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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
HEAD OF SWIFT
PACKING FIRM
KILLED IN FALL
Ill-Health Blamed For
Death Of Noted Chica-
go Industrial Leader.

CHICAGO, May 2S. U.RtEd-
ward F. Swift, chairman OF the
board of Swift & Co., one of the
largest packing firms in the world,
died in a fall at his home today.
The nature of the death which
occurred about a. m. was not
Immediately determined.
A statement confirming the
death of one of the prominent OF
midwest industrialists was issued
by his brother, Charles Henry
Swift.
Edward F. Swift has been in
poor health for several weeks" his
brother said. "On the advice OF
his physician he had arranged to
leave Tuesday for a vacation IN
Europe. His affairs are in excel
lent condition.
Swift, who was Cd years old, fell
to his death from the sixth floor
window of his fashionable North
State Parkway apartment over
looking Lincoln park.
The fall was witnessed by the
packers chauffeur, Harry Dice,
who was waiting in a limousine
parked in front Of the building To
take his employer to his office,
Swift was clothed only in pa
jamas when his body was recoy-
cred.
His wife, Mrs. Hortense Swift,
was dressing in a nearby room at
the time of the fall. Her automo-
bile also was awaiting her ready
TO take her to all appointment
with a hairdresSer. She was re-
ported in collapse at news of her
husbands death.
The body fell onto a stone can
opy in full view of the chauffeur
who was first to report the death.
Dividend Cut
Only yesterday directors OF
Swift N Co. had reduced the diVl-
dend on capital stock OF the COM
pany. Three months ago, Swift
& Co. had paid a dividend OF 30
cents a share but yesterday the
directors reduced the payment to
25 cents, bringing the total per
share disbursements for 1882 to
SIPS, or 5 per cent On the $25 par
stock.
Salaries and wages of the work.
ing organization had already been
cut 10 per cent and other expenses
had been reduced 16 per cent, Car
ton said.
Swift was an official in many
packing companies, among them
Swift International of South
America. president; Swift Refrlg-
orator Transportation company;
Swift & Co, vice chairman OF the
board Libby, Mcneil g. Co., vice
president.
He was president of the Fort
Worth Stockyards company and a
director in many firms,
Among his clubs were the Chl-
cago, Union League, Chicago Ath-
letic association, Racquet, Old Elm,
Saddle and Cycle. Casino, Saddle
and Sirloin, and Shoreacres.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28

Party orators tested their
voices with rehearsals OF the
"down with capitalism and
workers unite" speeches they
will give later during the two
day gathering.
Strange convention mates,
these delegates. Fiery party
leaders stood in groups made
up of shoe factory hands of
Massachusetts, needle trades
workers from New York and
Jersey, coal miners from Penn
sylvania, cotton growers from
the south, farmers from the
midwest, lumberjacks from the
north, mattresses, grocery
clerks, truck drivers and col
lege professors.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Clapper Expose
Articles Halted

The Press today received the
following dispatch from the New
York office of the United Press
association.
Because of the approaching ma
tional political conventions and
engagements made some time ago,
it is necessary to end. temporarily
at least, the series of disclosures
by Raymond Clapper concerning
employment of relatives and other
practices in congress. Final dis
patches in this series will be car
ried today.
In view of the nation wide in
terest and the numerous requests
from editors and newspaper read
ers for further development of the
disclosures, the inquiries may be
continued at intervals later.
Meantime the United Press
wishes to express its warm appre-.
citation of the editorial encourage.
ment and helpful suggestions
which have come from a large
number of editors. (Signe0 United
Press Associations.
The Press has heard much IA
vorable comment on these articles
exposing the 'racketeering" in both
houses of congress and readers
generally have approved the course
of the United Press in publishing
them
Protest of editors against their
diScontinuance is hoped to induce
the United Press to change its
decision and continue the articles
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Bromley Arrives
On East Coast

ROOSEVELT FIELD, l.. l., May
%. U.Pl-Lt. A Harold Bromley
completed his Dallas to New YORK
flight today after an overnight
stop in Camden, N. j.
The flight was preliminary to an
attempt to span the Pacific in a
flight to Toxic from Seattle with
his Diesel-motored plane.
The flyer landed at Camden last
night when he was unable to land
here because of darkness and
stormy weather.
He was to obtain instruments
here for his projected Toxic flight,
then announce complete plans for
the venture which he expected to
start before June l.
SEATTLE, May IS. (U.nl-Nat G.
Brownies projected solo flight to
Toxic for a $4,000 prize was de-
layed today because only a mild
breeze was blowing and the flyer
needed a six-mile wind to aid in
lifting the heavily loaded crimson
monoplane, Lone Star, into the
air for the 50O0O-nlile journey.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, May %. - Rae
keteering in congress, the burden
ing of payrolls with wives, children
and "in-laws', the fishing trips at
public expense, the mineral water
which the senators furnish them
selves out of senate appropriations,
the free barber shops, houseboat
vacations in Florida and dude ranch
adventures at public expense, all
shrink to cheap and petty propos-
itions beside the monumental dyn-
asty by which Senator Reed Smoot
(Rep.) has made himself second
only to President Hoover in power.
Utah has fewer inhabitants than
Milwaukee. She has two congress-
men against New York's 43. But
Utah has Senator Smoot and he has
built UP a dynasty of appointees
which penetrates into a dozen or
so of the most important branches
OF the government.
AS a passing incidental, Senator
Smoot has at times employed some
of his children on the senate pay
roll. For a while one son was on
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
CHAMBERS NAME
EIAVEKORST FOR
NEW PRESIDENT

Walter B. Havekorst of Brawley
was elected president of the Asso-
| ciated Chambers Of Commerce last
night at the last session of the
season held at INLAND school house
He succeeds S. c. Sorenson of Cal
ipatria.
Other officers elected were Tom
Anderson of Calexico, first vice.
president, and Tom White of
Seeley, second vice-president. E.
M. Beidleman of Calexico was re-
elected to the post of treasurer. The
president selects the secretary OF
the organization.
Reports of committees were sub
mitted and Leo Watts, secretary
of the Calexico chamber, gave a
report of the convention OF the
United States Chamber of Com
merce.
DR.. Frank E. Dell of Calipatria
was the speaker of the evening and
delivered an interesting as well as a
most amusing address.
Plans were made for the joint
meeting with San Diego county as
sociated chambers of commerce at
Jacumba on the night of June 81.
1t is hoped a large number OF valley
members will attend.
After C. G. jenkins, Ell Centre
postmaster, explained the benefits
of air mail service for the valley,
the organization pledged its assist
ance at the celebration planned to
commemorate the first flight June
Is. Plans for the celebration also
were discussed.
Resolutions of appreciation of the
untiring service extended by Con-
gresham Phil D. Swing in obtain
ing airmail service for the valley,
were passed and ordered forwarded
to the congressman.
The next meeting of the Associ-
ated Chambers of Commerce will
take place at Westmorland on the
last Friday in September.
A musical program was presented
and an excellent dinner served to
the large number of members
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
COMMUNIST PARTY CONVENTION
GETS UNDER WAY AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May 2S. U.P-
Men and women from factory
and forest, farm and slum,
talked the creed of Commun-
ism today in close-packed
Peoples auditorium at the ma
tional convention of the Com
munist party.
The convention opened in
formally when the dingy hall
on the ground floor of
three-stOry building in the
West Sides Little Poland"
filled early with some 300
Communists and at least three
times as many more malcon-
tents without party designa-
tion.
1t was strange gathering,
a medley of races, of tongues,
of beliefs and of detectives.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Man KILLED In
AUTO CRASH ON
IMPERIAL ROAD
Edward VOgel Succumbs
To Injuries While His
Companion May Die.

Mystery today surrounded the
details Of an automobile accident
which last night claimed the life
of Edward Vogel, As, of Heber, and
resulted in probably fatal injuries
to a man supposed to be George
zavetz, 25, of Perth AmDoy, New
Jersey.
How the car, driven by Zavetz,
turned over on the BraWley high
way a mile south Of Imperial, only
As minutes after the driver had re-
ceived a citation from E. j. Wealth
erbie, state traffic officer, for driv-
ing while drunk. and whether theN'
was a third person in the case, as
reported, puzzled officers.
An investigation also was under
way to determine the real identity
of the man tentatively named as
Zavetz, since a New Jersey drivers
card game the name of Edward
Bones, and California operator S
license listed his name as Dick
Richards.
Officers also were investigating
the history of the automobile in
which the men were riding. The
car was sports roadster, register
ed to Father Felix A. Sheridan
Father Sheridan was pastor of st
Mary's church, who left Ell Centre
about a month ago. How the cal
came into the hands of zavetz, sup
posedly the driver when the cal
overturned, presented another angle
! of the mystery.
The puzzling details were partial
ly cleared up when Coroner Ber
Underwood today discovered tha'
Father Sheridan had sold the cal
to Edward Bones, who is stopping
at the Fifth Street rooming house
Bones told the coroner zavetz bor'
rowed the car without his knoWl
edge.
It was discovery of papers be-
longing to Bones which first LEI
officers to believe that might be
name under which zavetz ha(
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
WALKERS STORY
CONTRADICTED BY
EIGHT WITNESSES
Further Testimony Will
Be Given Seabury Quiz
Group Monday.
By MAX BUCKINGHAM
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May % - New
testimony intended to prove that
Mayor James j. Walkers memory
is defective, or that he lied about
financial transactions in which he
had been named by other wit
nesses. will be offered Tuesday be-
fore New York's city-wide inves-
tigation committee.
Eight witnesses already have
contradicted the mayors story Of
his official conduct, of his fran
chise negotiations, of stock and
bond deals, of his relations with
a missing accountant, Russell T.
Sherwood, of Sherwood's accounts
showing deposits of nearly a mil
lion dollars.
One of these witnesses testified
Friday after the mayor had con-
cluded his testimony. Testimony
of seven others who preceded
Walker had been denied or con-
tradicted in part by the mayor
himself.
And as the Hofstadter investi-
eating committee, conducting The
hearings, adjourned until Tuesday
the mayor denied at city hall that
he intended to resign, or that he
intended to ask Park Commission
er Walter R. Herrick to resign.
Herrick told the committee Fri
day that he bought $50 shares ol
Interstate Trust company stock
which he thought he was buying
for the mayor. The money, hi
said, came from city hall from
either the mayor of Edward Stan
ton, his former secretary. Herricl
didn't remember which, and HI
didn't recall whose name wa
signed to checks involved.
Denies Owning Stock
Walker had testified that g
never owned any, never saw any
| never paid for any and I nevel
profited by and never got an!
money out OF any share of stock.
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28

for ceremonies. Boy Scouts will as
sist.
Judge Vaughn NJ Thompson will
be the speaker of the day and
ritualistic ceremonies in charge of
Spanish War veterans will follow
his address. Flags and flowers will
be placed upon the graves of all
war dead
The court house, city hall, irriga-
ton district, post office, banks, title
companies and business and pro-
fessional concerns will be closed
all day Monday. The Press will
not publish Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
C()NkL.|NC
AT TACKS
DIS RICT
Declares Extravaganza
Responsible For Litiga-
ton Now Pending.
REPLY BY CHILDERS
Judge Harden Takes De-
murrer OF District Un-
der Amusement.

What has become the war cry of
forces in opposition to the Imperial
Irrigation District broke to the sur
face this morning during a hear
ing before Judge Clarence Harden
of San Diego on a demurrer of the
district to the complaint of Roy
Westmorland, T. D. Mccall and
others IN an action to test the
legality of the districts so cent
water toll, bringing a heated clash
between attorneys and a subdued
murmur from spectators.
Shortly before Judge Harden took
the demurrer under advisement,
promising a decision Tuesday, M.
w. Conkling, attorney for the plain
tiffs and at one time chief counsel
for the irrigation district, brought
the arguments to focus by declar-
ing the issue of the entire case is
in the Wasteful methods employed
by the district, and the failure of
that organization to bring operat-
ing expenses to level with those
of other institutions.
If the district had reduced ex-
penses in keeping with the times,
the attorney declared, this suit
never would have been filed. At
this point Charles L. Childers, chief
counsel for the district, leaped to
his feet to take exception to the re-
marks of the plaintiffs attorney.
II will not say resent the re-
marks, but 1 do not like them, "
Childers declared He went on to
argue that the point brought up by
Conkling is entirely outside the is
sues of the case being tried. Fur
ther, he asserted Conkling appar-
emily does not know what he is
talking about, and is in no position
to know. This brought ripple
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Four Killed In
Berlin Ri0ting

BERLIN, May %. U.R - -Four
persons have been killed and at
least a score wounded in clashes
between hunger marchers and po-
lice in the Rhineland, it was re-
vealed today.
At the town of Heckinghausen,
near Wuppertal, a workman who
was watching a demonstration was
killed. Two died at Cologne last
night from wounds received in
demonstrations.
One demonstrator was killed at
Gladback-Rheyd.
The Demonstrators tore up the
pavement and stoned police. Sym
pathizers of the hunger marches in
houses along the route, threw flow
er pots and roofing tiles at the
riot squads.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Kiwanians Hold
Ladies' Night

Last night was ladies night for
the members Of the local Kiwanis
club who were hosts at an enjoy
able dinner party held at the Bar
bara Worth hotel and attended by
the members and their ladies.
Program for the evening consisted
of still and motion pictures of Ha-
waii presented by H. G. Boyd of
the Gilmore Oil Co.
The beauty spots of the islands,
their many attractions and scenic
wonders were presented through
the medium of the pictures while
Boyd's terse, and often amusing
comments on the pictures added
materially to the interest of the
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Dance, 9, Veterans hall.
Herb Norris airdOme, "Hu-
man Targets"
Valley theatre, without
HonOrs."
Fox Imperial theatre, "Co-
hens and Kellys in Hollywood"
TOMORROW
40 ct 8 Memorial service, 6,
fair grounds, Imperial.
Sunday services, churches.
Baccalaureate service, 8
Central high school.
Baccalaureate service, 8
East Side high school.
Herb Norris airdome, "CO-
hen and Kellys in Africa.
Fox Imperial theatre, "The
TenderfOOt."
MONDAY
Memorial Day parade, 9,
city.
Red Cross swimming classes,
9-12, Renyon's plunge.
Herb Norris airdOme, THE
Third Alarm"
Fox Imperial theatre, The
TenderfoOt."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Noted Politician
Dies On Coast

SANTA MONICA, Calf, May %
W.P>-Injuries sustained in a fall
more than a year ago had cost the
life of John Francis Murphy, noted
political figure of Pennsylvania.
Murphy, 81 years old, died at
Santa Monica hospital from COM
plications resulting from a frac-
tured hip. His leg was amputated
last Sunday.
Murphy was born in New York,
but spent most of his life in Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia, where he
was widely known in political cir
cles. He came to Los Angeles is
years ago.
He was a son OF the late Francis
Murphy, pioneer temperance work
er. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted next Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Price OF Gasoline
Cut By Companies

LOS ANGELES, May %. UP
Six major oil companies today had
followed the lead of Standard Oil
company in reducing the price of
their third grade gasoline from II
to 10 cents per gallon.
Officials of the companies said
the cut was made to meet compe-
tition from independent companies
selling bootleg" gasoline at lower
prices.
No change was made in price
schedules of first and second grade
fuels. now at II and IA cents per
gallon. The II cent rate on third
class gasoline has been in effect
since April /, when the distributors
raised the price from 9 cents per
gallon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Says She Had To
Live In Garage

LOS ANGELES, May %. U.P)-
Charging her husband, William b.
Cook, said to be a wealthy Tulare,
Calf, business man, forced her to
live in garage although his
monthly income amounted TO $4,000,
Mrs. Anna Cook today had on file
a suit for separate maintenance.
They lived together year and
II days, according to Mrs. Cooks
complaint. She also alleged that
her husband brought her to Los
Angeles, and then left her here
without funds.
She asked for $500 per month
alimony,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
SPEAKER
DEFENDS
PROGRAM
Garner Denies Hoover's
Charge Of Pork Bar
reP Legislation.
DEFIES PRESIDENT
House Leader Determin-
ed To Push Relief Mea-
sure Through Congress.

WASHINGTON, May %. U.P)-
Speaker Garner today defended his
relief program as a real benefit
to the masses" and attacked Pres
ident Hoover's failure to cooperate.
In formal statement the speak,
er replied to the Presidents charges
that the Garner $2,146,000, 900 relief
plan was pork barrel legislation.
| He declared that the Democrats
had not really expected the Pres
ident to cooperate "in any manner
| benefitting the masses and those
who might be termed the middle
class of the American people"
! WASHINGTON, May %. U.P)-
Speaker Garner was determined to-
day to push his $2,147,000 1000 un-
employment relief program through
the house despite President Hoov-
er's vehement denunciation of it
as "the most gigantic PORK barrel
ever proposed by the American con-
gress."
The dispute between Mr.. Hoover
| and Garner centered around the
billion dollar provision for public
works, including more than 5000
post offices and other federal
buildings throughout the country.
These would be financed by bonds
In one of the most outspoken
statements of his administration
the President accused Garner of
enumerating the countless local pro
jects in his bill in an effort to
win the support of these commun-
tiles at the expense of the national
welfare. He said many of the post
office projects had been discredited
by congress as extravagant. He
declared the program would un-
balance the budget and would give
work to only 100000 men at tbs
most.
"If the President had suggested
my BILL" Garner retorted, ''i
wouldn't have been pork barrel
1t would have been statesmanlike
81 don't see how it is possible fo1
my bill to unbalance the budget
when the bill carries with it a gas
oline tax raising 100000 year
more than sufficient to take care
of interest and sinking fund re-
quirements of bonds issued for con-
struction."
The speaker said SO Republicans
had come to him and promised to
support his bill, which was approved
by the Democratic majority of the
house. AS soon as the ways and
means committee completes hear
ings on the measure next week, the
house will take it up.
Mr. Hoover approved the Garner
bill provision increasing the Re
construction Corporations borrow
ing power by $1,0O0,0o0,o0O to fin
ance "self-liqujdating" projects. But
the public works bond issue plan he
denounced as an "unexampled raid
on the public treasury"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Actress To Rest
In SanitOrium

LOS ANGELES, May 28 UP)-
Lima Basquette, whose name has
been linked with Jack Dempseys
in recent reports, today entered q
sanitorium for a rest, according 10
an announcement by her mother,
Mrs. Ernest Belcher.
Mrs. Belcher said her daughter
had been i'll for several months,
and might remain IN the sanitor~
ium a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
Salad Brings
Snakes Finish

OREGON HOUSE, Calf,
May 2S. U.P)-Mrs. Walter JAG
Oby is proud of the macaroni
salad she makes.
Placing a bowl of it in
window to cool she was not
a little aggravated when she
discovered a rattlesnake had
wandered i'm and devoured ev-
cry bit of it.
The snake, unable to navi-
gate swiftly with so heavy a
load, was an easy victim.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
TRUCK FIRE TODAY

A truck parked at Second and
Main streets burst into flames
shortly before noon today. Fire
men extinguished the flames be-
fore much damage resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28
sAWILL
yN QOGERS
w 'S0yS:

BEVERL HILLS, May %.
(SpeciaD-Bands playing, SOL
diers marching, orators orat-
ing, telling it's your duty to
"buy Liberty bonds"
Fifteen years later no
bands, no marching, no ora
tors, just a patriotic girl, or a
broken piece of human frame
trying to sell a poppy" for a
few cents, made by even
more unfortunate brother in
one of our 55 hospitals. Given
Is years to think it over, war
has degenerated from the price
of a Liberty bond to the price
of a poppy"
Six million of these boys
regular customers are disabled
this year too, and from the
same war. So those that have
will have to try and make up
for these, by buying more.
There is only one sure way OF
stopping war, that is to see
that every statesman" has the
same chance to reflect after
it's over that these boys max
ing the peoples" have had.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-28

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Evening star., 1932-10-29
ADAM A. wEscHLER son. Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING, NO. 1904


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING. NO. 1904
BY virtue Of a deed Of trust. recorded in
Jiber No 5675. folio 1872. ct sea-. one of the
land records of the District of Columbia.
and at the request OF party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees will offer for sale
TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF NoVEM-
PM, the following described property in
the District Of Columbia: to wit. Lot l05
in James E Phillips subdivision of part of
lot 25 in block A. "Inglesde, said block
now known as square 26l7. as per plat
recorded in the office of the surveyor for
the District Of Columbia in Liber No. Sc. at
Terms of sale: one-fourth Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance in equal
installments. represented by .promissory
notes of purchaser payable in /, and
years. with Interest. at 6 per cent per
annually, secured by first deed Of trust
upon property sold. or all cash, at option
of purchaser. A deposit of 5000 required OF
purchaser at sale. Examination Of title:
STAMPS
Terms to be complied with within 80 days
from day OF sale, otherwise trustees re-
serve the right to resell property at risk
and cost of defaulting purchaser. after
days advertisement of such resale in some
newspaper published in Washington. D. C..
or deposit may be forfeited. or without
forfeiting deposit. trustees may avail them
GEORGE M. EMMERICH:
HERMANN H. BERGMAN.
oc22,25,27.28,2 29no1 Trustees.