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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
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STATE OFFICIAL
MAKES STUDY OF
DISTRICT AFFAIRS

At the request of the Imperial
Irrigation district, Harmon S.
Bonte, executive secretary of the
district securities commission, is in
the valley studying the local situa-
ton with a view to evolving a re-
financing plan for refunding the
district bonded debt.
The executive secretary met with
the district board yesterday after
noon and with the farm bureau
directors yesterday morning. Tenta-
tive plans and suggestions were
discussed at each session as Bonte
familiarized himself with local
conditions.
Bonte met with farm bureau di-
rectors recently and the bureau
appointed a committee to work
with the executive secretary and
the district board in working out a
plan. Members of the committee
are Evan T. Hewes, chairman; r. e
Gonder, C. F. Kamm, Dan West,
Earl v. C. Northrup, John Andrews,
o. A. Dolson and w. v. Cohee.
The bureau committee and dis
trict directors will meet to-
morrow for a mutual discussion of
various proposals made for getting
in touch with bondholders.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
VALLEY HIGHWAY
TO BE INCLUDED
In STATE SYSTEM

SACRAMENTO, July 81. U.P)-A
recommendation that $40 miles of
road be added to California's high
way system will be submitted to the
1888 legislature by the state high
way commission, it was announced
today.
Under a law enacted by the leg
islature, the new highways will be
added on basis of 3 miles In
Southern California to one mile in
the north.
On this basis, Chairman Earl Lee
Kelley, of the commission, said the
secondary highway system will be
brought to 2,044 miles in the north
and 1893 miles in the south. Ad-
ditions approved by the commission
out Of applications involving 1929
miles of highway include:
1mperial-Route 26 near Brawley
to Niland-Mecca road, 20 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
JUDGE ACQUITTED
In HEARING ON
BRIBERY CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, July 81. U.P)-
Superior Judge Walter S. Gates
stood absolved today of charges he
accepted bribe to grant receiver
ships to Toby Anderson, political
press agent.
After hearing Judge Gates as the
sole defense witness deny categor-
ically the charges contained in a
grand jury indictment, Judge P. R.
Parker of Mono county listened to
arguments and then announced his
decision. The case was tried with
out jury.
Judge Parker attacked the sys-
tenn of campaigning for office
through which "the judiciary found
1t necessary to subordinate judicial
abilities to the making of acquaint-
ances."
Defense counsel, headed by Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo and Joseph
Scott, ridiculed the charges. The
prosecution simply asked Judge
Parker choose between the testi-
mony of Anderson and Judge Gates.
Judge Gates led an investigation
into a "receivership racket" assert
edly involving three other judges,
whose recall has been demanded,
and two state receivers for the de-
funct $18,000,000 American Mort
gage company, who were discharged
and indicted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
Convict French
Leaders Slayer
BY WALLACE CARROLL
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, July 27. = DR.. Paul Cor
gouloff, fanatical Russian assassin
of President Paul Doumer, was
found guilty by a jury today of
premeditated murder without ex-
tenuating circumstances and was
sentenced to the guillotine.
He will be executed some day
soon at dawn. after President AL
bert Lebrun has waived his presi-
Dental right to pardon.
The jury, after celebrating 35
minutes, found the murder was vol
untary and premeditated, but did
not answer the third question put
by the judge, whether there were
any extenuating circumstances.
= In the absence of any answer to
the third question, the court pro-
nounced the death sentence.
Gorgouloff was hurried from the
Palais de Justice to Sante prison
after the sentence before a small
crowd outside knew of the verdict
The execution will take place out
side the prison gate some time next
month. The defender, Maitre Hen
ri Geraud, announced he would
seek Lebrun's clemency, but lawyers
believed the successor to the mur-
dered president would not be able
to grant it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
FATHER STATES
SON KILLED In
SELF DEFENSE

LOS ANGELES, July 81. U.P -
John Roberts, 70, wealthy retired
banker and contractor, was held
today on suspicion of murder after
the shooting of his son, Earle L.
Roberts, while the younger Roberts
was in the midst of a telephone
conversation with his wife. From
his downtown office, Mrs. Roberts
heard her husbands death cry fol-
lowing the sound of five shots, and
frantically called police.
Officers arrested the elder Rob-
erts as he walked from the office
building.
Police said Roberts claimed he
shot in self defense.
"He swindled me out of $135, ,000,"
the father was quoted as saying.
81 came to his office to get a check
from him.
when I entered the office Earle
was talking on the telephone with
someone. We greeted each other
and while he still held the receiver
to his ear, Earle reached into his
pocket and leveled a revolver at
me. I drew from my hip pocket
and fired first
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
GERMAN CADETS
MISSING AFTER
SEVERE STORM

KEEL, Germany, July 27. (U.P)-
WarShips, submarines and airplaneS
searched in vain today for SO Ger
man naval cadets and sailors who
went down with the four-masted
barque, Niobe, which sank in the
Baltic within four minutes after a
sudden squall.
Keepers of the light on Fehmarn
lightship only witnesses to the dis
aster, told how the barque was
caught with full sail and laid on
her beam ends before the cadets
or crew could right her.
If the masts had broken, seamen
believed, the Niobe would have re-
mained afloat, but the top-heavy
weight dragged her down once she
went over
The freighter Terese Russ, the
nearest ship to the Niobe, rushed
to the scene and picked up the only
survivors rescued, numbering be-
tween Sc and 40. They were
brought here by the German
cruiser Koenigsberg. Among those
known to have been saved were
Commander Ruhfuss of the Niobe,
Is midshipmen and II of the crew.
Count Felix Won Luckner, ia
NOUS German seaman, first COM
manded the Niobe when she was
commissioned after the World war.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
COUNTRYWIDE
BANK WRECKINC
PLOT ALLEGED
Melvin Traylor Charges
Widespread Activities
By Communists.

CHICAGO, July 27. U.P)-Melvin
A. Traylor, president of the First
National Bank of Chicago, charged
today that a nation wide plot to
destroy public confidence in banks
has been in operation for many
weeks.
Meantime, George Rowland, alias
George Salzman, wanted by Michi-
gan police in connection with a re-
ported Communistic plot to blast
the banks of the middle west
through destruction of public con-
fidence, was reported either in
Chicago or enroute here.
There is not the slightest doubt
that persons seeking the overthrow
of the American banking system
have carried on their attacks in
all parts of the country, Traylor
said. "They have worked through
anonymous letters, anonymous tele-
phone calls, false rumors and in
other ways.
II believe the recent runs on
the First National and other Chi
cago banks were caused, at least
in part, by this destructive and
subversive campaign"
T'raylor's charge was substan-
tiated by letters and kilograms
seized by state police in raid on
Rowland's room in the Hotel
Roosevelt at Pontiac, Mich. The
messages, in form of reports to
Rowland, told of progress in caus-
ing runs on banks in Chicago and
Cleveland.
Although Traylor was explicit in
statements indicating his belief in
the enormous scope of the plot
and its actual operation in many
instances, he declined to say wheth-
Ell banks had cooperated in any
plan to combat the attack.
Rowland was said to have gone
to Detroit Saturday from Pontiac,
Mich, to meet William z. Foster,
Communist candidate for president.
Michigan state police declared they
had evidence Rowland has been
working under orders from central
Communist headquarters in New
York.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
Transactions OF
Farm Board Will
Be Investigated

WASHINGTON, July 81. U.P) =
Chairman McNary of the senate
agriculture committee reported to
President Hoover today that Comp
troller General j. j. McCarl had
been instructed to take over the
books of the farm board" for ex-
animation of all transactions. Nc
Carl will report to the senate sub
committee which has been author
lied to investigate the board.
Emerging from the executive Of
flee, McNary said he had told Mr..
Hoover the investigation would go
into minute details of the boards
activities"
McCarl is expected to report In
early autumn to the subcommittee
OF the agriculture committee. Nc
Nary appointed the subcommittee
last week. There was a brief or
ganization meeting after which it
was announced the investigation
probably would not reach the stage
of hearings until after the Novem-
Der election.
Senate inquiry into farm board
operations began in November, 1881.
McNary's committee then sum-
moned board members and others
before it and heard testimony deal
ing largely with stabilization oper-
ations in wheat and cotton and
with large salaries paid by corpo-
rations and cooperatives sponsored
by the board. Witnesses were not
under oath at those hearings and
after 10 days it was decided to
postpone the investigation until
formal senate authorization was
obtained. Pressure of emergency
legislation prevented resumption Of
the hearings during the long ses-
sion.
"The investigation will go into all
phases of the farm boards actlv-
ties Senator McNary said. "The
inquiry will spare nothing, cover
ing loans, distribution Of wheat and
SO on"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
MILWAUKEE MOB.
STAGES BATTLE
WITH OFFICERS

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 27
U.P) - A riot at the county out
door relief station today was
climaxed with battle between un-
employed and police in which three
persons were injured.
The demonstrators masSed in
front of the station. Suddenly one
shouted:
"Come on, fellows!"
There was rush. The police
on guard in expectation of disorder,
welded their nightsticks.
Using clubs, stones and fists, the
rioters smashed three $75 plate
glass windows and reduced chairs
and tables in the station to
kindling
Police reserves arrived and drove
back the crowd. Patrolman Henry
Retzer, 43, suffered face lacera-
tions. Frank Kachan, "A, and Joe
Hawkins, unemployed, were bat
tered on the head All were
treated at the emergency hospital.
Val Kotecki, manager of the re-
lief station, told police the leader
of the disorder was Fred Burbach,
who had been receiving food there.
Kotecki said be had been warned
that Communists were planning TO
wreck the station.
Police had not determined
whether any political group spon-
sored the riot.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
will Rogers To
Be Candidate For
Oklahoma Office

OKLAHOMA CITY, July n
WP) - Two Oklahoma Democrats
one a veteran politician and the
other a canny novice, today were
assured of nominations to major
officers by results of the states
run-off primary election.
Sen. Elmer Thomas and William
c. Rogers, schoolmaster who won
his first victory after listing himself
as will Rogers were successful
in their respective races for nomi-
nations for United States senator
and congressman at large. IL
Oklahoma, a Democratic nomina-
ton virtually means election.
Former Gov. j. c. (Jack) Walton
ousted from office in the states
Ku Klux Klan uprising two years
ago, was running about even with
A. S. j. Shaw, former state audi
tor, for the party's nomination for
corporation commissioner.
Interest in these three races and
the fact that Gov William H
alfalfa Bid Murray spoke
throughout the state placing his
stamp of approval or disapproval
on candidates for the legislature,
brought out a total of approXi-
mately 100000 votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
MASSED FLIGHT
TO BE SEEN BY
VALLEY GROUP

Indications are that Ell Centre
will be represented by quite dele
CATION at the massed flight of air
planes to- be given tomorrow in
San Diego, when upwards of 600
army and navy planes are eX-
pected to be in the air at one time
in gigantic aerial parade.
The spectacular flight will be
given in honor of the members of
the National Editorial association
who will be guests of the San Diego
Chamber of Commerce.
Those planning to go from the
valley are advised that little CT
the huge flight will be seen from
San Diego proper and spectators
are advised to go either to North
Island or Point Iona, to witness
the review, the latter location be-
ing deemed the better one.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
REGISTRATION In
COUNTY REACHES
1922 TOTAL

Imperial county has a total regis
tration of 1922, according to fig
ures compiled this afternoon by Ed
ward H. Law, county clerk, and
his aides.
A political shift from the Re-
publican majority of last year is
seen in the figures which show
1853 more Democrats than Repub-
Iicans among the registered voters
of the county this year. The total
Republican registration this year
is 1896, while that of the Demo-
Gratis is 8747.
More women registered as Re-
publicans than as Democrats, how
ever. Women declaring their af-
filiation with the Republican party
numbered 3098, while women regis
tering -as Democrats numbered
2889. There are 4498 Republican
men and 1858 Democratic men.
The discrepancy between the to-
tai of Republicans and Democrats
and the grand total is made up OF
those who declined to state their
party affiliation, or registered as
Socialists.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
BELIEVE MONKS
MAY HAVE BEEN
GIVEN POISON

SAN DIEGO, July 27. W.P)-Phy-
sicians observing Allan Bradford
Monks in the county hospital psy-
chiatric ward today informed the
district attorneys office Monks
may be suffering the slow death
process of arsenic poisoning.
A lock of hair from the Boston
heirs head today was under the
microscope of Ernest Mundkowski,
county pathologist, for examination
for poisoning symptoms. This is
the standard test for arsenic pois-
oning.
While the investigation took this
sudden turn, John Holt, deputy
district attorney, announced that in
the course of the preliminary hear
ing of Mrs. Antoinette Monks and
Wiley L. Watson on charges of is
suing a worthless check, the state
will attempt to show that the two
participated in deliberate con-
spiracy to defraud Monks of his
patrimony by keeping him a vir-
tual prisoner
There are cases in criminal an
nails where arsenic has been given
in small doses by rubbing on the
wrists" Holt explained today, with
the eventual result of loss of men
tai powers and death. 1t is pos
sible that the theory of arsenic
poisoning holds the answer to
Monks continued weakened and in
coherent condition. He gives def
mite indications of traces of arsenic
poisoning"
Police today were to bring George
Otsuka, japanese chauffeur who
hid Monks out while police were
looking for him a week ago, to
San Diego from Long Beach under
a charge of harboring fugitive.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
STUDENT ADMITS
KILLING AUNT TO
REVENGE FATHER
Fiendish Attack On Rela-
tives Also Made In
Hope For Money.

| SAN JOSE, Calf, Juty 27. U.P)--
A 20-year-old University of Cali
fornia student confessed today to
Sheriff William Emig that he killed
his aunt and critically wounded her
husband.
Sheriff Emig, after questioning
George D. Templeton, jr., most of
the night announced that the
youth admitted that he slashed
Mrs. Liyian Babcock to death and
wounded her husband, William r.
Babcock, "A, wealthy Manila i'm
porter, while they slept in their
home at Los Altos early yesterday.
Templeton's father was a
brother -in-law of Babcock and
former partner in the firm of
Babcock & Templeton. Templeton
withdrew from the firm seven
years ag,9 after a disagreement.
II did it because of what he did
to my father" the youth said, ac-
cording to Sheriff Emig. ST fig
ured that if I killed Babcock my
mother, who is his sister, would get
some insurance and my father could
get his position back so I could
finish my studies at the univer-
Sity."
Sheriff Emig said murder
charge would be filed against the
youth today. He was held without
bail pending the filing of charges.
Mr. and Mrs. Babcock came here
two weeks ago from Manila where
they had lived for 20 years, on a
vacation trip. Babcock is a dele
gate from the Philippines to the
Olympic games. They were occu-
pying the home of Mrs. Babcock's IS
sister at Los Altos.
II paid 40 cents for the knife in
Oakland and then drove to Los
Altos after midnight" the sheriff
quoted the blond haired university
student.
II had planned to burn the
house. That was why I took the
can of kerosene. But I made more
noise than intended in getting
into the house because it was so
dark. I stabbed the man twice.
Mrs. Babcock had the covers over
her head so 1 had to push hard.
| Her husband hit me, so I dropped
the knife and ran away"
The father of Nle youth had
spent most of the night at the hos
pital with Babcock. He was
noticeably shocked when he learned
that his son had confessed the
crime. The youths mother COL
lapsed.
The youth was a junior at the
university. He had been working
in a restaurant during his summer
vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
@HHInLdL1os

BEVERLY HILLS, July 26.
(SpecieD-You remember dur
ing the war when we would read
that the Liberty bond issue had
been over-subscribed? Well, the
other. day congress voted that
they was going to loan folks
something like two billion dol
lars.
Well, you talk about a thing
being "over-subscribed." Why,
the whole issue was spoken for
before sundown. Why, I hon.
estly believe they could have
loaned twice that much, and
they perhaps will when they
meet again, for that was the
"loaningest" and "appropria-
tionest" congress that ever was.
Be q good joke on 'em, if,
after loaning all that money
they then go home and get
beat; had all their loaning for
nothing. The coming election
has already cost the taxpayers
billions of dollars.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
NONSTOP WORLD
FLIGHT PLANNED
FOR NEXT YEAR

PARIS, July 27. U.P)-The first
nonstop flight around the world
will be attempted next summer by
James Mattern and Bennett Grit
fin, the American flyers told the
United Press today before starting
for London on their way home.
Mattern and Griffin, whose at
tempt to beat the Post -Gatty
around-the-world record ended in
a crack-up at Borislov, Russie, said
they would start preparations i'm
mediately on their return home for
their sensational project.
They plan to start and land at
Chicago, making no other landing.
Their plane would be refueled in
the air with the aid of American
pilots over Paris, Berlin, Moscow,
Irkutsk and Nome. They hope to
make the flight in Az days.
Unlike the previous flight, their
plane will carry radio and COM
municate with the refueling crews
hours beforehand. The plane will
be named Century of Progress II,
calling attention to the Chicago
World Fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
ARBUCKLE TO BE
STARRED In FILM
BY WARNER BROS.

HOLLYWOOD, July 27. U.pl =
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, star COM
edian of silent movies, has been
! signed to star role in a talking
comedy to be made at Warner
First National studios, 1t
was announced here today.
Negotiations for Arbuckle's re-
turn to the screen were completed
by the New York office of the or
ganization, it was said.
The picture will be made in the
Warner Brothers First National
studio in Brooklyn.
Arbuckle started in films as a
keystone comedy extra in 1913,
about the same time that such ia
nous screen stars as Mabel Nor
mand, Mack Sennett, Charles
Chaplin, Gloria Swanson and Ford
Sterling joined the infant industry.
The rotund comedian was barred
from pictures in 1921 after the
death of Virginia Rappe, member
Of a party attended by Arbuckle in
San Francisco hotel.
Among his most prominent silent
pictures were "Brewster's Millions, .
"T'he Roundup and THE Life of
the Party"
For several years Arbuckle has
directed films under an assumed
name.
He was married to Addie Nc
Phail, actress, in Erie, Pa, last
June 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
SHRINERS NAME
ILLINOIS NOBLE
FOR POTENTATE

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. U.P)-
Earl c. Mills of Ia Ga Zig temple.
Des Moines, Ia, was acclaimed
imperial potentate of the Ancient
Arabic Order of Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine by delegates in the
orders annual convention today.
Mills, formerly deputy imperial
potentate, succeeded Thomas j..
Houston, Medinah temple, Chi
cago, Ill.
Other officers of the Imperial
divan, governing body of the Or
ganization, were moved up in turn,
the only contested election being
that of the imperial outer guard,
lowest on the list of IL officers.
John N. Sebrell, Norfolk, Va, be-
came deputy imperial potentate;
Dana S. Williams, Lewiston, Me-,
imperial chief rabban; Leonard P.
Steuart, Washington, D. c., i'm
perial assistant rabban; Hugh M.
Caldwell, Seattle, Wash, imperial
high priest and prophet; James c..
Burger, Denver, Colo, imperial
oriental guide; James H. Price,
Richmond, Va, imperial treasurer;
Clyde I. Webster, imperial recorder:
Walter S. Sugden, Sistersville,
w. Va, imperial first ceremonial
master; A. D. Rain, Minneapolis,
Mimi, imperial second ceremonial
master; Walter G. Cline, Wichita
Falls, Tex, imperial marshall;
George F. Olendorff, Springfield,
Mo-, imperial captain of the guard,
and Thomas Law, Atlanta, Ca, i'm
perial outer guard.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-27
'H00vER'S
ST TRATECY
SUCCEEDS
Throws Control Of FL
nance Corporation To
Democrats.
SILENCES CRITICISM.
N a m in G Of Pomerene
Seen AS Clever Move
To Confuse Opposition.
BY HENRY F. MISSELWITZ
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY HENRY F. MISSELWITZ
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Presi-
dent Hoover's bombshell action IN
| giving Democrats control of the
| So, 800, 100000 Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation was hailed by
Republicans today as smart politi-
cal strategy tending to remove the
r. F. C. from the political arena
and spike some of the Democratic
campaign guns.
The President selected Atlee
Pomerene, prominent Ohio Demo-
crat, as new chairman of the cor
poration directorate. This gives
the Democrats four of the seven
places on the board, reversing the
previous lineup.
Some Democrats had intended
to center campaign fire on the re-
construction corporation, arguing
that the administration was chiefly
aiding bankers and big business
rather than the man In the street."
Speaker John N. Garner, Demo-
cratic vice-presidential nominee,
has stressed this contention.
Now Hoover has given the Demo-
Gratis the major share in managing
| the governments far-reaching un-
employment relief and business
stimulation drive.
Democratic congressional leaders
were dazed by the Presidents sur
prise move, but professed to be un-
worried by its political aspects.
Henry T. Rainey, Democratic leader
of the house, said it showed the
Republicans did not have a man
good enough to head the r. F. c.
President Hoover had wanted to
make the reconstruction board BIZ
partisan, with membership Of
eight, evenly divided. Senate Denls
ocrats rejected this proposal. Now
the President has gone them one
| better. q
Led Oil Prosecution
Pomerene, former United States
senator and government counsel in
the Teapot Dome Oil cases, succeeds
Chairman Eugene Meyer of the
federal reserve board Pomerene
is SO. He retired from the senate
in 1923.
The other Democratic members
are Jesse Jones of Texas, Wilson
Mccarthy of Utah and Harvey C.
Couch of Arkansas.
The Republicans are Gardner
Cowles of Iowa, Secretary of the
Treasury Ogden Mills and Char
man Paul Bestor of the farm loan
board. A successor to Bestor must
be named by Hoover not later than
next Monday. Both Bestor and
Meyer are removed from the
r. F. C. board by a provision of
the new relief act.
The law stipulates that no more
than four directors shall be mem
bers of one political party, so
Bestor's successor unquestionably
will be a Republican although the
President could appoint a member
OF a minor party.