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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
PUBLIC ASKED TO
CONTRIBUTE FUND
FOR FREEHOLDERS

At a meeting of charter sup
porters from all parts of the valley,
held last night at the court house,
it was decided to make an appeal
to the public for funds to carry on
the work of the freeholders, the
attorney generals office having
decided that it is illegal for the
county to furnish money for this
purpose.
Contributions will be received by
newspapers and banks throughout
the county, in an effort to raise
$500, the amount required to cover
expenses of the freeholders, who
must present form of charter to
the voters early in September.
FL Centro's quota has been set
at $500. Contributions received at
The Press office or at either of the
two local banks will be acknowl-
edged in the columns of this paper.
In order to give establishments
operating throughout the valley an
even deal, quota of $500 has been
set for all such stores combined.
Contributions may be made III
any amount and if addressed to
The Press or the banks, will be
taken care Of and acknowledged.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
President Urges
Strict Adherence
To District Laws

WASHINGTON, July 29. U.P)-
President Hoover in a letter today
to the commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, declared "there
is no group no matter what its
origin that can be allowed either
to violate the laws of this city or
to intimidate the government"
The President in his sharply
worded letter, a defense of his
calling out troops to evict the
bonus army, said bluntly that "the
civil government of Washington
must function uninterrupted
The chief executive again de-
clared that "subersive influences"
had gained control of the B. E. F..
forces. He declared they appar-
emily thought they could intimi-
date civil authorities and in
structed the police in vigorous
terms Ito strictly enforce every
ordinance of the district in every
part of the city,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
Siren TOOts For
Calexico Speaker

Calexicos political rally, sponsor
ed by the Roosevelt-Garner club,
was enlivened by few minutes OF
quite unpolitical laughter last night
when R. Y. Watson, Republican
candidate for the state senate, COM
pleted a remark that he was en-
barrassed at the necessity OF blow
ing his own horn, only to have
the city fire siren break loose in
raucous hoot.
Watson was one of IA Imperial
Valley candidates for various offices
who spoke at the Calexico rally.
Walter Austin, former mayor OF
San Diego and now congression-
al candidate, was the only outsider
present.
A small crowd, not in excess of
$50, listened to the various talks.
The next meeting will be held at
Ell Centro next Thursday night.
This meeting should draw larger
crowd than any previous rally.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
Sheriff
Coming Here For
Escaped Prisoner

Sheriff Harvey M. OdeH Of San
Joaquin county was expected here
late this afternoon to assume con-
troll of Joe Valdez, 27, who escaped
January 18 from one of Odelfs
deputies as the officer was taking
him to San Quentin penitentiary
to serve term after conviction on
five counts of highway robbery.
Valdez was arrested at Calexico
by immigration border patrol off,
GERS, who took him into custody
as an illegal alien, discovering later
that they had arrested one of the
most wanted criminals in Cali
fornia.
Valdez has many aliases, among
them those of Louis Martinelli,
Louis Agosto, Louis Miranda,
George Moreno, Louis Minenda and
Louie Morein. He is a Portuguese,
but had been posing as Mexican
immigration officers said.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke said
this morning that Sheriff Odell
left Stockton last night, and will
arrive here this afternoon or early
tonight. In addition to serving
the robbery sentences already i'm
posed, it is possible that Valdez
will be tried as an escaped prisoner
and sentenced to Folsom prison as
a two-time loser. He already has
served prison terms in other states
and has a long record.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
WEIRD MOUNTAIN
DUEL REPORTED
TO AUTHORITIES

Mystery today surrounded a des-
perate highway duel between two
Mexicans a mile and a half west
of Pine Valley, in San Diego coun-
ty, in which D. M. Jackson, 2024
West Seventy first street, Los An
geles, played the role of innocent
bystander. and apparently was the
only casualty.
Jackson, who is well known in
Ell Centro through his connection
with the Edgar Brothers Realty
company as an insurance adjuster,
suffered minor cuts from flying
glass, splintered when ore Mexican
bullet crashed through his wind
shield and lodged in his steering
wheel.
Apparently the dueling Mex:cans
did not harm one anothet, for San
Diego officers knew nothing of the
happening.
jackson, in reporting the affair
to the sheriff's office here, said
he was driving east when he saw
the Mexicans, in two automobiles,
driving west on the highway. The
Mexican cars were abreast, and the
occupants were shooting at one
another.
A bullet crashed through Jack
sons windshield, fllnging bits of
glass into his face. He stopped his
car. Both Mexican automobiles
stopped, and the Mexicans got out
to determine if Jackson was hurt.
They showed no animosity toward
one another. They went on when
it was found Jacksons hurts were
only superficial.
After stopping at Pine Valley for
emergency treatment, Jackson came
on TO Ell Centro, where he reported
the queer duel to the sheriff'5 Of
flee.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
Casualties Among
Veterans Recorded

WASHINGTON, July 90. W.n)-
Included in the list of casualties In
the fighting between bonus march,
ers and troops were:
Dead:
William j. Husyka, 81, Chicago
bonus marcher, shot through the
heart.
Seriously injured:
Policeman Edgar q. Scott, 27.
fractured skull.
Policenhn John o. Hite, cut
with ak.
Eric Carlson, 38, bonus march,
er, Oakland, Calf, shot in pelvis.
John Hall, colored. bonus march,
er of Mocksville. N. c., gun wounds
in the shoulder.
Bert Baldwin, AZ, bonus marcher,
Barton City, Mich, possible skull
fracture.
Others injured included;
John Olson. bonus marcher, Sac
ramento, Calf, lacerations.
William Manning. bonus march,
er, Los Angeles.
Earl Smith OF Las Vegas, New.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
Mexican Goes On
Trial I'm Mexico
For Valley Crime

Swift justice as practiced below
the international border was fully
demonstrated today when Pablo
Mendez, arrested Wednesday night
by Mexicali officers, went on trial
on a charge of attempted murder,
involving the nearly fatal shooting
of Enrique CarrasCo near Mt. Sig
nal, July 10.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke, who
investigated the shooting and aided
Mexican officers in apprehending
the asserted offender, may be
called to Mexicai as a witness.
In spite of the fact that the al
legged offense took place in the
United States, Mendez will be tried
in Mexico. Mexican law provides
that an offenSe committed by a
Mexican against a Mexican, even
though not in their native land,
may be threshed out in Mexican
courts.
Mendez shot Carrasco through
the chest at the climax of an argu-
ment over 10 cents assertedly due
Carrasco. The fugitive then fled
across the Mexican border, seeking
safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
VENIRE FOR new
GRAND JURY IS
DRAWN AT |. A

LOS ANGELES, July %. U.R-
Names of 80 men and women from
which 10 ultimately will be selected
to compose the 1882 county grand
jury, today were drawn from jury
wheel in the court of Superior
Judge Elliot Craig.
The 80 names drawn today were ::
G. A. Herbert, Frank H. Nichols,
Charles .O'Hera, A. E. Hunting
ton, Fred G. Clark, l.. F. Blenk-
iron, Daniel F. McGarry, John Mil
ner, Ludwig Shift, w. w. Widen
ham, David Ross, B. o. Miller, Ben
jamin F. Pearson, Captain H. E.
Insley. Harvey Dalton, Mrs. Charles
Turner, Robert Baker, o. G. Law
ton, Thomas S. Southwick, all of
Los Angeles.
John D. Gregg. Whittier; Cyrus
L. Edinger, West Los Angeles; Mrs.
w. w. Wilson, South Pasadena;
Mrs. Gertrude Van Sittert, Pasa-
dena; Loren Howe, Hawthorne, E.
L. Robertj, Long Beach; L. E.
Phipps, Van Nuys; Stafford Bixby,
South Pasadena: Robert S. Person,
Flintridge; A. D. Edwards, San
Marino, asd Mrs. Dorothy Luther,
Santa Monica.
The prospective grand jurors
were to be ordered to be in court
September /, at which time those
with a valid excuse to avoid jury
duty will be permitted to state their
cause.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
JAPANESE TELLS
BELATED STORY
OF HICHWAYMEN

Two robberies, one last night and
one Wednesday night, were reported
to the sheriff's office last night
by victims who lost a total of $36
and a watch valued at $25 to the
bandits.
F. Isozaki, Japanese, living at
512 Broadway, made a belated re-
port of a holdup Wednesday night,
when two Negroes stopped him on
the Holtville highway near the
Seal Heights store and robbed him
of So and $25 watch.
The Negroes were in two cars,
he said, apparently waiting at Seal
Heights. They followed him from
there, until one car drove in front
Of him and stopped. The Negro
in this automobile leaped to his
running board and forced him to
drive off the highway.
Another Negro came from the
other car, which had stopped be-
hind that of the japanese, and
struck him on the head with a
pistol. The bandits then took mis-
money and watch. Upon leaving
MIN, they removed the coils from
his old model automobile, leaving
him stranded.
Julian Sar was the victim of a
less spectacular robbery five miles
west of Brawley last night, when
working on a ranch about 10 miles
west of Brawley, and who were
riding to town in his car, forced
him to stop and took S28 from him.
They were unarmed, but threat
ened him with bodily harm, Sar
told officers. After taking mis-
money, the men forced him to
drive to Brawley, where they made
their escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
Mia R7A~.
q isai. Msfsurht systIssss. is~s
OF
ROCKNE TRAGEDY
SHOWN In WILL

LOS ANGELES, July 90. U.P)-
When Spencer Golthwaite of New
York boarded an airplane with
Knute Rockne to- fly to Los An
geles, he had premonition of
death, court records revealed today.
Goldwaithe, 26, and Rockne were
among those killed when their
plane crashed at Cottonwood Falls,
Kansas, March 81, 1881.
Three days before he had writ
ten codicil to his will, revealing
a romance with Mary johnson, 55
Pineapple street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
It was addressed to his father, Ed
ward S. Goldthwaite, of Pasadena,
executor of his estate.
Miss johnson has filed the codi-
Gil with a petition to have it ad-
mitted to probate. Goldthwaite's
estate is valued at $121, ,284.
eff anything should happen TO
me-" the codicil read, "-if I die
or am killed enroute to or from
California or while there, will you
do the everlasting favor of giving
one-half the proceeds of my house
and furniture to Mary johnson. As
you know, the entire house and fur
niture is willed to you, but l love
Mary very much and would like
her to have one-half."
The elder Goldthwaite has op-
posed admissability of the codicil
and contended it had never been
properly presented to him.
Superior Judge Lester w. Roth
will hear the contest on September
II.
Bequests included $40000 to
Naneen Burnap, Los Angeles, a
cousin; $4,000, an automobile and
jewelry to Robert T. Furman, New
York, who was given the codicil;
$4,000 to Mrs. j. w. H. Pye, Hart
ford, Conn, and the residue to
the exclusive Thatcher school at
Ojai, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
Brothers Slain
In Gangster War

PITTSBURGH Pa, July 90
U.H - Three of the Volpe brothers,
alleged bootleggers, were shot to
death in a Hill district street today.
Bullets fired from a speeding
automobile killed the three brothers
as they walked along the sidewalk.
The killings generally were in
terpreted as the beginning of one
of Pittsburgh's gang wars. Observ-
ers said it meant a new gang had
worked itself into a position where
taking over the vast business of
the three brothers depended only
on their deaths.
The victims were John, James
and Arthur Volpe. Only the young
est brother, Louis, survives.
Their deaths brought to an end
turbulent careers, marked by gang
feuds, court trials on various
charges, and allegations of political
manipulations in the borough of
Wilmerding, suburb.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
POLITICAL FOES
JOIN FORCES TO
AID Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, July 80. U.H-
Two nationally known political fig
ures, Joseph Scott and William
Gibbs McAdoo, will appear before
the Reconstruction Finance corpo-
ration to seek a loan of s32 00o,0 900
for the city of Los Angeles to fl
nance construction of O power line
to Hoover dam.
The attorneys have beel retained
The attorneys have been retained
$4,000 each and expenses, to argue
for the loan.
Scot placed President Hoover iii
nomination at the recent Repub-
lIcan convention, while McAdoo as
c.aa.rman of the California dele
CATION, broke tire deadlock which
bro AZ the nNl,i, alton tc Gov
ernor Roosevelt at the Democratic
convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
VICE PRESIDENT
CURTIS ARRIVES
TO OPEN GAMES
Will Act AS Personal
X epres ent a tive Of
Hoover At Ceremony.

LOS ANGELES, July 30. U.P)-.
Vice President Charles Curtis, Off
cial representative of President
Hoover to open the Xth Olympiad
on Saturday, arrived here today to
be met by a large group of notables.
The vice president smiled broadly
as he left his train, and said THAI
he was delighted that he was able
70 come to Los Angeles for the
Olympic ceremony.
Vice President Curtis was attend
ed only by one secret service man.
The Los Angeles police band and
a picked group of policemen, pre-
senting bayonets, were lined up in
dress parade outside Union station.
No untoward demonstration was
reported as Curtis hesitated for
approximately Is minutes at the
station, greeting notables, talking
with newspapermen and posing for
photographers.
In the official welcoming group
were Mayor John C. Porter, Ad-
miral Frank Schofield, William
May Garland, chairman of the
Olympic committee, Louis B. May
er, film magnate; prom in en-
Republicans and Ernest Lee
Jahncke, assistant secretary of the
navy.
While enroute to Los Angeles, the
vice president had been heckled
during a brief stopover at Las
Vegas, New, near the site of the
81 or
project at Hoover dam on the Colo
rado river.
To Decorate Woman
During the day the vice president
was to present the distinguished
flying cross to Mrs Amelia Ear
hart Putnam, who flew alone across
the Atlantic ocean.
Governors and representatives of
10 western states accepted the in
vitation of Governor James Rolph,
jr., of California, to attend the
ceremonies.
Curtis said that he was forced
to leave Los Angeles on Sunday
night in order that he might ar
rive at Topeka, Kansas, in time to
vote in the state primaries on Tues
day. Ile said he hoped to return
to California and otner weste] n
states during the presidential CAM
paign.
However, will go WIefever The
committee sends me-" he added.
The vice president avoided po-
litlcal topics, saying he was given
10 understand" when he left Wash
ington that politics should MT be
discussed
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
NAVAL AVIATORS
BELIEVED DEAD
In PLANE CRASH

SAN DIEGO, July 20. (U.R) =
Two naval flyers were believed
lost today when the patrol plane
2-P-9. attached to patrol squadron
2-S, crashed 20 miles at sea off
Del Mar.
Three other occupants of the
plane were rescued.
Dispatches from the destroyer
Sandpiper, which was nearby, said
three others in the plane have
not been recovered" 1t was thus
not determined if they had been
carried under the water by the
plane or were still afloat and safe.
Those believed lost were Lieut..
Dick Downer, pilot; John S. Hogan,
aviation pilot, first class.
The rescued were John c. Nc
Donald, aviation machinist's mate,
first class; Howard F. Mears, avia-
ton pilot, first class and Claude
Manley, radio operator, second
class.
Two other navy flyers were killed
here yesterday when their ship
crashed into the side of the coast
guard cutter Tamaroa.
Lieut.. Paul BuZo, who was flying
another patrol plane nearby, landed
on the water and effected the res
cue of Mcdonald, Mears and
Manley. The destroyer Sandpiper
soon arrived on the scene to aid the
rescue work. All naval vessels in
the vicinity were ordered to the
scene Immediately.
Cause of the crash was not re-
vealed in early messages. The plane
had been engaged in navigation
problems at sea with the destroyers
Chandler and Long.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29

and for the common people"
The statements by President
Hoover and Waters, issued last
night, follow:
President Hoover
For some days police authorities
and treasury officials have been
endeavoring to persuade the So
called bonus marchers to evacuate
certain buildings which they were
occupying with out permission.
These buildings are on sites where
government construction is in
progress and their demolition was
necessary in order to extend en-
ployment in the district and to
carry forward the governments
construction program.
This morning the occupants of
these buildings were notified to
evacuate and at the request of the
police did evacuate the buildings
concerned Thereafter, however,
several thousand men from differ
ent camps marched in and attacked
the police with brickbats and other
wise injuring several policemen, one
probably fatally.
have received the attached
letter from the commissioners of
the District of Columbia stating
that they can no longer preserve
law and order in the district.
In order to put an end to this
rioting and defiance of civil auth
ority, I have asked the army to as
sist the district authorities to re-
store order.
Congress made provision for the
return home of the so-called bonus
marchers, who have for many weeks
been given every opportunity to free
assembly, free speech and free pc
tition to the congress. Some 5000
took advantage of this arrange
ment and have returned to their
homes. An examination of large
number of names discloses the fact
that a considerable part of those
remaining are not veterans; many
are Communists and persons with
criminal records.
The veterans among these num-
bers are no doubt unaware of the
character of their companions and
are being led into violence which
no government can tolerate.
I have asked the attorney gen.
eral to investigate the whole incl
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
Alleged Kidnaper
Freed By Jury

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July %. UD
A jury in criminal court here today
found Paul Scheidt. Kansas dairy
hand, not guilty of participation
in the abduction of Mrs. Nell DON
nelly, millionaire garment maker,
last December.
Mrs. Donnelly was kept at
Scheidt's home near Bonner Springs,
Kansas, while a captive of the kid
naperS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
WALKER
DEFENSE
OFFERED
Mayor Of New York Sub
mits Denial Of Charges
To Roosevelt.
DEMANDS ACQUITTAL
Democratic Candidate To
Decide Fate Of Popular
Official.

ALBANY, N. Y, July 30. WP)-
The fates of the dapper playboy
mayor of Americas largest city and
the political destiny, possibly, of
the Democratic presidential candi-
date were entangled today in a
27,000 word document studied by
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The document was Mayor James
j. Walkers spirited denial of every
charge made against him by Sam
uel Seabury, counsel for the COM
mittee which investigated Tam
many halls New York city govern
ment.
The answer was more than a de-
nial; it was a counter charge that
the whole investigation was in
spired by the Republican party ito
divert public attention from those
responsible for the dreadful condi-
ton of affairs throughout the
country"
Roosevelt must decide whether to
remove Walker from office as asked,
and thus face the prospect of los
ing the vote of Walkers friends in
the election in pivotal state, or
dismiss the charges and risk allega-
tions by Republicans in the south
and west that he is a Tammany
tool.
Regardless of Roosevelt's decis-
ion, he appears assured OF Tam
many halls support. The organi-
zation last night in New York
adopted resolution endorsing him
for President; the allied organiza-
ton dominated by John H. Nc
Cooey in Brooklyn did likewise
The action apparently freed
Roosevelt from any restraint that
might be induced by threat of a
:. Tammapy reprisal.
The mayor in his reply specifical-
ly denied he was guilty of these Of
fenses charged by Seabury:
That he violated the city charter
by accepting Reliance Bronze and
Steel corporation bonds.
Denies Owning Stock
That he owned any Interstate
Trust company stock. 1t had been
alleged that 300 shares of this stock
had been purchased by his associ-
ates and used in connection with a
franchise deal.
That he helped promote fran
chise for the Equitable Bus COM
pany in return for financial "gratu-
tiles" such as a letter of credit for
a trip to Europe.
That he promoted taxicab legis-
lation in return for gifts of secur-
tiles from brokerage firms interest,"
ed in such legislation.
That he did wrong in accepting
from his friend, Paul Block, a
$246,000 share in the profits of
joint stock account, or that Block
expected anything in return.
That he was responsible for the
100000 stock and bank accounts
of Russell T. Sherwood, who he said
acted as agent for many but was
not his financial agent.
Walker cited law to the effect
that most of the Is charges made
by Seabury concerned the mayors
previous term in office, and there
fore could not legally be made the
basis of the present action. How
ever, he answered every charge in
detail
Those charges were that Walker
had received almost million dol
lars in gifts during five years on
a salary of about $150,0OO. Walker
admitted gifts or sharing in joint
trading accounts amounting to al
most 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-29
ROUTED VETERANS
KEPT MOVING BY
OTHER OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, July 20. U.P)-
President Hoover was pleased to-
day that the bonus army had been
evacuated without the loss of a
single life after the army took over
the situation.
While there was no official COM
ment at the White House, the Pres
ident was understood to feel that
what administration quarters re-
gard as conspiracy and organ
lied attempt against the govern
ment of the District of Columbia
had been ended with a minimum
of violence.
LAUREL, Md, July 30. U.P)-
State policeman patrolled the high
ways of Maryland today under or
ders to keep the bonus army on the
move as it retreated from Washing
ton.
About $50 fleeing veterans and
their families went through Laurel,
about midway between Washing
ton and Baltimore, during the
night. They were headed today to
Baltimore and the north.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 20. U.p)
Virginia authorities acted swiftly
today to keep veterans driven from
Washington on move through this
state, or to turn them back into
the District of Columbia.
Officials of Arlington and Alex
andria counties, adjoining the dis
trict, broke up a camp of some 300
veterans early today and prepared
to escort them out of the state.