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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
ATLANTIC
CROSSING
SUCCESS
Mrs. Putnam Forced To
Descend Near London
derry, Ireland.
HAS HARD FLIGHT
Stormy Weather And En-
gine Trouble Handicap
Effort To Reach Paris.

LONDONDERRY, Ireland, May
81. (U.PS-Amelia Earhart Putnam
was forced to land at Culmore,
near here, today completing the
first solo flight of a woman aviator
across the Atlantic.
A broken gasoline gauge, which,
developed leakage that prevented
her continuing her flight to Paris,
was the reason she had to land in
a pasture. She was unhurt and the
airplane not badly damaged.
Her immediate future plans
awaited transatlantic conversa-
ton she planned to have with her
husband, George Palmer Putnam,
New York
The tall American woman, who
was a passenger on one transat-
lantic flight, appeared perfectly
composed after one of the most
gruelling flying tests any woman
ever concluded.
Almost nonchalantly yesterday
she received the news at Harbor
Grace, N. F., that weather fore
casts were propitious for the at
tempt. She motored from a hotel
to the long 2000-foot runway at
the Newfoundland city, gave a
terse statement of her plans.
climbed into the red Lockheed
monoplane, waved a farewell and
was away.
She had been especially anxious
to go yesterday. it was just five
years to the day from the time
that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh,
then a comparative unknown, had
sent his Ryan monoplane away
from Roosevelt field for a 331a-
hour flight to Paris.
From the moment the red mono
plane of Mrs. Putnam cleared the
waters off Newfoundland, there
was no report of the adventurous
woman flyer. She had told friends
they would hear from her in 18
hours. Through the night her
plane roared steadily onward, COM
pletely out of vision of the many
steamers dotting the great circle
route which she had planned to fly
Continued On Page f)
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
Babies Rescued
By Policeman

FRESNO, May 81. WPl-Fire that
started in a neighborhood cafe
early today ragged through half a
block of frame buildings and
threatened six persons, including
two babies.
Policeman C. v. Martin was
credited with saving the lives of
Elvira Armas, 2, and her sister,
Audrey, months, when he climbed
a rope to a balcony and slid back
to the ground with the babies in
his arms. The parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Armas, slid down the rope
a moment later, followed by r. D.
Benson and Jess Polito, roomers
in the place.
The fire was believed to have
started in the First Street cafe
kitchen, but the cause was unde-
termined. Loss was estimated at
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
FLOOD FAILS TO
HALT OPERATIONS
AT HOOVER DAM

LAS VEGAS, New, May 81. U.P-
The Colorado river poured an angry
brown flood toward the sea today,
past Hoover dam construction op-
erations at Black canyon, which
would be in danger should the
rivers steady rise continue.
The swollen water ate at the
support of trestle connecting the
Arizona and Nevada banks of the
river, but a locomotive crane dis.
lodged debris and a heavy steel
cable supported the structure
against the assaults of the flood.
The trestle still stood today, but it's
use for transporting gravel had
been discontinued.
Sufticien5 supplies were stored
on either bank for work to con-
tinue.
Far below water level, men con-
tinued work in the diversion tun-
nels, protected by strong dams.
Officials Of the Six Companies,
Inc, in charge of Hoover dam con-
struction, did not anticipate ma
terial damage or danger to en-
ployees unless the river rose 10
feet higher
The Colorado flowed at the rate
of more than 100000 second feet
today, an increase of 10000 second
feet in "a hours. Officials said that
flow of 100000 second feet would
mark the danoer rNoint
Melting SHOWS in the mountain
sources of the Colorado caused the
rise.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
CURTIS TO FIGHT
LAWS ATTEMPTS
AT PUNISHMENT
BY DELOS SMITH
United Press Staff Correspondent

HOPEWELL, N. j., May 21.-
John Hughes Curtis fight to pre-
vent prosecution for his cruel
Lindbergh hoax began today with
indications of a court battle that
may bring reputation of parts of
his confession" of that hoax.
The court fight was forecast by
retention of an attorney to repre-
sent the Norfolk faker-the first
legal move on his behalf since
state police announced his negotia-
tions were a Pigment of his imag-
nation" w. c. Pender was re-
tanned.
Early stages of that fight will be
relatives and friends of the boat
builder, now reposing in jail at
Flemington. Curtis is held on a
misdemeanor charge subjecting him
to three years IN Jail and $l,0S
fine.
Pender left Norfolk last night.
Curtis professed to know nothing
of his retention. Pender was eX-
pected to move to obtain Curtis
release on $4,000 bail.
A court fight to free Curtis, it
was believed, would be based on
proof that he was not guilty OF
giving false information or hinder
ing the hunt for a murder or kid
naping suspect. Or 1t would be
based on extenuating circumstances.
Curtis might claim the confess
sion was forced by state police.
He might claim his early activ-
ity was forced by Norfolk rum
runners, with whom he is known
to have associated as speed boat
builder
1t might be claimed for him
that early negotiations were leg1ti-
mate as far as Curtis was con-
cerned; that later he learned he
was dealing with takers; that the
publicity received urged him on
with the resultant fabricated stor=
les, and that finally a confession
resulted through fear of reprisal
by racketeers with whom he first
dealt, if he "squealed" on them.
Innocent of kidnapping
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf has
declared Curtis innocent of any
part in the kidnapping, and in the
extortion plot which extracted
$50 1000 in cash from DR.. John F.
(Jafsie) Condor.
However, police have not aban-
doned investigation of his activity
and his story else they would not
quarrel with Dean H. Dobson-Pea-
cock in the latter's refusal to come
here for questioning, even with eX-
penses paid. The dean prefers to
be questioned in Norfolk.
Colonel Lindbergh himself, who
refused to file charges against
Curtis, has not indicated what
prosecution if any he may desire,
Schwarzkopf announced last night.
Lindbergh did say he would not
Interfere with police.
DR.. Condor told his story of the
payment of $4,000 to supposed
kidnapers during the Bronx county
grand jury session yesterday. He
looked at more rogues gallery pic
lures. and it was expected he would
check still more pictures in New
Jersey this week end.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
Mtx Re7.4<,
1888. hsksuaht synal.as.. sas
AGREEMENT ON
PACKING RATES
APPEARS NEAR

Developments in the controversy
between the melon shippers and
the members of the Fruit and Veg
etable Packers association made
material progress towards peace
full and satisfactory settlement
during the past "a hours. A re-
quest by the shippers, for an arbi-
tration committee from the pack
ers was met by the organization
with the appointment of a COM
mittee, which will probably meet
the employers some time today.
The packers, at meeting nj Ell
Centro last night, heard a report
from a committee which had prev
iously met with the shippers. This
report carried the request of the
shippers for an arbitration COM
mittee Meeting at $50, the pack
ers discussed the report until mid
night, during which another CON-
mittee was elected to carry on the
negotiations.
Those who have closely follow
ed the controversy between the
shippers and the packers expressed
elation today over the turn of
events. They see in these an early
solution of the troubles between
the two factions, as the avowed
willingness of both sides to do all
in their power to call off the dis
cussion provides an atmosphere OF
peace.
Among those who felt peace near
today was Bailey Davenport, vice.
president of the packers organiza-
ton, who had been chairman sf
the meeting last night. Davenport
said today that the committee
voiced the belief that the shippers
had met them with an open mind
and a desire to cooperate. He
added that he believed that the
packers committee would endeavor
to be as frank and willing to meet
existing conditions to the mutual
benefit of the parties concerned.
Officials of the Fruit and Veg
etable Packers Association of Cali
fornia, although demanding an
eight cent rate. have constantly
urged members of the association
to refrain from violence of any
kind, or even from discussing the
situation on street corners.
1t is thoughs that a group of
radical workers are responsible for
most of the trouble, which hak
caused the sheriff's office to send
special officers to Brawley and
Seeley, and which even has drawn
the attention of the district at
torney's office.
The trouble reechoed in the El
Centro police court this morning
when M. B. Carpenter, 81, was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $50 or serve
25 days for disturbing the peace,
and $25 of the fine was suspended
during his good behaviour. He was
arrested as one of a group of irate
packers who attacked j. B. and
Robert Cheatman.
Like troubles found their way in
to the Brawley courts when M. Yer
vools signed a complaint against
Loren Sneller, Simon Borelli, George
Davidson and Lee johnson because
of a similar attack.
Clarence B. Smith, as attorney
for the defendants in the Brawley
case, declared he could prove his
clients were elsewhere at the time
Of the attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
VICTIM OF AUTO
ACCIDENT DIES
FROM INJURIES
Jewel S h Il m m Fatally
Hurt When Cars Collide
AT intersection.

Jewel Beatrice Shumm, %, died
at a local hospital at o'clock last
night from injuries suffered when
the car in which she was riding,
driven by I. A. Boren Of the Sal
vation Army, collided at Eighth
street and Holt avenue with an
automobile driven by Mrs. Vena
M. Lindeman.
Boren and Evelyn Shumm, IT,
also riding with him, suffered only
minor cuts and bruises when their
cars overturned. This was at 6:25
last night. Mrs. Lindeman and
two small children riding with her
escaped injury.
An inquest was to be held at l: 80
this afternoon officially to deter
mine the cause of death, and fuff-
eral services will be at 2:30 SUM-
day at the Church of the Nazarene
with burial at the Evergreen GEM
etery.
The sheriff's office today was
cooperating in an effort to locate
Ralph Shumm, brother of the girl,
who left Ell Centro Thursday eve
ming, driving north He was to
stop at San Bernardino and Bak-
ersfield, but had not been located
early this afternoon, and had not
been notified of his sisters death
Other relatives of the girl are her
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Shumm Charles, Jr., an
other brother, and Dorothy Eve
lyn and Helen, sisters.
Jewel Shumm was born at
Hatchell, Texas, December %, 1907.
She once attended Central Un-
ion High School, and was we'll
known in the younger set of El
Centro.
Car Skidded
Boren was driving south on
Eighth street and Mrs. Lindeman
was driving west on Holt avenue
when their cars collided, accord
ing to reports by Frank Smyer,
city traffic officer, and Johnny
Meadows, state officer. The Off
GERS said that tracks showed Boren's
car skidded sd feet before the i'm
pact, which was % feet from the
west curb of Eighth street and 13
feet from the north curb of Holt
| avenue.
The right front fender of the
Lindeman car struck the left rear
fender of the automobile driven by
Boren, causing the latter to over
turn. Smyer and Meadows esti-
mated The speed of Borens car
from signs at the scene of the ac-
Icident and from accounts of wit
nesses, at from 35 to 40 miles an
hour. No estimate was made of
the speed of the other car. The
officers further declared that the
vision of neither driver was OBJ
scured.
Jewel and Evelyn Shumm and
Boren were rushed to the hospital
! Immediately after the accident
Only first aid treatment was neces-
sary for the latter two.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
PACKING SHED
DESTROYED BY
MIDNIGHT FIRE
Officials Investiga t i IN G
Cause AS RumOrs Of
Arson Are Heard.

Fire which late last night and
early this morning destroyed the
Palmer Brothers packing shed on
Third street in the Eastside pack
ing district today has set on foot
several inquiries to determine if
the $4,000 blaze was the result Of
an incendiary act growing out Of
recent labor troubles between fruit
and vegetable packers and shippers.
Although several officials were of
the opinion the fire was set by
some radical fruit worker, none
was willing to be quoted. Others
would express no opinion, with
holding decision until proof of ar
son is offered.
The fire was discovered between
11:30 and IL o'clock last night,
only a short while after patrolmen
and special guards had made their
rounds of the shed. j. Sterling Os-
walt, chief of police, has just left
the neighborhod when an alarm
was turned in.
BY the time the fire department
arrived, a very few moments after
news of the fire was received, the
wooden shed and its contents of
highly combustible shook was send
ing great sheets of flame upward.
There was no hope the shed could
be saved, and firemen turned the.
attention to salvaging nearby sheds
and fruit express cars.
Blaze Spreads
Fire spread to another of the
Palmer sheds, but was extinguished
before doing much damage. One
Pacific Fruit Express car burned,
causing a loss of $2500, fully in
sured. The shed, also valued at
$25OO. was insured for $500. The
shook and equipment, owned by M.
o. Best company, lessees were not
insured, and were a total loss.
Firemen and volunteers worked
until the early hours this morning,
first getting the blaze under con-
troll and then guarding against
further danger from flying embers,
made more acute by strong
breeze.
Officially, the origin of the fire
was undetermined today Cautious
official statements said defective
lighting, carelessly tossed cigaret,
or some other unknown cause,
might have started the blaze.
Roy Dupont, special officer and
merchant patrolman, was in a
neighboring shed when the fire
broke out. He had passed through
the Palmer shed only short while
before, and noticed nothing wrong
Curtis Heating, merchant patrol
man, also had gone through the
shed.
The shed was leased to the M. o.
Best company, and only the plat
form was used, for shipping. The
packing company contracted its
packing work in the fields. The
shipping platform had been in use
only one day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
DISTRICT
CHARGES
IN COURT
Sessions Injunction Dis
missed And Demurrer
In Later Suit Oyerruled.
NEW ACTION READY
Alleges w a ter Tolls
Are Discriminatory And
Unnecessary.

Imperial Irrigation district water
toll troubles again came into court
today as one case was dismissed,
one set over another week, and
another new suit, to test the valid
ity of the 50-cent water toll, was
to be filed.
An injunction suit filed two weeks
ago by Mrs. Lyle J. Sessions and
H. B. Stewart, to enjoin the dis
trict from refusing to deliver stock
water was dismissed because a
temporary injunction, granted last
week, had the effect of securing
delivery of water, and because stock
now has been moved from the land
in question.
Judges A. c. Finney and Vaughn
N. Thompson, presiding together,
overruled the demurrer o f de-
PENDANTS in an injunction suit
brought by the district, and gave
the defendants five days in which
to answer the district pleadings.
Defendants in this suit are T. D.,
Mccall, Harry Stewart, Roy West
morland, John MANNER, Charles
Malan, J. c. Mahan and SIS others
named under John Doe aliases.
Added to these names today were
those of j. L. Taecker, John And
reWs, Joe Noble, D. D. Brownell,
C. O. Hoober, H A Hastain, r..
Wilkinson, r. w. Wilkinson and
w. C. Wilkinson. The districts
injunction suit seeks to prevent
interference with canal gates and
headings. A temporary injunction
granted when the suit was filed,
remains in effect until the defend
ants have answered.
A suit which was prepared and
was to be filed today or Monday
will test the legality of the 50-cent
water toll. Plaintiffs in the suit
are Roy Westmorland, Charles
Malan, Harry Stewart, T. D. Nc
Call, j. L. Taecker, John Andrews,
Joe Noble, D. D. Brownell, G. o.
Hoober, H. A. Hastain, r. Wilkin-
son, r. w. Wilkinson and w. G.
Wilkinson. The complaint declares
it is filed in behalf of other I'M
perial Valley land owners as we'll
as plaintiffs.
Cites contentious
Named as defendants are the
Imperial Irrigation district, its
board of directors, composed of Ira
Aten, Mark Rose, w. o. Blair, Bur-
leigh Adams and j. L. DuBais, and
M. j. Dowd, as chief engineer.
That the water toll charge is
discriminatory, being levied on
some land owners and not on
others and is an effort to enforce
advance payment of taxes, is
charged in the complaint. This
water toll, the plaintiffs contend,
should have been set at the same
time as the regular SIS assessment
rate. Another contention of the
complaint is that the regular
assessment is sufficient to furnish
all moneys needed by the district.
The complaint asks that the
water toll be declared illegal, and,
as a matter of routine, asks a tenn
porary injunction to restrain the
district from collecting the toll dur
ing the pendency of the action.
NJ. w. Conkling, attorney for the
plaintiffs, declared today, however,
that he will not ask for the tempo
rary injunction, but will bring the
matter up next Saturday on mo-
ton for an order to show cause
why the district should not be re-
strained from collecting the toll.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
El Centre To Be
Air Mail Stop

WASHINGTON, May 81. U.P)-
Senator johnson (Rep) California,
today announced that the war de-
partment had decided to proceed
with construction of bombing
base at Hamilton Field, Marin
county, Calf.
johnson also said that the post
office department had informed
him that beginning June is there
would be an additional flight on
the Southern Transcontinental Air
mail route between Dallas and the
Pacific coast and that Ell Centre,
Calf. had been designated as a
stop on the route. x!laaEx Ii
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
By LYLE WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May 81. U.P) -
Charges of under cover stock oper-
ations" in his own corporation, &C
companied by newspaper propa-
ganda designed to aid in manipula-
ton of the market, were made to-
day against Harry M. Warner,
president of Warner Brothers in
corporated before the senate bank
ing and currency committee.
William A. Gray, committee coun-
sci, made the charge after Warner
had been sworn as the days first
witness and had testified that stocks
of the corporation had been in
creased from $4,000 shares to T.
100000 three years after the organi-
zations incorporation in 1925.
'Mr. Warner sold his own stock
while the newspapers were boosting
it and then when the stocks went
down he bought it back to make
profit of $9,251 ,454.50,' Gray added.
The alleged transactions were
said to have taken place in 1880.
Seeking to develop this theme,
Gray brought out from the WIT
ness that January /, 1890, he and
his brothers, Albert and j. L. War
ner owned 03,484 shares OF no
par stock of Warner Brothers.
Under questioning by Senator
Couzens (Rep) Michigan, 1t was
brought out that the Warmers con-
trolled their concern through hold
ing only 10 per cent of its stocks.
Warner testified that in 1880 he
and his brothers traded with Sam
uel Ungerleider and Co., Schate-
kin and Company, Goldman Sachs
and Co., Ira Haupt and Co., and
Ernest and Co., all members Of the
stock exchange.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
Beer Tax Decree
Effective June |

TIJUANA, Mex, May 81. (U.P)-
Beer still flowed and glasses clinked
merrily today following another
extension of time for imposition of
a high tax upon bars.
Governor Agustin Olachea of
Baja California telephoned A. V.
Aldrete, general manager of a re-
sort here, that the tax decree of
President Ortiz Rubio would not
be effective until June l. 1t had
been scheduled to become effective
today.
Modification of the decree, plac-
ing tax of 1000 pesos monthly
on all bars, will be sought, with
hope that only the larger saloons
will be forced to pay the full
amount. -.-.-.-...-- - -1s--.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
Citrus Growers
Meeting Changed

Due to the fact that another
meeting is scheduled for Monday
evening, May 23 in the Veterans
hall, grapefruit growers will meet in
instead of the Veterans hail as
the court house in the court room
scheduled.
The meeting has peen called by
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner, and Frank Beyschlag,
assistant farm advisor, to discuss
the marketing of next years crop,
DR.. Theodore Macklin, head OF the
state departments division OF mar
kets, will be present 70 make sug-
gestions.
II is felt that growers face a dis
astrous season unless some market
ing agreement can be reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
Awaits
StOrk's Visit

HOLLYWOOD, May 81. U.R-
June Collyer, screen actress and
wife of Stuart Erwin, screen COM
edian. today revealed that she will
retire from the screen temporarily
The actress said she was eX-
pecting to become a mother i'll
September.
The Erwins were married last
July after clipping to Yuma, Ariz.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
AWlLL-
y,sAs ROGERS
w rs0yS:

BEVERLY HILLS, May 81.
(SpeciaD-Congress is human
for the first time in years.
They are broke, just like every
body else, and are running
around in a circle trying to
pay what they owe.
They got an eighteen billion
dollar first plaster on the
country and now they are pop
eyed trying to get a second
mortgage. They will eventually
find out they are just like
other folks. They will have to
cut down. No taxpayer is go
ing to make EN- a loan if they
are going to keep as much help
as they always have.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
Yankee Youth
New Champion

PARIS, May 2K. U,P)--A new
worlds beer drinking record
was established here today at
Harry's bar, scene of the "un-
official indoor Olympic games"
Jack Robbins, 2I, of Bridge
port, Conn.,, former student at
the University of Pennsylvan-
ia and now enrolled at Heidel-
berg, gulped two liters I'll
quarts) of beer from a glass
boot in 13 seconds flat. This
was four seconds better than
the record made by Jack Frost
in August, 1928.
Its my Heidelberg tech
nique," the new worlds cham
pion admitted modestly.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
BY AMELIA EARHART
As Told TO the United Press

LONDONDERRY, Ireland, May
21.-I am very, very happy to have
completed the flight this far, but
1 am sorry I did not reach Paris.
Four hours after I left New
foundland l saw flames shooting
from the exhaust pipe. I became
uneasy.
1t would have taken four hours
to return, however, so I thought it
would be safer to go ahead.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Dance, 9, Veterans hall.
Ice cream social, !, Christian
church.
Valley theatre, The Riding
Tornado.
Fox Imperial theatre, THE
Unexpected Father.
Herb Norris Airdome, Quick
Trigger Lee.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-21

TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
Entire Nos picnic, HipaSs.
Herb Norris AirdOme, "Peach
o. Reno.
Valley theatre, "The Men
ace".
Fox Imperial theatre, Lefty
Lynton".
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, 1890, Bar
bara Worth.
Chapter CIV, PEG. 4, 665
Wensley.
Evening star., 1932-04-11

dustrv. the Indiana Limestone Co. says
in a Nation wide survey today.
Unreasonable weather in many Sec
tiors of the country during March, y
President A. E. Dickinson reported,
probably deferred Spring activity.
However with snowstorms behind US,
a direct pickup is anticipated.
Recent wage cuts and other safe
guards against continued decline, al
though only slightly reflected in figures
SO far. are looked upon as harbingers
OF stabilization in the industry.
"The Chicago Spring program in
cludes about $l2,000,000 in World
Fair buildings. Public utility work will
be active. as well as Government work
and church building. For Catholic
school and church construction, a con-
seryative estimate is put at $4,000, 900
for the immediate future"