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Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
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EMPLOYEES OF
COUNTY TO Get
WAGE REDUCTION

Continuing their efforts to bring
about strict economy in county
government, the board of supervis-
ors this morning was engaged in
working out scale of wage re-
auctions for appointive officers
and county employees whose SAL
aries are not fixed by law.
The compulsory wage reductions
to be put into effect by the super
visors will match the voluntary
reductions recently taken by coun-
ty officers and employees whose
salaries are fixed by law, and SO
cannot be cut except by an act of
the legislature.
Consideration of the proposed
wage reductions began yesterday
and was continued until today.
The reductions will affect road
district employees and numerous
other employees not touched by
the recent voluntary cut.
The proposed scale of reductions
being discussed today would cut
$3.50 from the salaries of those re-
ceiving $50 to 500 a month, SIS from
salaries of 500 to $l25, $40 from
those of $126 to $3.50, SIS from
S151 to SITS, $40 from $176 to
5000, S25 from $201 to S225 and $50
from 1926 to $3.50.
These cuts are more stringent
than the voluntary cuts taken by
officers and employees with fixed
salaries.
Other business undertaken by
the board of supervisors this morn
ing included a discussion of a
proposed contract with the Rich
field Oil company, leasing to that
company the property near the
Imperial airport on which the
Richfield service station now
stands, and giving to the company
the right to sell gasoline at the
airport.
The contract cancels an old
lease to the company for the entire
property covered by the airport.
1t is provided that the oil COM
pany shall maintain the beacon
now in service and that other
companies may sell gasoline on the
field only through underground
service, and not from tank trucks.
The supervisors also filed an APP
plication from George F. Ravens
for appointment as justice of the
peace of Silsbee township on the
expected resignation of F. N.
Kirkpatrick.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
CHINESE LEADER
FOSTERS REVOLT
. In MANCHURIA

TSITSIHAR, Manchuria, Oct. 4.
U.P)-General Su Ping-Wen, lead
err of rebellious Manchukuo and
Chinese troops in the region of
Manchuli, has proclaimed himself
commander in chief of new
northeastern government" Man
chukuo officials were advised to-
day
The extent of territory claimed
by Su for his government" was
not learned. General Chang Tien-
Chiu was designated as vice COM
mander of the multiplying forces.
The mutineers were still holding
Fularchi, near Anganchi, today.
Refugees arriving here today
from Manchuli said "a japanese
and 40 Manchukuoan guards were
slain in that city when China
Eastern railway guards mutinied
September 81 after they failed to
receive their wages. Three Jap
anese and 20 Manchukuoans were
killed in the mutiny at Hailar.
TSITSIHAR, Manchuria, Oct. 4.
U.P) - Fifteen hundred Chinese
troops under I4ai Hal Ching, insur-
gent leader, have been killed by
japanese troops operating SOUTH
cast of here, Japanese military
headquarters claimed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
Occupation Tax
To Be Collected

Beginnings of a relentless cam
paign against FL Centre business
houses, large and SIN all, which fail
to pay occupation taxes were
echoed in police court this morn
ing with the appearance of Joe
Jaber, 80, on charge of whole
sale Fedd1inE without a license
J. Sterling Oswald. chief of po-
lice, has announced his intention
of citing those business men who
fail to take out an occupation IL
cenSe, and causing them to appear
in police court
Jaber was fined $50 for failing
to obtain a license
Three other defendants were
brought into police court this
morning on charges of vagrancy.
They were Lillian Henry 49, Edith
Anderson. Al, and Ray Henry, Al
All were sentenced to Is days in
jail, and the sentences suspended
on condition they leave town and
stay away for six months
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
ST|MS0N
REMARKS
RESENTED
japanese War Office Not
Pleased With Address
By u. S. Official.
HINT AT COLLISION
Toxic Suspects Secret
Understanding About
LyttOn Report.

TOXIC, Oct. 4.-(U.P)- Japan
suspects that an understanding eX-
listed between the United States
and certain members of the League
of Nations in the framing of the
Lytton commission report to the
league on the Manchurian question,
a spokesman for the war ministry
said today.
This conclusion was based on the
fact that Secretary of State Slim
son made his Philadelphia speech
criticizing Japan'S recognition of
Manchukuo a day before the Lyt-
ton report was made public, COR
respondents were informed.
The government expects the
Stimson speech to encourage anti
Japanese sentiment among smaller
nations, bringing about an impos-
Sible situation at Geneva"
Grave significance was attached
to the fact that StimSon's express
sion of the United States attitude
favoring the so-called non-recog-
milton policy followed very short
ly after Admiral William v. Pratt,
chief of U. S. Navy operations, an
a nounced the Atlantic scouting fleet
would remain in the Pacific until
after completion of winter man
euverS.
Japan holds that Secretary
Stimson implied by inuendo that
our nation has been an aggreSsor
and violator of the Kellogg pact
and the nine-power treaty. the
war office spokesman said.
His remarks can only be re-
garded as another challenge to ia
PAN"
Coincident with the disclosure of
the governments Interpretation of
the Stimson speech, it was made
known that the repeatedly goodwill
trip of Vice Admiral Kichisaburo
Nomura to the United States has
been cancelled.
Admiral Nomuro long has been
a close friend of Admiral Pratt and
it had been generally understood
he would endeavor to clarity jap
ans position in the Manchurian
question during his visit to Wash
ington.
TOXIC, OcIi 4.-U.RN--Foreign
Minister Yasua Uchida today an
nounced that no official statement
regarding the Lytton report on the
Manchurian situation, either by
the foreign office or by the cabin
ct as a whole, will be forthcoming
until after a further study of the
document.
A majority of the cabinet men,
bers are understood to agree that
the recommendations contained in
the report are entirely unsatisfac-
tory, and observers here believe
the government will ignore the pro-
posal that the independent state
of Manchukuo bt restored to its
former status as Chinese territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
Swimmers Wife
Granted Divorce

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4.-(U.P)-
Johnny Weissmuller, famed SWIM
mer and motion picture actor, was
divorced here today by Bobby
Arnst, musical comedy star, who
charged him with such acts of
cruelty as forcing her to sleep on
an uncomfortable couch while the
twin beds in their apartment were
occupied by the swimmer and his
brother.
Superior Judge C. L. Shinn
granted her the decree after he
heard the story of the sleeping ar
rangements, Weissmullers failure
to appreciate her housekeeping and
his asserted statement of desire
to be free from her.
MANY times he told me he want
ed to be free" Miss Arnst said
from the witness stand. 1T made
me terribly nervous and unhappy"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
BY JOHN r. MORRIS

MEXICO CITY, oct. 4.-(U.P)-
Expulsion from Mexico of Apos-
tolic Delegate Archbishop Leopold
Ruiz y Florez was recommended
unanimously by congress as the
government continued its attack
today on the church.
The attack was precipitated by
the Pope's recent encyclical to the
Mexican episcopate.
Congress adopted a resolution
proposing that a congressional
committee urge President Abelar-
do Rodriguez to expel the Arch
bishop. The president was given an
unanimous vote Of confidence on
his statement replying to the Pope
and threatening to convert church.
es into school and factories if the
arrogant and defiant" attitude of
the Vatican continues.
The congressional session was
featured by imprisoned speeches
attacking the church. While the
president listened to the debate by
radio, Deputy Davila claimed that
oAiO diSiibioliOp SOulO NC CAPCllCo
under article 80 of the constitu-
ton giving the president the right
to expel undesirable foreigners. Da-
villa contended that Ruiz y Flores,
although a native Mexican, for
feited his citizenship by repre-
senting foreign power"
Deputy Ezequiel Padilla, for
mer minister to Italy, described the
Popes manner of living as pom
pous." He said the pontiff wants
war in Mexico for the benefit of
the church.
Deputy Luis Leon, editor of the
government newspaper "nacional'
who issued a statement rejecting
the government views and charg-
ing the clergy with responsibility
for the assassination of President
elect Obregon, was interrupted Of
ten by applause when he addressed
congress.
1.-THE clergy has opposed Mexican
independence and defended Mexi-
co.'s eXploiters," Leon said. He pro-
posed the deputies call on the pre-
sident today "as a demonstration
of confidence and to tell him we
are ready to fight the eternal foe. 4"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
R. F. c. MAKES
MANY LOANS TO
SMALLER BANKS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. U.P)-
The Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, in a statement today dis
closed that 7458 loans were made
in the first seven months of it's OPP
erations, and a total of $1,182, 734,-
958 loaned to aid agriculture, COM
merce and industry.
Of the 7458 loans, 4769 were to
banks. A total of $107,500,0 0O
was made available to the secre-
tary of agriculture for crop pro-
duction loans, the statement
showed.
A decline in applications for
loans since last April was reported.
During April 1929 applications
were received as against ISL in
August. Bank loan applications
dropped from 1869 in April to 399
in August.
The corporations statistics show
ed that 1921 or SO per cent of the
bank loans granted, were for in
situations in towns of less than
5100 population. Only "a, or 10
per cent, were in banks in cities
of more than 100000.
Additional loans of all kinds
amounting to $26, 1O1 ,268.79 have
been authorized by the corporation
but not yet advanced. OF this
amount $35 ,564 ,412.84 has been can
celled by the borrowers. Loans
have been repaid to the amount of
$3.50, 1877.
The $1O7,500,oOO made available
to the secretary of agriculture re-
suited in 507,632 crop production
loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
FIRE FIGHTERS
ESCAPE FROM
FOREST TRAP

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 4. U.P)-
Twenty-Five firefighters, marooned
for "a hours in an old burned spot
with fire raging through virgin
timber all around them, escaped to
safety today.
The Is missing men, weary and
hungry, made their way out of the
inferno today following the head
of Gales creek and along the old
highline.
One man, logger named Starr,
was killed Monday when burning
snag fell on him. District Forester
Patterson was injured when struck
by falling timber.
The fire was sweeping path Is
miles wide, famed by drying hot
east wind, which continued una
bated all last night. The Southern
Pacific mainline to Tillamook was
put out of commission probably for
some time. Three tunnels have
been destroyed and 100000 tres
tie near Cochrane burned during
the night.
No estimate of the damage at
Cochran itself could be had after
the store burned and the telephone
went out of commission.
The smoke was SO thick through
out the Nehalem valley that visi-
bility was reduced at times to only
100 feet and great pillows of smoke
were sweeping far out to sea.
Weather conditions were such
that little hope of stopping the
flames today was held.
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 4--lU.P)
The forest fire which has been
raging in the coast range noun
tains for SO hours, causing at least
one death and hiding the fate of
Is missing firefighters, swept into
the town of Cochran today.
This is the last report you will
get from me-" E. H. White told the
United Press. 1.-The roof of the G.
H. Wheeler Lumber Co., store where
I am phoning is burning now and
we have got to get out"
Cochran was the seat of the
fight against the fire.
No word has been received from
25 firefighterS who went over the
hill south of Cochran early Mon
day. Their retreat was cut off by
the flames.
Millions of feet of timber have
been destroyed by the blaze which
was swept onward all day yester-
day and all last night by hot, dry
east wind which did not subside
during the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
WOUND INFLICTED BY DEL IRIOUS
PATIENT FATAL TO PHYSICIAN

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 4. U.P)-Dr.
P. Paul Rieger, 80, we'll known mo-
ton picture colony physician, died
here today of a gunshot wound in
flicted last Thursday by a patient.
The patient, Frank Erwing, 40,
retired oil man, probably will re-
cover from a siege of pneumonia.
for which DR.. Reiger was treating
him.
Nurses, who witnessed tn e
shooting, said that Erwing wound
ed the physician during a frenzy
brought on by a delirium.
DR.. Reiger had been with Erwing
all through Wednesday night and
early Thursday morning in a sue
cessful fight to pull Erwing
through the crisis of his illness.
The physician was preparing to
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
Mrs. Monks Says
Money Owed Her

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4. U.P) = A
claim that her husband Allan
Bradford Monks, insane heir of a
socially prominent Boston family,
owed her and Wiley L. Watson,
her aged uncle, more than 100000
was made by Mrs. Monks today
in her trial on charges of passing
worthless checks.
Attempting to show that Monks,
recently adjudged insane, was held
prisoner for months by his wife,
her uncle and her japanese chauf-
feur, George Otsuka, the prescott
ton called Mrs. Mary w. Seitz,
cunt of the film actress, Gloria
Swanson, late Monday.
Mrs. Seitz, who lived next door
to the Monks a year ago, testified
that one day she saw Otsuka
knock Monks down and truss him
with ropes to cot.
Mrs. Seitz also said Monks was
kept prisoner at all times and new
er left the house except in the
custody of either Otsuka or Wat
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
Postal Receipts
Show Increase

Ell Centre postal receipts for
July, August and September were
5000 ahead of those for the same
period last year, according to
report made today by C. c. Jen-
kins, postmaster.
The total receipts for July.
August and September this year
were $14,386.89 and last year were
$13,485.31 for the corresponding
months.
jenkins said business at the post
office is increasing with the adj
vent of fall and many new patrons
are utilizing the facilities of the
institution this winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
Yankee DueIist
Reveals Identity

PARIS, Oct. 4. U.P 49, John
Hopper, native of San Francisco
who has lived in Paris since the
World war, revealed today that he
was the duellist who wounded two
Frenchmen in a meeting on tho
field of honor in Marty Forest.
"As far as am concerned there
will be no further duels," Hopper
said. MY honor is satisfied
Hopper accused one Of tho
Frenchmen of slandering his wife.
The Frenchman challenged Hop
per. The American wounded both
the challenger and his second
when the second objected that the
code OF honor had been violated.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
Award
Made By Court

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-(U.H
-Criticizing the statute of limita-
tons, the U. s. Circuit court of ap-
peals has awarded only 1886 of the
thousands of dollars sought by 228
claimants from the Canadian Paci-
fic railroad for the loss of $50
lives in the sinking of the S. S.
Princess Sophia in Alaska, Oct,
20, 1918
In UNFOLDING the lower court, the
tribunal held that only fare paid
by passengers and freight charges
paid by shippers could be recovered
under the law. The court declared
the law obviously is to the bene-
fit of the commercial operators"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04

depart from the Esrwng residence
when Erwir1g insisted that nurses
bring his clothes SO that he could
go down town.
The two nurses in attendance
refused the request Erwing strug-
gled with them IN attempt to
get out OF bed and, falling drew
gun from beneath the mattress.
He fired two wild shots, the first
going harmless but the second
striking Dr. Reiger in the abdo-
men The physician was Renter
ing the patients room to learn the
cause OF the disturbance
Erw1ng fell to the floor exhaust
ed by the effort of his struggle
and the excitement He was then
oiSarmed by his wife and the two
nurses, Florence Kerr and Ellen
Sea Ten.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
DEATH LIST in
TEHACHAPI NOW
PLACED AT Il.
Others Believed Missing
In Debris That Result
ed From Flood.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Oct. 4.
-lU.P)-The deathlist in the
Tehachapi clOudburst last Fri
day night, has risen 40 IL to-
day with the discovery of bo-
dies of two unidentified men in
Caliente wash, below WoOdford
where the flood was most dis
astrOus.
Five known dead remain I'M
found, in addition to the dozen
bodies lying in morgues here.
BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 4.-U.P(-
The Kern county sheriff's office
and Southern Pacific railroad Of
ficials investigated a report today
that a mud-buried box car, washed
from a trestle over Tehachapi
creek in a cloudburst and flood
Friday night, had yielded the bo-
dies of 81 itinerants.
State highway patrolmen sought
the car yesterday but returned to
Bakersfield last night unable to
confirm the report that a group of
men cumming a ride had been
trapped and carried to their deaths
when a 40 foot wall of water swept
down Tehachapi pass.
Fifteen bodies of victims had
been recovered today. Two more
were identified in addition to four
identified previously. The names
added to the list were those of
Frederick Kessler, 10, Milwaukee,
and Jerome Baker, 30, San Diego.
Another body was believed to be
that Of an Indian youth who play
ed in an orchestra at Woodford-
Keene. The other unidentified vic
Tins were itinerants riding upon
the freight train. which was swept
into the flood, or who had sought
shelter in a service station which
was destroyed.
Workers, machinery and equip
ment were rushed to the stricken
area today to repair the $1,500,00
damage to railroad tracks and
bridges, which completely blocked
rail traffic over the divide.
Relief Rushed
Five more trains pushed into the
mountains from both sides of the
Tehachapi, carrying equipment.
Speed was required to provide ad-
ditional outlet for thousands of
cars of produce from San Joaquin
valley farms and orchards, which
only can take a devious route along
the coast to Los Angeles markets.
The state highway was passable
between the hours of p. m. and 7
a. m. under control of state traf-
fic officers. During daylight hours
200 men and road building ma
chinery are busy repairing the dam
age.
The highway was not expected
to be repaired for several days. No
trains will move over the Southern
Pacific tracks for from two weeks
to a month, and traffic cannot be
fully resumed before several
months.
The bodies of A. H. Ross, South
ern Pacific engineer, Harry Moore,
brakeman; Aranalla Williams, s.;
John Tempest, SO, of Caliente, and
James Stewart and James Carter,
itinerants, known to have been
killd, still were missing today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
H00VER'S
ADDRESS
AWAITED
Speech At Des Moines To-
night To Be First Of
His Campaign.
FARMERS GATHERING
Sentiment In Iowa Capt.
tai Split Between Sup
port And Opposition.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

ENROUTE WITH PRESIDENT
HOOVER TO DIES MONIES, Oct.
4. President Hoover accepted
the challege of the farm belt to-
day, seized the lead in his own
fight for reelection, and advanced
to the attack in the heart OF the
hostile farm strike" movement.
The climax of heavy days
campaign swing across Illinois and
into Iowa was due in an address
TO be delivered at Des Moines to-
night. Rear-end platform speech
es, and rival farm demonstrations
by friends and critics of the ad-
ministration promised to keep the
President in action almost contin-
uously from breakfast until the
presidential special leaves for the
return trip shortly before mid
night.
Mrs. Hoover accompanied the
President, determined to share in
the strenuous program.
The days program called for
brief greetings from the train plat
form at Davenport, Iowa, West
Liberty, Iowa City and Newton.
Senator L. j. Dickinson (Rep0
Iowa, Chicago convention keynot-
err, arranged to board the special
train at an operating stop at En-
glewood, ILL.,, early today. Cover
nor Turner of Iowa and a party
of Republican political leaders
were to join the presidential train
at Rock Island, Ill.
Arriving at Des Moines in mid
afternoon, the President and Mrs.
Hoover were to be escorted in a
large parade to the governors
mansion where they were to have
dinner. The main address was to
begin at 7:30 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
BY RAY BLACK
United Press Staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES, Ia, Oct. 4. - A
protest parade of several hundred
cheering striking farmers moved
from the state capitol through
downtown Des Moines today, gaily
decorated with tags and bunting
for the arrival later today of
President Hoover.
The farmers, most of them in
overalls and jackets, rode in
trucks as the parade moved from
the east plaza of the capitol, where
they had stood in chilling north
west wind for more than an hour.
The farmers, demonstrating
against low commodity prices
which they hope to raise by with
holding their products from the
markets, cheered and yelled in
their effort to dramatize their
plight at the same time the Pres
ident is going before the corn belt
voters in a bid for votes in the
November election.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
Doctor Warns Of
'Quack' Advance

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. d. WP)
"A warning that the advance of
quackery is keeping step with that
of science rang in the ears of ply
sicians of this territory today as
sessions of the southwest clinical
conference continued.
DR.. Morris Fishbein, OF the Am
erican Medical association, told the
conference that the files of the
association contain names of some
100000 "quacqs and charlatans
who prey upon the health worries
OF the human being"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
China Appoints
Acting Minister

NANKING, Oct. 4. U.P) The
state council today announced the
appointment of Alfred SEE, govern
ment advisor and former diplomat,
as acting minister of the Chinese
legation at Washington.
SEE will serve during the absence
of DR.. w. w. Yen, present minis
ter at Washington, who is one of
the Chinese delegates to the
League of Nations assembly at
Geneva.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
MEXICO DEPORTS
ARCHBISHOP FOR
RECENT SPEECH
Pope's Legate Expelled
For UNFOLDING Papal
Encyclical.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 4. U.H
The Most Rev. LeopOldo
Ruiz Y Flores, papal legate of
Mexico, was arrested by the
government today for deporta-
ton.
He apparently was being hur-
ried to the border this after
noon to be put out of the
country Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04

PARIS, Oct. 4 CUP = Samuel
insult has decided to retire to
England and not return to the
United States, it was estimated to-
day by Samuel insult, Jr who
joined his parents here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-04
INSULTS INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
AS EMBEzZLERS

CHICAGO, Oct Il WP-Indct-
mentS charging embe zzlement, lar
ceny and larceny by bailee were
returned in Cook county criminal
court today against Samuel insult
former utilities magnate, and his
brother, Martin