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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
SIX DEAD
in VALLEY
TRAGEDIES
Mother And Three Chill
dren Burn To Death In
Home At Bonds Corner
CAR CRASHES FATAL
Two More Victims Of
Reckless Driving On
Highways Of County.

Violent death by fire and acci-
dent last night claimed six lives
in Imperial Valley, four in a fire
two miles east and a half mile
north of Bonds Corner, one in an
automobile accident two miles west
of Westmorland, and one at the
county hospital, where George
zavetz of Perth Amboy, N. j., died
from injuries suffered in an. acci-
dent last Friday night.
The dead are:
Mrs. Trica Salgado, 40, burned
to death in ranch house near
Bonds Corner.
Jessie, 8; Josephine, 5, and Car
lotta, l, children of Mrs. Salgado,
burned with her.
John N. Dominguez, 40, Brawley,
killed in an automobile accident
west of Westmorland.
George zavetz, %, who died at
the county hospital.
Another accidental death echoed
at Calexico this morning when a
coroner's jury found that John
Vanoni, Swiss rancher, came to MS
death by an accidental gunshot
wound from a gun in his own
hands, discharged as he crawled
through barbed wire fence three
miles north and half a mile west
of Calexico, Sunday.
| Mrs. Salgado and her children
perished in flames that envelopec
house on the Vaughn Azdheriar
dairy east of Bonds Corner, appar-
emily starting from sparks from
stove, the fire in which had no
been eXtinguished. The house wa
afire at o'clock.
Bascilio Salgado, the husband
and Mike, II, a son of the couple
sleeping outside, were badly burnet
in attempting to rescue the womal
and children trapped by the flames
No Inquest
Coroner Bert Underwood an
nounced today that no inquest WI
be held into these deaths. Funera
services were to be held at 3 oclocl
this afternoon from the ArnolC
! funeral home at Calexico, witt
burial at Mountain View cemetery
Dominguez was killed when hi
lost control of a roadster he wa,
Irving on the Los Angeles high.
way west of Westmorland. The cal
struck sand beside the highway
and overturned. Two bottles o
whisky were found in the car. An,
other Mexican, riding with Dom
inguez, was unhurt, but officers de-
clared he was so drunk they coul1
not even learn his name. B. L
Kelley of El Centro was first tc
arrive at the scene of the accident
zavetz, who died at the COUNT
hospital, had hardly regained con-
sciousness since he was injured
Friday night in an accident whict
! resulted in the almost immediate
death of Edward Vogel of Heber
zavetz was driving the car which
overturned about a mile south ol
| Imperial when he lost control ant
ran into the ditch.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
Threats Made
Against Judge

LOS ANGELES, June l. U.R)-
William Ballestedt, 60, an inventor
who asSertedly threatened death to
Superior Judge Charles S. Burnell
was named in an insanity COM
plant sworn out today by the jur-
iSt.
Ballestedt allegedly began series
of threats when Judge Burnell
ruled against him in a civil suit.
The threats were climaxed with a
warming by telephone yesterday
that the judge would be shot.
Judge Burnell's home and court
room was guarded today while dep
uty sheriffS sought Ballestedt on
the insanity warrant.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
TAX 7 BILL.
SUCCESS
ASSURED
Measure Now In Confer
ence Following Passage
BY Senate.
HOUSE FAVORABLE
Balanced Budget Seen AS
Result OF Action Taken
By Congress.

WASHINGTON, June l. U.P)-
The house today sent the tax bill
to conference with the senate with
out a single vote in opposition.
The houses action came after a
dramatic "a hours which included
an appeal from President Hoover to
the senate to speed tax legislation
and lengthy night session of the
senate in which the tax bill was
passed.
Reactions were worldwide as
bourses abroad reacted favorably to
the news that congress was we'll
on its way to completion of one of
its greatest peace-time pieces of
legislation.
Acting Chairman Crisp of the
ways and means committee asked
for and received a unanimous con-
sent to send the bill to conference.
The house conferees will be free to
effect any compromise they feel
necessary to bring about a speedy
agreement on the revenue bill.
1t was agreed to after a query
from Representative LaGuardia
Rep0 New York, who asked Crisp
whether the house conferees would
insist on stock transfer tax con-
tained in the original house bill
but modified in the senate.
Il can't promise to bring back
any amendment" Crisp said, as
the house applauded II want to
go to conference without any
strings"
Speaker Garner announced the
following members Of the ways and
means committee would meet with
representatives of the senate to
compromise differences in the rev.
enue bill:
Democrats: Collier, Mississippi;
Crisp, Georgia; Rainey, Illinois and
Republicans: Haley, Oregon; and
Treadway, Massachusetts.
Action Important
The senate" Crisp said, "has
Just passed the tax bill. Nothing
is SO important to the country as
the speedy passage of this bill to
balance the budget. Nothing is so
VlJdl dS lOT lIle WOIIQ W hllOW GIldt
the United States will raise as
much revenue as it spends, and
thus insure stabiiization of the dol
lar"
Speaker Garner Immediately put
Crisp's request before the house
for action and his brief announce
.ment that there is no objection
brought applause and cheers from
both the Republican and Demo-
cratic sides.
The house conferees will meet
early tomorrow with the five senate
representatives, chosen late yester-
day. Tn senate conferees are
Chairman Smoot of the finance
committee, Senator Reed (Rep)
Pennsylvania, Senator w a is o n
(Rep) Indiana, Senator Harrison
Dem) Mississippi, and Senator
King Dem0 Utah.
Little difficulty is anticipated.
The most controversial item is the
(Cnufinupd TN Pare ri
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
BRITAIN SEEKS
CONFERENCE ON
RELIEF MEASURE
BY JOSEPH II. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June /. UP)-
The two most potent commercial
nations of the world, Great Britain
and the United States, were united
today in support of an early econ
omic conference of the powers to
eeek means of raising commodity
prices and insuring work, food and
clothing for the common man.
Great Britain suggested ts1t
such a conference be held in Lon
don. Secretary of State Stimson
instructed Ambassador Andrew w.
Mellon to say this country thought
the British idea a good one pro-
vided war debts and reparations
were not discussed. That is as far
as the plan has gone.
Details wait, presumably, on con-
ferences among Great Britain,
France and Italy. Perhaps remem-
bering Frances resentment when
President Hoover presented his
moratorium plan program without
warning a year ago, Great Britain
has confronted France without a
"cut and dried" plan worked out
with the United States.
Pending further information, Of
ficials here forecast:
/. That the London economic con-
ference, if agreed to by France and
Italy, will be held soon after the
meeting on reparations at Lausanne
June 81. Then Europe will know
what to expect from Germany and
will have some idea what 1t will
ask the United States to do about
war debts Though they will not
be discussed at London)
2. That the conference agenda
will include discussions Of ways to
raise commodity prices to the level
of, say, 1926, and consideration Of
low silver prices, trade restrictions,
embargoes, possibly tariffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
ASSERTS WALKER
VIOLATED LAWS
IN STOCK DEAL
BY MAX BUCKINGHAM
United Press Staff COrrespOndent

NEW YORK, June 1. U.R)-Sam-
uel Seabury, counsel for the Hof-
stadter investigating committee, to-
day charged Mayor James j.
Walker with violating a law for
bidding a city official to own stock
in any company holding city con-
tract.
Penalty for such violation, Sea-
bury charged, is forfeiture of office.
Seabury showed that Mayor
Walker had deposited, on Decem-
ber 30, 1880, $500 worth of coupons
from bonds in the Reliance Bronze
g. Steel company, and that on jan
uary 9, 1881, this company entered
into a contract to furnish 104
bronze lighting standards for dis
position along Fifth avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
DISAPPEARANCE
OF MAN CAUSES
HUNT FOR WIFE

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1. U.P)--
Northern California police today
sought Mrs. Allan B. Monks at the
request of San Diego authorities
who said they wanted to question
her in connection with the mys-
terious disappearance of her hus-
band, scion of wealthy and prom
inent Boston, Mass, family.
A search for Monks has been
quietly under way for months,
local authorities learned Relatives
repeatedly informed Southern Cali
fornia officials that they last
heard from him directly 18 months
ago and believed him to be the
victim of foul play. Mrs. Monks,
they told officials, assertedly
cashed a number of large checks
on his account.
Search for Mrs. Monks led TO
Northern California, following the
arrest of Albert I. Sawyer, SIS, San
Diego, Calf, accountant with
whom she repeatedly went to DAILY
ivy, SdlAI. sawyer Wdo dlTeSCeu
on charges he passed a worthless
check at the auto camp where he
and Mrs. Monks allegedly registered
as man and wife.
Sawyer told Redwood City au-
thorities he knew the woman as
Mrs. Marie Gerard Of San Diego. ."
The couple was reported to have
been married in Yuma about two
years ago. Mrs. Monks is about
As years old and was known in
Imperial Valley as the "cantaloupe
queen" She was once arrested here
on labor theft charge in connec-
ton with her Imperial Valley oper-
ations, according to Whelan.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
BY FREDERICK KUH
limited Press Staff CorrpSnOndent

United Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, June l. - Three de-
mands of Adolph Hitler's Fascists
have been reported met by the man
designated to form a new German
government, Lieut.. Col. Franz
VcnPapen, expelled from the
United States during the World
war
And in return for VonPapen's
reported action, Hitler was under
stood to have agreed to support
| the government to be formed The
| Fascist leader thus escaped respon-
sibility for Germany's course in
the Lausanne conference later this
month, also responsibility for the
partisan government to be formed
The three demands or conditions
met by Won Papen were reported
TO be:
That a general election will be
held in which the Nazis would be
expected to win control of the gov
ernment in their own right.
The government ban will be
lifted on Hitler's brown shirt army,
dissolved by the Reich government
at insistance of Prussian officials,
ater defeated by the Nazis in the
Prussian diet elections.
Press censorship and the ban on
Nazi demonstrations will be re-
Oealed, giving Hitler a free hand
With election propaganda for which
le has become famous.
Hitler was understood to believe
hat elections could not be delayed
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
Precedence For
Swings Measure

WASHINGTON, June l. U.P)-
The house rules committee today
reported a resolution granting legis-
lative right of way to the Swing
bill which would allow the Los An
geles, Calf, Metropolitan Water
District to secure a right-of- way
for an aqueduct from the Boulder
Canyon development to Los An
geles.
Early consideration of the meas
ure on the floor of the house is
assured by the action of the COM
mittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
Officer Freed On
Assault Charge

LOS ANGELES, June /. U.P)--
Police Officer Grover L. Waggoner
today was free of a charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon brought
as a result Of a fight with two
Inglewood men. The charge was
dismissed at preliminary hearing.
The complaint had been issued
at instigation of Leo Buster and
Lowell E. Woods, who charged
Waggoner and Lee Warner attacked
them when they went to Venice to
locate Busters estranged wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
CONVICT GIVES UP

LOS ANGELES, June l. UH -
Samuel F.. Balm, 28, today was back
at the county honor camp after
his surrender at the sheriffs Of
flee. He escaped from the camp
more than a year ago while Serv-
ing a term for failure to provide.
He told deputies the depression
was too tough"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
INHABITANTS OF
BLYTHE BATTLE
RIVERS FLOOD
Emergency bikes Succeed
In Saving Town From
InundatiOn.

WASHINGTON, June l. U.H
The senate today passed a $4,000
emergency relief bill to protect the
Palo Verde Valley, California,
from overflow and destruction by
the Colorado river floods. The bill
was sponsored by Senator john
son (Rep) California.
BLYTHE, Calf, June l. U.R
Flood waters of the Colorado river,
which had menaced property in
the Palo Verde Valley, were con-
trolled shortly before noon today
and it was believed that the crisis
in the situation had passed.
Five hundred men, merchants,
ranchers and laborers had battled
the river during the night and
early day hours, plugging a gap IN
the levee with sand bags.
AS the waters receded a bit and
the levee was closed men were
withdrawn until only 100 remained
at noon. They were building ad-
ditional reinforcements to tbs
levees.
BLYTHE, Calf, June l. U.H -
An army of farmers and townsmen
rallying hastily to save the fertile
Palo Verde Valley from inunda-
tion, today apparently had won a
battle with the Colorado river
which for hours poured at flood
stage through break in the levee
system.
Farmers left their families IN
Blythe, first refugees from the ex-
pected torrent, or in their homes
ready to flee by automobile and
(Cnntinued On PAGE a
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01
sNWlLL
: ROGER
~ S0yS:

BEVERLY HILLS, June l.
(SpeciaD-Looks like Garner
and Hoover are not going to
wait till November 4 to have it
out. They are going to do it
now. Hoover calls Garner's
plan of relief a pork barrel"
Garner can't come back at him
and say, your reconstruction
program was also a pork bar
rel" for the bankers that money
helped didn't eat pork.
So poor Jack has got to dig
up another slogan. The senate
has got to tax something right
away for the conventions will
be here. and no matter what
taxpayer is shot in the back the
senator's must have the pleas
ure of being at the convention.
Yours,
Mk& R7~~
Gisss. a.Hsssh, syasl...sA ~
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-01

Continued On Page 81
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
WOMAN LINKED
IN NJ BRIDE CASE
nlA

Deputy Sheriff Tom Garrison,
of Prince Georges county, Md,
has picked up a thread Of the So
far invincible murder mystery in
1922 of Barney Mcbride, rich
Indian oil land holder. it was an
nounced today by Sheriff w. Cur
tiS Hopkins.
According to Hopkins, his chief
deputy will tonight visit q woman
in washington. who is said to
have taken the fatal ride with
Mcbride in 1922. Sheriff Hop
kins said his office has direct in
formation regarding the woman's
identity.
Deputy Garrison said he knows
the identity of the slayer of Nc
Bride and expects to make an ar
rest in the near future. Garrison
claims a man in the confidence
of the murderer has told him the
story.
The Mcbride murder, one of
Washington's unsolved mysteries,
has long baffled police-and Fed
eral agencies.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
HAITI TERMS
UNCLE SAM
DICTATOR
Foreign Minister Protests 1t
Is "For Benefit of New
York Bankers"

A formal request that the
United States end the "finan-
cial dictatorship" it is alleged
to WELD over Haiti was before
Secretary Of State Stimson
today.
The request is from the
Haitian foreign minister to the
American minister to Haiti,
Dana G. Munro, and asks that
the Haitian government be in
formed Of the future intentions
Of the United States.
It charges that a financial dicta-
torship is maintained in Haiti
by the United States for the
benefit of the New York bank
ers and American holders of
Haitian bonds totaling about
$15,O0O,00O. This dictatorship,
the letter declares, denies to
Haiti "the most elemental no
tionS of independence and
sovereignty. i
Haiti proposes to set up i
special fiscal agency, without
American supervision, to pay the
interest and amortization serv-
ices of bonds out of customs and
tax receipts, or to retire the
bonds by paying them in full
before their due date through
the floatation of another loan.
Such a loan, it has been hint
ed in Haitian circles, would be
floated in France, rather than
in the United States.
The note reveals the American
financial adviser has suggested
an additional American loan to
Haiti, but this was refused by
the island government "in view
of the very hard political guar.
anteeS which the government of
the United States has exacted in
the past.'
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
C0UZENSF|GHTS
RADIO NOMINEE.

Opposition to confirmation of
Thad H. Brown, of Ohio, as a
member of the Federal Radio
Commission gathered momentum
in the Senate today under the
leadership of Senator Couzens (Ro
of Michigan.
Couzens announced he would
fight Browns confirmation on the
ground his selection by President
Hoover was a political appoint
ment."
Senator Dill CD of Washing.
ton, former college mate of
Brown, said he would not oppose
confirmation. Dill, regarded as
one of the Senate'S radio authori-
ties, said: r..
MIR. Brown has been general
counsel of the Radio COmmis-
sion and made very good rec
ord i'm that office"
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
FORNIA
WITNESSES
SUMMONED
Court Spectators Cape as
GrueSome Exhibits Are
Carried In
COURTROOM. PHOENIX,

COURTROOM, PHOENIX,
Ariz., Jan. % (L.N.S.).- - Mar
shalling a corps of Los Angeles
witnesses to complete the weird
story of the trunk murder, the
State Of Arizona today called
On two mute witnesses in its at
tempt to convict Winnie Ruth
Judd, preachers daughter, of
murder and send her to the
gallows.
The witnesses were the two
trunks in which Mrs. Judd
shipped the bodies Of her chums,
Hedwig Samuelson and Agnes
Leroi, from Phoenix to Los An
geles last october.
Deputy Sheriffs carried the
trunks down a corridor lined with
an eager crowd of would-be spec
tators to an ante room near the
court room of Trial Judge How
ard Speakman.
4 Pale and drawn, Mrs. Judd
faced the second days testimony
for the murder of red-haired
Agnes Leroi, robust nurse Of 80.
LaShes AIieniSt
Mrs. Judd sat without flinching
while ten state witnesses on the
opening day pointed their accus-
ing fingers at her. Once her
nerve gave way and she delivered
a shouted ngue-lashing to DR..
J. 3. Cation, San Francisco,
alienist who had entered the
courtroom to observe her.
The witnesses told two striking
stories about Mrs. Judd. They
characterized her as a woman Of
tremendous GOODNESS of nerve and
great resourcefulness.
Mrs. Judd was described by
Mrs. Nora D. Smith, nurse en-
ployed at the same hospital with
the defendant, as using a sly ruse
to gain time for disposing of the
bodies.
Mrs. Smith testified Mrs. Judd
telephoned the hospital, saying
she was Mrs. Leroi and asking DR..
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
MAJOR ROBB IS
|. TRANSFERRED

Major Holland L. Robb, as
sistant Engineer Commissioner
today was ordered transferred to
the office of Major Joseph D
Arthur, jr., United States Engi.
neer for the District. The order
is effective Immediately.
Major Robb learned of his
transfer from reporters upon
emerging from a meeting of the
Commissioners today. He had no
comment to make.
Major Robb was in charge of
land purchases for the District,
the municipal architects office
and the District repair shop.
During his tenure of office, the
largest building program tackled
by the District was undertaken.
He held the office since July, 1880.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
MqnandWoman
Held In Baker
Kidnaping

DENVER, Jan. 20 Q.N.SO.
Police today questioned q man
and a woman, both about As.
in connection with the kidnap-
ing of BENJAMIN P. Bower, g.
year-old bakery manager, held
for $4,000 ransom.
The couple was brought to
the police station at 2 a. m,
today and locked in cells. They
were expected to give valuable
information.
An escort of detectives &C.
companied the two to police
headquarters. They revealed
they had been watching the
couples home for four hours
before arresting them.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
PROBE ORDERED
. Of F6-HOUR DAY

Under a concurrent resolution
adopted today by the Senate, the
Interstate Commerce Commission
was instructed to make an inVesti-
CATION into the feasibility of the
six-hour day in the railroad in
dustry.
The resolution, offered by Sena-
tor Couzens (R.) of Michigan, was
approved without opposition or de-
bate. Seven members of the Sen
ate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee indorsed it at a meeting
earlier in the day. .
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
GLENN, JUDGE
HELD LINKED
BY CASE
Blaine, at WiIkerson Hearing,
Hints "Favor" to Senator;
Hot Denial in Reply

A mild sensation was created
before the Senate Judiciary
Committee today when a charge
was made that Senator. Otis F,
Glenn (R.) of Illinois was in
terested in a case being tried
before Judge James FL. Wilker-
son, recently nominated to the
United States Circuit Court.
Glenn has been Judge Wilker
sons chief defender before the
committee which is considering
Wilkerson's qualifications.
Glenn Makes Denial
The charge was made by Sena-
tor Blaine (RO of wisconsin, who
declared he had received evidence
Of it from "a prominent citizen Of
Chicago" whom he refused to
name.
Senator Glenn promptly denied
the charges.
The case Blaine cited was that
Of Jacob Factor, a stock promoter,
who has been charged with
swindling British investors Of mil
lions of dollars. -.---..,-
British authorities have been
endeavoring to have Factor extra
dited, and also trying to restrain
Chicago banks from paying out
Factors deposits until the queS-
ton of his extradition was de
cided.
Law Firm Mentioned
Senator Glenn's law firm, Levin
son, Bicker, Glenn, and Schwartz,
has been defending Factor and
also representing the banks.
Denial that Judge WilkerSon
had. favored Glenn's firm was
heatedly made by the Illinois
Senator.
Not only had the judge refused
to grant a motion to dismiss the
case which his firm had filed.
Glenn said, but also overruled a
demurrer which had been filed
against his decision.
OC11dGOE o1n4A4C dSSC1GCN 1AC 41dU
been informed that Wilkerson
was holding up action on the
demurrer until the question of
the Judges confirmation by the
Senate had been settled. Glenn,
however, insisted it had already
been overruled.
BOrah Questions Glenn
Senator Borah (R0 of Idaho,
asked Glenn to explain the
temporary Injunction order handed
down by Wilkerson during the
shopmen's strike of September,
1922.
This action embittered the la
Dor organizations against Wilker-
son and Borah said it was the
most important question before
the committee.
Senator Walsh CD Of Mon
tana, asked what prompted Wilk-
erSon to issue the restraining
order at that time without grant
ing the usual five days to show
cause why the order should be
given. Glenn replied:
"It was the prevailing viO-
1ence and dynamiting Of bridges.
There was a great national
emergency"
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
What, NO GrO1IndhOg?
Poor Old NeuU York

NEW YORK, Jan. % QNSO.
Wanted: A grounding. The New
York geological park began .
hunt for one today. It has
cheetahs, badgers and Llamas.
It has pottos and zibets, jaal
goats and grivets, but, yes, it has
no grounding. The last one at
the ZOO died a. few weeks ago
and the park authorities need
a new grounding so scheduled
broadcast from the mammal
house on grounding day, Feb
ruary 2, may be held.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Guatemala Quake
Stirs Up Volcano

MEXICO CITY, Jan. %
QN.S0-Airplanes today flew
over Guatemala, to discover traces
Of damage thought to have been
done by severe earthquake
shocks which rocked the vicinity.
Radio dispatches said the tremors
ccused great columns of smoke
to rise from a volcano near
Zacatepequez, startling natives.