking
count. Onlookers gave her the deci-
sion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-06
FROM WAR TO CATTLE

Marking. - One of China's former
powerful war lords has now turned his
energy toward the gentle occupation
of raising cattle and developing coal
mines in Shansi, Shensi and Kansu
provinces. He is Gen. Yen Hsi-shal.,
who was defeated by Gen. Chang
Kai-shek about year and half ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02

One of the most far-reaching
decisions of the California supreme
court affecting irrigation district
assessment liens. was reported yes
terday from San Francisco and,
according to newspaper reviews Of
the decision, makes an irrigation
district assessment deed superior
to all other tax or assessment liens
Of state, county and cities.
According to Attorney G. L..
Childers, who appeared with other
attorneys for the California Irri-
cation Districts association, the
supreme court ruling clears lands
of all tax and assessment liens
against property to which the dis
rrict has acquired title through de-
fault of assessment payment.
IF newspaper account are. COR
rect, the ruling means that irri-
CATION district titles are vastly in
creased in value because a district
passes its title free OF all other tax
and assessment liens" Childers
states.
"TThis not only makes the irri-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
L|NDBERCH READY
TO GIVE RANSOM
Distracted Father Willing To Meet Demands Of
Baby's kidnapers For $4,000 If Guilty Parties
Will Reveal Whereabouts

HOPEWELL, N. j., March 2. (UP)-Feeling
that the main thing is to get the baby back, Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh was preparing today to pay
to the kidnapers of his 20-months-od son, Charles
Augustus, Jr., $4,000 if he get in touch with
them
Police advised this course, and the anxious father
was ready and willing to give the amount demanded
by the persons who last night abducted the child
from the Lindbergh nursery in the stone house in
the SOurland mountains.
There were reports, which the Lindberghs and
their advisers would not verify that the letter, left
in the baby's crib, threatened the child with harm if
the ransom demands were not met.
Meantime two occurrences with possible sgnifi-
canoe occurred as thousands of police and state
troopers and volunteers aided in hunt for the kid
napers.
First, mysterious plane this afternoon flew
the Lindbergh estate and dropped streamer with
weight attached 1t appeared to be strip of cam
vas and watchers suspected it might contain note
either from kidnapers agents from air searchers
hunting for clue from the vantage point of the
skies The Lindbergh home, however, denied any
message had been received.
Second postcard, to "Charles Lindbergh Prince
ton, N. j." was found in malbox at Newark this
afternoon, with the following unsigned printed mes
sage
"Baby SAFE instruction later Act accordingly"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
OBTAIN JURY TO
HEAR TESTIMONY
in MARION CASE
Four Women And Eight
Men Will Decide Fate
OF Accused Couple.

A two-minute recess and a haSty
conference between District Attor-
ney Elmer w. Heald, D. H. Wolford,
his chief deputy, and Tom Sharp,
his investigator, ended at Ills this
morning when the district attorney
followed the example of Edgar Her.
.vey, defense counsel, in announcing
himself satisfied with the IL jurors
in the box.
Trial of Daniel D. and Mrs. Inez
Marion, after more than two days
required to select jury, swung to
presentation of evidence after the
jurors had been sworn and DR.. L.
C. House was called to the stand
as the first witness for the state
to prove that bullet wounds in the
back and side of the head, appar,
emily from a shotgun, caused the
death of Alberto Garcia, with whose
murder Mr.. and Mrs. Marion are
charged
Hervey and M. w. Conkling, sem
ior defense counsel, were satisfied
with jurors in the box early in the
court session this morning, but the
prosecution was not, and excused
two jurors. Finally District Attor-
ney Heald announced to Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson the jury was
satisfactory. 1t is composed of four
women and eight men. Three of
the women, Mrs. Josephine Adair,
former county treasurer, Mrs. Elda
Hinderks, wife of the chief deputy
county clerk, and Mrs. Lille B.
Bucklin are residents of El Centro.
The other woman is Mrs. Ruth
Thompson of Holtville.
Men on the jury are Adam Eul-
berg and Noble E. White of Braw-
ley, Thomas G. Riddle of Imperial,
Edgar Mason and Luther Fisher of
Calexico, and Wesley M. Marquand,
D. Earl Layman and Basil Spear
of Holtxille.
The testimony of DR.. House on
the witness stand was of tech
nical nature, and preliminary to
the more important testimony
which will present to the jury the
manner of Garcia's killing, des-
cribed in an opening statement by
the district attorney.
Witnesses upon whom subpoenas
were served, and who probably will
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
and
CONGRESS SEEK
TO AID 'LINDY'

WASHINGTON, March 2. U.pl-
Routine affairs of government,
even the emergency program for
combating the depression, were
pushed into the background today
as President Hoover both houses
of congress and the department of
justice sought to aid the hunt for
kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby.
District of Columbia police,
meanwhile, were on the lookout
FOR an automobile which they be-
lieved might be in this vicinity and
which might have a bearing on the
crime.
Attorney General Mitchell, with
the approval of Hoover, offered
the full cooperation of his de-
partment in running down the
criminals.
In both the senate and the house
of representatives stirring speeches
called attention to the growing
power of crime III the United
States and pleaded for action
which, by bringing in federal
forces for apprehension and pun
ishment of kidnapers, might act
as a deterrent on future crimes.
Bills to bring this about were
hurried along with indications the
Lindbergh kidnapping might prove
the deciding factor in getting them
before congress for enactment.
Senator Barbour (Rep.) New
JERSEY, who succeeded the late
Dwight Morrow, Lindbergh's
father-in-law, and Representative
Steger (Rep) New Jersey, neigh
Dor of Morrow, began the speech
making which stirred congress
more than any other recent in
cident.
Chairman Summers of the house
judiciary committee, declaring that
mo federal legislation can end this
peril" said it was an absolute dis
grace" that free men are afraid
in their homes and on the Streets
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PRIORITY
OF DISTRICT ASSESSMENT LIENS

cation district title valuable, but
it does not injure the other taxing
bodies for the simple reason that
the properties involved are not
paying taxes at present and they
have been delinquent for a suffi-
ciently long period that there is no
hope of their paying taxes in the
future until the old taxes are
cleared up.
This ruling provides method
of clearing these taxes and of plac-
ing the properties back on the rolls
where all public bodies will again
receive something on Them
While the irrigation districts of
Glenn-Colusa, Merced, La Mesa,
Lemon Grove, Spring Valley and
Palo Verde were directly involved
in the litigation before the SUI
preme court, the irrigation dis
tricts association appeared also in
their behalf and in behalf of all
districts in the state.
A number of county representa-
tives participated in the general
demurrer including the district at
torney for Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
Consolidation OF
Schools Desired

SACRAMENTO, March 2. W.P)-
There is a definite trend toward
the consolidation of school districts
as means of more economical ad-
ministration of school funds.
This is the report of ROLAND A.
Vandegrift, state director of fl
nance, on his return here from
Washington, D. c., where he at
tended sessions of the national
board of consultants on school fl
nance, of which he is a member.
"a large saving can be made in
the cost of California schools
through intelligent consolidation, i"
Vandegrift said.
At the same time Lieut.. Gov
Frank +. Merriam instituted a
movement to cooperate various
economy plans when he asked Sem
ator H. C. Nelson of Eureka to call
meeting of the state finance COM
mittee.
The committee meeting is pro-
posed as a means of preventing
confusion when the 1888 legislature
undertakes consideration of econ
omy measures, it was pointed out.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
THREE NARROWLY
ESCAPE INJURY
IN ROAD CRASH

Their automobiles almost COM
pletely demolished, three persons
narrowly escaped fatal injury
shortly after l o'clock this after
noon when their cars collided at
the Seal Heights corner on the
Holtville highway.
Julian Ear, passenger in a car
driven by Frank Penrice, and a
man thought to be e. R. Gaiser,
agent for the Ocean Accident and
Guarantee corporation of San Fran
CISCO were taken to the Ell Centre
hospital by Jack Carter and Ernest
Clay, deputy sheriffs, who arrived
shortly after the accident.
The extent of their injuries could
not be fully determined at press
time but preliminary examination
by a physician showed no injuries
which might prove fatal. Penrice
escaped injury.
Penrice said he was driving west
on the Holtville highway, and had
signalled for q turn to the south
when his car was struck by the
other, travelling east at what Pen
rice described at speed of so miles
an hour.
Gaisers car, after striking that
of Penrice, catapulted completely
over it, landing in the ditch beside
the road, on its top. Both cars
were roadsters. -..
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
SENATE'S QUIZ
ON BEARS IS
SIDE-TRACKED
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 2. Up)-
The capital was wondering today
what hit the senate bear hunt dur
ing which identity of selfish stock
market gamblers was to be publicly
exposed. The capitals most intrig-
uing mystery is the list of bear
raiders which Senator Walcott
Rep0, Connecticut, last week on
the White House steps threatened
would be made public in the drive
against spectators.
A bipartisan progressive group
has burroWed the administration
war plans and is going after the
market according to new strategy.
President Hoover wanted the inveS-
tigation limited to bear operators.
After a conference at the White
House Walcott prepared a state
ment demanding that congress
"find the culprits and the extent
of their operations"
Some of his colleagues are re-
ferring to Walcott's list as "the
goats" in the belief that bears
were to be blamed not only for
their own misdeedS but for those
of the bulls as we'll Senator Couz-
ems (RepO, Michigan, wrecked that
plan in the banking and currency
committee with a motion to widen
the inquiry to include buying as
we'll as selling of stocks.
The chance of short sellers being
exposed appears to have diminished
considerably. Walcott who threat
ened the expose last week now
minimizes the Importance of his
list and says he does not intend
to make it public. He emphasizes
now that there is no congressional
animosity toward stock exchanges
as such. He revealed also that the
purpose of the investigation was
publicity and not legislation to con-
troll exchange operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
SHANCHAYS NATIVE
VILLAGE IN FLAMES
Torch Applied To Property By Retreating Chinese
And Advancing Japanese With Latter Seeking To
ROut Out Hidden Snpers.

Copyright, 1882, BY United Pres0
SHANGHAI, Thursday, March 3.
The native city of Shanghai was
in flames today as the torch and
incendiary bombs were applied to
Chapel in the wake of the retreat
ing Chinese army.
Chapel was burning along a mile
front in the North Station area.
Huge cotton mills exploded with
terrific detonations, the flames
shooting high in the air.
American observers claimed the
Japanese we're setting the fires be-
cause of snipe15 and machine gun
nests remaining after the general
Chinese withdrawal to 12l9 miles
from the city.
Fortunately, there was no wind
and the flames did not menace the
international settlement.
The bulk of the Chapel area,
which housed 100000 Chinese ap-
peared doomed. For weeks it has
been under witherir5 fire and aer-
ial and artillery bombardment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02

troy the railway near Quinsan,
japanese naval airplanes returned
to their base, reloaded with bombs
and again took the air.
Japanese casualties in yesterdays
fighting at Tazang was reported at
300 dead.
japanese division headquarters
estimated the Chinese lost 1900 men
during their retreat.
Three hundred Chinese bodies
were found near Miaohanchen.
Chinese leaders claimed that
whereas the advantage of tactical
position was with japanese attack
ers in the fighting around Shang-
hal, the defenders now held the
upper hand. The japanese must
carry the fight away from their
supply bases and warships and
there are no roads to aid them.
The spokesman claimed the evac-
uation was "foregone conclusion" :"
THE original battle line at Cha
pei and Woosung was not military
one" he said. 1T was adopted only
because of the eXigencieS of the
political situation and presented no
possibilities for an offensive since
the Chinese were loath to attack
near the international settlement.
"The line was parallel to the
Whangpoo river, which is dominat-
ed by Japanese Warships that con-
stantly kept us under heavy gum
fire. Although Chinese troops were
numerically about as strong as the
japanese, actually only half of
them we're effective due to the
lack of quick transportation and
the necessity for scattering men
to all threatened points.
THE Japanese had good roads for
their army tanks and artillery and
could have used the Yangtze valley
to outflank us at will. Only the
lack of strategic perspective induced
the Japanese to make useless 'front.'
al attacks, causing heavy casual
ties ~
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
RUSSIANS LAND
SOLDIERS NEAR
JAP BOUNDARY

TOXIC, March 3. UP = Soviet
troops have landed on Sakhalin
Island, the southern part of which
forms the northermost Japanese
territory off the Siberian coast, the
Japanese consul at Alexandrovsk
reported today.
The consul said 600 Soviet SOL
diers had been landed There
we're no further details and no Of
ficial comment.
Russia controls the northern
part of Sakhalin. The southern
part was ceded to Japan by the
treaty of Portsmouth after the
Russo-Japanese war.
The Soviet were within their
rights in landing troops in the
northern part of the island, neu-
tral observers said, as it is part Of
the Far EeaStern administrative
area.
The island is just north of Yezo,
northcrmcSt of the islands of the
main japanese group. 1t is i'm
portant in the fishing industry and
is the source of raw materials in
Guiding timber, coal and ores.
An extraordinary cabinet meet
ing debated summoning special
session of the diet to consider fl
rancing the japanese eXpeditionary
force at Shanghai. A government
spokesman said Japan would not
propose terms for final settle
ment with the Chinese, leaving
that to the world powers.
Failure of the powers to arrange
security for their interests at
Shanghai would be a tantamount
to conceding Japan the right to
dispatch troops whenever there are
disturbances at Shanghai, the
spokesman said.
japanese representatives at
Shanghai were authorized to make
clear Japan's readiness to with
draw her troops from the Shang-
hal area before completion of a
permanent plan for security of the
International Settlement and the
French concession.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
By MILES w. VAUGHN

SHANGHAI, March 2.-Mamoru
ShigemitSu, japanese minister to
China, was guardedly optimistic to-
day over the possibility of truce
at Shanghai that will permit the
Mikado's desperate fighting men to
sail for home.
The whole problem of peace
pact, even though it is solved, will
not in the end settle the differences
at Shanghai, Shigemitsu believes.
THE incident merely will join
scores of other unsolved Sino-Jap-
anese differences" he said.
Shigemitsus hopes for the sue
cess of round table conference
were somewhat dilnmed by the diff
ficulty of finding Chinese authori-
ties with whom to deal.
He indicated, however, that Japan
believes some reasonably RESPONSE
BILE group can be found which can
accept the primary japanese de-
mands
If these demands cessation of
the anti-JapaneSe boycott and with
drawal of Chinese troops outside
the battle zone-are met, the bulk
of the Japanese army will start for
home, the minister said. The re-
mainder of the Shanghai force
would retire to battle lines outside
the international settlement.
1t appeared the japanese prob
ably would accept peace as a saying
solution, realizinL that real vic
tory is impossible. In event the
Chinese demand indemnities for
their dead and wounded, Japanese
probably would make similar claims,
lEorIi.,.aL o., H..
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
WATER TOLLS
PLAN ADOPTED
FOR EMERGENCY
District Oard Unani-
mously Authorizes SOC
Per Acre Foot Charge.

For the first time since 1925 the
irrigation district ordered a return
to water tolls, when the board yes
terday afternoon voted unani-
mously for Director Mark Roses
motion placing a 50-cent per acre
foot charge upon all irrigation
water delivered.
Director w. F.. Beal seconded the
Rose motion and in the roll call
that followed every director voted
for the emergency measure.
Refusal of the banks to extend
credit to the district until present
current cash deficits are provided
for, was the direct cause of the
water charge order.
In making his motion Rose de-
clared he considers it temporary
move only and that he will urge
recision of the order just as soon
as financial conditions of the dis
trict will permit.
The district has invoked series
of drastic retrenchment measures
since the refusal of the banks to
extend further credit a few weeks
ago. These measures include:
l. Two separate wage cuts OF 10
per cent in all departments.
2. Placing of large numbers OF
employees on part-time basis.
3. Dismissal of number of en-
ployees.
4. Order, by the board to sell
assessment certificates and assess
ment deeds on delinquent property
5. Reduction of operations to a
bare and necessary minimum.
6. Placing of a water charge of
81 per acre foot upon all deliveries
to lands subject to assessment
deed effective March l.
7. Placing of a water charge of
SO cents per acre foot upon all
lands under the schedule of gate
service charges, effective March 16.
Expenses Cut Heavily
Curtailment of expenditures,
amounting to approximately a
million dollars as compared to the
average for the seven years prior
to 1881, will offest a decrease in
revenues this year amounting to
that total, according to the report
made early this week by Chief En-
gineer M. j. DoWd. The collections
through water charges and through
sale of assessment deeds will pick
ups the deficit represented by out
standing registered warrants.
Refusal of the banks to CO.
operate further with the ranchers
of the valley in their irrigation
district demonstrates clearly that
we must get away from the old
method of financing by registered
warrants" Director Rose stated
today
For many years during which
a number of boards advocated ana
relied upon registered warrants to
carry on the business of the dis
Urict, there was no indication but
that that policy was agreeable to
the banks. In fact we had less
than half the registered warrants
outstanding when the banks with
drew than the district had several
years ago under a different board
of directors"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
New Amendment
Starts On Way

WASHINGTON, March 2. U.p)-
The probable twentieth amendment
to the constitution, in the form of
the Norris proposal to abolish
lame duck" sessions of congress,
was started today on the way to
the states for ratification.
The senate adopted a compro-
mise amendment already agreed to
by the house. The amendment now
goes to the department of state for
submission to the states.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
Burglar Suspect
Shot By Police

VENICE, Calf, March 2. U.P)-
Dave Bassor, 30, was fatally shot
mere today when he attempted to
escape from officers who arrested
him on a charge Of suspicion of
burglary.
Police said Bassor surrendered
readily enough when they first
observed him at the rear OF a mar
ket and suspected his motives but
that he attempted to escape when
he arrived at the police station.
He was shot in the back.
Richard Marino, Bassors as
serted accomplice in the attempted
robbery, was arrested later Police
said Marino escaped at the time
BaSSor surrendered.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
Portland Boxer
Killed By Rival

PORTLAND, Ore, March 2. U.P)
Johnny Hansen, widely known
Portland prizefighter, was mur-
dered by a bullet through his
heart in a downtown hotel room
today.
Police accused Jack Wentworth,
also a fighter, of the shooting but
had not apprehended him this
morning.
Kentworth, police say, shot Han
sen when he found him in the
hotel room with Kentwortn's for
mer common-law wife, known only
to police as Mrs. Peggy KentWorth,
the name under which she was
registered at the hotel. She was
held as a material witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
Butler To Enter
Senatorial Race

HARRISBURG, March 2. up
Gen. Smedley Darlington Butler.
retired marine officer, today an
nounced his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for u. S. SEN
ator from Pennsylvania. with "the
backing of Governor Pinchot."
Butler will be a dry" candidate
for the nomination for which u. s.
Senator James j. Davis has already
announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-02
Veteran Aviator
Seeks Divorce

RENO, New, March 2. U.P)-
Roger @. Williams, veteran of many
famous airplane flights, has estab-
lished residence in Nevada to file
suit for divorce against Mrs. Carrie
Williams, his wartime sweetheart,
the aviator admitted today.
His suit, to be filed in about a
month, will allege cruelty and in
compatibility, he said.
The pilot and Mrs. Williams were
married in 1918 few days before
he was TO leave for France. The
armistice was signed before the
transport sailed.