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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
UNITED STATES
OFFERS WORLD
PEACE PROGRAM
Gibson Presents Outline
Of Proposals To Geneva
Conference.
BY STEWART BROWN
,ifad prasS staff CorreSnondent

united Press Staff correspondent
GENEVA, April IL. U.R) = The
United States disarmament pro-
posals presented to the world dis
armament conference reposed to-
day in the general disarmament
pot holding hundreds of other
plans.
Ambassador Hugh Gibson's pro-
gram was courteouSly received, then
relegated to the steering committee.
This meant that the conference
would discuss it-sooner or later.
1t appeared that the United
States plan, submitted with Secre-
tary of State Stimson enroute to
Geneva, would not be successful in
speeding up the conference by i'm
mediately agreeing to abolish GER
tain aggressive land ornaments and
then proceeding with other related
problems.
League delegates were divided on
whether the emitted States sugges-
tions to isolate problems and deal
with them effectively in succession
was preferable to a complicated de-
bate of many conflicting proposals.
Indicative of the closest Anglo
American cooperation on the plan,
the United Press learned that Am
bassador Gibson advised Foreign
Secretary Sir John Simon of the
general terms of the United States
proposals before they were submit
ted to the conference. Sir John
approved them Immediately as
practically identical with the Brit
ish detectives.
1t was indicated that the Far
Eastern conflict would again become
one of the leagues most important
problems with the arrival of Secre-
tary Stimson Friday. 1t was learn
ed that the Japanese delegation
submitted a statement to the league
council charging that China con-
tinues to foment disorders in Man.
churia and anti-Japanese agitation
In China.
The Japanese, claiming that dis
orders are still likely in Manchuria,
do not intend to withdraw Man
churian troops, but will use them
to provide amicable collaboration
with the new Manchu government,
the state indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
ATEN STATES HE
WAS MISQUOTED
REGARDING GREER

Denial that he called F. w.
Greer "a liar" at the mass meet
ing in Imperial, Saturday, was
made by Director Ira Aten, today.
Aten said that his retort to Greer's
claim that he was responsible for
the passage of the Boulder dam
bill, was: that is a laugh"
Aten denied further that he had
said Greer stole the money paid
to him as an employee of the dis
trict.
The fact that throughout the
Imperial meeting there was con-
stant yelling from factions in the
audience, made it almost impossi-
BILE to hear correctly much that
was said by the various speakers.
The Press regrets that its account
of the meeting published yester-
day, failed to quote Director Aten
correctly.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
C|AN0LA
KEPT ON
COUNCIL
Bucklin And Anderson To
Replace Couch And w.
J. Clements.
GOODRICH ELECTED
Sewer Bond Issue Defeat
ed Through Lack Of
Needed Majority.

Charles Anderson, Fred j. Gil
anola and A. N. Bucklin last night
were elected to the Ell Centre city
council, D. l.. Goodrich defeated
c. H. H. Small for the post of city
treasurer by margin of AZ votes
John c. Neale retained his posi-
tion as city clerk by compliment
ary vote of 1195, and the PROPOSE
tion of a new outfall sewer was de-
feated by failure to obtain the
necessary two-thirds majority.
An unusually heavy vote demon
strated the interest in this elec-
tion. With a registration for the
city of 1898 voters, 1923 made their
way to the polls to cast ballots. A
total of 921 votes were cast in
favor of the sewer bond PROPOSE
ton, and 595 electors registered
their disapproval of the project.
Newly elected city officers will
assume their duties next Tuesday
when the city attorney, Dorsey
Whitelaw, will swear in the city
clerk. He, in turn, will swear in
the other officers. Tuesday night
the city council will meet to can
vass election returns.
The first regular meeting of the
council, with its two new members
and one reelected, will be held a
week from tomorrow night.
Anderson was high man in the
voting. This became apparent as
election officials began counting
last night. With Gianola close be-
hind, Anderson's majority over
most of the other candidates con-
tinued to mount steady, until the
final count showed a total of 1103
votes for Anderson, 938 for Gianola
and 1893 for Bucklin.
w, J. Clements was fourth in the
running, with a total of 684 votes.
He was seeking reelection, as was
r. E. Couch, who received 621
votes. D. l.. zinn received $50
votes, J. A. Hell 654 and Charles
Ike 104.
Treasurer Race Close
Goodrich, city treasurer elect, re-
ceived 761 votes as compared to
719 for Small, who was seeking re-
election. The treasurer race was
in doubt until the last ballot had
been counted, with all but three
votes of Goodrichs majority COM
ing from the city hall polling
place.
Final returns showed 965 votes
cast at the city hall, 507 cast at
the Veterans Memorial hall and
456 cast at the Lincoln school.
- Official returns from the city
hall gave Anderson 522 votes, Gil
anola 482, Bucklin 370, Clements
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
STOCK EXCHANGE
CHIEF WITNESS
BEFORE SENATE
Reveals Extent OF Short
Holdings On Market
During Week.
By LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April IL. UP) =
Short holdings on the stock market
from April l to April 6 when the
administration suspected an unpre-
cedented bear raid was in the max
ing, were revealed today by the
senate banking and currency COM
mittee showing that the greatest
short position was in United States
Steel and General Motors.
Short holdings of steel April /
aggregated 384, ,442 shares and by
April it had been reduced to
361 ,689 shares.
General Motors short interest
April l was 263,905 shares and on
April was 262, ,408.
The figures given out were sup
piled by the committee by Richard
Whitney, president of the New
York stock exchange.
Similar declines were noticeable
throughout the list from the first
to the sixth. One or two stocks
we're outstanding for short turn
over.
Consolidated oil had not short
interest April l but was 35, ,768 shares
short on April 4 and 35,O98 shares
short on April 6.
Sinclair Consolidated was short
1888 on April l and on April d
there were no short interests re-
ported.
The aggregate of short holdings
on April / was 3,279,395; April 4
$780, ,596; April 5, 3,056,658; April &
3.O63,927.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
CaleXicO Pioneer
Dies Suddenly

T. j. Mitchell, II, pioneer build
ing contractor of CaleXico, died as
the result of a heart ailment at
4 o'clock this morning He had
been in falling health for some
time prior to his death.
He came to Imperial Valley In
1904 and built some of the first
commercial and residential build
ingS in CaleXico. He was the
countys, first coroner. About two
years ago he and Mrs. Mitchell
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs, Estella Mitchell; three daugh-
tIrs, Mrs. Fred Gunterman, Mrs
Karl Strawn and Mrs. Edith
Thrasher, all of Calexico; two sons
Maynard Mitchell of Calexico and
Earle Mitchell, relief pilot for an
airplane company between Chi
cago and Cheyenne.
Funeral arrangements have moi
been made as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12

prior to making higher demands.
The aged Condor, distressed at the
tragic upshot of his work, was en-
deavoring to renew the broken
threads, but in many quarters there
was doubt that this task would be
easy
While Norfolk, Va, reports still
indicated that the trio of negotia-
tors there were hopeful of a pro-
ductive contact in the kidnapping,
there was still no reason to believe
that the party with whom they are
dealing is other than "chiseller."
There have been a number of these,
wanting payment in advance of
delivery" of the infant, and there
is a strong suspicion that the Nor
folk case simply is another of these
instances.
The Lindberghs are known to be-
lieve thoroughly that John H. Cur
tis and his associates are sincere,
but the negotiators thus far have
been unable to produce the child
through their contact.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
CONDON CONTINUES EFFORTS
TO MEET WITH KIDNAPERS

HOPEWELL, N. j., April II. UP)
Desperate efforts to reestablish
contacts or open new avenues lead
ing to restoration of the kidnapped
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., were
made today, but vainly.
The kidnapers, apparently fright
ened at the fact the United States
treasury was on the trail of the
ransome they took from the baby S
father without restoring the child,
were manifestly Lying low"
Colonel Lindbergn and his associ-
ateS, aided still by DR.. j. F.. Con-
don-the "Jafsie" of the kidnapping
advertisements in New York papers
sought some way of getting to the
kidnapers again, but their efforts
to midday were unavailing.
1t was still insisted that the men
with whom Condor dealt were the
real kidnapers, and there was still
a theory that one of the gang had
double crossed the others; or that
the whole gang was regarding the
$4,000 payment as an inStallment
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Appropriation On
Dam Gets Slash

WASHINGTON, April IL. U.P)-
The senate today agreed to a COM
mittee amendment cutting the
Boulder Dam appropriation in the
interior department appropriation
bill to $6,000,0O0, The appropria-
ton as 1t passed the house was $8,-
100000
The reduction was voted over
protests Of Senators Oddie tRep0
and Pittman DemD of Nevada.
Oddie declared the senate was
following "a policy of pessimism
and destruction" He said the gov
ernment had advertised that work
could be had at Boulder canyon.
'Workers walked and rode the
rail beams to get there and we
can't treat these men this way" he
said.
Senator Smoot (Rep) Utah, as
sured Pittman that work would not
be stopped and that congress later
could make UP the necessary sums
by deficiency appropriations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
SOCIETY WOMEN
SEEKING CHANGE
IN PROHIBITION
Leaders OF Elite Gather
In Washington To Pre-
sent Demands.
BY MAXINE DAVIS


WASHINGTON, April 12.-Like
pages from the social register reads
the list of 1000 women delegates
who gathered here today for the
third annual convention of the
women's organization for national
prohibition reform.
Nearly all socially prominent and
wealthy they poured into Wash
ington with maids, secretaries,
chauffeurs, liberty bells on the
lapels and the light of battle in
their eyes. New England temper
ance fighters never approached
their cause with more zeal, with
more of the crusading spirit, than
these women-although for most
of them buying liquor is as easy
as buying perfume.
Before beginning their sessions
today the delegates planned to in
wade capitol hill and present their
demands for prohibition repeal to
congressman and senators from
the al states where the feminine
anti-prohibitionists have organized,
The formidable army was CON-
posed of such women as Mrs.
Pierre Dupont, Mrs. Archibald
Roosevelt, Mrs. Amasa Stone
Mather, Mrs. Coffin Van Rensae-
laer, Mrs. Stuyvesant Pierpont,
Mrs. William Cabell Bruce, Mrs.
Robert w. Lovett, Mrs. Joseph M.
Cudahey, Mrs. Walter Damrosch
and hosts of other equally impress
sive and ardent campaigners.
The convention later will draft
formal resolutions asking for re-
peal of the prohibition law and a
referendum plank in the platforms
of both major parties.
The organization announced that
its total membership is over half
a million.
1t asserts that it's ultimate pur-
pose, like that of the W.C.T.U., is
to promote temperance. 1t claims
prohibition has failed to do this
IF you want to be dry-vote wet
is its battle cry.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Warship Arrives
At Newfoundland

ST. JOHNS, N. F., April IL. U.P)
The British cruiser Dragon ar
rived here today after recent de-
mails by Gov. Sir John Middleton
that he had asked for a British
Warship to help maintain order.
The city has been quiet since the
recent riots in which the parlia-
ment buildings were sacked and
the life of Prime Minister Sir Rich
ard Squires threatened.
A citizens delegation called on
the governor after the rioting and
was told that he had not ordered
a cruiser here. He was reported
to have said at the time that he
had not asked for British aid, al
though ne had the authority to
send for a squadron "and order
them to blow you all to hell"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12

In an argument that lasted until
II o'clock last night, defense at
torneys finally achieved the most
startling victory of the Lewis Hart
insurance trial when Judge Arthur
l.. Mundo ruled out count one of
the grand jury indictment, refer
ring that count back to the grand
jury and directing trial on % counts
of grand theft to proceed today.
With the most important count
of the indictment temporarily erased
from the record against them, six
defendants this afternoon were to
take up the burden of showing
themselves innocent of grand theft
in selling Associated Insurance Un-
derwriters, Inc, stock in Imperial
Valley during the summer of 1880.
The indictment alleges they sold it
under the representation it was
stock in the Associated Life Insur-
ance company.
One of the most spectacular
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
FORMER CHURCH
WORKER GIVEN
FEDERAL TERM

LOS ANGELES. April II. W.H-
Frederick Grant White, former
Venice church worker and convict
ed as the leader of a Southern CAL
ifornia narcotic ring, today was
sentenced to serve two and one
half years at the federal prison at
McNeil's Island. He also was fined
500.
White was given 80 months on
each of three counts against him
but Federal Judge William James
ordered the sentences to run con-
currently. His co-defendant, j.
Baca, was ordered to spend two
years at Mcneil Island.
Two women, Mrs. Callie Baca and
Mrs. Adela Garcia, who were ac-
cused with White, Baca and others
of violating the federal narcotics
law entered pleas of guilty and
asked for probation. They will be
given a hearing Thursday morning.
Two other defendants, Thomas
Cox and A. C. Costello, were ord
cred to appear May 2 to have
date set for their retrial. The jury
disagreed about them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Ell Captain Dam
Bid Challenged

SAN DIEGO, April II. U.D -
The low bid of H. w. Rohl and t.
e. Connolly, Los Angeles, for con-
strucUion of the Ell Captain dam
mere was challenged today on a
legal technlcality.
A group of San Diego contrac-
tors alleged that the firm had filed
a cashiers check instead of Ger
titled check for 10 per cent of the
bid, which was in the amount OF
81, ,332, 800.
The contract cannot be awarded
In less than 10 days, and all bids
were referred 10 the city hydraulic
engineer for checking.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Country Back
To NOrmalcy

SHIBE PARK, Philadelphia,
April IL. U.2) - Babe Ruth
started his home run drive
auspiciously today by smash
ing out two home runs in the
first three times at bat off
George Earnshaw, the Phila-
delphia Athletics star right
handler.
Ruth scored Byrd and
SaltZver ahead of him the
first time he came to bat to-
day.
Lou Gehrig got his first
home run of the regular sea-
son in his second trip. No
one was on and Earnshaw
was pitching.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
'Pajama Girl
RObber Taken

LOS ANGELES, April II. W.PN-
A pajama-clad girl today was held
as a bandit suspect after an ad-
venture in which she assertedly
"bluffed" a druggist out Of $il
and was captured by mailman.
On the police blotter, the girl
was registered as Miss deniyte
Roberts, %. She said she was a
Fresno waitress.
Police claim that Miss Roberts
pretended she had a revolver In
the pocket of her flowing paJamas
when she robbed j. F. Herbert,
druggist. AS she turned 70 run
from the store, the girl collided
with a mailman, who seized and
held her until Herbert summoned
police.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

loIst3h
st. Paul's card party, 8, 437
Sandalwood drive.
Adult Bible class, 1880,
Christian church.
I.O.O.F., No. 397, 8, 421 Main.
Band practice, 7:45, court
house.
Troop Z, B.S.A. 1880, Elks
hall.
Choral club, s, Academy of
Music.
Troop 5. B.S.A., 1880, Seeley.
Night school, 10, high
school.
Unity class, 1880, 1871 Com
mercial street.
DeMolay, 7:i5, Masonic
temple.
Valley theatre "The Cisco
Kid"
Fox Imperial theatre, "Pres-
tige."
TOMORROW
Junior chamber of commerce
breakfast, $3.50, Barbara Worth.
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth.
Ladies' day, Barbara Worth
Country club.
Thousand club.
PEG. reciprocity day, 1,
Ten Thousand club.
Spruce WestmOrland home
department, Hartnett ranch.
Arts and Crafts section, 8,
642 Len Rey avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Missing College
Student Sought

SACRAMENTO, April 2. U.P)-
Search for Gerald Gaines, 22-year-
old senior at the California Agri-
cultural College, who disappeared
from Davis a week ago, today
swung to San Francisco.
Belief the youth may be in the
bay area was based on the discov-
cry of a diary in which the last
notation entered by Gaines said:
I've gone to swim the Golden
Gate"
Officials here first believed
Gaines had met with foul play, but
since the discovery of the diary in
cline toward a theory of a possible
mental arrangement or amnesia.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
HEAVY VOTE AT
CITY ELECTIONS
OF SIXTH CLASS

LOS ANGELES, April II. U.P)-
Although their opponents cam
paigned on more economy" plat
forms, incumbents won at most
elections in more than 70 South
ern California cities of the sixth
class yesterday, a United Press sur
vey showed today. A heavy vote
was polled.
Bond issues involving expendi-
lures of money were about evenly
divided in passage and defeat. A
proposal 20 reduce the city tax rate
at Newport Beach was defeated.
At San Clemente a 100000 bono
issue to build a municipal water
system carried as did a $14,500 city
debt refunding issue. Voters al
Whittier defeated a $285, 900 park
bond issue when 2,879 negative
votes were registered against 1901
votes for the measure.
A new city charter for Torrance
was defeated two to one. A pro-
posal to eliminate a .10-cent pro-
motion tax there was defeated as
was a proposition to substitute a
scent levy. Voters successfully
protested a 7-cent special advertis-
ing tax at Chula Vista.
Monterey Park adopted a meas
ure providing for reduction of city
council salaries from $3.50 to $500
yearly. City councilmen at Glen
dora will be paid $40 monthly as
result of action by voters.
Defeat Pay Proposal
Laguna Beach voters defeated a
proposal to pay city councilmen $40
monthly and the mayor $25 month
ly. Attempts to raise salaries of
Lynwood city councilmen from $40
to SOS were blocked. A similar
proposition failed at South Gate.
Hermosa Beach residents held a
celebration upon adoption of pro-
posal to restrict oil drilling to its
present zone there.
Spirited balloting was reported
from Orange where the city clerk
was the only incumbent to be elect
ed. The same occurred at EScondi-
do, Bell, Calexico, Claremont, Hunt
ington Beach, Indio, Redlands, Re-
dondo Beach, Upland, Torrance
and Whittier.
OF the approximately 100000 reg
istered voters, officials believed rs
per cent cast ballots causing some
of the greatest returns in recent
years.
A 100000 bond issue to install
a municipality owned water district
was authorized by La Habra voters
The vote was 513 for and 63
against.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
VOLCANO
VIOLENCE
SUBSIDIES
No Loss Of Life Report
ed From South Ameri-
can Area.
ASHES TRAVEL FAR
Many Towns Blanketed
To Foot Depth BY Gray
Matter.
BY r. A. FUSONI
United Press Staff Correspondent

SANTIAGO, Chile, April H. =
The heaving Andes, with half a
dozen volcanic peaks that for two
days spouted smoke and ashes,
spreading terror over vast area
of the southern part Of the con-
tinent, subsidized today.
The fear of resultant earth
uuakes, coming after the prelude
of one of the most remarkable vol
canic demonstrations on record, re-
manned to keep the population Of
southern Chile and western Ar
gentina uneasy.
The rain of ashes and cinders
that spread from the Pacific to
the Atlantic over distance OF
1000 miles, covering some towns to
a depth of more than foot with
the fine ashen rain, had ceased
entirely in the center of the af-
fected region. The skies were
clearing.
The United Press communicated
with the entire affected zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
AGED MAN SUICIDE

LOS ANGELES, April IL. U.P)-
Leaving an unsigned note request
ing a fraternal organization to
which he belonged to cremate his
body, Joseph 1. Vernon, 72. of Full
lerton, committed suicide early to-
day by crawling beneath a canvas
used to fumigate tree near Santa
Fe Springs Vernon according to in
vestigating officers. he died from
inhaling cyanide fumes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
BY HAROLD WALLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

BUENOS AIRES, April r.
Volcanoes in the Andes spread a
curtain of ashes, gas and volcanic
dust quietly and steadily across the
South American continent today,
plunging many towns into dark
ness, terrifying residents, en-
dangered by gases and threatening
serious loss of life, property, crops
and livestock.
Officials of the Red Cross at
Mendoza, Argentine city near the
Chilean frontier, prepared to dis
patch oxygen tanks to the town OF
Nalargue, where the air was so
full of gas and dust that breathing
was difficult. Several towns on the
border appealed to the ministry OF
interior for help.
Marian Gil, local meteorologist,
predicted that volcanic activitg
would continue and that these
ashes might emerge so hot that
they would convert rain ard mist
into boiling water.
At Buenos Aires. 36 hours from
| Chile by train and about 800 miles
from the Pacific coast by air line,
| showers of volcanic ashes fell ir
| the streets. Residents covered their
| faces with handkerchiefs ard pro-
tected their clothing with um-
brellas. The ashes were carrie
even further to the east, falling in
| Montevideo, capital of Uruguay
and presumably travelled out over
the Atlantic.
The gray blanket was reported
to be about 16 inches deep az
Malargue.
At Mendoza, day was turned into
night as the ashes drifted down
from the Andes. The fall de-
stroyed some vegetation, officials
| reported.
Rumblings Heard
The residents of the border
towns heard the distant rumblings
from the Cordillera, watched the
sun disappear behind great cloud,
and fled to the larger cities.
Passengers arriving here today
on the transandine passenger train,
which takes 36 hours to make the
overnight trip eastward from Chile.
told of hearing dense rumblings-
Passengers were able to see out OF
the train windows; saw Argentine
valleys covered with gray sub
stance that resembled a mixture of
SCOT and snow.
Most railway trains were delayed
because the locomotive wheels could
not grip the rails, covered with
ash.
Scientists fixed 5000 tons as the
weight of ashes scattered in Buenos
Aires alone.
The town of Malargue, appar-
emily in the region worst affected,
is about 200 miles north of Men
doza and near the Chilean from
tier. The town is about 100 miles
southeast of Santiago. San Rafael
is half way between Malargue and
Mendoza.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Routine Meeting
Held By District

Imperial Irrigation district di-
rectors met in regular session this
morning and transacted routine
business.
Resolutions presented by the
farm bureau directors were read
and ordered filed with the secre-
tary The resolutions dealt with
various complaints concerning dis
trict affairs.
The board adjourned at 1880
o'clock and will not meet again
until 2 o'clock, Friday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1932-03-08
AID To TRAFFIC
PLAN FOR JOBS

A traffic man-a-block" plan
providing work for more than 500
men and relieving police for crime
prevention work, is being inveSti
gated by a subcommittee of the
transportation group of the Wash
ington Chamber Of Commerce
The plan was advanced at o
meeting yesterday by Allen v. De
Ford, who suggested that two men
be posted on each block. They
would function under supervision
of the traffic bureau of the police
department and would not have
the power of arresting motorists
They would work in eight-houl
shifts, wear distinctive badges and
warn automobile operators against
infraction of traffic rules.
While the expense would be
partially borne by the police de-
partment, the men would also be
free to perform services for motor.
lists, such as busting machines, for
nominal fees,