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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
PROPOSES new
SPLIT ON STATE
GASOLINE LEVY

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7. U.P)-Re-
distribution of Californias gasoline
tax revenues to give counties Il
large share and permit reduction
in the rural road tax. will be
sought in the 1888 session of the
state legislature.
This was predicted here today by
Ralph H. Taylor, executive secre-
tary of the agricultural legislative
committee. who said two plans could
achieve the purpose, as follows:
Abolishing the existing ALLEGATION
act, under which the state receives
2 cents and counties / cent on each
gallon of gasoline, and substituting
$3.50 ALLEGATION plan, giving lls
cent each to the state and counties.
This would reduce county property
taxes $7,000,000 a year, Taylor said.
Increasing the gasoline tax TO
cents gallon in place of the pres
ent 3 cent tax, allocating the extra
cent TO counties, giving the state
and counties 2 cents each. This
would make available from Sl3,0o0,-
900 TO 1000 900 additional to coun-
ties for road work, permitting repeal
Of the local road tax but neceSsitat-
ing an increase in state taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
RESCUE PARTY
IS DELAYED BY
IMMENSE DRIFTS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. U.P)-
Drifts Of heavily packed snow
which baked the efforts of road
crews to reach dozens of families
marooned in the snowbound Mono
basin district Of the Sierras were
expected TO be conquered today
Snowplow operators hoped to
reach Mono lake and Tioga lodge
yesterday, but found sections of
the road covered with drifts 70 an
unexpected depth.
Crews working south from Mono
and north from Benton were eX-
pected to meet on Mcpherson grade
today. however.
Officials of the department of
water and power said today that
the hunger situation had been ex-
aggerated and declared virtually
all of those showed in had pre-
pared for the winter and had
plenty of food.
Medical attention. however, is
needed in several cases of ex-
posure and frostbite, while two ex-
pectant mothers are Snowbound
near Mono lake.
More than a score of white people
and more than 100 Indians are
snowbound
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
HONOLULU AGAIN
AGGRAVATED BY
RACIAL TROUBLE
Admiral Says Difficulty
viii Not Prevent Visit
By Fleet.

HONOLULU, Jan. 7. U.p)-Wide-
spread repercussions resulted today
from the territorial law invoked 10
prevent further race riots which
broke out after attacks on many
American women.
Another shooting, the dismissal
Of police officers, charges Of muir
der and a life term for the latest
attack all served to increase public
hysteita rapidly approaching
breaking point In this Pearl oi
the Pacific"
Patrolman James Polipala, who
shot and killed Miguel Barabas,
Filipino seaman attached TO the
army transport Meigs, was dis
missed from the police force and
charged with second degree mur-
der. Polipala claimed Barabas had
refused to submit to questioning.
In the second shooting, Masato
Hayshi, 10, a Japanese, was criti-
cally wounded in the lung by Lieut.
DemaS CraW of the army air corps
The officer said his wife heard
prowler and that Hayashi was seen
running from their cottage. The
japanese told officers he was on =
fishing trip.
David K. Bray. turnkey at Oahu
prison and father OF the perform
ers IL the famous Bray hula
troupe, was dismissed ON charges
that he was absent from duty and
without leave ON New Years eye
That night Louis Kaikapu, Ha-
waiian, and Daniel Lyman, %, es-
capped and shortly afterward an
American woman was attacked.
Kaikapu. recaptured, aSsertedly
confessed the attack He was
taken secretly before the grand
jury yesterday, indicted and haled
into court where he pleaded guilty.
Judge ChriSty sentenced him TO
lite Imprisonment on the attack
charges and 10 10 years TO.
burglary.
Lyman, convicted recently OH
second degree murder charge. wa
still at large but officers believed
they had surrounded him near
cCnOtlleIQ ufiuy DdIIuChS. OOlultlS
were aiding III the hunt.
Heavy patrols continued TO guard
the city under the strict territorial
law ordered by Governor General
Lawrence NJ. Judd. who took
charge of the situation when
general outbreak threatened.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. UP
Admiral Frank II. Schofield, COM
mander-in -chicf OF the United
States fleet, announced today that
recent racial disturbances in Hon
olulu will have no effect upon the
usual mid winter movement OF the
Pacific fleet.
The battle force will leave for
the islands, February !.
Admiral Schofield will precede
the fleet, sailing from San Pedro
for Honolulu. January 25, and will
be chief umpire of the army-navy
maneuvers of Hawaii
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
HOOVER GREETS
JOBLESS HORDE
At WASHINGTON
Assures Leaders T h a t
Their Plight Is Receiv-
ing His Close Attention

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. (U.D -
President Hoover received the lead
ers of Washington greatest unem-
ployed demonstration today and IN
a friendly meeting at tn e White
House assured them the problems OF
the jobless were close to his heart.
Father James p. Cox. militant
Pittsburgh priest, emerged from the
interview with expressions OF pleas
ure at his reception both at the
White House and on Capitol Hill,
where petitions demanding federal
aid were presented to the senate
and the house of representatives.
WASHINGTON. an. 7. (U.P)--
Gen" Coxs army of unemployed
10000 rain-soaked and weary job
seekers who arrived in Washington
last night, prepared today to plead
with congress and President Hoover
for immediate relief.
Led by Father James r. Cox,
Pittsburgh priest known as 1t h e
Mayor of ShantytoWn." the army
was scheduled to march to the cap
itol, from there up Pennsylvania
avenue to the White House, and
thence to the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier In Arlington cemetery. They
will return to their homes in Penn
sylvania, West Virginia and Ohio
some time today. Over 10000 other
men, who attempted to reach WASH
ington on foot, were stranded in
Johnstown, Pa.
White House attaches said they
saw no reason for refusing Father
Cox an interview with Mr.. Hoover.
This was in contrast with the atti-
tude toward the hunger marchers"
who were turned away from h e
White House last month.
The serpentine caravan, Ell 6 h /
miles long, included over 1000 trucks
and automobiles, the largest gath
ering OF unemployment demonstra-
tors ever to descend upon the cap
ital. Gen. Coxey and his army
made a great showing back in 1893,
but Father Cox, aided by the speed
and comfort of the automobile, can
now be credited with the record.
Metropolitan police met the pro-
cession at the district line and es-
corted 1t to a reserved space at the
base of the capitol on Maryland
avenue, where, the majority of the
shivering, hungry men were forced
to camp in their automobiles pro-
tected from the rain by blankets.
No women accompanied the army.
There were Is negroes. One of the
! jobless was in an Uncle Sam" out
fit--white wig. striped trouers, and
high hat. Several cars and trucks
displayed placards nd American
flags. Father Cox's Army" I'VE
Are Community Builders Father
CoX's JObles March, were displayed
prominently. The priest sat in a
big truck at the head of the long
procession.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
new REGISTRATION
IS NOT NECESSARY
in DISTRICT VOTE

Voters whose registration papers
were in order on December 81, are
eligible to vote at the All-American
canal special election February Il,
according to Charles L. Childers,
chief counsel for the district.
All elections taking place within
90 days after new registration laws
go into effect. may be participated
in by voters III good standing as
to registration.
Copies of the All-American canal
contract will be mailed tomorrow to
every voter III order that all may
be we'll informed as TO the contents
and stipulations OF the much dis
cuSsed document.
Thousands of the envelopes con-
tanning the copies were prepared at
headquarters here, the work requir-
ing the attention of the office staff
at all available time free from other
duties,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07

of Springfield, H., and pumped a
church organ at cents an hour
advanced to chairmanship of the
board of Sears, Roebuck 81 Co.
But with success, came a tremen-
dous sense Of the responsibilities of
enormous wealth. M ore perhaps
than any American, Rosenwald stu
died the uses his fortune would be
put to and directed its flow back
into the channels from which it
came.
Personally he was modest. His
funeral will be characteristic of this
modesty, In accordance with one
of Rosenwald's last expressed wish
cs, the time and place OF the Serv-
ices will be kept secret. Lessing
RoSenwald, his oldest son, said the
ceremony would be conducted today
but none but members of the fam
lily and most intimate friends would
attend. The philanthropist asked
that no flowers be sent.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
FISHERMEN DIE
AS SHARK HURLS
BOAT IN WATER

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7. U.P>-Two
Mexicans lost their lives off De-
scanso Point, Lower California,
Wednesday. when their small skiff
was overturned by a shark.
Two other men in a boat made
their way safely to a rocky ledge
near the shore from which they
were able to reach land at low
tide several hours later.
The dead:
Efrain Ybarra, Sc, whose family
witnessed the tragedy from the
shore, and Francisco Durazzo, 25.
With Jose Salgado and Raoul
Sepulveda, they were fishing about
a half mile off shore when one OF
the men hooked a large shark
which they tried Vainly for more
than an hour TO stun.
A sudden rush by the shark up
set the boat. Sepulveda strlcking
out Immediately for the shore and
the three others clinging to- the
boat until n huge ground swell
swept Ybarra away.
The remaining two swan to the
rocky ledge where Sepulveda
waited, but the rip-tides and
ground swells proved too much for
Dmazzo who died from exhaustion
a few minutes after he had reached
safety.
The shark, freed when the boat
overturned, made no attempt 70
attack the swimmers.
Ybarras body was found at
low tide.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
ROSENWALD'S DEATH REMOVES
BEL LOVED NATIONAL CHARACTER

CHICAGO, Jan. T. U.P - Julius
Rosenwald who peddled newspapers
for a living as a boy died yesterday
Chicagos wealthiest citizen an d
greatest philanthropiSt.
In his death, the 69-year-old dom
or of more than go millions from
the tremendous fortune built by his
merchandising genius left a code to
guide those who seek to benefit
mankind with their wealth.
Give for the living Rosenwald,
whose last thoughts were of his char
tiles, said Those who seek by
perpetuities to create for themselves
a kind of Immortality will fail, be-
cause no institution can live for
ever"
All his endowmentS must be spent
within 25 years Of his death.
The Alger-like story of Rosen-
walds success was a saga of Amer
ican life. The boy who sold news
papers and chromos on the streets
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
PROBE OF
GAS RATE
is ASKED
City Council Votes To Re-
quest Investigation By
Railroad Commission.
DODGE LOCAL QUIZ
Company Manager APP
pears To Explain Faul-
ty Fixtures AS Cause.

BY a resolution Of the city coun-
Gil last night, the state railroad
commission was asked to make an
Investigation into claims . ne Ma
tural Gas Corporation in El Centre
is charging exorbitant rates TO gas
consumers.
R. L. Hayden, manager OF the
firm here, appeared before the
council to ask that a committee
from that body be named TO con-
duct a personal investigation into
the matter. but the councilmen ex-
pressed the feeling they are not
qualified to conduct such an invest
igation.
For the first time in long while
the vote Of the council was split
when the resolution was brought
up, Mayor H. w. Fawcett, w. j.
Clements and r. E. Couch in favor
of the resolution, while Fred Gia-
nola voiced a single dissenting no.
John Rice was absent when the
vote was taken.
The manager of the gas COM
pany, in explaining recent difficult
ties with gas here, asserted most
troubles are caused by faulty fix
lures not proper for use with the
new gas recently introduced in FL
Centre.
A large delegation from Broad
way appeared before the city coun-
Gil last night to submit written pro-
tests against proposed paving and
ornamental lighting Improvements
on that street. Although several
letters were received favoring the
improvements, the protests were
greater in number.
The matter was referred TO the
city clerk, to tabulate the figures
and compute property valuation rep
resented III the protests and favor
able letters. The city engineer will
plot the figures, in order they may
be more readily understood.
No protests were received on pro-
posed Improvements on Wensley av-
enue. This matter also was referred
to the city clerk. A report must be
filed with him on both the pro-
posed Broadway and Wensley ave-
nue. improvements. 1t probably will
be brought up at the next session
Of the council.
No Bond Provided
A special permit was granted
Frank Mayo to build modern auto
court on Imperial avenue near
Broadway. 1t was estimated last
night the plans submitted by Mayo
will call for expenditure of approx
imately $25 5000.
Councilmen discussed an ordin.
ance to require merchant patrolmen
in Ell Centro to be bonded by the
state, but were informed by the dis
! trict attorney the state does not
make provision for such a bond. A
private detective agency may be
bonded the attorney said, but his
bond does not cover a merchant
/. patrol business.
After considerable discussion the
matter was referred to the city at
torney, with instructions TO draft
proposed ordinance requiring GER
tain character requirements of mer-
chant patrolmen.
Phil knights, city engineer, SUBJ
mitted an oral report on the con-
dition of the El Centre outfall sew
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
England Lashed
By Heavy Gale

LONDON, Jan. 7. U.p)-A terrific
gale lashed the British Isles and
Holland today, disrupting shipping
and air service, while floods and
heavy rains isolated many towns
and villages.
The wind reached a velocity of
90.3 miles an hour at Birmingham,
and u miles an hour at Salisbury.
Torrential rains flooded villages
and towns. Twenty warships Sched-
uled to join the Atlantic fleet III
regular maneuverS were unable to
leave Plymouth harbor.
The destroyer Vendetta was in
distress off Portsmouth and was
lowed to safety. The battleship
Royal Sovereign went to the as
sistance of the steamer Trevaylor
which lost a propeller off Eddy
stone Light.
THE HAGUE, Jan. I. U.p)-Dis-
patches received here from Batavia
reported fears of a disaster on the
islands of Bali and Lombok, in
the Dutch East Indies.
II was believed monsoon had
struck the islands, or that t h e y
had been damaged by an earth
quake. Communications were brok-
EN-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
EVEN JESSE JAMES is NOT
PERMITTED TO REMAIN DEAD

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo.
Jan. 2. CU.Pl-A man claiming 10
be- Jesse James hid in his hotel
room here today Ito escape arrest
because he had not been granted
pardon.
He was refused a pardon by
Gov. Henry s. Caulfield at Jeffer-
son City. The governor told Jesse
he thought he had been killed at
st. Joseph, Mo, April 3, 1882.
Jesse, however, sat in his COM
Portable chair here and denied he
was dead. He said he had at
tended the "impostor's'' funeral
disguised as an Irishman.' He
explained that he wore ragged
clothes.
MY mother was there. too.'
Jesse said. She knew I was not
the one in the coffin when she
lifted the pail, stripped back the
corpse's shirt and looked for I
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
Disperse
Chinese Bandits

MUKDEN, Jan. 7. U.P)-Japanese
troops dispersed 500 Chinese ban
dts" and irregulars who had occu-
pied the walled city of Tiehling,
Japanese headquarters here an
nounced today.
The announcement did not reveal
the number OF casualties.
LONDON, Jan. 7. U.P)-The cor
respondent of the Daily Mail at
Shankaikwan, China, reported to-
day that Japanese troops advance
ing to the Great Wall from Chin
chow had entered Shankaikwan.
Shankaikwan is on the border of
the Great Wall and is the northern
boundary OF China proper Arriv-
al of Japanese troops there would
mark their first entry from Man
churia into Chinese territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
CRASH IS
FATAL. TO
AvIAT0RS
Bodies OF Two Women
Flyers Found Beneath
Wreck OF Airplane.
KILLED INSTANTLY
Society Leaders Planned
To Make Leisurely Trip
To South America.
BY PAUL COMLEY FRENCH
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY PAUL COMLEY FRENCH
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1882, by United Press
MELVILLE, Pa. Jan. 7. W.P -
Ruth Stewart and Debbie Stanford,
adventurous society avlators,
crashed and were killed on wooded
Sherman mountain, We found today
when after sighting their crumpled
plane from the air, we returned to
the scene OF the crash by auto
mobile.
Their white Lockheed monoplanc
crashed into the dense timber OF
the l400-foot mountain after they
left Pittsburgh, Tuesday enroute
10 New York, from where they
planned TO start leiSurely air tour
to South America. They left St
Louis last week.
Solution OF the mystery OF Their
disappearance was made by the
United Press correspondent and j.
Paul Lukens. pilot for the Autog1ro
company. as We scared on rescue
mission over the dangerous mid
ftIlIlSl1 fdtlld DlOUllldiil bhPSs
When we returned 20 the noun
tain We found the trim white plane
broken in two. In the cabin We
found the body OF Mrs. Stanford,
n cut over one eye.
Mrs. Stewards mangled body
was found crushed under the en-
CINE OF the craft. 1t appeared
probable that Mrs. Stewart had
been killed instantly, but that Mrs.
Stanford had been unconscious and
had died some hours later.
Lukens and !. who firS sighted
the wrecked craft while flying over
the mountain, were the first 10
reach the bodies, which were no:
immediately removed 20 Newyille.
Scores OF automobiles came from
MELVILLE TO the scene and an
undertaken was summoned from
MELVILLE
The plane had crashed in dense
woods on the very mountain tip.
The wreckage was only few hun
dred feet from a narrow mountain
road that led TO a fire tower near
the wreckage.
Lukens. an expert pilot, viewed
the wreckage and the terrain and
had little difficulty visualizing the
las. moments Of the two women
flyers. He believed they were fly
ing through heavy fog They
negotiated spin. common trick,
10 get out.
Not realizing how low they were
flying, they crashed into the
mountain top without a seconds
warning
In car engaged at MELVILLE
and accompanied by 10 members
Of the Pennsylvania National
guard, We approached the wreck
aae from the mountain road II
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
Mx& Ro74A<,.
@ tss2. Mcknight Syndicate. fs.
DEMOCRATS SHY
AT REFERENDUM
PLAN OF RASK0B
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. U.H-
Dry Democrats are showing enough
resistance to Democratic National
Chairman Raskob's proposal for 4
referendum on prohibition to in
sure a lively fight at the national
convention.
The significant thing, however,
is that this resistance is tinctured
with caution.
Many drys feel an attempt is be-
ing made to advance a prohibition
modification program under the
guise of a referendum. They have
strong suspicious of any proposal
emanating from Raskob, who Is a
director in the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment. But
some OF them find 1t a little diff
cult to oppose directly a proposi- =
ton to permit the people to vote
on this issue, which has been surg
ing through the political debate
of the nation for more than a
decade. Raskob is cocky and con-
fident and plainly is not to be
scared out by the threat of fight.
Reports are that some Demo-
Gratis have refused to attend the
Jackson day dinner here Friday
night on the ground that only op-
ponents of prohibition are to be
heard. The three living ex-
presidential candidates are the only
Speakers-Alfred E. Smith, John
w. Davis and James M Cox-in
addition to the toastmaster, Claude
Bowers.
This is, roughly, the situation as
the Democratic national committee
members assemble for their meet
ing Saturday. Raskob has an
nounced he will not seek q show
down at this meeting. But he will
lay the proposal before it for dis
cussion and expects it to be re-
ferred to the national convention
for decision.
Democratic leaders are preparing
to go to Baltimore tonight to wit
ness the formal launching of the
presidential boom for Governor AL
bert c. Ritchie of Maryland. tbs
first major presidential candidate
to venture into open water
Ritchie is for repeal of the 1871
amendment and has always beer
vigorously opposed by the dryS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
new BREAK IN
LEVEE MENACES
MUCH ACREAGE

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. l. U.e)-
Lives were imperiled in the north
ern Mississippi flood area today
when a break in the Mathews Ba-
YOU levee sent flood waters over a
wide stretch of lowlands.
The United Press correspondent
at Glendora. Miss, said M o o r
launches were taking negroes off
house tops and others we're res
cued from precarious perches in
trees.
Water six TO 10 feet deep was re-
ported surging in the immediate
vicinity of the break two miles
north of Swan Lake, Miss.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. 7. W.P>-
The main levce of the Mathews
Bayou system, two miles north of
Swan Lake, Miss, crumbled today
and flood waters poured through,
threatening inmdatlon OF 10000
acres and two small communities.
Twenty feet OF the levee
sloughed shortly after midnight.
Frantic efforts Of citizens failed to
check spreading of the creVasse
and at dawn it had widened to
80 feet.
Tippo and Macel, Miss, will
likely be flooded, Michael Sturdi-
want, levee supervisor of Glendora,
Miss, said.
Sturdivant estimated that be-
tween $500 and 1000 persons might
be marooned In the district faced
with inundation.
Boats, he said, were being dis
patched to points in the area for
rescue work. ..."...
Today's break was the most SER
ious since the Tallahatchie levee
broke near Glendora. Approx
mately 10000 acres in the river
valley already are under water and
1000 citizens refugees.
Strdivant said there was little
chance of repairing the break in
the Mathews Bayou system, and
predicted that lowlands which the
levee protected, would be mum
dated from two to ~ feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
Democratic Heads
To Talk On Radio

LOS ANGELES, Jan. Z. (U.R-
Radio listeners OH the Pacific
coast will be able to hear the
voices of three candidates for the
Democratic presidential nomina-
ton tomorrow night when they
speak at the annual jackson day
dinner in Washington, D. c.
DR.. z. T. Malaby, chairman of
the Democratic state committee,
said the speeches Of James A. Cox,
John w. Davis and Alfred E.
Smith would be heard over sta
tions KFI, Los Angeles; KPO. San
Francisco, and KFSD, San Diego,
between 7 and 8 p. NJ, Pacific
Standard Time, Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
IMPEACHMENT OF
MELLON SOUGHT
BY REP. PATMAN
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
Jnited Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. W.p--
The impeachment charges brought
by the youthful Democratic Texas
congressman, Wright Patman.
against the multimillionaire secre-
tary OF the treasury. Andrew W.
Mellon. were before the house
judiciary committee today for In
qulry.
Patman, famed as champion or
a cash bonus for war yetersns.
created . sensation when he stood
before the house and accused
Mellon OF violating law passed In
1889, though he had said for sew
eral months he was going to do II.
The law the Texan claims Mel
lon has iuir!nged prohibits a sec
retary Of treasury from engaging
in business and commerce. Pat
man talked glibly In billions be-
fore the house In reciting tfe
world wide financial interests
which have made the Mellon name
a symbol for wealth and power.
The charge has been brought
against Melon before, and the
dean of President Hoover's cabi-
net has weathered II. When his
nomination was pending 10 years
ago before a senate committee,
this charge was made and Mellon
was exonerated II has been re-
peated since.
No one seemed TO take It's repi-
tition very seriously, and there was
no expectation that PatmaD would
get anywhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-07
Tighter Ban On
Liquor Urged

LONDON, Jan. 7. U.P) - More
uniform control of liquor was rec
ommended in the report of the
royal licensing commission which
has been investigating the prob
lem in the British Isles, made
public today.
The report recommended the
creation of a national licensing
commission, extension of public
ownership in certain areas, par
tial local option in new suburbs,
and universal closing OF public
houses at 10 p. m.