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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. Lesser
political lights will compensate to
a degree for the comparative silence
President Hoover prefers for him.
self during the campaign.
Some of these are being called
back even from overseas diplomatic
posts. Walter E. Edge, ambassador
TO France. is due to return soon
to the political role temporarily. He
formerly was Republican senator
from New Jersey.
Charles H. Sheriff., minister to
Turkey. also is due back shortly.
The Negro minister to Liberia,
Charles E. Mitchell, already is back
in America and is active among
fellow voters of his race. He called
at the White House a few days ago
and offered his services. The ad-
ministration regards him highly
and is taking full advantage of his
long political experience among the
Negro voters.
All of these diplomats, while fore
swearing their canes, white spats
and broad as" for the palmer
habilments Of American politicians
on the stump, have come home at
their own expense. Unlike their
subordinates in the foreign service
they are free to engage in political
activity at election time.
At the same time William H.
Hunt, Negro, second secretary of
the American legation in Liberia,
has been ordered back by the state
department to await assignment to
another post. While here he will
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
0UNTYBRIEFS 0UNTBRIS

Sentenced At Brawley-Judge H.
p Griffin Of Brawley yesterday af-
ternoon sentenced Leonardo Siena
10 pay a fine OF 500 or serve 80
days IN jail for carrying a pistol
without a permit. The charge had
been reduced from one OF an alien
IN possession OF a firearm.
Drink pure lemonade by glass or
gallon at Paul's. Corner Ninth and
Main. 1T
We are experts in converting
your old mattresses into the best
inner spring mattresses at very
reasonable cost. All kinds OF other
mattress work done. Phone 295.
Calexico Cotton Products, Inc,
Calexico. Calf. 7mWf- limo
Sentence Fixed Notification
was received here yesterday after
noon from the board Of prison
terms and paroles that the sentence
Of Gregorio Perez, sentenced here
July 25, 1881, for second degree
burglary, has been fixed at five
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Utley Winner OF
Dry Nomination

AS far as Imperial county is con-
cerned, Ernest R. Utley, running on
a decidedly wet Democratic ticket
for the office of United States con-
gresham, is the Prohibition party
nominee for that office, but cam
not run, because he did not file
on that ticket-and because he is
a wet" in principle.
A San Diego county vote over
reached this county to make Ut
ley's nomination on the Democratic
ticket impossible, but the Ell Centre
attorney garnered one-half of the
Prohibition votes in this county, in
spite of his Wes sentiments, and
the other half was split equally be-
tween two opponents.
Computations were easy in this
instance, because four votes were di-
vided between three candidates.
Utley got two, Crouch got one and
Bacon got one.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
CUT IN VALLEY
RATES HALTED
BY COMMISSION

LOS ANGELES, Sept. Z. up -
The state railroad commission to-
day ordered the Southern Pacific
company and its subsidiary, the
Pacific Motor Transport company,
to cancel certain radically reduced
rates between Los Angeles and
points III the Imperial Valley
The commissions order was di-
rected against tariffs put into ef-
feet by the carriers calling for a
rate of As cents on 100 pounds on
practically all commodities. The
lines contended the rate was neces-
Sary to enable them to produce
fair share of the traffic between
Los Angeles and the valley
The commission instituted an in
vestigation of the rates upon the
filing of protests by the Motor
Freight Terminal company and the
Motor Service express, competing
lines, which alleged the tariffs were
unreasonable and non-compensa-
tory.
Two members of the commission,
NJ. B. Harris of Fresno and William
j. Carr of Pasadena, dissented from
the decision feeling that the South
ern Pacific and its subsidiary
should be allowed to reduce their
rates to recover a part of the
business.
The Southern Pacific and its
operate into inland,
Calipatria, Westmorland, Brawley,
Ell Centro, Holtville, Cal
exico and intermediate points in
the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07

( Star Furniture - 44e Main St.
Now open Largest stock Of used
furniture IN Imperial Valley. 6t5
Mortgage Suit Filed - F. W.
eathcote. as receiver for the Wal
nut Park National bank, yesterday
afternoon filed suit in superior
court against L. @. Singletary and
others, seeking to foreclose a mort
gage on AZ mules, one horse, har-
ness and other equipment, or seek
ing $1,000 as the value Of the prop
erty.
Special Low Price on gallon
quantities of milk at New Sunland
Dairy Plant. West Main st. 22tt
n. Thompson yesterday afternoon
returned judgment giving the First
Securities Company, Ltd, posses
sion of cattle and hogs held by w.
Widmann and Mrs. Minnie R. Wild
mann. ana S40o attorneys fees.
Thomas Shade was given nothing
on a complaint in intervention. The
suit dealt with a promiSsory note.
Finger Wave 25c. Machineless
permanent $500. Coates apart
,,,a,,te $40 Adams ltf
Hunters Jailed - Nick Nerl, ~,
and P. Baladad, 20, Filipinos, were
sentenced by Judge I. Maytield
Yesterday afternoon to pay fines
of SOS or serve y days in jail for
hunting doves without licenses.
They were committed to jail when
unable to pay the fines.
Lower Milk Prices = HaYekorst
s7So-T-4 23t20
Hemstitchlng 5e-Laura Tiernan.
es5 Olive 19tf
School To Open-SunSet Springs
school will open Monday, Septem-
Der y, according to an announce
ment made today by Mrs. Ida
Little, school principal.
A. 3. Hanson, Dentist - over
Security First National Bank
oSone 90 l3tf
Building Permits-Buillng per
mits on file at the city engineers
office today were issued to 7. Feora
for alterations costing S45 at 44z
Len Rey avenue, and to M. r.
Kinds for repairs at 53l CONNER
cial avenue, costing $50.
DIR. Hooper = Dentist. x-Ray
service, 10 North 9Th st. m,WI
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
NAILY n EW G
" IN TABLOIDS ~
BY United Press

BY United Press
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7.-Donald
Burke, Jr., -, was blind today as
the result of drinking from a bottle
he found in an ice wagon. Ply
sieians said they believed the boy
had swallowed wood alcohol, and
declared they we're not able 10 de
termine yet whether he would re-
gain his sight,
NEW YORK, Sept. 7. - MIS-
Charles E. Cotting the former Con-
stance Binney, and Henry j. Whar-
ton, Jr., Of Philadelphia, were mar
ried here yesterday. She was di-
voreed from the Boston banker
husband last July. Wharton is an
attorney, son of a Philadelphia coal
operator and a member of fam
ly socially prominent
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Sept. l.
The Graf Zeppelin landed today,
completing a return flight from
Pernambuco in 81 hours. The next
flight to South America, starting
September u, will be extended from
Perambuco to Rio de Janiero.
TOXIC. Sept. THE assistant
manager of the Asiatic Petroleum
company at Yingkow, Manchuria,
an EnghShman named Cochrane,
and an English woman named
Phillips were kidnapped today by
bandits, reports from Yingkow said.
The British consulate at Mukden
asked japanese authorities to CO.
operate in the rescue.
DALLAS. Tex, Sept. 7.-Official
returns today had failed to dis
lodge Mrs. Miriam A. (Ma) Fer
guson from her slim lead over Gov
ernor Ross Sterling for the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination.
Tabulation of votes from every
county in the state gave Mrs. Fer
guson, colorful former governor, a
majority OF 1870 votes in total OF
95l ,818.
RENO, New, Sept. flames
Scrugham, former governor of New
ada. defeated Maurice Sullivan,
Reno lawyer, for the Democratic
nomination for congress, returns
from yesterdays statewide primary
indicated today.
United States Senator Tasker L.
Oddie and Judge Patrick j. Nc
Carran were unopposed for the Re
publican and Democratic senatorial
nominations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Japan To Sponsor
Pacific Flight

TOXIC, Sept. 7. Nippon DEM
po-United PreSs)-Another attempt
by the newspaper Hochi Shimbun
to sponsor a successful trans-Pa-
cific flight, is scheduled to start
Saturday when four men hope to
take off in the junkers monoplane
Hochi Nichibei III for Nome, Fair
banks, Seattle and San Francisco.
S. Honma will pilot the plane.
With him will be E. Baba, radio
operator; Reserve Commander Ito
and T. Ishida, navigatorS.
The last flight sponsored by the
newspaper was that of Seiji Yosh-
ihara, who was injured when his
plane crashed at Oakland, Calf,
during load test. He had planned
to fly from Oakland to Toxic.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Cities Protest On
Proposed Increase
Continued From Page II

to a 100 per cent valuation and city
property according to so per cent
of actual valuation, it was ex-
planned.
No action was taken by the board
Yesterday but district valuations
! must be decided by tomorrow and
the tax rate must be fixed at the
end of the following Is days.
The resolution presented by the
cities follows in full:
To the Honorable Board OF Direc-
tors of Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict. El Centre, California:
The undersigned, on behalf OF
our respective cities, namely BraW-
lev. Calipatria, Calexico, Ell Centre,
Holtville, Imperial and Westmor-
land, and the chambers OF com
merce of said cities, do hereby pro-
test any increase in the assessed
valuation of property within the
cities for Imperial Irrigation dis
trict purposes, and respectfully
represent as follows:
That the present and past assess
ments made by your district within
the cities of the district have been
and are manifestly unjust, unrea-
sonable and improper; and any ~
crease thereof would only add TO
the existing unjust burden.
II is submitted that there is no
Just reason for employing the
county valuations for the purpose
of district assessments within cities
for the reason that the district eX-
lists for the purpose Of furnishing
water to the lands within its
boundaries, and its assessments are
for the purpose of obtaining money
for that particular object; whereas,
the reason for county taxation is
TO obtain revenue 20 defray the eX-
penses Of government.
City property is generally not re-
garded as receiving special bene-
fit from irrigation districts as
shown by the fact that approx
mately nine-tenths of all irriga-
ton districts exclude cities from
the districts.
To increase district assessments
within the cities would only add to
the burden Of property owners
without resulting in a correspond
ing benefit to farm owners. 1t
would have directly and unfayor-
able effect upon the bond issues by
the cities. Furthermore, the cities
are paying 4132 per cent of all
state and county taxes in addition
TO the district assessments and
municipal taxes.
/ A comparison of the present un-
I just assessment of city properties
] compared with farm lands may be
seen in the following example:
Lot "a, block "a, townsite of FL
Centre, is valued at the rate Of
| 500 ,565.60 per acre and pays an
assessment Of S4973.23 per acre,
while farm acreage in the same
city is valued at $3.50 per acre
and pays an assessment Of $3.50
per acre; furthermore, the farm
acreage uses water and the city
lot does not.
The possibility that rates may be
reduced TO compensate for in
creased valuations is too uncertain
and remote at this time to receive
serious consideration. There seems
TO be no means of determining al
present what rate for this, or sue,
ceeding years will be. 1t is to bC
noticed that there are no reduc.
tions this year in the distric
assessments TO correspond with thr
10 per cent reduction made by tn
county.
At the present time, the citie
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Storm Moving
Out Toward Sea

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 7. U.D
The Charlestown weather bureau
announced today the tropical storm
blowing up the east coast from
Florida was keeping seaward, NOV
ing slowly north northeast.
Storm warnings were ordered con-
tinued in this vicinity however
with maximum wind of 80 miles
an hour at 1920 a. m. Weather
was clear, with indications no
greater effect from the storm
would be felt.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
FIRST WOMAN CONSTABLE

COALINGA, Calf. U.R) = And
now California has a woman con-
stable, her first. Mrs. Jeanne
Petersen, Coalinga, was appointed
to succeed her late husband, who
served in the position for several
years. She announced, when she
was appointed, that she would not
carry a gun, but would use gentler
methods.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Baseball Scores
National League


At New York r. H. 4.
Cincinnati ......O2O 200 100 5 IL l
New York. 100 200 31x-7 y o
Lucar and Lambardi; Hoyt,
Luque and Hogan.
At Philadelphia r. H. E.
St. Louis. 300 100 010- 5 u l
Philadelphia ..301 100 10X- 2
Dean, Haines and Mancuso;
]. Elliott and V. Davis.
CFirst Game)
At Brooklyn R. H. E.
Pittsburgh $40 900 600 8 II o
Brooklyn .......002 100 600 3 6 l
Swift and Grace; Mungo Shaute
and Lopez, Sukeforth.
Second Game)- R. H. E.
Pittsburgh 900 010 100 2 7 l
Brooklyn ........O10 101 10X-4 8 I
Harris, Swetonic and Padden;
Heimach and Lopez.
(First Came
At Boston R. II. E.
Chicago ............ 900 900 031- IL 5
Boston 100 900 92X-11 10
Malone, Grimes, May and Hart
nett; Frankhouse and Spohrer,
Schultz.
Second Camel r. H. Z.
Chicago ............ 900 900 000-0 z o
Boston 100 900 DIX 2 10 l
Bush, Smith and Hemsley, Hart
nett; CantWell and Spohrer.
American League
No games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07

American League
No games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07

Malone, Grimes, May and Hart
nett; Frankhouse and Spohrer,
Schultz.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
Parole Sessions
Aired By ROlph

SACRAMENTO, July rs. W.H -
Having heard attacks against the
secret sessions" of the state board
of prison terms and paroles, and
the defense of Chairman Charles
Neumiller, Governor Rolph today
had taken the entire matter OF
paroles under advisement."
r. w. Emerson, San Francisco
newspaperman condemned the sec
ret meetings of the board and the
asserted evidences of prisoners
with political power
Neumiller made a dramatic de-
nial of any accusation the board
was "trafficking in paroles"
"Open hearings he said at one
time, would destroy the essence
of the parole system. Men cannot
have their pasts relived again in
the pages of the newspapers when
they are trying to regain a place
in society?
Neumiller declared "85 per cent
of all paroled prisoners released
from the two state prisons made
good"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
Los ANGELES TO
SEEK HUGE SUM
FROM R. F. {.

LOS ANGELES, July 26. U.H
Loans totaling $262,0Q0,O00 will be
sought from the reconstruction fl
nance corporation by the city and
county of Los Angeles for public
works which would aid unemploy-
ment.
The latest request for funds came
from the board of water and power
commissioners which voted to seek
100000 from the corporation to
construct electrical transmission
lines from Hoover dam, and for
improvement and extension Of the
power bureaus system.
Ralph L. Criswell, representing
the water and power department in
Washington, already has made an
oral request for the funds.
Yesterday the county board of
supervisors requested $10,000,000 for
flood control work, and the Metro
politan Water district previously
announced plans to seek sale of its
1920, 100000 Colorado aqueduct
bonds to the reconstruction finance
corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
DOumer Assassin
Denies Charge He
Is Russian Aid

PARIS, July %. W.P) = High
drama marked tb~ trial of Paul
Gorgouloff, assasssn Of President
Doumer of France. as his lawyers
made a spirited attempt to prove
insanity when the hearing resumed
today.
Speaking in a strained high
pitched voice he shouted his denial
of witnesses evidence showing for
mer connections with the Checka,
one-time title of the Russian Sc
cret service.
1.-THE soul of Gorgouloff is not
available to Communist gold," he
shouted. 81 am the mouthpiece OF
150,000,0O0 harrassed Russian peas
ants. I have always fought COM
munism and monarchy, being a
National Democrat. That is why
these monarchist witnesses perse-
cute me and lie about me-"
Time and again the Russian
seized opportunities to preach to
the jury, and the trial assumed the
air of Russian political debate when
he reared up in the witness box
and assailed testimony of the White
Russian, Colonel Koslavoski, and
the former Cpssack, Lazareff, who
insisted that they knew Gorgou-
loft as a one-time Communist.
1t is expected that a verdict Will
be reached Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
TWO COMPANIES
MAKE BIDS FOR
RICHFIELD OIL

LOS ANGELES, July 26. U.P)-.
The Standard Oil company of Cal
ifornia and the Consolidated Oil
corporation, controlled by Harry F.
Sinclair, bid against each other
today for purchase of the Richfield
Oil company Of California, now In
the hands of a federal receiver in
equity.
An answer must be forthcoming
today on the Standards bid, it was
understood, but no time limit was
set by Consolidated Committees,
however, were in session consider
ing both proposals.
Standard of California offered
S12, 100000 in per cent 15-year
debentures in a reol ganized COM
pany. principal and interest guar
anteed. together with 100000 shares
of common stock in Standard,
100000 for expenses to the pro-
tective committees and up to S4.-
100000 in cash to satisfy those who
do not agree to the reorganization.
Consolidated offered Sl7.500,000
in per cent 15-year Consolidated
debentures, $2,500,000 cash, 100000
shares of Consolidated common
stock, $500,000 for committees ex-
penses and up to S5,0oo,000 to sat-
isfy dissenters to the plal.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
THREE LEADERS
OF VETS FINED
in POLICE COURT

WASHINGTON, July 26. U.P)-
John Pace, Walter Flicker and
Beckworth Earl johnson, leaders of
the left wing" group of the bonus
army, today we're convicted in po-
lice court on charges of parading
without a permit. The offense was
committed July 20 when they led
forces which clashed with police
near the White House.
Judge Isaac R. Hit imposed fines
of $40 on each of the three with the
alternative of 40 days in Jail. They
were released on 5000 bond pend
ing appeal.
Steam shovels and wrecking
crews today menaced the ramshac-
kle billets of bonus army veterans.
The treasury department directed
contractors to begin tomorrow to
demolish old buildings occupied by
500 World war veterans on the site
of proposed new government struc-
lures along Pennsylvania avenue.
Police promised to see that the vet
Grams do not interfere with the
wrecking crews.
A treasury order for 5000 veterans
to evacuate government property
was to expire at p. m. today, but
Police Superintendent Pelham Glass
ford indicated no attempt would be
made to enforce it at once.
Glassford previously had dis
suaded the District of Columbia
commissioners from attempting a
wholesale eviction of bonus march
ers from federal property. He said
the new order would be administer
ed with "lots of common sense"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
Rolph Will Help
Relief Appeals

SACRAMENTO, July 26. U.P} -
Governor Rolph plans to lend all
possible aid to California commune
ties desiring to borrow funds from
the reconstruction finance corpora
ton for relief work this winter.
Under terms of the measure, COM
munities may borrow funds from
the corporation with the approval
Of the stctes chief executive.
The governor pointed out that
Los Angeles, San Francisco and San
Diego were planning bond issues
to raise relief funds for the coming
winter.
Colonel Walter E. Garrison. state
director of public works, said he
was seeking to determine how the
state could borrow 100000 for
special road work to provide jobs
for 5000 men this winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
Report OF Fatal
Accident False

Another rumored death proved
false today when Coroner A. r.
Underwood and George Evans,
deputy sheriff, returned from the
Ogilby district to deny rumors that
a youth, thrown from a freight
train to the railroad tracks, had
been killed.
The report reached the sheriff's
office from inland, where a man
who had ridden the freight from
Yuma said a brakeman had thrown
two young men from the train.
The head Of one struck the tracks,
he said.
No conformation could be found,
nor was there any evidence that
anyone was thrown from the train
in that district. The investigators
covered the tracks for a distance
of about 80 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
RUMOR OF Fits
SUDDEN DEATH
PROVES UNTRUE
Los Angeles District At
tOrney Personally De-
MES He Is Dead.

LOS ANGELES, July 26. (U.H -
Reports that District Attorney
Buron R. Fits had dropped dead
at the Malibu Beach home of his
brother-i r-in-law. William Gregory,
were denied by Fits today.
Persons posing as members OF
the family had called newspaper
officers this morning to announce
his demise, and had hung up be-
fore they could be closely interro-
gated.
Partial confirmations Of his
death we're obtained from the
sheriff's office as well, but after
an hours efforts to get in touch
with Mrs. Fits, the district attor-
ney himself answered the telephone
to declare that:
"Ive been denying reports of my
death for the past hour. I'm all
right"
"I feel like I'm alive. I certainly
haven't had much Sleep"
Fits said he understood that the
persons who had been spreading
reports of his death had been busy
all night, for more than a score OF
personal friends, associates and
newspapers had been told he was
dead.
Il haven't the slightest idea In
the world who spread the report
or who would do it, he added.
The district attorney added that
he had not been to Malibu Beach
for more than a year.
One newspaper was called by q
man purporting to be George
Contreras, veteran deputy in the
sheriff's office, and unfriendly &c
Fits since ne was removed from
command of the district attorneys
liquor squad
ContreraS, on the other hand
was awakened from his sleep to OBJ
tain denial that he had touched
a telephone all night long.
Another newspaper was called by
a person claiming to be William
Gregory, Fits brother-in-law, anc
given a fearful "eye- witness" ac-
| count of the sudden collapse and
! death of the prosecutor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
Well Known Priest
Dies In Oakland

OAKLAND, Calf, July 26. U.P)-
Illness brought on by overwork re-
suited in the death of Father
Joseph A. Sullivan, 54, noted Jesuit
priest and former president of
Loyola university in Los Angeles,
today.
He suffered a breakdown two
weeks ago while enroute to Seattle
from Los Angeles, and was placed
in Providence hospital here, where
he died.
Father Sullivan was native of
San Francisco and was educated at
st. Ignatius college. He taught
there and at Gonzaga college In
Spokane, was vice-preSident of
Santa Clara university and served
the st. Leo's church in Tacoma. At
the time of his death he was rector
of the Church of the Blessed Sac
rament, Hollywood, and superior
of Jesuit missions in California.
The Rev. w. 1. Lonergan of the
University Of San Francisco was at
his bedside when he died.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
Ma ferguson To
Oppose Sterling

DALLAS, Tex, July 26. U,6-
Former Gov. Miriam A. (Ma) Fer
guson and Gov. Ross Sterling Will
be opponents for the second time
for the Texas Democratic guberna
torial nomination.
Almost complete returns from
Saturdays party primary election
today gave:
Mrs. Ferguson, 300,806; Governor
Sterling, 223,813; Tom Hunger
Wichita Falls oil man, 157,208;
minor candidates, 29,953.
Mrs. Ferguson's failure to poll a
majority of the total votes forces
her to compete in run-off in
August with Governor Sterling for
the nomination. In 1880, Mrs
Ferguson led Sterling in the first
election, then lost in the second
primary