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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
COUNTY CHARTER
TAKES ANOTHER
STEP FORWARD

| Selection of a ticket of Is candi-
dates to be presented voters at the
special county charter election July
took place at the Barbara Worth
hotel last night when more than
SO members of the Taxpayers
league gathered for that purpose.
The list selected last night will
be submitted to the executive board
of the Taxpayers league WedneS-
day night at a meeting in the Ma
sonic temple at Brawley and the
board will take official action as to
the ticket.
Last nights action was the first
concerted move made to prepare a
list of candidates and is declared
to be long stride forward to pro-
curing a charter form of govern
ment for Imperial county.
At the request of the Taxpayers
league, the Farm Bureau, Associ-
ated Chambers of Commerce, Fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs, Bar as
sociation and Publishers associa-
ton lists were discussed last night
The candidates selected last
night were as follows: Farm Bu-
reau: District l, John Fiala of CAL
exico; District 2, Ben Hulse of Ell
Centre; District 3, Leslie McCon-
nell of Imperial; District 4, George
Buffers of Brawley; District S,
Porter Ferguson of Holtville.
The Associated Chambers of
Commerce candidates: District /,
Paul Anderson of Calexico; Dis
trict 2, j. S. Cameron of Ell Gen.
tro; District 3, A. Y. Preble of I'M
perial; District 4, Roy R. Stilgen-
bauer, Brawley; District 5. Dale
Cooper of Holtville.
Bar association candidates: Dor
sey Whitelaw of Ell Centro and
Fred Trude of Brawley
Federation Woman's clubs repre-
sentative: Mrs. Archie Little of
Brawley.
Publishers association representa-
tives, S. c. Sorenson of Calipatria
and Frank T. Cook of Westmorland.
George Buffers, president of the
Taxpayers league, presided last
night and Leslie Mcconnell offici-
ated as secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
BY 1T. CMDR. G. E. ROSENDAHL
(As Told to The United Press

SAN DIEGO, Calf, May H.
am greatly grieved and shocked
over the tragedy which attended
the landing of the Akron at Camp
Kearney.
1t is the first time a fatal acci-
dent ever has occurred in the land
ing of a Navy dirigible. Similar
difficulty has been experienced at
Lakehurst. but there the ground
crews are familiar with their task,
and have been able to avoid serious
injury.
The accident may be ascribed to
two causes-the weather, which
made handling of the Akron diff
cult, and the inexperienced ground
crew.
At Lakehurst the men would have
known when to let go of the cables
and so avoid being carried too far
into the air, or if a sudden jerk
brought them up before they rea-
lized it, would have hung on as
did Charles CoWart.
Despite the lack of an expert
enced ground crew at Camp Kear-
ney, it was necessary to land the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
baby
DEAD NEAR HOME
GAMll-l-
~ ROGERS
w '.SQyS:

BEVERLY HILLS, May u
(SpeciaD-NeW York, which al
ways thinks it's ahead in ev-
erything, is going to walk for
beer. The rest of the country
doesn't have to walk for it.
Dave ingalls,. of Cleveland,
o., our naval ace in the World
war, is nominated on the Re-
publican ticket for governor Of
his state. His ticket was Let
the people vote on whatever
they want to, whether it be
prohibition, knee breeches for
diplomats or shall Mickey
Mouse be allowed to produce
sex drama?"
The Democrats already have
started arguing over who will
be speaker of the convention?"
What they better be worrying
about is Who is going to listen
to 1850 delegates that will
speak?"
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
Mk& R1~~.
u isef. hsNsushl syastsas>A
FRANCE ACCORDS
FINAL HONOR TO
DEAD PRESIDENT
BY RALPH HEINSEN

PARIS, May u. UPt Heavy,
rain-laden skies cast mourning over
all France today as the nation bu-
ried its murdered president. Paul
Doumer. with the fullest military
and civil ceremonial.
The funeral procession LETT the
Elysec palace at a. m, as a mil
lion persons lined the route to
Notre Dame cathedral anc the
Pantheon the nations political
shrine. The Prince of Wales. the
King of the Belgians, the Duke of
Acosta, Prince Paul of Serbia, and
diplomats of 40 nations walked in
behind the hearse. Ambassador
Walter E. Edge represented Presi-
dent Hoover.
After mass at the cathedral, Dou-
mer's body was taken to the Pan
theon and placed on catafalque A
smoking urn stood at EACH oo:ner
of the catafalque. Injured war
veterans grouped on the sides car
ried historic battle flags
Premier Andre Tardieu's funeral
grafton was broadcast Thousands
OF troops then par2oed post the
Pantheon and dipped their flags in
honor of Doumer.
Eight black horses drew the
hearse through the dismal srceetS
Thousands Of troops marclcd to
the beat of muffled drums. Robed
barristers, members of the aca-
denies and the university faculties
parliamentarians and the cabinet
led by President Albert LeBrun and
Premier Andre Tardieu and Dou-
mer's family, kept pace with the
solemn funeral tread.
Most elaborate precautions, SINH
lar to those enforced wien Dou-
mers successor was elected at Ver-
sailles, were taken to proven: pos
sible attempts at violence.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
Stanford Runner
Hurt In Accident

PALO ALTO, May II. tU.PG -
Ralph Giberson, Stanford univer-
sity sprinter, and two other STAN
ford students today were recover
ing from injuries received when
an automobile in which they were
riding overturned near here.
The others were John Robert
Stratton, San Jose, driver of the
car, and Charles Iron, Hinsdale,
III. Stratton's skull was fractured.
Giberson received a wrenched
back which will keep him out of
the west coat relays at Fresno,
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
Surrenders Self
For Embezzlement

CHICAGO, May IL. W.Ry-George
w. Locke, jr., who said he was
wanted in Ventura, Calf, on en-
bezzlement charges, surrendered to
police here today. Chicago police
said Ventura authorities would send
for Locke.
Locke said he was wanted in
connection with an embezzlement
of the Ventura Finance company
and that he had been away from
there for year. He said his Ven-
tura address was n South Clemente
street and that his parents lived
at COS Poll street.
"I want to go back" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
Suits Caused By
Plane Tragedy

LOS ANGELES May 12.-U.P)-
Damages totaling 100000 were
sought from the Century Pacific
Lines, Ltd, in connection with
deaths of two passengers when an
air liner crashed in the Tehachapi
mountains January 20, in two suits
on file in superior court today.
The actions, transferred here
from a Fresno superior court, were
filed by Mrs. James w. Polhemus
and Mrs Mary McGrath who
charged the company with negli-
gence. Mrs. Polhemus asks $780,
900 for the death of her husband
and Mrs. McGrath $4,000 for the
death Of her daughter, Verneita
Honora McGrath.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
MYSTERY
SHROUDS
Staying
Three Men Held In Jail
Following Killing At
Calipatria.
BODY RECOVERED
Found Weighted Down By
Irons At Bottom OF
Alamo River.

Slain either by a gunShot or a
blow on the head, the body OF an
unidentified Mexican was recovered
from the bottom of the Alamo
river, where it had been plunged
by scrap iron weights tied to the
head and feet, and three men were
being grilled at the sheriff's office
this afternoon after their arrest
on suspicion of murder.
Joe Hatfield, 55; JACK Williams,
40 and Bob Roberts, &c., are the
three men under arrest Hatfield
was named by officers late today
as the man suspected of the actual
killing, while the others are held
as possible accomplices.
The body Of the Mexican was
located this afternoon by Under
sheriff Rodney Clarke and Fred
Elliott, deputy, as Clarke waded in
the river a quarter of a mile south
of Calipatria. This was only few
yards from the scene of the sup
posed murder.
Little reliable information could
be obtained as to the actual oc-
currance of the Staying, and no
reason had been advanced late
this afternoon for the asserted ac-
tions of the white men. Officers
who arrested the prisoners de-
clared all three had the appearance
OF having been on a prolonged
drinking bout.
The Mexican was killed yester-
day afternoon. A man known to
officers and other authorities as
Robson was with Hatfield, Will
liams and Roberts, and later was
forced to stay at their shack near
the scene. Held a virtual prisoner
he managed to slip away this
morning, and reported the killing
to Calipatria officials.
The sheriffs office at Ell Cen
tro was notified in turn, and
Undersheriff Clarke, Elliott and
w. S. Keating were dispatched to
Calipatria to investigate. Clarke
and Elliott subsequently located
the body and arrested the three
men.
When officers approached their
shack. Roberts and Williams were
sitting outside, while Hatfield was
lying on bed inside the house.
Law Takes Action
Clarke remained with the body,
where he still was this afternoon,
and Elliott and Keating returned
to El Centro with the prisoners.
Upon their arrival here they ap-
peared as a poorly dressed dirty,
ragged and unshaven group.
The forces of law moved swiftly
after the prisoners once were be-
hind the bars at the county Jail.
Tom Sharp, investigator for the
district attorney, was called in to
take statements. Hazel Livingston,
shorthand reporter, waited to re-
cord the statements. District At
torney Elmer w. Heald directed the
disposal of evidence which may be
used at a trial.
Harold Gillett, investigator for
the sheriff's office, left immedi-
ately for Calipatria to join Clarke.
He carried a camera and was on
a mission TO gather further evi-
dence.
The body of the Mexican was TO
be taken to Thornton's funeral
parlors at Brawley. The district
attorney directed that the body
was not to be embalmed before an
autopsy could be performed.
Clarke, whose investigation gave
him more complete information
than any other on the killing,
could not be reached this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
BRUENING SEEKS
PRESERVATION OF
GERMAN CABINET

BERLIN, May 70. (U.Pg-chan-
cellor Heinrich Bruening took en-
ergetic measures today TO preserve
his cabinet, in the face OF diff
culties among its members and
hostile threats IN the relchstag.
Wilhelm Groener, minister OF
defense, who as such has long been
subject to parliamentary attack,
resigned that post He was ex-
pected TO retain the interior min
istry, however
The reichstag was adjourned In
definitely after trouble with mem
bers Of Adolph Hitler's Faeists, and
during the interval Bruening
planned to consolidate his position.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
SKELETON FOUND IN WOODS
is POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED

man Schwarzkopf of the state police of New Jersey
announced tonight that the body of kidnapped Charles
A. Lndbergh, Jr. had been found at Mount Rose
y. j. The announcement was made to the assembled
press at the Lindbergh home
The skeleton of the child was found by William
Allen and Orville Wilson, who driving from
Trenton to Hopewel. II was lying in the brush on
what is known as Mount Rose HILL near the little
town of Mount Rose
The finding made at mid-afternoon and
since then the family has been examining it in iden-
tificatiOn attempts
The positive Identification was made through
the babys undershirt. Allen, Negro truck driver,
had gone into the woods and accidentally saw the
body
He Immediately notified Chief of Police Wolf of
Hopewel, who in turn advised Inspector Harry
Walsh Sergeant Moffatt and Lieutenant Keaton
The police went to the spot and looked upon the
remains. There was undershirt and a flannel
band the skeleton.
These were taken to the HOpewell estate of Col
Onel Lindbergh where they were compared with un-
dershirts and flannel bands in the nursery The em-
Ibr0ldered scallOped edge on the undershirt
sponded to the other garments remaining at the Lind
lbergh home.
The body concealed in depression, as
though an attempt had been made to bury it, 1t was
face downward and was partly concealed with bushes
Ir the forehead was hole about the size of 25-cent
piece.
The body taken to the Lindbergh estate
where Colonel Lindbergh himself identified the un-
dershirt.
ENGLEWOOD, N. j., May u. (UP)-The butler
at the Dwight B. Morrow estate here told a United
Press correspondent late today that the Lindbergh
baby had been found dead near the Lindbergh home
on Sourland Mountain.
Asked if such report was true, the butler said,
YES that is true"
Later the servant said that those at the house
had been "officialy notified of the babys DEATH"
JERSEY CITY, N. j., May IL. (UP)-Gov A. A.
Moore said at his residence tonight that Col H. Nor
man SchwartzkOpf of the New Jersey state police
had told him the Lindbergh baby had been found
dead.
Governor Moore said he had no other knowledge
than the information that Colonel SchwartzkOpf had
given him.
The child had been dead for a considerable ne.
rlod as was shown by the advanced state of decom-
position OF the body. The body was becoming skel-
etOn when it was found
The official announcement from Schwartzk0pf
od OF the tragic ending of the months of search dur
ing which time there had been moments of the high
est optimism only to have these moments dashed
One such came when Colonel Lndbergh paid ran
som OF $4,000 to purDorted kidnauers of the child.
only to have them fail their part Cf the bargain
to return the child unharmed
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
Excitement At
Boxing Fatal

OAKLAND. Calf, May 70. WRl-
Over-excitement from watching 4
boxing match today was blamed
for heart attack which caused the
death of E. M. Tilden, 65, presi-
dent of the Tilden Lumber COM
pany.
Tilden, friends said, became ex-
tremely excited during the fourth
round of the Baer-Cobb match and
then suddenly slumped forward,
dead.
Tilden came to Richmond, where
he made his home, from Woodland
in 1900 He was born in Maryland.
Besides his lumber interests, he
was president of the First Ma
tional bank of Richmond and vice
president and director of the Me
chanicS bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Old time dance, $3.50, Vet
erans' hall.
ROse-Mesquite Farm center,
7:45, Rose school.
Night school, 7-9, high school.
B.P.O.E., No. 1925, s, Elks
hall.
RAM, No. 100, 8, Masonic
temple.
Troop II, B.S.A., 1880, scout
hut.
Women of Moose, 8, Moose
home.
Valley theatre, Ambassador
Bill"
Fox Imperial theatre, "The
MOuthpiece."
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
ROtarians Hold
District Meeting

SAN FRANCISCO, May IL
U.PD Representatives from l63
Rotary clubs in the district COM
prising Nevada, California, Ha-
waii and Mexico were in business
sessions here today as the district
conference of the order got under
way.
David j. Reese of Ventura, dis
trict governor, was to preside at
the general sessions, to be held in
the Civic auditorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12

state courts. and as a last re-
sort. would appeal TO Gov. Ruby
Laffoon for a personal escort.
"If that plea fails we'l go
away, Malone said.
The party left New York last
night, determined "to find out
what all the shOOting's about"
in Kentucky.
"We want to find out why ii
is that an American citizen
can't travel peaceably through
county in Kentucky just as
he would through New York,
Iowa or Illinois, Hays added.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
DELEGATION SEEKS TO LEARN
WHAT IS WRONG IN KENTUCKY

LONDON, KY, May 12.-U.P)
"A delegation of lawyers, editors
and writer's headed by Arthur
Garfield Hays and Dudley Field
Malone, due here today on an
inspection trip through Harlan
and Bell county local fields
planned to ask at once for a
Federal court injunction 70 re-
strain officials from interfering
with the groups investigations.
Should this injunction be de-
MED, Malone said they would
make similar move in the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
Ban On 'S!carface'
Film Withdrawn

NEW YORK, May II. U.P) -
Opposition to a motion picture
called "Scarface," produced by
Howard Hughes, has been with
drawn by the New York board OF
censors, it was learned today.
Hughes, in fighting the censor
ship threat, charged that the op-
position to the picture was pro-
NOTED by politicians because the
picture depicts unpleasant politi-
cal truths"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
Operation For
Star OF Opera

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May II.
U.PY-Rosa Ponselle, the Metropol-
itan opera star, underwent a SER
ious operation at st. Raphael's
hospital here today.
DR.. William F.. Verdi performed
the operation. A priest, the Rev
jeremiah Curtin, waited outside
the operating room to attend the
soprano.
An effort was made to conceal
the stars presence in the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-12
Bank Cledrin0s

Building Permits
S9O,747,OO
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1932-02-15
TftE ALASKA FISHERMAN

matters not whether the Democrats rule or the
Republicans rule in Alaska. The people get the
worst of the deal while legislation is enacted for
the benefit of the favored interests. There is only
che cure-throw the Republicans out of Office
give the Democrats full swing to hang them
selves and then throw them cut The effort will
he made by individuals more and more to secure
legislation that will be of benefit to the territory
And that is all that the people want.
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1932-02-15
THERE ARE NUTS AND NUTS

Under the caption of "Just Counting the
Nuts" the Seattle Star says: klamath Falls, Ore.
(UP)-Having in past years officially tabulated
Trees residents, employees of Crater Lake Nation
al Park this year will undertake new type Of
census During the month David Garfield, Ernest
Rostel and Martin Fuller, park employees, will
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1932-02-15
REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM

It has been indicated to the writer at this
time prior to convention Of Republicans at Ket-
clikan that the conference will not draft work.
ing platform. That if any candidate so desires, he
may be given opportunity to present to the con-
ference his views or his platform Which is a birth
OF leadership Despite the fact that they damned
Dan Sutherland and William L Paul, the need OF
positive leadership is very much in evidence.
They wanted the Alaska Native Brotherhood out
of politics and hoped to get it out by eliminating
Mr. Paul. Well, Mr.. Paul is out of Alaska politics
and the Brotherhood is IN politics more than it
ever was.
positive notice has been served upon the
Republican conference of Ketchikan and Juneau
federas that the Brotherhood will not support nor
endorse any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or Democrat
VINO does not have sufficient courage to subscribe
to platform. The platforms may not mean any,
thing-they may be but scraps of paper-but
scraps by which the men may be judged and by
which their records may be gagged.
After all, the Brotherhood is interested IL
men, The major parties are so interlocked that it
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1932-02-15

a legislature in Juneau. fine, outstanding, clean
conservative business man of Wrangell, Senator
Benjamin went to Juneau as conservative and
returning declared that he had been made radi-
cal by the exhibition of rottenness exhibited by
legislators and lobbyists
Be it remembered that Senator Benjamin was
elected by the Progressive Republicans and if lie
filed for the same office would have their undivid
cd support. But, like other decent men, Senator
Benjamin has nc doubt come to the conclusion
that it is futile to divorce the Territory from de-
mnation of peewee politicians who masquerade
as Republicans during the Republican admins"
t-ation and Democrats during the Democratic
administration.
Senator Benjamins refusal to file for re-
nomination at this time is distinct loss to the
Territory. Whether Representative E. Johnson
will be induced to throw his derby into the poll
tical arena to be senator from the First Division
Or not has not been Indicated Mr.. Johnson had
mighty fine record in the last legislature but If
he does run, for that office he will be handicap
ped by men untrue TO their party principles which
will add to the strength of Doc. Walker of Ketch-
kan who also will run for that office but on the
Democratic ticket.
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1932-02-15
WHO is BACKING DIMOND

Who is backing Anthony Di1nond for delegate
to congress on the Democratic ticket? Why arc
the Juneau democrats so anxious to repeal the
primary law?
Heretofore the Democrats were poverty stric-
Ken for candidates for major Offlce-men of hon
esty integrity and ability They drafted such men
as the late Tom Marquam; they ran Frank Boyle
Of Juneau to defeat Mr. Adams of Nome and then
voted for Marquam by getting Boyle to withdraw.
The effects of which boil the Democrats never
recovered.
oerbies kicked around the political arena Of Alas
ka for elective office, the gang of political morons
in Juneau sees the waning of their power. They
can gain strength by going back to the rotten
convention system where proxies were bought
and sold like many hogs. BY buying the sou!
and honor of men, they can eliminate any COM
petition in the primary elections and by continu-
ed control of political patronage they can remain
where the tainted shekels count up faster.
A. H. Ziegler and Doc Walker of Ketchikan
have been thrown out on their political ear by the
Iroy-Pegues- Connors machine of Juneau. This
machine expects to receive support from the fed
eral Republicans of the First Division to make
certain the election of Senator Dimond. We VIII
not extol the merits or dement's of these two men
and we will let thenl along with George Grigsby,
tell all good Democrats and so-called Republicans
the calibre of the MAD Anthony" from the Fourth
Division.
THERE ARE NUTS AND NUTS
Evening star., 1932-09-18

Union Unbelievable as it may seem, there are
2s States ut the present time that require NO
drivers heense, and several Of those that do
require license give examinations of 30 super
fetal . character that the applicants fitness
to operate an automobile cannot be determined.
There Is . great deal of merit In some of
the psychological tests that are being developed,
and it would not surprise me they would
some day be widely adopted"
1t i claimed for the psychological tests to
which Mr.. Van Duser refers that they would
determine not only the applicants general driv-
ing ability and knowledge of traffic laws, but
such illusive things as his reaction time, his
emotional stability and his ability to keep his
head in an emergency.
Through the elimination Of unfit drivers the
awakening Of careless and reckless drivers to
their social responsibility, the education Of
pedestrians and ~ uniformity Of trafac laws,
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Danger Peaks in Washington Traffic

stressed. There IS no question but that more
harm than good Is done BY An ver-absmdanee
Of regulations The driver should be permitted
to give the large part Of his attention to such
important things IS observing stop signs and
staying on his own side Of the road.
"One cause Of accidents for which the driver
and pedestrian are not responsible Is the lack
Of uniformity Of laws in different sections Of
the United States. motorist making . long
trip Is often called upon to change his driving
habits . dozen times or more. Washington IS
naturally affected to . greater degree by this
situation than are cities less frequently visited
by tourists from all parts Of the country. The
goal of uniform traffic laws and uniform signs
and signals must eventually be attained.
Another thing that would be helpful, espe-
cially to tourist -frequented cities. would be
some sort of uniformity in examinations Tor
drivers licenses In the different States Of the