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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
SALTON SEA MINERAL AREA.
LEASED FOR Development.

the carbon dioxide, COZ, and sold
at the same minimum rate. Roy
alties are to be on a basis of one
eighth of 16 cents per 1000 cubic
feet unless sold for more, when roy
alties will be based upon the market
price. If used in the manufacture
of ice, at the option of the leasor
sums paid on the amounts so man
ufectured must be:
For the first 10000 tons per cal
endar year $100 per ton.
For the next 10000 tons per cal
endar year, 85 cents per ton.
For the next 10000 tons per cal
endar year, 10 cents per ton.
All over 10000 tons per calendar
year, SO cents per ton.
The district by terms of the lease
reserves all steam encountered or
developed on the premises and it
must be carefully conserved to be
used by the district as desired.
Must Drill Soon
The corporation must start to
drill within 180 days of the signing
of the lease or the contract is void.
Wells must be sunk to a depth of
400 feet unless desired deposits
are encountered at a lesser depth
or water is encountered.
Within 20 months Of the date of
the lease, the corporation must
have constructed and have in op-
Grafton a. plant for the manufacture
of dry ice of capacity of not less
than 10 tons per day, using at
least so per cent of carbon dioxide
gas produced on the premises or
use up to at least SO per cent of
the capacity of the plant.
The plant must be erected at a
point selected by the leasee within
the boundaries of the Imperial r.
rigation district. This plant will be
deemed the first unit only and the
leasee by the lease agrees to de-
velop the maximum quantity of the
carbon dioxide on the premises. At
least one we'll must sunk each IL
month period until a minimum of
five wells is completed and in oper-
alton and the maximum amount
marketed in the district.
Also, the corporation agrees to
pay all taxes before they become
delinquent and to keep a log of
operations which may be inspected
by district officials at any time.
Accounts must remain open for in
spection and monthly written re-
port of tests and measurements of
output must be presented the dis
trict.
Buildings and equipment must be
built so as not to interfere with
canals or other operations of the
district and that body is to be free
from damages to persons and prop
erty which result from the cor
porations operations.
All of the land lies at or below
contour elevation 230 feet below sea
level and the district reserves the
right to flow water as necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
Folsom Prisoner
Dies OF Wounds

FOLSOM PRISON, Calf, July
20. U.p>Joseph Summers, 38, Marin
county life termer, died in the
prison hospital today from knife
wounds inflicted by an unknown
assailaint in his cell week ago.
Summers died without disclosing
who had stabbed him. The Sacra-
mento county district attorneys
office was immediately notified
and deputies sent to the prison to
aid in the inquiry to determine
the identity of the slayer.
Summers was committed to
Folsom prison for killing a San
Quentin guard in 1925 during an
attempted escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
Walker Plans To
Answer Roosevelt

NEW YORK, July 20. U.P)-The
New York World-Telegram said to-
day that Mayor James j. Walker
plans to contend Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt cannot remove him from
office during his second term for
acts alleged to have occurred dur
ing his first administration. This
will be his answer to charges
brought by Samuel Seabury, coun-
sci to the Hofstadter legislative
committee, according to the paper.
His reply, expected to be sent to
Roosevelt this week, will maintain
that all the charges brought by Sea-
bury related to his first administra-
ton.
Disposition of the Walker case
will mean, it was explained, that
Roosevelt will not go to the Olympic
games in California as he had prev
iously planned. 1t was said in po-
litical quarters, however, that he
might make a trip to the coast
late in the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
COLLECTIONS BY
DISTRICT OVER
HALF MILLION

Total June collections at the
Imperial Irrigation district reached
$678, 8,184.15, according to Miss Winnie
Barry, assessor collector, whose
staff completed compilations of the
second installment of the 1881
assessments today.
Of the total amount, $38, ,160.47 in
water toll receipts were added,
making the actual cash collection
$640,023.68.
Announcement of the total COL
lected was received with satisfac-
ton on account of economic condi-
tions and frequently heard predic-
tions that not more than $500,000
would be collected.
Miss Barry said she was con-
vinced the public had made every
effort to meet their assessments
and as a result of the efforts of
the people, the Imperial Irrigation
district was able to make the re-
cent payment of bond principal
and interest.
Last June, one of the best col
lection periods in the history of
the district, total collections were
but $264,026 in excess of this years
total
The delinquent list now is being
printed and will be published July
%. 1t will be some time, said Miss
Barry, before delinquency percent
ages may be made public.
The assessor-collector said the
delay in announcing total collec-
tions was caused by the difficulty
in handling the water tolls.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
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THREE STATES
THREATENED BY
LABOR TROUBLES
By United Press

Critical situations, involving the
workers out of jobs or given wage
reductions existed today in three
states
Precautions against riots were
taken at Marseilles, ILL.,, Lexington
and High Point, N. c., and in Sui
Ivan county, Ind.
An inquest was called at Mar
seilles today into the Staying of one
man when 125 non-union workers
on an Illinois waterway dam fought
400 unemployed union men who had
marched from surrounding counties
to demand jobs. Seventeen others
were wounded or beaten in the bat
tie. The workers, accused by the
union men of firing without pro-
vocation, were in jail.
The menacing march of q force
several times their number drove
them to fire, the workers said. Not
a single union man was armed, the
latter countered.
The North Carolina textile mill
trouble area shifted from High
Point, where severed power lines
shut mills yesterday, to nearby Lex
ington. The High Point strikers,
their wages recently reduced 25 per
cent, won their point when four
mills capitulated, joining three
other mills that already had done
so.
Lexington police were ready for
any emergency" apparently fearing
that High Point textile workers
would march on Lexington mills,
whose employees were represented
as satisfied with their wages.
Hungry Indiana coal miners, out
of work because union officials and
operators failed to agree on a new
wage scale, picketed Sullivan coun-
ty mines operating with non-union
labor, hoping to be arrested-as in
junction violators-and fed.
So far they have picketed in vain.
County officials, with limited IA
cilities and no funds for food, re-
fused to arrest them.
The threatened strike of $1,000
New York garment workers was
averted temporarily when the work.
ers agreed to remain at their jobs
pending attempts to arbitrate a dis
pute over working conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
VETERANS
REPULSED.
BY POLICE.
Efforts To Picket White
House Grounds Cause
OF First Clash.
LEADERS ARRESTED
Hoover Continues Work
ing Despite Disturb
ance Outside.

WASHINGTON, July 20. up
Police repulsed two attempts of an
insurgent group of 200 members of
the bonus army to picket the White
House today. They dispersed the
demonstrators after arrcsting two
of the leaders and leaving the exc
cutive mansion the center of a
heavily guarded area from which
veterans and the general public
alike were excluded.
John Pace of Detroit, leader Of
the "left- wing" forces, and Beck
with E. johnson of Big Rapids,
Mich, were arrested. They were
held in jail when they were un-
able to furnish bond of $125.
The first of the clashes occurred
when the veterans, defying po-
lice warning, approached the White
House along the street which sep
arates it from the treasury.
The arrests were made little
later when Pace and johnson at
tempted to lead their men through
police lines after a thanking move
ment which brought the veterans
into a position at the rear of the
White House.
Hundreds of Washingtonians
gathered to witness the unprece-
dented scenes as the. White House
with President Hoover working as
usual in his office, became virtual
ly an armed fortress defended by
hundreds of white shirted police
whose weapons and tear-gas bombs
were displayed openly at their hips.
Meanwhile the main force of the
bonus army was listening to an ad-
dress by Smedley D. Butler, former
marine general, who exhorted the
men to stick by your guns until
we let 12O0OO,0O0 people know
about what's going on here"
Tie insurgent contingent, after
a thanking movement had failed,
was escorted by police back to its
camp a half mile from the White
House. A police guard was thrown
about the camp to prevent the vet
erans from again leaving 1t.
WASHINGTON, July 20. U.P)-
Police and insurgent veterans COM
prising one of the bonus army
groups clashed near the White
House today when the veterans at
tempted to approach the executive
mansion for a demonstration.
The President sat, undisturbed, at
his desk in the center of this area,
paying no attention to what was
going on and conducting his morn
ing's work as usual.
The morale of the main bonus
force was bucked up by the presence
of Smedley D. Butler, former ma
rine general, who rolled up his
sleeves, unloosed all his old-time
fiery language and told the veter-
ans:
Hang on here and go to the polls
in November and give 'em hell"
Butler spent the night in Com
mander Walter w. Waters tent on
the edge of sprawling Anacostia
camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
|ExiIed Yankees
Have Good Time

PARIS, July 20. U.P)-The
American colony of Paris
kept cool kegs of Pilsner beer
on tap today at the annual
stag picnic of the American
club in honor of the Repubh-
can and Democratic prohibi-
tiOn planks.
Many were the toasts drunk
in beer to modification and
repeal. And among the 1000
Americans at the picnic were
several voluntary exiles who
took the pledge not to return
to the United States until the
year 19-, A. P. (after prOhi-
bitiOn).
The picnic included all the
usual headliners: Shooting
(crap and trap, horseshoe
pitching and a baseball game
between the "optimists' and
the "pessimists.'
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20

Consummation of a lease between
the Imperial Irrigation district and
the Imperial Products corporation
whereby the corporation is to have
access to $40 acres of land in the
Salton Sea drainage basin for the
use of minerals and gases in the
manufacture of dry ice, took place
at headquarters late yesterday af-
ternoon.
The lease brings to a head num-
erous attempts to harness and util-
ize the gases, minerals and oils de-
clared to exist beneath the surface
of the land in that most geological
ly interesting section of Imperial
Valley.
Dry ice is a substance declared
to be of great value in refrigeration
and for other commercial purposes.
All petroleum, maltha and gas
or other hydro-carbon composition
and carbon dioxide, sometimes
known as COZ, within, under or
upon the land was leased to the
corporation for a period not to ex-
ceed 20 years. In return the leasee
is to pay to the district a one
eighth part of all substances pro-
duced, the amount to be paid upon
the fifteenth of every month along
with a written report of the prog
ress made, according to terms of
the lease.
Oil royalties arc to be based upon
the market price as are those for
gas, maltha, naptha or carbon diox-
ide.
A minimum price of 16 cents per
1000 cubic feet must be paid for
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
POLICE HELD FOR
TRIAL In STARK
Staying AFFAIR

MINEOLA, L. l., July 20. U.P]-
Thirteen members of the Nassau
county police were ordered held fer
the grand jury today on charges
growing out of the death of Hyman
Stark, bandit suspect, who died
after a police third degree"
The charges ranged from second
degree murder to dereliction Of
duty.
Those charged were Lieut.. Jesse
Mayfort, and Detectives Leslie
Pearsull, Harry zander and Charles
Wesser, charged with second degree
murder; Deputy Chief Frank Tap
pen, charged with dereliction of
duty; Sergeant Marcel Chagnon,
Detectives George Hutchinson,
Thomas Bonanza, Joseph Hizenski
and Patrolmen Lannis Ray and
Harry Liljegren, charged with sec
ond degree assault.
The charges and the grand jury
investigation were ordered by Jus
tice Steinbrink. who presided at
the John Doe inquiry into Stark S
death.
Thirteen policemen were ordered
held for the grand jury on charges
of conspiracy to obstruct justice.
These included those under the
other charges.
The I3 were taken Immediately
into custody by the sheriff. Those
under second degree murder charges
were required to provide $4,000
bail; those charged with assault,
$500, and Deputy Chief Tappen's
bond was $500. In addition, $500
bail on the conspiracy charge was
required of each defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
Vote On
Prohibition But
Withhold Result

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. WP)-
Results Of an unofficial ballot OH
prohibition by newspaper editors
attending the convention of the
National Editorial association here
were withheld today.
An attempt was made to place
the delegates on record as to their
stand on repeal of the eighteenth
amendment at the close of yester-
days business session. The move
was opposed by Clyde Robinson Of
Oklahoma. President L. NJ.
Nochols, Bristow, Okla, favored the
proposal and the ballots were dis
tributed informally.
Sen. Tasker l.. Oddie, Reno, New,
and w. w. Aikens, Franklin, Ind,
were to be speakers at today's ses-
sion of the 800 newspapermen.
Tomorrow the delegates will de-
part on a sightseeing tour down the
coast to Los Angeles. The con-
vention session will be resumed
in Los Angeles, Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
CANADA PARLEY
HOPES TO SLASH
U. 5. IMPORTS
Great Britain's Economic
Conference Due To
Meet Tomorrow
BY CHARLES NJ. MCCAIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

OTTAWA, Ont. July 20. = Super
statesmen who talk world politics
in terms of butter and eggs gather
ed here today to sell themselves the
5000, 100000 worth of products us
ually imported from the United
States, including S80,000,000 in steel
already agreed upon.
The statesmen are the chief del
egates of Great Britain and British
domintons and colonies to the Brit
ish empire economic conference
which meets formally Thursday af-
ternoon.
The $4,000, 900, 900 trade with the
United States is only one item the
delegates hope to cut down with
the idea that the goods now bought
there can be bought just as easily
and just as economically from en-
pire producers. The delegates have
in their hands the fate of one
fourth Of the worlds trade, SO ex-
tensive are the empires needs.
AS an example of how the con-
ference may affect the United
States, the unofficial agreement on
steel imports is cited. Steel experts
have been negotiating on a trade
agreement for some time. 1t has
been approved.
The conference, it was reported,
will be asked to help raise tariffs
against foreign or non-empire steel
and iron manufacturers, SO that
steel now imported from the United
States into Canada may be i'm
ported from England. Canada i'm
ported about $12,0000O0 in steel
last year from Britain and about
$50, 100000 worth from the United
States. Canadian steel mills would
be protected against competition
within the empire on certain pro-
ducts.
Some predicted Canadian steel
imports from Britain would double
this year, which would mean ap-
proximately that loss to mills in the
youngstown, Birming-
ham and Gary districts in the states.
Similar tariffs and agreements
doubtless will be sought to retain
for empire producers all empire
trade in beef, textiles, grain, cot
ton, wool, oil, fruit and other pro-
ducts now shipped from the states.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
Picture Studio
Workers Strike

HOLLYWOOD, July 20. W.P)-
Strike of camera crew, sound tech
nicians and property men at the
Ralph Like, Ltd, company studio,
an independent motion picture
picture company, brought fear the
walkout might spread to other in
dependent studios today.
The strike assertedly was called
by unions affiliated with the L. A.
T. S. E. because of charges that
the company had refused to main
tain crews at salaries paid by the
major companies.
The board of directors of the In
dependent Motion Picture Pro-
ducerS association met Immediately
after the strike was called and
announced that the Like company
would be given all assistance pos
sible to complete picture in pro-
duction.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
ACCUSED JUDGE
PLANS PROBE OF
OLD GRAND JURY

LOS ANGELES, July 20 U.P)-
Superior Judge Walter S. Gates,
indicted on a bribery charge after
leading a "receivership racket" in
vestigation into affairs of the COL
lapsed $18,0O0,O00 American Mort
gage Co., today sought to prove the
charges against him resulted from
a political conspiracy.
Judge Gates announced he plan
ned to ask the incoming county
grand jury to investigate the acts
Of its predecessor, including his own
indictment, and to demand an i'm
mediate trial in open court to
bring to light every sinister motive
back of this indictment"
His arraignment has been set for
Thursday.
Judge Gates was indicted on a
charge of accepting bribe in the
form of services from Toby Ander-
son, In return for which he was al
eyed to have given Anderson two
small receiverships.
He was the leader of an investi-
cation into state receiverships for
the American Mortgage company
properties, which brought about in
dictment of two former receivers
and recommendation from the Los
Angeles Bar association that three
judges, accused of accepting gifts
from the receivers, be recalled.
District Attorney Buron Fits, up
on whose office will fall the duty
of prosecuting Judge Gates, ex-
pressed himself as amazed and
heartsick" over the indictment to-
day. He revealed he had opposed
the action on the ground that there
was insufficient evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
HOOVER SEEKING
DIRECTORS FOR
RELIEF PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, July 20. U.P) =
President Hoover is canvaSsing the
ranks of the nations financiers for
two outstanding men to help ad-
minister the $2,122 100000 unem-
ployment relief and business stimu-
lation program.
The relief bill provides for ap-
pointment of two new directors of
the reconstruction finance corpora
ton, which will handle nearly all
of the huge funds to be loaned for
relief of the destitute and for con-
struction of public improvements
expected to open up thousands of
jobs.
Hoover had announced he would
sign the relief measure yesterday,
but he decided to wait until he had
chosen the new directors. The
White House gave no indication Of
when the signing could be ex-
pected. Under the law, the Presl-
dent could wait until the middle of
next week if he desired.
The new directors will succeed
Eugene Meyer, chairman of the
federal reserve board, and Paul
Bestor, head of the farm board.
Hoover asked congress to relieve
them because he feared their health
was being endangered by their
double duties.
Hoover is anxious to secure the
strongest possible men for the re-
construction posts. The corpora
tion's already heavy work in loan
ing funds to railroads, banks and
insurance companies will be vastly
increased under the relief act.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
AGAIN
BATTLES BOLIVIA
OVER BOUNDARY
Ancient Dispute Breaks
Out In Fight At From
tier Post.

LA PAz, Bolivia, July 20. U.P)-
The government of President Dan
iel Salamanca was pledged today
to sacrifice all for the defense of
the fatherland" as demonstrators
here and in other Bolivian cities
demanded war with Paraguay.
Although officials did their best
to quiet crowds of parading men,
women, and children, the 50-yar-old
dispute with Paraguay over the
Gran Chaco frontier appeared to
have brought the two nations dan
gerouSly near armed conflict.
News was meager from the Chaco
region where the boundary between
Bolivia and Paraguay is lost in
wilderness and a maze of claims
and counter claims, the latest de-
velopment involved fighting at Fort
Marshal Santa Cruz, in the Chaco,
where Paraguayans were reported
to have surrounded a Bolivian from
tier post.
The demonstrators totaled at
least 10000 at one time.
An outlet to the sea for Bolivia
is one of the points involved in
the Chaco dispute. The nation is
landlocked in the center of South
America.
3
ASUNCION, Paraguay, July 20.
U.P)-The government announced a
victory TODAY over Bolivian troops
in a fight for possession of Fort
Pitiantuta, after 48 hour battle.
A war ministry communique said
three Paraguayans were killed and
eight wounded, and that Bolivian
casualties were believed heavier.
The Paraguayans captured two ma
chine guns and large quantity of
rifles and ammunition, the COM
munique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
CRANDI MAY Be
NAMED MINISTER
TO WASHINGTON
BY THOMAS B. MORGAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

ShitCu ASoo OtaAA SohhSoPOAAeaNAA"
ROME, July 20. - Dino Grandi,
youthful and popular foreign min
lister, resigned in periodic shakeup
in the Fascist cabinet today and
became a likely candidate for the
ambassadorship to Washington.
Premier Benito Mussolini assumed
the portfolio of foreign affairs and
of corporations.
If Grandi becomes ambassador to
Washington, the appointment would
be announced only after the pres
ent ambassador, Giacomo de Mar
tino, completes his service there. 1t
also was possible that Grandi might
be named ambassador to London.
1t is Mussolinis policy to rotate
able men of the Fascist party in
office so that as many as possible
will be in touch with various gov
ernment departments and be pre-
pared for any eventuality.
Seven cabinet posts remained un-
changed after today's rotation.
Mussolini replaced Grandi and
Minister of Corporations Bittai.
New ministers included Prof
Pietro de Francisco of the Univer-
sity of Rome, minister of justice;
judo Jung, minister of finance;
Francesca Ercole of the faculty of
Palermo university, minister of
education; Minister of Colonies
DeBono; Minister of Air General
Balbo; Minister of War Senator
Gizzero; Minister of Marine Ad-
miral Siranni. Eight undersecre-
taries were included in the reor-
ganization.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
Seven Cases In
Traffic Court

Judge I. Mayfield's traffic court
this morning maintained the usual
average of traffic cases when seven
were filed by state traffic officers
and five motorists appeared in an
swer to citations
The two who failed to appear this
morning are expected to put in an
appearance this afternoon.
OF those who appeared, Robert
Rayburn was fined $40 for speed
ing, Harry E. Hoffkamp was fined
$40 for speeding, Anvil Boren was
fined SIS for speeding and driving
without an operators license,
George K. Peasley was fined 81 for
speeding and S. Sakamoto was fined
50 for falling to make a boulevard
stop.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
Fine Suspended
In Liquor Case

A liquor case on file since July 2
was disposed of today when Buck
Stewart appeared before Judge
B. F. Gruble at Calipatria to plead
guilty to possession of liquor.
Judge Gruble sentenced Stewart
to pay a fine OF $25, but suspended
the fine during the good behavior
of the defendant. r. I. French,
deputy district attorney, was
present.
Stewart was arrested near Cali
patria, July 2, by deputy sheriffS
and prohibition agents. He was
charged with possession of home
brew.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
MELLON COMING HOME

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, July 20,
W.H Andrew w. Mellon, United
States ambassador to Great Britain,
sailed with his son, Paul, aboard
the Majesty today for New York.
The ambassador declined any
statement, except that he hoped to
return in three weeks. His visit
was understood to be without po-
litical significance.