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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Parish dinner, $3.50, st. Paul's
parish house.
Basketball, I, high school.
I.O.O.F., No. 397, s, AS Main.
1. v. Commandery. No. 54.
7:30. Masonic temple.
Oasis Shrine, No. 20, w. s. of
j., 8, Masonic temple.
Band practice, 7:45, court
house.
Troop I, B.S.A., 1880, Elks
hail.
Choral club, 8, Academy of
Music.
Troop 5, B.S.A., 1880, Seeley.
Night school, to 8, high
school.
Unity class, 7:30, 737 Com
mercial street.
Fox Imperial theatre.
Emma"
TOMORROW
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth.
Cooking school, 2 to 4, Ten
Thousand club.
Ladies' day, Barbara Worth
Golf club.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19

evident the killers had done every
thing in their power to make
Identification impossible, since the
dead mans finger tips had been
treated with acid or some chemi-
cal, breaking down the ridges which
are used in fingerprint work.
Discovery of an automobile 200
yards from the Mexican border on
the oiled road leading south from
a point on the San Diego highway
just west OF Dixieland this morn
ing seemed for a time to have
given investigators a tangible clue.
1t was finally discovered, how
ever, that the automobile, which
had been on the desert since Sat-
urday, and which contained blood
stained rags, is owned by a trapper
in Seeley. His traps also were
found in the car.
Since the body was removed to
Lemons funeral home in Ell Centre
many curious and interested per-
sons have called to view it in
an effort to identify it. No one
has been able to offer even a sug-
gestion as to the mans identity,
however.
Officers concurred in the opin-
ion the unidentified man was en-
gagged in some illegal trade, such
as narcotics or liquor running,
They arrived at this conclusion
from the appearance of his hands,
and other characteristics.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
COCCINS WELL
RENDERED. AS
VALLEY PIONEER

Clifford Coggins, VINO died in
Oakland yesterday, was well known
in Imperial Valley as he made his
home here for many years and DUR
ing his residence here played an
active part in the affairs of the
city and county.
He was state senator from
Igerna, Marin county, when he Wis
tied the valley in the fall of 1905.
He was credited with being we'll in
formed as to local conditions at
that time.
He came TO the valley not many
years after his visit and made his
home here for many years. He was
the proprietor of the Coggins Gar
age and Machine shop and was a
familiar figure in FL Centro.
Coggins served as assemblyman
but failed for reelection in the
August primaries of 1916. He
served on the local Red Cross board
during the World war and assisted
in procuring employment for re-
turned soldiers after the war was
over. Also, he was charter men,
ber of the Imperial Valley Water
Improvement association.
AS a member OF all local Masonic
bodies he had a host of devoted
friends among other members of
the orders.
Masonic funeral services will be
conducted for him in Oakland to-
morrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
BROCKMAN ASKS
COURT ORDER To
HALT ELECTION
Petition For Injunction
Filed BY Head Of Irri-
CATION District.

Notice of q motion for a tenn
porary injunction against the I'M
perial Irrigation district and its di-
rectors was filed in superior court
this morning by Chairman c. w.
Brockman as the first step in an
attempt to prevent the recall cleo
ton against him on February IL.
On January %, the plaintiff will
move the court for a preliminary
injunction enjoining and restrain
ing defendants from holding the
special election and from holding
any special election at any time
based upon the recall petition filed
November II, 1881, until the further
order of the court, according to
papers filed this morning.
In the complaint filed at the
same time, the redivisioning of the
district is cited as one reason for
complaint on the part of the plain
tiff, Chairman Brockman. The res
olution adopted by the board on
October 81, 1881, the complaint sets
forth. changed Brockman's division
boundaries.
He bases his objections upon the
fact that in deciding how many
names were necessary for his re-
call petition, according to the COM
plant, the proper procedure was
not followed; that the figures used
applied to the old boundaries of
division one without taking the new
alignments into consideration.
Brockman Is represented in the
action by Attorneys H. S. Mac
Kinnon and George r. Kirk of CAL
exico.
Copies of the notice and COM
plant were presented the board at
this mornings session.
Just what effect the action will
have upon the recall election of
w. O. Blair, director of division
three, which also is scheduled for
February IL, could not be deter
mined today
Director Blair said he hoped
Brockmans action would not cause
the election against him to be pre-
sented as he thought he was en-
titled to the election after all the
fus his opponents have made.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
Says Prohibition
Not Enforceable

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (U.H -
Prohibition could not be enforced
even by the whole army" Rep.
Samuel Dickstein (Dem) New
York, asserted today before the
senate beer committee.
Dickstein was the first Of six
Democratic congressman to appear
before the committee to urge lav-
orable action on the Bingham per
cent beer bill.
He agreed with several previous
witnesses who said prohibition hGs
had a deleterious effect on college
students. This testimony is eX-
pected to be vigorously contradicted
when prohibitionistS appear before
the committee later.
There is more liquor in the COL
leges than in the workshops y
Dickstein asserted
Before, if you offered a girl a
drink. she'd slap you in the face,
he said. To-day if you don't have
one with you, she'll kick you in
the pants"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
DAWES TO HEAD
PERSONNEL OF
FINANCE BOARD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. U.p)-
President Hoover today announced
the partial personnel of his new
two billion dollar reconstruction
finance corporation.
Charles G.. Dawes, he revealed,
will retire as head of the American
delegation to the Geneva arms con-
ference and become head of the
corporation.
Secretary of State Stimson will
succeed Dawes as head of the arms
delegation.
Eugene Meyer, governor of the
federal reserve board, will become
chairman of the board of directors
of the finance corporation.
Mr.. Hoover said that the names
of other directors of the finance
corporation would be announced
after conference which are to fol-
low final passage of the finance
corporation bill in congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
ALFALFA BILL
DROPS BOMB In
RANKS OF DRYS
System OF Treaties Be-
tween States Advocated
To Control Liquor.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. up
Governor Alfalfa Bill" Murray OF
Oklahoma slept late today after his
exploit of last night, when he
dropped a large and noisome bon,-
right in the lap OF the anti-saloon
league.
The lanky plainsman, dressed for
the occasion in funeral black. stood
before the national convention of
the league and bluntly advocated
a plan of liquor control as a sub
stitute for national prohibition.
Heralded as a dry champion, with
the God bless you Bill" of William
David Upshaw of Georgia resound-
ing in his ears, Murray proposed
a system of treaties between states
or groups of states and the federal
government. These treaties would
regulate interstate commerce in liq-
uor, barring it from such states as
chose to retain prohibition.
AS soon as Murray had finished
his speech the leagues executive
committee met III excited session
to draft q reply.
The frock coated governor made
it clear he was not advocating i'm
mediate change. His plan, he said,
is possible plan" well within the
constitution. He would not repeal
the 18th amendment.
The speech was total surprise
to the delegates, but apparently
not TO the dry leaders. There was
evidence they knew in advance what
Mdrray was going to say, since vir-
tually every speaker preceding him
denounced the general ideas he put
forward later.
AS speech after speech attacked
the regional control idea, Murray
grew redder and redder above his
unwonted starched collar, and fid-
est II. Cherrington then summed
them all up. Referring to the half
slave, half free" days before the
Civil war, he said;
If the government today pro-
vided group of liquor and nom
liquor states we should have that
identical situation-only worse"
AS result of the attempts to
knock down his speech in advance,
Murray digressed from the pre-
pared text. He toned down many
parts OF it. but told newspapermen
afterward that he personally stood
by every word of the original
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
HAWAIIAN
REFORMS s
0 ORDERED
Territorial Legislature
Passes Resolution For
Improving Police.
CHANGES DRASTIC
Will Make Effort To Re-
move Law Enforcement
Bodies From Politics.
BY DAN CAMPBELL

United Press Staff Correspondent
HONOLULU. Jan. 10. - Reform
forces overrode threats of political
revolt to win a preliminary victory
today at the special legislative ses-
sion called to Danish terrorism
from the Paradise of the Pacific"
Despite signs of "jockeying'
among members. the senate and
house both passed a bill on first
reading which would remove most
OF the power now held by an elected
sheriff and invest it in a police
chief named by police COM
mission.
Five other measures, all designed
to effect drastic changes III law
enforcement procedure, remained
to be considered today at the Sec
ind meeting Of the session called
by Gov. Lawrence M. Judd.
The bills were drafted on demand
Of citizens aroused by a series OF
attacks on women, riots and shoot
ings, climaxed by the kidnapping
and Staying of Joe Kahahawai,
youthful Hawaiian. For this crime,
Mrs. Grace Hubbard Fortescue,
New York and Washington society
matron. Lieut.. Thomas II. Massie,
her son-in-law, and Z. j. Lord and
Albert o. Jones. enlisted men, are
held aboard the navy receiving
ship Alton charged with murder
Besides the police commission
bill, those presented at the first
days session were:
!. Provision for appointment Of
n public prosecutor by the attorney
general, who would hold power of
removal. The new officer would
prosecute all criminal cases, leaving
civil matters to the present city,
county attorney, an elected Of
ficial
2. Amending territorial law TO
provide the death penalty, life i'm
prisonment or any term of years
within the discretion of the trini
Judge for conviction OF violent at
tacks on women. Also removes
right OF defendants to bail or lib
erty in some cases.
3. Amending territorial statutes
regarding lettering OH the public
streets and highways, introduced
because existing laws were found
unconstitutional. 1t is planned as
a weapon against hoodlums.
4. Amending statutes to confer
emergency police powers on the
governor
5. Amending court trial statutes
to provide that the number of per-
emptory challenges allowed the de-
tense shall not exceed those al
lowed the prosecution. AT present
the prosecution is allowed six and
each defendant six.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
FAMILY WILL SEEK TO BREAK
GIRLS MARRIAGE TO PRINCE

PARIS, Jan. 10. W.P) - Attempts
of the family of the former Marian
Snowden of Indianapolis, now prin-
cess Geronimo Rospigliosi, TO have
her titled husband interned at Ellis
Island when the couple reaches
New York Friday were revealed to-
day.
Mrs. Walter Sherman Davidson,
Marian's mother. and the trustees
of the Snowden estate claim that
Marian is still an infant, according
TO the law, and that her marriage
can be annulled.
1t was understood that Prince
Rospigliosi planned to convince the
trustees of the Snowden estate and
the New York bank controlling Ma
rianS inheritance that his wife now
is an Italian subject and therefore
liable for her husbands debts, ac-
cording to Italian law,
Creditors of the prince here al
ready have claimed 100000 from
the Snowden fortune on the basis
that the princess is an Italian sub
ject. The prince and princess are
aboard the liner Vulcania.
Marian Snowden and Prince Ros-
pigliosi we're married secretly at a
private chapel of the Rospigliosi
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
BOARD UNABLE
TO SHED LIGHT
ON BRIRE CHARGE
Witnesses Tell Conflict
ing Stories AT Hearing
Held Today.

| No information concerning re-
ports that an unnamed district
employee had accepted bribe for
selling delinquent tax property at
bargain was cleaned at Imperial
irrigation district board meeting
this morning when Kelly Yount, H.
P. Gray and G. E. McKelvey VOL
unfairly gave information in the
matter.
Yount was brought from the
| county Jail where he is held on
charges that he misappropriated
funds provided him by Gray and
McKelvey to purchase for them
! plot OF ground from the district.
At last weeks board session. Gray
said Yount told him he bought the
land in question for sum less than
the amount originally intended as
he had split 5000 with a district
employee.
Yount said he was glad to give
what information he could and in
sisted that he never had mentioned
split with q district employee.
He said he did not divide money
with any member of the district
board or any district employee and
that he had not said that he had
He said the matter of splitting
money was not. hinted, mentioned
or referred to in this particular deal
or in any other deal with the dis
trict.
Gray said Yount told him the
reason he could get the property
for $500 instead of $500 was be-
cause he split with a district en-
ployee. Yount, said Gray, refused
to tell the name of the employee
even though he asked him. He
explained in detail his version of
the dealings and difficulties be-
tween the three men.
McKelvy said Yount told him the
same story of the money split and
refused to name the district en-
ployee.
Were Old Friends
After listening to the stories of
both men, Mark Rose asked Nc
kelvey why he trusted someone else
to buy land for them, gave him
money to do so, when he and Gray
came to the valley often and could
have done so themselves.
McKelvey said Yount and Gray
were old friends and he let them
handle the affairs in connection
with the land.
Harry Horton, local attorney who
represented Yount, asked McKelvey
if he and Gray did not decide they
did not want the land after exam
lining the Mccall grapefruit Or
chard. Gray said no. Horton asked
if the partners had not intended to
raise grapefruit on the land. Nc
Kelvey against said no, he did not
know what they were going to
raise He then said he was too
busy to stay any longer and would
have to leave. He was excused.
WELL" said several board men,
bers, I'VE don't know any more
than we did. 1t must be just three
men having a fight over money
matters
The men were called in by the
board in an attempt to run to earth
rumorS that district employees ac-
cepted bribes.
Randall Henderson, editor of the
Calexico Chronicle, who was asked
to appear to tell what he knew in
the matter, did not appear this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
CANAL CLUB TO
STAGE MEETINGS
in ALL CITIES

Arrangements Tor seven open
meetings IL various valley towns
and communities were made at last
nights meeting of the All-American
canal club.
The general public and in partic-
ular those who are opposed to the
contract are invited TO attend and
to speak at the sessions.
The open session in Calipatria
tonight will take place in the Pop
py theatre. Directors G. w. Brock
man and w. F. Beal, c. o. Hoober.
candidate to succeed w. 0. Blair as
director should he be recalled, and
Don Bitler. attorney for the Water
Rights Protective association, all
have been sent special invitations
to speak. according TO those in
charge of the meeting.
On Wednesday night Indio viii
be the scene Of the meeting while
the club will conduct All open
meeting in Calexico Thursday night.
at McCabe school Friday night. at
Holtyille Saturday night. at West
morland Monday night and AZ
Brawley Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19

castle near Rome late in November
while according to police, members
of the girls family were seeking to
prevent her marriage.
The princess is 81 and the prince
"a. He is member of one of the
oldest Roman families. The princes
mother was the former Marie Reid
of New Orleans.
According to statements of Italian
police at the time of the marriage,
the girls family made strenuous ef-
forts through Washington to pre-
vent the wedding. Police also said
the girl fled from relatives on the
Riviera to meet the prince.
ROME, Jan. 10. u.P) - The mar
riage of Prince Rospigliosi and Ma
rian Snowden was celebrated with
perfect regularity before a parish
priest, Don Antonio Pezzi, in the
Rospigliosi chapel at the village OF
McCareSe.
The ceremony complied with both
Italian and ecclesiastical law re-
garding ages of consent. Italian
priests are legally empowered to
use full discretion regarding the
eXpedience of marriage.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
ALLEGED SLAYER
WARNS HE WILL
SHOOT IT OUT

LONG BEACH, Jan. 10. UP
Heavily armed police sought Ed
ward H. (Red) Rocker through the
harbor district today to arrest him
as the suspected slayer of his COM
mon-law wife. found in an aban-
doned automobile early today.
Rocker. police were Informed, is
armed with two heavy-calibre re-
volvers and has sworn he will
shoot it out" with anyone attempt
ing to arrest him.
Rocker police were informed,
borrowed an automobile last night
from Lee Armstrong, a friend and
took his woman companion for a
ride. She was tentatively identi-
fled as a Mrs. Curley, 35.
Some time later, Rocker returned
to Armstrong; home and told a
wild story of having killed a wom-
an.
Il went bang bang bang, and
she curled up" Armstrong quoted
Rocker as saying.
Armstrong and others, however,
thought he was joking.
From the house, Rocker drove
downtown, with Armstrong as a
passenger, he told police.
The womans crumpled body was
in the back seat Of the automobile.
At the first opportunity, Arm
strong left the car and went to
the police station to report he al
legged murder.
Later, the automobile was found
abandoned near Fifteenth street
and American avenue, with the
womans body in the front seat.
Rocker had disappeared.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
Orders Holiday
For 'Hysteria

URBANA, ILL.,, Jan. 10. (U.H -
Mayor Reginald Harmon today
ordered an emergency holiday"
for the rest of the week so towns
folk of this bustling university
community of 10000 people could
recover from hysteria brought on
by closing of three banks.
The mayor issued his order.
calling for closing of all business
places excepting newspapers, pub
lie utilities, drug stores and places
dispensing food after an all-night
conference with leading citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
Vote On Oil Law
Declared Legal

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10. W.p)--A
special election for the purpose of
submitting the referendum on CAL
ifornias oil conservation law may
be called legally May 3, the same
date as the presidential primary.
Attorney General U. S. Webb SO
ruled in response to query from
Governor Rolph regarding the legal
ity of such a vote.
The move is under consideration
as a possible means Of putting the
law into effect before next Nov
ember, in the event it is approved
by popular vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
CONVICT KIDNAPS
DEPUTY SHERIFF
and HIS WIFE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. l9 U.P)-
Details of the sensational kidnap-
ing Of a deputy sheriff and his
wife by prisoner bound for San
Quentin prison were barred here
today when the man and woman
were forced from their automobile
by the fleeing convict.
The convict, Joe Valdez, said to
have served a prior term, was to
have been delivered to San Quentin
to start serving a term for burg
larry in Stockton, Calf.
The San Joaquin county deputy,
Kay Clark, declared that Valdez
forced him to drive all night to
Southern California and then
elected him and Mrs. Clark from
their automobile in the Los An
geles business district Valdez
drove away in the machine.
Clark and his wife walked into
the Los Angeles police station to
report the kidnapping. The deputy
said that Valdez was seated III the
back seat Of the automobile with
handouts on his wrists. He picked
the lock with wire and Suddenly
reached forward and secured
Clark's revolver.
The daring move came Just as
the automobile entered San Rafael.
n town situated only a few miles
from the prison.
Clark said he was forced by VAL
dez to turn the car around and
head for Los Angeles. At Second
and Main streets in Los Angeles,
only three blocks from central po-
lice station, the convict elected MIR.
and Mrs. Clark.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19

Tempting new dishes, the best
ways of preparing o number of &C.
onomical and appetizing recipes,
and instruction obtained maximum
cooking results with a minimum
of fuel, will be demonstrated to
the women of FL Centro at the
free gas cooking school to be con-
Quoted January 90, 21, %, at the
Woman's Ten Thousand club under
the auspices of the I. v. Hardware
Co. and the Natural Gas Corpora
ton of California.
Every woman in the community,
whether or not user of gas, is
invited to attend and will learn
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
COOKING SCHOOL TO BE HELD
FOR Ell CENTRIC HOUSEWIVES

many new ideas from Miss Elmer
Martin, cooking expert who will be
in charge. The sessions will be
held Wednesday and Friday from
"a p. m. and Thursday from 10
a. m. to ~, noon. Detailed an
nouncements for each days pro-
gram will be carried in The Press.
The Ten Thousand club, corner
of Seventh and Olive streets. is
being outfitted today with modern
gas equipment which will be used
III the demonstrations, this equip
ment coming either from the local
office of the gas company or the
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-19
Debts Problem
Up To Europe
BY WALLACE CARROLL
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, Jan. 19. Europe must
settle its reparations problem by
itself, France was told informally
today in an American reply to the
suggestions on debts and repara-
tions made by Premier Pierre Laval
on Saturday to Walter E. Edge, the
United States ambassador.
The reply definitely placed the
responsibility for reparations set
tlement on Europe, since the Unit
I'd States has no hand or share in
1eparations, and reaffirmed the
United States debt policy as an
nounced in congress.