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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
RIVERSIDE GETS
FIRST SNOW IN
FORTY YEARS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. WPI-
Southern California awoke today
to find mantle Of snow reaching
far down into the foothills of the
San Bernardino and San Jacinto
mountains.
For 30 minutes this morning
snow fell in Riverside and San
Bernardino, but soon melted. It
was the first time in 40 years snow
had fallen in Riverside. Pomona
also reported snow.
The PerriS Valley, cast of River
side, reported two to three inches of
snow on the ground; Beaumont re
ported four inches and Banning
three inches.
Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto
mountains, had eight inches in the
past "a hours
The worst sandStorm in Is years
visited the Coachella Valley yester-
day, blowing down trees and power
lines and causing numerous auto
mobile wrecks.
Rainfall was general over South
ern California last night, ranging
from 02 inches at San Diego to
10 inches at Beaumont. Los An
geles reported .15 inches during the
night, bringing the years total to
$40 inches against 5.3l inches at
this time last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
Stage Passengers
Slightly Injured

-Four Pacific Greyhound stage
passengers were slightly cut and
bruised last night as the result of
an accident in which the bus from
San Diego became involved with
a stalled truck and trailer one
mile and half east of Guatay.
A Borderland truck and trailer
stalled across the highway and the
driver was unable to move it from
the line of traffic. In attempting
to pass the stalled trailer, the
driver drove the stage into one
corner, tearing a hole down the
side of the stage.
A reserve car was sent from San
Diego, making the bus leaving San
Diego at o'clock last night arrive
in Ell Centro at o'clock this morn
ing instead Of at a. m.
Three of the passengers pro-
ceeded on their way east while one
was returned to San Diego. All
injuries were declared to be Slight.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
ELEVEN KILLED
WHEN TORNADO
VISITS SOUTH
Disrupted Communication
Lines Prevent Details
OF Disaster.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Jan. 13 -
.U.P)-Ten negroes were killed in a
tornado which struck the vicinity
of Moundville, Ala, last night, the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
telegrapher there reported today.
Due to severed communication
lines into the section-l8 miles
south of here-only meager reports
of the extent of the storm were
available.
Relief parties worked their way
into the farming district today, and
found highways clogged by fallen
trees and poles.
The tornado was believed the
same which dipped near Aber-
deem, Miss, earlier in the night,
killing a woman and injuring 30.
ABERDEEN, Miss, Jan. 13.-lU.P)
"A tornado which swept over
northeastern Mississippi last night
killed at least one person and in
jured 30 or more. preliminary
check here revealed today.
New Hamilton, small settlement
near here, was directly in the path
of the tornado. Most homes in this
hamlet were wrecked and it was
there that the heaviest toll Of in
juries was reported.
The only known person killed was
Mrs. Frank Simmons of New Ham
ilton. Thirty of the injured we're
brought to the hospital here. Sew
eral were reported in serious con-
dition
The twister struck between Ham
ilton and New Hamilton and ripped
a swath 200 yards wide and five
miles long through the southeast
corner of Monroe county.
Communication was disrupted
and roads were blocked by wreck
age.
Rescue parties made slow pro-
gress in checking the ruins in
darkness.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
WOMEN VICTIMS
OF SLAYINC IN
VIRGINIA CITY

WASHINGTON, Jan. l3.-U.P)-
Two women, identified as Mrs.
Agnes Illsley of New York and her
maid, Mrs. Bruckner were found
clubbed to death about 9 a. m. to-
day at Mrs. IllsleyS home at Mid
dleburg, Va, according to word tel
ephoned to Washington.
Washington police dispatched
three experts Immediately TO take
up the investigation.
Mrs. Illsley was the widow of
Spencer Illsley, according to the
information telephoned here by
Middleburg authorities. Her hus-
band died about a year ago. She
maintained a residence in Middle
burg, an exclusive social colony and
near Middleburg had a country
place known as Francis Mill farm.
The bodies were found by Mrs.
Illsley's younger brother, visiting
from New York He had been to
Francis Mill Farm, where Mrs. Ills
ley kept a string of horses for
the fox hunting that makes up
much of the social activity of that
section of Virginia.
A rear door had been broken
by the murderer or murderers to
gain entrance. Rooms were in dis
order. Blood stained the rugs.
County Prosecutor John Galleher.
Sheriff E. A. Adrian and County
Coroner DR.. John A. Gibson of
Leesburg, the county seat, took
charge of the investigation. The
coroner ordered an autopsy. Efforts
were begun Immediately to obtain
fingerprints from a hatchet, and
bootjack, found in the rooms where
the murders were committed and
from the walls and furniture.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
COLD WEATHER
PREDICTED FOR
VALLEY TONIGHT
Little Damage Caused BY
Heavy Wind Which
Blew Last Night.

WIND attained q recorded velo-
city Of 35 miles an hour at the peak
of last nights storm in the valley
but there were undoubtedly gusts
which reached a velocity Of so
miles an hour, according to F A.
Baughman, valley weather bureau
representative.
The record was saxen from Off
cial government weather bureau
instruments at the Imperial Irri-
cation district offices at Imperial.
The average velocity of the gale
was 80 miles an hour. the wind be-
ing stronger during the early hours
of the night The wind dimin-
ished somewhat after midnight.
Below freezing weather is pre-
dicted for the valley tonight, said
Baughman, and it is possible the
spring pea crop will be in some
danger from frost. Pea growers are
asked to tune in or the TAO o'clock
broadcast over KXO or the 8
o'clock broadcast over KNX at
which time more definite informa-
ton will be given by Baughman.
The storm still covers the greater
part of the United States and it
is cloudy and windy today over the
southwest. There is said to be little
rain in California. The storm is
moving northeast and is being re-
placed by an area of high pressure
over western Canada with a move
ment toward the southeast bring
ing cold weather to California, said
the weather bureau representative.
But slight damage was suffered
last night by the Southern Sierras
Power company in Imperial Valley,
according to Joe E. King, general
manager.
One distribution line was down
IN the Holtville area and in other
regions branches of trees blew across
wires and caused little difficulty.
Coachella Asks Aid
The Southern Sierras company in
Coachella suffered greater damages
as officials telephoned to King TO
send crew of repair men to assist
in repairing damage and placing
the system in order. N. c. Smith
and his crew were sent to aid Goa
chella repair gangs.
No more damage than ordinarily
occurs in wind storms was suffered
by the local telephone lines. The
Ell Centro office reports that a few
lines went out of order temporarily
but that crews are out checking up
on the damage and putting every
thing in repair. No damage to
amount to anything occurred.
Agriculture in general suffered
but little from the storm. Grape
fruit received some damage from
the wind, although the soaring
was not as great as it would have
been if the fruit had been younger.
In some orchards fruit was blown
off the trees, necessitating imme-
diate shipment. Lettuce was prac-
tically undamaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
Wine Upheld By
Noted Physician

WASHINGTON, Jan. l3. (U.H-
Prohibition was asSailed today by
DR.. Graham Lusk of the Cornell
university medical center. New
York City. in senate hearings on
the 4 per cent beer bill.
Lusk produced before the COM
mittee a letter he wrote at the
request of the director of prohi-
bition but suppressed by that Of
flee, apparently because of its
firm anti-prohibition sentiments.
The letter denied that moderate
use of 3 per cent wine can pos
sibly be harmful to an individual" :"
Doctor LuSk was introduced to
the committee as one of the worlds
foremost nutrition authorities. He
condemned prohibition as "a false
philosophy with regard to the reg
ulation of human conduct"
Doctor LuSk said E. B. Sanford
of the prohibition bureau had asked
him for "a scientific statement re-
garding the effects of alcohol on
the human system" with view
to including the statement in a
monograph the bureau was pre-
pairing on "the general subject of
the pathological effect of alcohol
cn the human system"
In his reply, addressed to Pro-
hibition Director Woodcock, Lusk
cited conditions in Germany and
France and invited Woodcock to
contrast this with the nasty mess
of the American scene" He de-
scribed prohibition as "the present
unenforceable and intolerable
measure"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
BANDIT ADMITS
CONNECTION In
CROWLEY DEATH
Young LOcksmith Held
In Fatal Shooting Of
Los Angeles Officer.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13.-U.P)-
Nervous and pale, a confessed ban
dit related at a coroners inquest
today how Detective Lieutenant
Hugh Crowley was shot to death in
the Westwood Village theatre Mon
day morning when the officer walk
ed msuspectingly into holdup
scene.
Jack Green. 23-year-old lock-
smith and confessed bandit, placed
responsibility for Crowley's death
upon his confederate, who he
named as Joseph F. Regan, "a. Re-
gan is still sought by police.
u had met Regan only two days
before the shooting" Green de-
clared. When Crowley came in the
door of the theatre office, we
thought he was the manager and
believed We could force him to
open the safe.
When he saw us. ne darted into
the foyer, crouched and began
shooting. We had followed him
but I ran back into the office
When Il went out again, Crowley
lay on the floor and Regan was
badly wounded"
Green said two men whom he
would not name carried Regan out
of the latter's apartment about
midnight Monday, after surgeon,
sought by police. had treated his
abdominal gunshot wounds inflict-
ed by Crowley. He said he did not
know Regan's whereabouts.
Seek Physician
The principal witnesses at the in
quest were Paul Barry and Bud
Brewer. who had gone to the thea
tire to get a film. They were tied
up by Green and his companion,
they said, and although they did
not see the actual shooting, they
saw Green return to the office
when firing began.
Police said that unless the ply
sician who treated Regan makes a
full report to police this morning,
he will be taken into custody.
Meanwhile the police commission
asked the city council to permit
Crowley's body to lie in state in the
city hall rotunda today. The coun-
Gil was to act on the request as its
first order of business.
Detective Inspector David David
son, Capt. Roy Condaffer and De-
tectives Ryan, Hudson and McMul-
len, who made the arrests, said
they would give their share of the
posted $1,000 reward for capture
of Crowley'S slayers, to the Off
GERS widow.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
High School Boys
Get Scholarships

SACRAMENTO, Jan. l3. W.P) -
Four Southern California high
school vocational agriculture stu
dents have been awarded SlOo
scholarships at the University of
California College of Agriculture,
as a result of outstanding work last
year, it was announced today by
Julian a. McPhee, chief of the bu-
reau of agricultural education.
Scholarship winners are Robert
Kepner of Perris for Riverside
county; Charles Ball of Chino. San
Bernardino county; Clarence Me
nard of Lancaster, Los Angeles
county, and Bruce Martin of Gar
den Grove, Orange county. The
Union Pacific system offers a Schol-
arship in each county.
Awards were based approximate
ly half ON project work and records
and half on scholastic standing
and leadership. Three of the four
winners had hog-raising projects.
Sixteen boys competed in the four
counties for the scholarship awards.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
QUITS
AS PRESIDENT
OF STEEL FIRM

NEW YORK, Jan. l3. (U.P,-
James A. Farrell, who rose from a
day laborer TO become head of the
worlds largest corporation, has an
nounced his resignation as presi-
dent of the United States Steel
corporation, effective April 18.
Farrell, in announcing his re-
tirement from the post he has held
since 1911, declared he was STEP
ping aside for younger men. After
calling reporters to his home about
midnight Farrell read statement
which James A., Jr., had trans
Scribed at his fathers dictation.
The steel executives resignation
followed action by the stockholders
who revised the pension plan last
April. This provided for automatic
retirement Of all employees at the
age of 10.
Farrell, 90 now, could have re-
tanned his post until February Is,
1888. under this plan. but as he
explained, he believed the time
has now arrived for my successor
to be appointed in order to es-
tablish the management upon a
more permanent foundation COM
posed of younger men,"
He seemed in good health as he
met reporters.
mo successor has been appointed
as yet" he said.
Under the revised pension plan.
Farrell will receive l per cent OF
his average salary for the last 10
years, multiplied by the total num-
Der of years of service. His salary
as president and general executive
officer of the corporation has noC
been made public.
Farrell began his career in steel
at 16 in New Haven, Conn.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
JURY REACHES VERDICT BUT is
DISMISSED AS UNABLE TO AGREE

Lines of puzzlement today had
drawn their creascS across the
brows Of Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son and attorneys who took part in
an automobile accident damage
suit tried in Judge Thompson's
court, while all were racking their
brains to remember precedent for
the actions of jury which last
night was dismissed as having dis
agreed.
The botherSome part of the en-
tire business is that the jury ac-
tually did return verdict signed
by the foreman. awarding B. Yok-
oyama $4,000 damages against Mrs.
Leone Cary and Ralph H. Cary.
The damages were for injuries
suffered by the Japanese in an ac-
cident last May Is on the Los An
geleS highway three and a half
miles south Of Brawley.
Complications entered into the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
HONOLULU
DEMANDS
REFORMS
Special Session Of Legis-
lature Is Called BY Gov
ernOr Judd.
CITIZENS AROUSED
Public. Meeting Declares
That Present COndi-
tions Be Cleaned Up. I.
By DAN Campbell

United Press Staff Correspondent
HONOLULU, Jan. 10 UP) -
Hawaii's territorial government,
shaken by the honor" murder of q
young native that climaxed wave
OF terrorism, was on the brink of
revolutionary changes demanded
by an aroused populacc today.
A whole new structure of civil
government may result from a spe-
Cial session of the island legislature
ordered by Governor Lawrence NJ.
Judd. Sweeping reforms were called
for by leading citizens of the PA
cific Paradise to prevent further
outrages against women.
Governor Judd acted on the rec
ommendation OF a Legislature COM
mittee after Walter Dillingham;. one
of Hawaii's big five. had attacked
present conditions as more serious
than at any time in all the years I
have lived here"
Dillingham'S arraignment of is
land administration followed day
of sensational Developments in the
kidnapping and Staying of Joe Kaha-
hawai-, young Hawaiian. Already in
turmoil over the killing. city Of
ficials anerily denounced an order
from Secretary of the Navy Adams
in Washington for navy officers
here TO refuse to surrender four
persons held in their care charged
with the murder.
City prosecutors grew calmer
when Secretary Adams retracted
the order, but the resentment of
business and civil leaders over the
whole situation increased.
Start Inquiry
Meanwhile police started on a
new inquiry into the Staying which
may radically affect the proSecu-
tion OF the four prisoners now
among friends" aboard the navy
receiving ship Alton in Pearl Har-
bor They are Mrs. Grace Hubbard
Fortescuc, 40, widely known New
York and Washington society mat
ron; Lieut.. Qg) Thomas H. Mas
sic, 26, her Son-in-law. and E. j.
Lord, %, and Albert o. Jones. 81,
enlisted men.
City and County Attorney James
Gilliland charged that Kahahawai
was killed because he was one OF
five men recently tried on charges
OF attacking Lieut.. Massie's girl
wife. Thalia, daughter Of Mrs For
tescue. They were taken aboard the
Alton for safekeeping and Capt.
Wardworthman was made a temp
orary court officer to have them in
custody.
1t was generally believed that the
Dillingham; statement was respon-
siblc in a large measure for calling
the legislative session. since he is
one of the most important business
and political figures on the islands.
He spoke to directors of the cham
Der Of commerce before being
named chairman of a committee TO
urge the session on Governor Judd.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
MEXICAN YOUTH
HELD AS SLAYER
OF CUSTOMS MAN

NOGALES, Ariz.. Jan. l3. UPl-
Santiago Aguirre, II, one of two
Mexican youths sought for the
killing last night of Clyde Bristow,
customs officer, was captured to-
day, a posse reported by telephone,
% miles west Of here.
Aguirrc was attempting to make
the Mexican border, it was be-
lieved.
Alberto Flores, said to have been
Aguirres companion in the at
tempted liquor-smuggling enter
prise that ended in Bristow's
death, was still at large.
Two men opened fire last night
when Bristow and another officer
challenged the small automobile in
which they were riding from the
border north toward Tucson. AS
Bristow fell, the two men made
their escape on, foot. A quantity
of liquor was found in the aban-
doned car.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13

T TAX PLAN
OUTLINED
Treasury Head Presents
His Bill To Committee
On Ways And Means.
IS FIRST WITNESS
Necessity Of Balancing
Budget Emphasized At
Conference.

WASHINGTON, jan 13. W.P) =
The administration program for
leYying nearly s1,000,000,000 of
added taxes in an emergency effort
to balance the national budget was
laid before the house ways and
means committee today by Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon.
Mellon was the first witness
called by the committee as it be-
gan hearings on its unwelcome task
of drafting a bill to impose new
and higher taxes on the nation.
The secretary, following out his
earlier recommendations to con-
gress, advocated a return to the
income tax rates of 1924 and the
imposition of new special taxes on
automobiles, theatre tickets, tele-
phone and telegraph messages,
stamps and other items.
The proposed income tax sched-
ule would require payments by all
single individuals earning more
than $1,000 and by all married per-
sons with an income over $500.
An additional exemption Of S400
would be allowed for each de-
pendent.
On the first $4,000 of taxable in
come the tax would be 2 per cent
instead of the present IL per cent.
On the next $4,000 it would be
per cent instead of the present 3
per cent. On taxable income above
$4,000 the normal rate would be
6 per cent.
In addition. surtaXes ranging up
to 81 per cent would be levied on
incomes from $4,000 to 100000.
On incomes Of more than $500,000
the tax would reach a maximum
of 40 per cent.
The proposed revision would
bring back into the taxpaying
group some 1,700,OO0," Secretary
Mellon said. Even so, our income
tax law would still remain tax
paid by relatively few individuals.
There would be only some 3,600,000
federal taxpayers in a nation of
120,000,000 people. and of this num-
Der less than 100000 would con-
tribute 80 per cent of the tax"
The secretary emphasized the
adViSability Of balancing the bud
get in the next fiscal year. He
estimated the treasury deficit for
the fiscal year ending June 80 at
$2,l23, 100000 and said this would
cause an increase of $500, 100000
in the public debt.
Economy Urged
But coincident with tax in
creaSeS, there must be q real aeon
omy in government expenditures,
Mellon warned.
I'VE are only justified in making
n
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
Governor Fills
State Positions

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 13. -
U.p)-Reappointment of DR.. Percy
T. Phillips, Santa Cruz, and DR..
Charles B. Pinkham, San Francisco
rs members of the state board of
medical examiners was announced
at the governors office here today
Phillips is president and Pinkham
secretary of the board.
Other appointments announced
were.
j. p. Brennan, Oakland, as men,
Der of the veterans welfare board,
succeeding Mervin A. Hope, San
Mateo, term expired, and Henry d.
Dewell, San Francisco, member of
civil engineers registration board,
succeeding Albert Givan, Sacra-
mento, term expired.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
RECESS TAKEN
BY SENATE In
LOANS PROBE
by PAUL +. MALI
United Press Staff Coz

United Press Statt Coz i.
WASHINGTON, Jarpuo
Absence of Chairman s tnI
senate finance commtteep
postponement of the senateS n
bond earnings until tomorros 4
Senator Hiram Johnson, Re
lican, California, conductor of
inquiry, declined to go on witholN
Smoot being present. He said he
would welcome the recess in order
to study a mass OF documents fur
nished him by the National City
Bank in connection with the $780,
100000 Colombian credit.
The state department has been
officially notified by Senator john
son, that it would have It's innings
before the senate finance commit
tee.
Its officials have been listening
impatiently for days to testimony
indicating thet official Influence
was used to promote a credit for
Colombia and a loan for Peru sat
time wien the commerce depart
ment considered further leans to
these countries unsafe. The COM
mittee has been informed Assist
ant Secretary Of State Francis
White and his assistants, Herbert
Leis and Or. Fred Liyesey. are pre-
pared to explain these transactions.
Public statements have been is
sued by the department denying
that it exerted undue influence on
the bankers In the case Of the Col
ombian credit, the department an
nounced it had acted 10 foster
friendly relations between the two
peoples 1t would have been der
elict in its duty II 10 did not adj
wise American interests that It had
been informed that their attitude
was the subject Of a misundcr-
standing by a foreign government,
the statement said.
In the Peruvian loan case. the
department has denied that Il
sanctioned a SlO0,00000O loan "a
in default. II merely passed -
Joan negatively in accord. ~
custom. although the ~
oartment protested -
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
Clear Way For
Two Big Dams

LOS ANGELES. Jan 13.-U.P)-
Construction of two flood control
and water conservation dams in
Big Tujunga Canyon was made
possible through a ruling of the
circuit court Of appeals on file in
federal court toGay which cancelled
the rights of the Tujunga Water
and Power company for reservoirs
and water conduits in the canyon.
The county obtained the rights
to build one flood : control dam
three years ago. but old leases
blocked the other two projects.
Plans for construction will begin
at once ON the two dams, Roy
Dobbs, counsel for the county flood
control district, declared today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
Mexican Walks
In Path OF Truck

Santos BaSquez of Brawley was
slightly injured this morning when
struck and knocked down on East
Main street by a truck driven by
Hood I,ittlefield, according to a re-
port made to the police station by
the latter
BasqueZ started across the street
Observation-Disclosures, then stopped
again, and finally stepped into the
path of the truck, said Littlefield
The Mexican was taken to the
Ell Centre hospital by the truck dri-
yer. After receiving first aid treat
ment for slight bruises he was re-
leased.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
Caraway Is
Elected Senator

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Jan. l3.
U.PE-Mrs. Hattie w. Caraway to-
day held the honor OF being the
first woman ever chosen a United
States senator by popular vote.
The widow of the late Demo-
cratic senator. Thaddeus H. Cara
way. on incomplete returns from
81 of the states rs counties in yes
terday's special election, had a lead
of approximately Is to l over her
nearest opponent, Rex Floyd, indie
pendent Democrat and son of the
late congressman, John Floyd.
Trailing far behind was Sam d.
Carson, Saline county farmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-13
SNOW AT CAPITAL

SACRAMENTO, Jan. l3. up
Weather bureau records for the last
decade were equalled when an inch
of snow fell here last night. Thu
snowfall continued for two hours
and finally tapered off into rain.
Official records showed an inch OF
snow fell here Jan. 70, 1920. and
LOS inches on January 2, 1922.