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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
CLEVELAND FIRE
IN HOTEL TAKES
LIVES OF -FOUR

CLEVELAND, o., June 7. U.P)-
Flame-swept ruins of the six-story
Ellington apartment building In
downtown Cleveland yielded bodies
of four victims today and firemen
continued digging in the debris for
the bodies of four others who they
were positive, also had perished.
Thirty persons were injured.
They were cared for temporarily
in three nearby hotels and a
cathedral. Several of the 200 resi-
dents of the building were still un-
accounted for at noon and an un-
official list was being compiled to
aid the searchers.
The fire destroyed the structure
shortly after midnight in the wake
of a terrific explosion, believed
caused by escaping gas. Damage
was estimated at nearly $l,000,000
The identified dead were:
Mrs. Anna Mitchell, 70, burned
and fatally injured in leap from
a third floor window.
Conrad Werner, So, a National
City Bank guard, suffocated in his
room.
Miss Cora Stokes, 60, retired
hotel employee, suffocated and
burned.
The fourth body was that of
man burned beyond recognition.
Bodies of the other victims were
said to be buried beneath a COL
lapsed wall
Flames leaped 100 feet in the air
and a stiff lake breeze showered
sparks over the downtown section.
CLEVELAND, o., June 7. U.R)-
At least eight persons perished
early today in a fire that swept
the six-story Ellington building in
downtown Cleveland following
terrific explosion believed made by
pent up gas in first floor barber
shop.
A higher death toll was expected
by policemen and firemen who
searched the debris for 16 missing
persons.
Damage was estimated at
$1,000,000.
Five bodies were recovered from
the ruins and rescuers announced
that it was certain three others
still were buried in one room.
At least 80 other persons, of the
total of 200 that lived in apart
mentS in the building, were ser
iously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07

took prayer into the saloons TO
combat the evil of drink. Reared
in such tradition, he contributed to
the anti-saloon league war chest
and spoke for prohibition. Now, he
sees prohibition as detrimental and
favorS its abandonment, leaving to
later the working out of substitute
plans.
Rockefeller had hoped, ne told
Butler, that the 18th amendment
would be generally supported by
public opinion and that the cause
of temperance would be advanced.
"That this has not been the re-
suit" he wrote, "but rather that
drinking generally has been in
creased; that the speakeaSy has re-
placed the saloon, not only unit
for unit, but probably two fold, if
not three fold; that vast army of
lawbreakers has been recruited and
financed on a colossal scale that
many of our best citizens, piqued
at what they regarded as an in
fringement of their private rights,
have only and unabaShly dis
regarded the 18th amendment; that
as an inevitable result, respect for
all law has been greatly leSsened;
that crime has increased to an un-
precedented oegree-I have slowly
and reluctantly come to believe"
Cites Evils
The former ally of prohibition
returned these further indictments
against the 18th amendment with
these suggestions:
II am not unmindful of the
blessings in the abolition of the sa-
loon but these benefits are
more than outweighed by the evils
which have developed; evils which
if not properly checked are likely
to lead to conditions unspeakably
worse than they were before pro-
hibition.
Repeal may not by itself end all
these evils but "it is prerequisite
to the attainment of that goal"
If the 18th amendment is re-
pealed, sufficient time ought to be
given before repeal becomes effect
i've to permit the states by legisla-
tive action" to set up such safe
guards and methods of control as
will insure promotion of temper
ance.
Repeal should be submitted with
out alternative suggestions for con-
troll methods because ''it will be so
difficult for our people as a whole
to agree in advance on what the
substitute should be and so unlike
ly that any one method will fit the
entire nation"
Rockefeller preceded his startling
attack on the prohibition amend
ment with an explanation of the
attitude of his famous father and
himself, and an outline of the be-
liefs of his mother and grandmoth-
er which read:
my mother and her mother were
among the dauntless women of
their day, who, hating the horrors
of drunkenness, were often found
with bands of women of like mind,
praying on their knees in the sa-
looms in their ardent desire to save
men from the evils that so COM
monty sprang from these sources
of iniQuity."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
BANKER ASSERTS
DEPRESSION CUT
DEAD TEMBERS'

LOS ANGELES, June 7. U.H -
Financial houses that survived the
recent troubles are going steadily
ahead in the task of building a
firm economic structure in the ma
ton, Henry j. Mergler of Cincin-
natl said today in his annual presi-
dental report at the American IN
stitute of Banking convention here,
The short, white-haired president
of the bankers declared that the
diseased portion" of banks had
been eliminated by failures in time
of stress
Mergler said that some banks
failed because of lack of confidence
and others because of poor man
agement.
I'VE have all suffered" he said
"but we must return to our tack
with renewed courage. Bankers to-
day must be students of economics,
foreign affairs and have a we'll
grounded knowledge of banking
laws"
Mergler said the institute hac
passed through the most trying
period of it's existence successfully
"The economic problems of the
country have been placed on the
shoulders of intelligent bankers,
who by the exercise of their under
standing of international and in
dustrial affairs and local condi-
tions, must face the greatest task
in bankers history" Mergler added.
The membership is 65,351, a de-
crease of II per cent as compared
to last year, he reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
ADVOCATE
SLASH IN
EXPENSES
Grand Jury Presents Re-
commentators To The
Board Of Supervisors.
ECONOMY DESIRED
Board Considering Sug-
gestiOns In Making Up
Budget For County.

Forced by the pressure of the
times to a consideration of every
possible slash in the cost of county
government, and guided to some
extent by grand jury resolution
pointing the way to a possible slash
of S263, 3,331.39 in the budget for the
coming fiscal year. the county boarc
of supervisors will meet tonight ir
what may be the last session tc
consider items on the county bud
get.
During the past month the super
visorS have held night meetings al
various times to consider the bud
get, shaving expenses wherever
possible and recommending other
savings which might be effected
with the aid of various county Of
fices.
Drastic cuts are recommended in
a grand jury resolution pointing the
way to a 20 per cent saving for the
1928 fiscal year. The necessity
for drastic savings is pointed out
in a paragraph declaring that, "it
is evident that at the present time
the economic and financial condi-
ton Of the taxpayers of the county
of Imperial is such that they car
no longer stand the burden of tax
alton placed upon them, and
it is evident there will be drastic
reduction in the tax collections .
during the fiscal year 1932-1933.'
Recommendations made in the
resolution are:
That the statistical and financial
report of the county of Imperial
be compiled by the budget clerk
during regular office hours and
without extra pay.
That all elections officers, clerks
judges and inspectors be paid the
minimum salary.
That the county clerk add sup
plement to the index for the May
election instead of having printed
a new index for the August pri-
maries.
That the board of supervisors call
a meeting of the Newspaper Asso-
citation of Imperial county and en-
deavor to have the cost of publish
ting the delinquent tax list reduced
That the road tax of II cents be
eliminated and that all road re-
pairs be made out Of the gas tax.
That no new office equipment
nor automobiles be bought unless
absolutely necessary.
Would Merge Positions
That the position of assistant
county physician be eliminated,
since the county hospital is now
employing a full time resident ply"
sician.
That the office of attendance Of
ficer for the county school districts
be eliminated.
That the office of live stock in
spector and the office of dairy in
spector be combined.
That all insurance carried by the
county for any purpose whatever
be given to any reliable insurance
company, authorized to do business
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
ROrke Succeeds
To Eller's Job

LOS ANGELES, June 7. U.H
Hal B. Rorke, city editor of the
Illustrated Daily News, has been
appointed executive in charge OF
the editorial departments.
In this position, Rorke assumes
the responsibilities of the late
Harry Eller, managing editor who
died recently.
Rorke has been on the Illus
trated Daily News since 1926. Pre-
vious to that time he was employed
on other Los Angeles papers and
for time was with the United
Press in New York City.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
Smuggler Taken
BY Coast Guard

SAN PEDRO, Calf, June !,
0H-The coast guard patrol boat
Bonham radioed to local headquar-
ters today that it had captured the
motorship Chesapeake and found
1000 cases of liquor aboard.
The Chesapeake was taken just
northwest of Point Arguello, the
message said. -Four members OF
the Chesapeake's crew we're ar
rested, it was reported.
The Bonham advised it was tow
ing the Chesapeake and expected
to reach here late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
COCHET PLANS TOUR

PARIS. June 7. U.P) - Henri
Cochet of France, worlds greatest
tennis player, plans to make a world
tour following the Davis cup chal-
lenger round in July he announced
today.
Cochet said that, accompanied by
his protege, Andre Merlin, he
planned to visit The Olympic games
in Los Angeles in August.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07

WASHINGTON, June !. U.1
The house late today defeat
ed President Hoover's unem-
ployment relief program when
it was offered by administra-
ton supporters as a substitute
for the entire Garner bill.
The plan was offered by Rep
resentative Hawiey tRep) Ore
gon, and embodied the Presi-
dents suggestion for carrying
out a program of self liquidat-
ing" public works through
loans from the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation. The cor
poration's borrowing power
would have been increased by
S1,5OO,OOO,OOO under the plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
Physician Orders
DarrOw To Bed

CHICAGO, June 7. WR)-Attor-
ney Clarence Darrow was seriously
i'll today in his South Side home.
He was stricken with indigestion
during the night and physicians
ordered complete quiet today. He
was compelled to cancel a sched-
uled appearance in federal court
where he was to have appeared in
behalf of City Sealer Joe Grein,
who is seeking return of $4,000
worth of Cordian extracts seized by
federal prohibition agents in raid.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
Freight Loading
Shows Increase

WASHINGTON. June T. U.D ~
For the first time In more than a
month carloadlngs OF revenue
freight increased during the week
ending May %, the American Rail-
way association reported today.
The weeks total Of 520g62 cara
was 55l2 above the preceding weeks
total, but l90,287 below the load
ings for the same week in 1881,
and 339, ,l02 under the same period
two years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
@sWlLL
~ ROGERS
W 'SQyS:

BEVERLY HILLS, June 7.
(SpeciaD We never realized
that elections were so near till
we see by the papers this morn
ing that each political party
has some" plan of relieving
the unemployed. They have
been unemployed for three
years. and nobody paid any at
tention to EN-. But now both
parties have discovered that
while they are not working,
there is nothing in the consti-
tuition to prevent them from
voting.
So Democratic campaign
Leader "Hooey" and Republican
Leader "Baloney" say: 1--WE
have to do something about
this
Miss Secretary, reach in the
bag and get out some of those
old campaign promises. We
will dust EN- off and use 'em
again this year, and remember,
no matter what the other side
promises, see their promise and
raise EN- two more"
Yours,
II, - D..
9sss asssush' tsa,.ss.s sar
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
Plan Paving At
Araz Junction

SACRAMENTO, June 7. (U.H -
Highway and bridge projects 10
cost approximately $3,60o,ooo Will
be advertised for bids this month,
the state department of public
works announced here today.
The projects included;
Imperial County Paving 10
miles from sand hills to Araz juno
ton. -..--...----4--.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
NUMBERS
OF VETS 7
INCREASE
Big Parade Planned To
March Tonight Through
Streets Of Capital.
SOUELCH RADICALS
Ex-Servicemen Prepared
To Take Care Of Radi-
cal Groups.

WITH THE BONUS EXPGDI-
TIONARY FORCES, WASHING
TON, D. c., June 7. U.P)-Leaders
of the veterans army today In
voked the iron discipline of war
days to make tonight's demonstra-
ton in behalf of a bonus bill a
peaceful parade.
When word reached the camp
on the Potomac, now housing more
than 5700 men, that Police Super
intendent Pelham Glassford was
prepared to deal with Commun-
ist combat unit" of 100 men, the
veterans hastened to make certain
that their march to the capitol
would be orderly.
Harold B. Foulkrod, lanky legis-
lative chairman of the veterans,
climbed on partly-finisned
wooden shelter, pushed his trench
cap firmly down on his head and
shouted:
1--WE are affiliated with no po-
litical parties. We are not Com
munists or radicals. We are vet
Grams. We are American citizens,
native born and naturalized.
1--WE do not want trouble and
we will not have trouble. What We
want is the bonus and we will
have it."
Police estimated there would be
5000 veterans here by the time the
parade leaves the state, war and
navy building at p. m.
BY JOHN REICHMANN
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June Police
strengthened their supervision OF
the bonus army of 4000 and pre-
pared for emergencies today as
authorities disclosed what they
claimed was Communist plot to
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-07
H0Oyer>s $ Relief
Bill Defeated
FLASH

FLASH
ASHIN NG TON - House
passes Garner Relief bill.
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Should Get TOpefher

So diversified have become the
activities of the federal government
that one Of our Uncle Samuel's hands
rarely knowns what the other is
doing.
Illustration is offered by a pub
licity release recently sent out by the
federal bureau in charge of fish and
game propagation and protection.
Quoting the North Dakota game
and fish department it carried an
item which said in substance:
Aided by two cans of malt some
sugar and yeast, sportsmen of Suits
man county built a dam which now
is in successful operation"
There was more to the item but
that was the gist of it.
Unless one is so quaint as to think
that the malt, sugar and yeast were
combined to make biscuits Gn which
case mention of the flour was omit
ted one must conclude that the
whole business was something in the
nature of a whoopee affair. Also it
might be inferred that such chem
ical combinations produce strong
stuff on the banks of the James
river.
Perhaps it is just as we'll that Col
Woodcock's prohibition department
did not know about it-at least in
advance.
But certainly some sort Of moral
should be drawn from this rather
unusual bit of publicity.
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The New Waterman

/
| Most Of us think of the airmail ri
lots who speed through the skie:
merely as messengers of new trans.
portation medium and new era o.
faster communication, but they fire..
quently have opportunity to bt
watchmen of the nation as we'll.
The experience of M. o. Fried
Northwest airmail pilot from St
Paul to Chicago. illustrates the point
He was flying the night mail north.
ward when he observed fire on the
shore OF a lake at Peewaukee, Wis
Absence Of lights in the vicinity
caused him to conclude that the fire
was unobserved, so he swooped low
over Peewaukee and the neighborine
town of Hartland to awaken the
countryside.
Joe Pokowski, asleep in a burn.
ing building, was rescued by the
aroused citizenry and volunteer eff.
forts prevented spread of the fire to
rs nearby cottages. Fried continued
on his flight without landing.
Last year another pilot on the same
line spotted fire on a railroad tres
tie over which an excursion train
carrying passengers to football
game was soon to pass. His action
IN giving news of the fire may have
saved scores of lives.
These men, covering wide areas in
a brief span of time, constitute a new
crew OF watchmen, guarding the
safety and the welfare of the nation
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ing on a career, the Gratke family
picked up and moved.
Out in the northwest, Gratke had
made something of reputation In
Rotary Club circles as an organizer.
Shortly after he came to Gotham, he
decided to visit the local Rotary
luncheon. There he met men who
were trying to organize broadway
Association. He volunteered to help.
And that was that-from Rotary
Club to the "wisest" street in the
world. Or so they'd have you believe!
THE MAYOR JOINS IN
! Gratke. n-BroadWayeSe
personality, resents the changes that
have been turning Broadway into a
cheap Coney Island. AS gent from
1.-The STICKS" he had built illusions
about the big street-illusions Of
glamor and tradition.
Recently, as representative of the
Broadway Association, he furnished
the police with list of "menaces."
ranging from indecent picture dis
plays to unsightly parades of tawdry
sandwich men; from gyp-joint steer
ers to ugly auction sale signs.
So, if your Broadway snaps up
bit and looks its old self one of these
days-credit visiting fireman from
the northwest.
X X X
Meanwhile, the sudden demise of
the burleycue houses from a rap over
the head delivered by Acting Mayor
Mckee is likely to lead to court action.
For the Minskys, who introduced the
current burlesque vogueS, have money
and will fight back.
It needed no night stick to lay low
the old-time burlesque, however. This
had died when the first stripper
pranced on the stage and began to
take off her apparel. The stripper,
in fact became the big drawing card.
Few OF the men who packed the the
aters came to see the show. They
yawned until the strip" acts came on.
X * X
OLD SCHOOL DEAD
Old-school burlesque was one of the
theater's most important training
schools. Fannie Brice was a gradu-
ate; so were Sophie Tucker, Polly
Moran, Blossom Seeley, Winnie Hen
shaw, May Howard, Ethel Shutta, who
became a Ziegfeld star and is now
Mrs. George Olson; Charlie Hoey,
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Barbs

Chicago stockyards report an In
crease in purchases Of meat. Per
haps prosperity is just around the
cowshed.
X X \
Four horses entered by the Aga
Khan, Indian potentate, In = re-
cent British racing classic finished
first, second, fourth and fifth.
British race horse owners prob
ably are beginning to feel that the
only good Indian is dead Indian.
X X *
It is about time for somebody to
offer us a poem, mentioning some
thing about melancholy days" "sere
and yellow leaves" and "the twilight
of the year." Not that we're asking
for 1t, however.
4
Flyers face fine Of $3.50 for
landing in Greenland without
permit. Maybe that explains the
success Of transatlantic flights.
New York's new Mayor Mckee cut
his own salary from $4,000 to $25,-
600. SO the mayor of New York really
gets q salary, after all!
Copyright, 1882, NEA Service, 1nc)
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It is amazing how wise great states
men can be when it is 10 years too
late.-David Lloyd George, war prime
minister Of Great Britain.
X * X
When it is so easy to get money out
of the federal treasury. why does any
one go into legitimate business?-Con-
gresham Michael j. Hart of Michi-
gan.
Il X 4
I've been voting since was 10, and
I've never split the Democratic ticket.
John Nance Garner, Democratic
nominee for vice president.
y X X
Among the similarities to them
selves that men have discovered with
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friends and get favorable advertising.
Those who were in the heat Of the
battle realized, after the campaign
was over, that this city got more in
good will and publicity than what
the battle cost.
Saturdays mony doubtless
marks the state investment which
will permanently locate the capital
in Bismarck. This city takes more
than perfunctory satisfaction in
being host to its many friends and
neighbors on such an occasion.
The campaign for a new capitol
building has gone on merrily for sew
cral decades. Years ago, new
statehouse was within the grasp of
Bismarck but certain discriminatory
features of the statehouse legislation
caused the supreme court to find the
statute unconstitutional.
Saturdays ceremonies then mark
the consummation of a steady drive
to house the government of this
state in structure suitable for the
speedy and economical dispatch of
public business.
A simple program has been pre-
pared. Vice President Charles Cur
tbs, distinguished westerner from
Kansas. is honoring us on that &C.
caSion by his presence. Politics arc
to be kept in the offing. This event
is to be a great non-political gather
ing to celebrate an historic event in
the states history and to show our
love and devotion for beloved COM
Bismarck extends a hearty well
come to all upon this occasion.
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IN
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(2ONN
A FIREMAN CLEANS Up
~!

A FIREMAN CLEANS UP
New York, Oct. 5.-The vacuum
cleaner, now being applied so indus
trlously to Broadway's eyesores and
midway intrusians, is being guided by
of all people, gent removed but
few years from Portland, Ore.
1t is somewhat monotonous
refrain of the big town that the
achievers and the doors are folk
transplanted from the hinterlands.
Still, one might expect the fellow
who tries to save Broadway from it
self and return it to its old tradi-
tons, to be a man of the show-world:
a Cohanesque figure who takes his
sun baths in the bright lights; a
sentimentalist out of yesteryear.
Instead, the chieftain of the Broad
way Association, which has ribbed the
Manhattan police into cleanup ac-
ton, turns out to be John Gratke,
erstwhile newspaperman and print
shop operator of Astoria, Ore, who
wound up in Portland.
* X *
The story goes like this: Gratke
has a talented daughter. She is
musician. Feeling that New York
gave better opportunities for con-
tinuing a musical education and start