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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Admiral Sellers
Replaces Pringle

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. U.P)-
Secretary of the Navy Adams to-
day named Rear Admiral David r.
Sellers of Austin, Tex, to succeed
the late Vice Admiral Joel R. P.
Pringle as commander of battle
ships of the Pacific fleet.
Admiral Sellers will assume the
rank of vice admiral. He has been
in command of the battleship di-
vision of the Pacific division.
Adams announced that Rear Ad-
miral Frank H. Brumby, command
ant of the Norfolk navy yard,
would relieve Admiral Sellers.
Sellers served as judge advocate
general of the navy from June
1929, until September 1881, when
he was ordered to command bat
tleship division one. He command
ed the transport Agamemnon which
carried more than $4,000 troops to
Europe during the World war.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
TRACE CHECKS
INTRODUCED in
TRIAL OF DAVIS
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN
United Press Staff Correspondent


NEW YORK, Sept. 81. - Checks
issued by officials of the Loyal Or
der of Moose were traced today at
the trial of U. S. Senator James
j. Davis when the defense resumed
it's efforts to show that money
which went from alleged lottery
funds to Davis was to repay a loan.
The trial of Davis, charged with
violation of the federal lottery laws,
was resumed after Judge Frank j.
Coleman warned the jury that his
ruling yesterday, denying a de-
Tense motion of directed verdict
of acquittal, did not in any way
intimate anything las to the &C
tual guilt or innocence of the de-
PENDANT"
Fred w. Jones, secretary-treasur-
er of the Moose organization de-
partment, was then called and ex-
amined by Charles j. Margiotti,
chief of defense counsel. Jones
had accounted for certain checks
as repayment of loans to Davis
and told how he and Joseph Jen-
kins had taken over from Davis
the organization department which
conducted the Moose charity balls,
described by the government as
lotteries.
Margiotti handed the witness a
bundle of checks, issued by the or
ganization department to Davis.
After identifying the checks the
n fan
were paid to Davis but Louis M.
Treadwell, government prosecutor,
objected and was sustained.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
ROOSEVELTS SPEECHES WILL Be
ANSWERED BY TREASURY SECRETARY

City and probably at Minneapolis,
where a tentative engagement has
just been made for him. 4.
Roosevelt's western trip, as the
Republican managers have sized
it up, has changed the situation
only to the extent that it has
brought to the surface the SYM
toms of protest which previously
were less obvious.
Offers Only Sympathy
They say that Roosevelt has not
offered the western voters anything
except sympathy. Mills and his COL
leagues have examined every one
of the Democratic candidate
speeches closely. They profess con-
fidence that these can be shown to
contain little substance.
Mills expects that his most
devastating answer will be made
when he takes apart Roosevelt's
address to the Commonwealth
club at San Francisco. The
addreSs dealt with the &C.
onomic implications of the ma
chine age. The principle was laid
down that private economic power
should be considered as a public
trust and that the government
should intervene to curb great COR
porations should they use their
power contrary to the collective
welfare. Republicans said it was
written by college professor.
Mills is ready to assert that it
carries plea for redistribution of
wealth, that it discloses Roosevelt
would replace individual initiative
with fundamental changes in the
social and economic order. Roose-
velt's railroad speech and some OF
his others were described by Mills
as copied from President Hoover's
principles. This somewhat nullified
the earlier efforts of Republicans
to represent Roosevelt as unsafe
economically.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
DEATH CLAIMS
JOHN GRESHAM
In COAST CITY
Long Illness Proves Fatal
To Well Known Valley
Leader.

information was received at The
Press office this afternoon that
John Gresham, we'll known Holt
vile pioneer, died this morning at
Paradise Valley sanitorium at Ma
tional City.
Gresham had been Ill for several
years and suffered a second para
lytic strike last week.
He was active in valley affairs
for many years ancc was formerly
president of the American Conser-
Walton club and a leader in valley
politics.
The brief announcement of his
death gave no details regarding
funeral arrangements.
Gresham had many friends in all
parts of the valley who will regret
to learn of his passing.
Even those who did not share
his political views respected him
for his integrity and sturdy char
acter and shared with his friends
and associates their regret over
the illness which greatly weakened
lllIIl III rtCetlL years.
Friends had watched Greshams
condition anxiously for the past
few days, since he was taken to
the sanitorium. He had maintain
ed q strong light against his last
illness until 1870 o'clocky this NOR
ming, when attending physicians
announced that h. condition was
becoming worse. His wife was at the
bedside when Gresham died at 80
this afternoon.
Gresham's history IS closely in
terwoven with the history of I'm
perial county in its fight against
the desert. He came to Imperial
Valley from Los Angeles about Is
years ago to serve as an employee
of George Varney, then owner of
several stores in the valley and
now county treasurer.
After making his home at Holt
vile for some time, Gresham vas
transferred to Ell Centre, where he
stayed until he left Varney's en-
ploy to start in business for him
self at Holtyille.
For several years before his first
paralvtic attack Gresham was a
powerful figure in Imperial Valley,
and even after recovering to a
slight degree from the attack was
consulted about political affairs.
So far as could be learned today,
his wife is his only survivor.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
PRESS TO GIVE
BIG GAMES AT
UNITED ARTISTS

Baseball fans who have been
wondering about the big baseball
board on which The Press for
merly played the world series
each year, are advised that the
board will not be in operation
this year.
Instead The Press has made
arrangements with the United
Artists theatre to have the
games given free of charge
each day in the new United
Artists theatre.
The opening game tomorrow
will be called at 1890 local
time and the doors of the the
atre will be opened for the con-
venience of the fans at 10:15 a.
m. When the teams move to
Chicago for she Saturday and
Sunday games, they will be
played an hour later here.
1t is believed the new ar
rangement will be more salts
factory to the fans. The loud
speaker hook up will be used
so that every play of the game
will be given the fans prompt
ly and audibly. There will be
no such thing as standing
around in the hot sun as was
formerly the case. The fans
can sit in cool and comfort,
listening to Babe Ruth rattle
home runs off the scoreboard
and to Charlie Grimm giving
his Cubs their orders to claw
the enemy.
The series will seem a little
different, without penny"
Richmond and the rest of the
gang playing the game out in
front of The Press office but
we believe even "PeEny" will
find the new arrangement bet
ter.
Manager Jimmy Andrus, who
has just taken charge of the
United Artists theatre, is
dyed-in- the wool baseball fan
and readily cooperated with
The Press to give the fans the
best in service during the games
and the best in comfort and
convenience.
AS stated above, there is no
charge connected with the
49, End all the fans are well
come to attend.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
League Officials.
Dismissal PrObed

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 81
U.PEFive mayors began an in
yestigation today into dismissal of
William j. Locke of San Francis
co as secretary manager of the
League of California Municipal
ties, a post he had held for "a
years.
Objections of President James H.
Mitchell, Burbank, to a further
hearing were overridden by dele
gates as the leagues 34th annual
convention opened.
The committee, consisting of
Mayors w. L. Fowler, Redlands; c.
j. FRANKIE, Stockton; H. D. Head
en-, Bakersfield; A. L. Meier, Azllsa,
and E. G. Thomas, Palo Alto, was
instructed to report back to the
convention at II a. m. Wednes-
day.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Blame Japanese
For Mukden Fight

GENEVA, Sept. 81 UP) The
Lytton commissions report to the
League of Nations on the far east
ern conflict blames Japan in mild
way for the attack on Mukden,
Manchuria, on Sept. 10, 1881, an
unimpeachable authority revealed
today.
The report is to be made public
Saturday. 1t includes a compro-
mise clause reached after lengthy
discussion, in which it blames ia
pan for the attack on Mukden but
expressly advances the opinion
that the japanese officers genuine
ly believed they were. acting in
self defense.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Accused Girl
Aided By Court

Los ANGELES, Sept. 81.
W.P)-The grimness of night
court was largely dissipated
today for Lucille Holland, 10,
who left her widowed mother
in Stevens Point, Wis, TO
"hitch hike" to California be-
cause that was her only
chance to live, according to
the doctors"
The Wisconsin girl was TAX
en- into night court on a vag-
rancy charge. While Judge E.
r. Brand was giving the girl
five day suspended sentence,
Prosecutor William Carr
passed a hat among the spec
tatOrs in the court room.
A IS bill came from the wal
let of the judge.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
ROOSEVELT BIDS
FOR PROGRESSIVE
VOTES OF STATE
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPE-
CIAL, Lamy, N. M, Sept. 27.-(U.H
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
today bid openly for the progress
sive Republican vote OF New MeXi-
co in q brief address before the
Democratic state convention here.
I'm these days." the Democratic
Presidential nominee remarked,
"Our party is the true representa-
tive of progressive democracy, our
party represents liberal ideals. I
am convinced that there is no
room in this country for two par
ties, both of them conservative"
U. S. Senator Bronson Cutting of
New Mexico, leader of the progress
sive faction in this state, was in
the audience that Roosevelt, ad-
dressed from a platform built on
the siding next to his private car.
Cutting recently broke away from
the old guard Republican organi-
cation of this state, declining to
support 1t in the forthcoming pre-
sidential election.
The governor told the crowd that
his transcontinental trip was being
made for the purpose of determin-
ing the economic situation SO that
prosperity will be found in every
part of the nation when recovery
has begun under the new leader
ship"
Roosevelt was introduced by Gov
ernor Arthur Seligman.
An Indian string orchestra fur
nished the music while the audi
ence awaited rather impatiently for
the governor to appear.
Take an alarm clock in there, >
someone shouted when Roosevelt
did not show up Immediately upon
the trains arrival.
From this point the special was
to proceed directly to Colorado
Springs.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
COOLIDGE
PROGRAM
AWAITED
Expect Former President
To Head Group Assist
ing Railroads.
SMITH WILL HELP
N0n-P artisan Board Will
EndeavOr To Protect
Investors.
BY LOWELL L. LEAKE

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Calvin
Coolidge will return to public life
to head commission whose pur-
pose, stripped of verbiage, Is to
protect investments and savings by
making railroad rate increases less
difficult, according to an announce
ment expected here today or We'd
nesday.
Reports that the former presi-
dent would accept the chairman
ship Of such non-partisan COM
mittee including Alfred E. Smith.
Bernard M. Baruch and Clarke
Howell, Democrats, and Alexander
Legge (Rep0 have been prevalent
for some time.
The commission, the reports
said, was to be sponsored by huge
financial and industrial group ex-
elusive Of the transportation lines
themselves. The purpose will be to
make survey, and sponsor legis-
lation to correct such evils as tend
to "confiscate' property, destroy
the credit Of the railroads, and
wipe out savings represented by Sc
curities or insurance policies
Such an announcement would in
dictate that even the tremendous
unprecedented financial aid ex-
tended to the railroads within the
last year, plus wage cut and other
economies have not been enough to
withstand the pressure Of the de-
preston. The roads have borrowed
about $275 900, 900 from tie govern
ment.
To Protect Investors
The point, which the sponsors Of
the commission viii emphasize Is
that insurance companies, for in
stance, have invested certain funds
in what all authorities had conced-
ed to be safe and sound stocks and
bonds, including many railroad Sc
curities.
If these stock and bond values
are wiped out by continued fall in
earnings, insurance policies, which
represent savings, will become val
ueless.
The commission will be expected
to propose that the rate making
laws be revised to permit ADJUST
ments by railroad when and where
deemed just and necessary. This
responsibility rests today with the
interstate commerce commission
which refused to permit last year
blanket Is per cent increase in
freight rates.
OF the men reported ready to
serve on the commission, the for
mer president is director in the
New York Life Insurance company.
Alfred e. Smith has magazine ed
itorial duties and responsibility for
real estate management. Bernard
NJ. Baruch is a director of the B.
and o. railroad, and a former
member of the war industries
board. Howell is editor of the At
lanta Constitution. Legge is pres
ident of the International Harvest
er company, and former head Of
the federal farm board.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
TORNADO
s W EEPS
ISLANDS
Report 81 Dead And 200
Injured In Puerto Rico
Storm.
DAMAGE is SEVERE
Governor States Belief
Entire Island Has Been
Devastated.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-U.P)
Governor Beverly of Puerto Rico
reported to the war department to-
day that "a persons were dead and
200 injured in the vicinity of San
Juan as a result of a hurricane
which struck the island last night
Beverly said sit is feared the
whole island is devastated"
Secretary of War Hurley replied
expressing sympathy. He assured
Beverly that he and the Red Cross
expect to assist in rendering aid"
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, Sept.
27.-W.P)-A devastating tropical
hurricane roared up from the Les
ser Antilles before dawn today and
battered the island city of San
Juan with wind that exceeded
100 miles an hour.
The storm approached the city
shortly before midnight with high
winds prevailing and for about four
hours the streets were raked by
terrific wind gusts which did great
damage. 1t is feared they also took
a heavy toll of casualties.
The Puerto Rican hurricane of
Sept. Is and Sept. ID, 1923, killed
271 persons and injured more than
5000. Nearly a third of the popu-
lation was left destitute. The Am
erican Red cross helped rebuild
$4,000 homes and cared for the
same number of INDECENT farmers.
Loss on the sugar crop alone in
1928 amounted to more than ST.
100000; and to SO, 460 900 to tobacco
and $4,000,000 on seed beds, cloth
and stock and warehouses.
The Puerto Rican capital, San
Juan, has a population of $4,000.
1t Is the business as we'll as the
governmental center of the Island.
The weather bureau said the
hurricane probably would strike the
island of Haiti this afternoon.
1.-The tropical disturbance con-
tinues to move Slightly north of
west at IL miles per hour" the
weather bureaus 10 a. m. hurri-
cane warning said
1Vo SCilOCi uPPIA SAiVAJ was %
short distance south of San Juan
at / a. M, with the lowest baro-
meter reading 1894 inches.
Estimated wind velocity of 100
miles per hour.
Its center will likely pass over
the Eastern or Northeastern part
of the island of Haiti this after
noon"
At Red Cross headquarters it
was felt the disaster may be some
what less than in 1928 since the
wind velocity that year was report
ed as from $50 to 16O miles per
hour.
BED Cross officials also were of
the opinion that the experience of
the 1928 disaster would assist them
in handling relief measures at this
time. Captain Antonio r. Silva,
manager of the San Juan Red
Cross chapter and Judge Pablo
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-U.D
The answer to Governor Roose-
velts western trip is about to come
from Secretary of Treasury Ogden
L. Mills.
He not only has become the chief
political advisor of the administra-
ton but he has been selected by
President Hoover to make the au-
thoritative party reply to the DEM
ocratic presidential candidate.
1t was felt he could do this bet
ter than Mr.. Hoover, who prefers
to discuss general issues in his
forthcoming Des Moines speech,
and to take no direct notice of his
opponent.
Mills has completed preparation
of a series of addresses. Each one
analyses one of Roosevelt's western
speeches. Mills leaves tomorrow to
deliver the first of these speeches
at Detroit Thursday. He also will
speak at st. Louis, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Salt Lake
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Mesquite Lake
Gets Hailst0rm

Imperial Valley has had some
freak weather during the last 30
years, according to pioneer resi-
dents, but Yesterday afternoon the
practically impossible took place.
Hail fell in the vicinity of Mes
quite lake while the temperature
in El Centre hovered around 100
degrees.
Since more than one person re-
ported the hail storm and several
described it, there is no reason to
doubt the fact, but hail on day
like yesterday is almost too much
for even the old timers.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Another Slide
In Panama Canal

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-U.P
"A landslide has blocked the Pan
ANA canal to half its width, but
shipping has not been stopped, can
al zone headquarters reported to-
day to the war department.
The report said
Additional movement Gailliard
cut last night of about 100000 Gu
bic yards again shoaled canal to
center line but left full depth chan
mel $50 feet wide on west side
predges working two-fold capacity
and no interference shipping an
ticipated."
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Family Quarrel
Ends Tragically

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27.-<U.P
When Arthur Redman refused to
allow his step-daughter, Pearl La
Duke, to enter his home on her re-
turn from San Jose, his wife, De-
liza, As, shot and killed herself in
the ensuing quarrel, deputy sher-
ifs reported today.
The girls mother stepped from
the house following the quarrel os-
tensibly ito unite the dog" and a
moment later a shot rang out.
Neighbors found her dead.
Deputies reported Redman at
tempted to kill himself when he
found his wife had committed sui
eide.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
18th District
Recount Ordered

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 81. U.P)-
Superior Judge Leon K. Yankwich
today ordered immediate recount of
votes cast in the fourteenth con-
sressional district for Republican
candidates in the August primary
election when he ruled on the SUIT
brought by State Senator George
w. Rochester to contest the nomi-
nation of William D. Campbell.
The court ordered the count to
be held later today and directed
Registrar of Voters William Kerr to
bring in the ballot boxes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Gandhi Resumes
Goat Milk Diet

POONA, India, Sept 27.-U.R%-
The Mahatma M. K. Gandhi re-
ceived mud baths, messages and
injections today to restore his
health so he could drink his nor
NAL supply of goats milk.
Gandhi, who ended his fast
unto death" yesterday after exist
ing on water for over six days, took
his second meal today in the yard
of Yerodva prison. Sir Rabindran-
ath Tagore, famous Indian poet,
numerous "untouchables," and 9TH
ers squatted nearby and watched
the Mahatma in silence.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Suspect Held In
Bombing Outrage

CHICAGO, sept. 81. UP)-Poliee
seized James Belcastro. known as
liking OF the bombers." In west
side haunt today and held him for
questioning IN the bombing OF
Judge John p. McGoortys home
last week.
With Belcastro, the officers found
Hymie Lieberfiari, who also vas
held The arrests brought the sus-
poets retained In the case TO five.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Greeks Killed
In Earthquake

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 81. U.P-
A terrific earthquake laid waste
to the small peninsula of Chalet
dici near Salonika today. Casual
ties were announced at $50 dead
and several hundred injured.
Three thousand houses collapsed
and IS villages were destroyed. Re-
lief parties were sent from here.
ATHENS, Sept. 81. U.P) At
least 100 persons were reported
killed today and many injured by
an earthquake in Macedonia and
Chalcidici. The victims we're most
ly residents of the villages Ierios-
SOS and Stratoniki, first reports
said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
mkMlMLlL-,s
V esaw:

BEVERLY HILLS, Sept. 26.
(SpeciaD-Politics pretty quiet
over the weekend.
Democrats are attacking and
Republicans are defending. All
the Democrats have to do is
promise What they would do
if they got in" But the Re
publicans have to promise
what they would do and
then explain why they haven't
already done it." I do honest
ly believe the Republicans have
reformed and want to do bet
Ger. But whether they have
done it in time to win this
election is another thing. The
old voter is getting SO he wants
to be saved before October ev-
cry election year.
Yours,
MEe Ro7~.
O is,, n.s..sAs syslisssa ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
Communist Camp
Near Redlands

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 81
U.P>-Complaints that a child
ren's Communist camp" had been
opened near Redlands were under
investigation today by District At
torney Stanley e. MusSell.
The prosecutor said he had re-
ceived complaints that Yetta
Stromberg had organized the camp.
She was under arrest charged with
organizing similar institution two
years ago, but was freed by order
of the United States Supreme
Court.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
First Carload OF
Asparagus Leaves

First express car Of asparagus
left Ell Centre yesterday, accord
ing to B. A. Harrigan, agricultur-
al commissioner. The car was a
pool car, several shippers combin-
ing shipments.
Prior to this time less than car
lot shipments have been made as
we'll as truck shipments, the sea-
son being almost as early this year
as last when the first express
shipments were made on Septem-
Der 10.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27
BOSSES ARRIVE UNKEMPT

FORT WORTH, Tex. UPl-
Stenos gasped and ah-ed here one
morning when usually immaculate
bosses arrived at work unshaven
and unkempt A trunk water main
had broken, cutting off water sup
ply for nearly the entire city for an
hour.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-27

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