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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
BOY
RESCUED FROM
NARROW HOLE

PITCHER, Okla, April l. U.Py-
Twelve hours in lead mine test
hole, his head wedged between
jagged shale rocks, failed to have
serious effects today on 2-year-old
Gerald Collins.
The child was trapped in the
hole II feet below the surface
while playing at the mines near
here. Crews of miners worked
throughout the day digging their
way through rock and earth to his
side.
Gerald, however, was taken to
the hospital at Miami for obser-
vation. Fever often follows ex-
posure to the cold, wet earth.
The entire facilities of the tri-
state mining area were rushed here
to save Gerald. A steam shovel, &
pulmotor and air pump, corps
of doctors and miners skilled in
rescue work came from surround
ing mine centers.
After a quick survey of the sit
uation the miners started digging
a tunnel 10 feet long and feet
wide to the boys side. The steam
shovel took out loose dirt and rock
the the workers made headWay.
The boys voice grew weaker as
the day passed. Fresh air was
pumped to him all the time he
was trapped
BY nightfall, 5000 persons
jammed around the holes mouth.
In the front line stood his mother
and father, a miner.
Floodlights, automobile head
lights and electric torches played
on the scene. Compressed air drills
sounded a continual rat-tat-tat as
they dug through the rock.
The child's cries ceased alto
gether as George Sin broke his
way through TO the boys side and
loosened his head from between
the rocks. Sin carried Gerald to
the surface.
The fact the hole was only 10
inches wide saved the boy from
certain death. If he had not be-
come wedged, he would have fallen
into a pool of water further down.
The hole was drilled as a test
and had been abandoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
SUSPECT DENIES
HAVING KILLED
PHOENIX YOUTH
Morris Hester Taken To
Arizona Capital Fol-
lowing inland Arrest.

inland, gateway into California
for all westbound railroad hoboes
coming from Arizona, today had
yielded the solution of one of Ari-
zona's most brutal slayings, officers
declared after Morris Hester, so,
Negro, was arrested there and this
morning was taken to Phoniex by
j. d. Adams, Maricopa county dep
uty sheriff, for questioning.
Hester, arrested in inland by I'm
migration Inspector Monk, told
Adams this morning he had moth
ing to do with the Staying on mid
night of March "a of Bye Oliver,
%, and the attempted attack on
Wanda Lee Kirk, who was with
Oliver.
He knew something of the case,
however, he said. Hester furnished
Adams with the name of another
Negro, in Phoenix, who, he said, was
responsible for the killing. Adams
telephoned the sheriff'S office in
Phoenix, and the other Negro was
arrested. His name was not known
here.
Oliver was slain about midnight
March "a by a Negro who came up
on the car in which the youth and
Miss Kirk had parked near the out
skirts of Phoenix. The Negro first
directed Oliver to get out Of the
car. He did so, but when he was
out started to turn, and the Negro
shot him.
The killer then told Miss Kirk to
step from the car, threatening her
life if she did not obey. AS she
did so she threw an automobile
crank at the attacker, and he fired.
The shot exploded in the pistol,
and the Negro fled into the desert.
When arrested in inland, Hester
was in possession of revolver
which apparently had blown up,
since on cylinder barrel was ex-
ploded. Hester answered the des-
cription sent out from the Phoenix
sheriff's office, and officers here
notified the Arizona officials of the
arrest.
Adams was sent to question
Hester, and this morning took him
back to Phoenix.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Railway Chief
Dies Suddenly

LOS ANGELES, April l. U.R)-
George Kuhrts, president of the
Los Angeles Railway company, died
of a heart attack in his office
today
Kuhrts' death was totally uneX-
pected, and came before glass of
water he called for could be
brought. He was 63 years old.
He was president and general
manager of the railway company
since the death of H. E. Hunting
ton in 1927 and had a notable ca
reer in railway circles.
His widow, Mrs. Myra H. Kuhrts,
survives him, as well as three chill
dren, George j., jr., Jacob Ct. and
Mrs. Sue Kunrts Murray, all of
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Evangelist Wins
Liquor Debate

LOS ANGELES, April /. U.Pl-
THE results are all wet" said
Walter Huston, actor, today after
a count of ballots cast by the au-
dience in his recent prohibition
debate with Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson Hutton, evangelist, showed
the latter had won by 5000 votes,
The polls" closed on the debate
last night and the final tabulation
showed Mrs. Hutton to have re-
ceived 19,741 votes for her dry"
talk, while Huston, the wet, :"
polled 1853. Radio listeners
balloted with those who packed
Angelus temple to hear the de-
baters in person.
1T was a great moral victory"
said Mrs. Hutton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Tax Expert Gives
Up To Indictmelt

LOS ANGELES, April 1. U9-
G.. Wallace Forge, Hollywood in
come tax adviser indicted Wedes-
day by the federal grand jury on
a charge of alleged income tax
evasion, surrendered to Uned
States authorities here today.
Edwin Carewe, motion picture
producer and director, indicted With
Forge, surrendered yesterday nd
was released under $1,000 bail
Forge was accompanied to he
federal building by his wife, he
former Dorothy Krause Shaw Fit
chic, Hollywood debutante.
Forge, who had been tax advser
to Carewe, had beer on probaon
following his plea of guilty in i'd
eral court to aiding Robert Ee-
son. late stage and screen actor, in
making a faulty income tax reten,
Federal officers said the presnt
offense with which he is chaqed
occurred before he was placed'on
probation. -
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
LINDBERCH CASE
ACTIVITY TURNS
TO new ANGLES
New York And Philadel-
phia Clues Being In
vestigated.

HOPEWELL, N j., April l. U.H
The thin triangle formed by New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk,
Va, seemed today to contain the
most likely "clues" to the kidnapping
of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, jr,
from his crib exactly one month
ago.
After an apparent halt in ne.
gotiations at Norfolk with men
claiming to be the kidnapers, in
terest shifted to New York and
Philadelphia when two private de-
tectiveS, Morton Bernstein and
Samuel Karsnow, conferred with a
representative of Colonel Lindbergh
at the Sourland mountain estate.
The visit of Bernstein and Kar-
snow was one of the longest an
outside investigator has made to the
home. They said their investiga-
ton did not corroborate reports the
baby is being held near Norfolk.
The men said Brooklyn police
raids on narcotic joints" started
them on the present line of inquiry.
I'VE must be careful of our word
ing or we will trespass on danger
Gus territory" Karsnow said. Our
lives would not be worth two cents
if we said too much. We believe
our information to be of excellent
value.
"A short time after the Brook
lyn raids, we were visited by two
suspicious characters around mid
night Due to the fact that most
of our operatives were in the office
making their reports these men
would not say too much. We were
told to watch certain premises in
which something was to happen
that morning. 1t was to happen
about o'clock.
1--WE are at the present time try
ing to establish negotiations with
the kidnapers, either directly or in
directly"
The premises mentioned were in
Philadelphia, it was understood.
From Philadelphia also came the
report police were watching wom-
an who sought to furnish informa-
ton about the kidnapping to a
prominent society woman.
Colonel H. Norman Schwartzkopf,
head of the state police, said some
so or go persons have offered their
services to Colonel Lindbergh as
Intermediates in dealing with the
kidnapers. Only the offer OF the
three Norfolk residents-John H.
Curtis, Dean H. Dobson-Peacock
and Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage
has been accepted, he said.
NORFOLK, Va, April l. W.P-
Telephone threats and fears that
the wires are being tapped have
been revealed by the Very Rev. H.
Dobson Peacock, Rear Admiral
Burrage and John H. Curtis, the
three local negotietors in the Lind
bergh kidnapping case.
Curtis said he had received two
or three calls warning him not to
participate in the case. One man
said you had better lay off if you
know what's good for you" he re-
ported. He said he considered the
calls the work of crankS.
Burrage said the group felt 1t
unsafe to communicate with Col
onel Lindbergh except by word OF
mouth because there seemed to be
a leak" in telephone conversa-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
QUARTET HELD
IN TEXAS BANK
R0BBINC PLOT

ABILENE, Tex, April l. U.P)E
Records of the bank that officers
claim four young men intended to
rob by burroWing tunnel to the
vault furnished new evidence to-
day as the four faced arraignment
on charges of conspiracy to burg
larize.
Authorities discounted the stories
Of the quartet that their digging
of a 48-foot tunnel was not for
the purpose of robbing the Citizens
National bank, but was done for a
fifth person who planned to use
The tunnel as a liquor cache. A
charge of conspiracy to violate the
prohibition laws was then added to
he counts against the youths.
Rupert (Butcher) Black, a Uni
1ersity of Southern California ath-
etc last year; Malcolm w.
Foster, half brother of Black; E.
oliver Black, a cousin of Rupert,
md Edwin A. Rice are the four
Who will be arraigned on the
charges today. All are % except
Foster, who is 81.
Attention of officers was
focused on recent actions OF
Foster. Bank records showed that
Foster rented safety deposit boxes
at both the city's banks on the
same date he paid rent on vacant
buildings which were near or ad-
Joined the banks.
Rupert Black and Rice were
found by officers in one of the va
cant buildings where the tunnel
originated. The other two were ar
rested in a truck they said was
used to haul dirSt from the tunnel.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Chain Store Head
To Face Charge

FLAGSTAFF, Arij, April /.
W.Pl - Working secretly. Kansas
officers early today removed A. E.
Sanders, Kansas chain store ex-
ecutive, from the county Jail here
and out of the state by automobile.
The transfer was effected while
attorneys from Phoenix were work
ing frantically to obtain writ of
habeas corpus to free Sanders.
Former head of the United
Clarence Saunders Stores Of
Kansas, Saunders was headed for
Topeka to face embezzlement
charges.
EXtradition was granted late yes
terday by Gov. George w. P. Hunt.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Woman Candidate
Flags Prohibition

FORT WORTH, April l. U.p)-
Mrs. Ida M. Darden, Texas candi-
date for congressman-at- large, has
denounced prohibition and declared
she will campaign only to those
who believe as she does.
IT shall expect no support from
the fanatical class of citizenship
which believes all questions involv-
ing the welfare of the human race
were automatically settled with the
adoption of the 18th amendment >
she said.
prohibition is ghastly failure
and it should be removed from the
basic structure of government be-
fore the private and political morals
of the nation are destroyed"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01

KANE, Pa, April /. (U.P-Dr.
Evan O'Neill Kane, IL, chief of
the staff of Summit hospital,
who achieved nationwide fame
by two self-Operations, died to-
day of pneumonia.
DIR. Kane operated on him
self IL years ago for appedi-
citis. Last January he per-
formed a second self-operatiOn,
for inguinal hernia.
DIR. Kane was stricken with
pneumonia four days ago His
condition became critical yester-
day and an oxygen tent was
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Film Executive
Reported Engaged

HOLLYWOOD, April l. U.P) -
Fred w. Beetson, executive vice
president of the Association of Mo-
ton Picture Producers, and Miss
Mabel Johnson widely known in
film circles, will be married soon,
friends said today.
Although no definite date has
been set, it was said the wedding
would be late this month.
Beetson's former wife, Mrs. Min
ME S. Beetson, obtained a final
decree of divorce March 3 on the
ground of mental cruelty.
Miss Johnson formerly held a
high position in the same organiza-
ton of which Beetson is an exc
cutive and assistant to VIII Hays.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Blast Endangers
Oil Field Workers

OKLAHOMA CITY, April l.
UPA-Two workmen narrowly es-
capped death today when the sepa-
rator on the No. 3 Holmes we'll Of
the British-America Oil company
exploded.
The we'll is located but four
blocks from Wheeler school where
the 900 students were startled from
their afternoon classes by the ex-
plosion.
Fire followed the blast. 1t was
extinguished quickly by city and
oil field fire companies, using
chemicals.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
DEATH CLAIMS NOTED DOCTOR
WHO OPERATED ON HIMSELF

used. He failed to rally, how
ever, and died.
He was believed the first ply
sician ever to remove his own
appendix. He used local an
asthetic, traced the iodine mark
on his abdomen, made the Incl
sion and removed the appendix
himself. A nurse held him up
right during the operation.
The second operation was per-
formed to correct an injury suf-
fered several years ago while
riding horseback. During this
operation he again was held in
half sitting position by at
tendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
@sWILL-
- R2S4}:s'ERs R2S}:'

BEVERLY HILLS, April /.
(SpeciaD - When congress
turns down the sales tax,
claiming that it was unconsti-
tutional, undemocratic and
even unhealthy, that it was a
tax on the poor in favor of
the rich, then they turned
yesterday and put a tax on
matches.
Well, 1 never saw a poor man
that didn't at one time during
his life, no matter how poor,
have to light a match. Got a
tax on candy, but not on crude
oil from Venezuela.
You see, these things that
they are taxing now, they are
not sales tax. No! No! En-
tirely different. This is Just a
tax on things you have to buy.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
TWO UNDER ARREST

LOS ANGELES, April l. UP) =
Frank Juszsyk, Al, said to be a
Livermore lumberjack, was in Jail
today, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon and possession of
liquor after he and Paul Kreamer,
transient, assertedly tried to attack
police officers. The officers were
cut severely
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Youth Testifies
Against Father

Los ANGELES, April l. U.P)-
In behalf of his step-mother and
against his father, John w. Gel
hardt, jr., testified in divorce
case here today.
He told the court that in the
latter part of 1929 his father, d
Beverley Hills financier. was liv-
ing as man and wife with woman
in San Diego.
The step-mother received a di-
jvorce, community property valued
! at $300,000 and custody of their
3-year -old soa, Donald.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
L. A. RECALL UPHELD

LOS ANGELES, April /. U.P)-
Efforts on the part of Fred ".
Strong, citizen and tax payer, to
prevent the holding of mayoralty
recall on May 3 failed today when
the superior court sustained a de-
murrer filed by the city against a
petition for an injunction filed by
Strong.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Stanford Student
Commits Suicide

SAN FRANCISCO, April l. U.pl
Evelyn Chapman, %, Stanford
University medical student and
daughter of the postmaster at Surf
Calf, shot and killed herself to-
day at the home of her sweetheart,
James Cary, a fellow student.
Police questioned Cary in an at
tempt to establish a motive for
the act.
Miss Chapman has sister, Mrs.
Mark Thomas of San Jose, it was
learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
BY PAUL II. MALLON
T,p;ted Press Staff COrreSpOnden!


WASHINGTON, April /. - Th
house ways and means committee
today voted to subject dividend
payments to the normal rate o.
taxes, raising $8o,O00,O00 in ada-
tional revenue.
The committee took this drasei
action after being informed py
Secretary of the Treasury Mills
that the revenue bill as it now
stands is $165, 100000 short OF BAL
ancing the budget.
The new tax bill will be pre-
sented to the house in the form
of a committee amendment. Act
ing Chairman Crisp of the con-
mittee said he believed it would
provide ample funds to balance
the budget.
Crisp added that this step has
been taken ito meet great emeg-
ency.' and that a provision would
be inserted in the bill automatically
repeating the dividend tax on July
|, 1884.
Speaker Garner joined Crisp in
angry denunciation OF Mills sup
Elemental estimates.
IF Republicans would CO.
operate with us in the least" Gar
ner told newspapermen in his Of
flee, I'VE could save $3.50 10000 in
that budget. But instead OF CO.
operating, every cabinet officer is
running to the senate saying that
proposed reductions are running
the government.
Secretary Mills is pursuing the
old Mellon policies OF estimating
low revenue for taxes he doeSt
like and high revenue for those
he favors. I've been outguesSlng
them for 10 years on estimates
1.-THE individual income taxes
will raise 20,000,000 more than the
treasury estimates for it. 1t is ln-
fair for the Republicans to come
here this way at the last Minute. "
Crisp announced to the house
the proposed tax on dividends as
= the house convened He explained
that new treasury estimates made
the new tax necessary and that
the house had been proceeding on
the assumption that government
expenditures could be reduced by
"at least 5000 100000
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
Kidnapped Man
Returns Home

GARY, Ind, April l. lU.pl =,
Hands tied behind his back, Fred
A Barnes. 60, Chicago contractor
was found wandering on Gary S
west side today after being 1reed'
he said, by kidnapers., , A..
A Gary police squad, touring the
peiohborhood, came upon Barnes
and united him. He communicated
with his daughter, in Chicago, I'M
nediately, and learned no ransom
had been demanded or paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01

WASHINGTON. April l. U.P)-
The house levied new taxes on in
come today after a political storm
in which Democratic leaders
charged the administration with
playing politics with economy and
budget balancing.
Partisan warfare began in the
ways and means committee room
extended to Speaker Garner's office
and overflowed to the floor before
the house imposed on dividends
from stock investments the normal
income tax rates in addition to
surtaxes to which they already are
liable.
The vote was 180 to 103.
The new levy would raise from
$8O,OO0,000 to $88,000,000.
Speaker Garner charged that. Re-
publicans were refusing to cooper
ate toward balancing the budget.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
OFFICIAL STRICKEN

LOS ANGELES, April 1loul- n
Daniel j. O'Brien, state dir 80 !
penology, suffered a shear OF
here today. DR.. G. ~ %
Biltmore hotel physi
o'BdZ's condition was
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
REVENUE
MEASURE
! ADOPTED
House Takes Final Action
On Bill Designed To
Balance Budget.
LONG BATTLE ENDS
Senate To Begin Hearings
On Measure Early Part
OF Next Week.

WASHINGTON, April 1. W.H
The house passed the billion
dollar revenue bill today. Fin
al action on the measure de-
signed to balance the budget
came at the close of day
crowned with last minute
changes ana readjustments.
The tax bill now goes to the
senate, where hearings will be-
gin the middle of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
MOONEY DECISION SOON

kTA ANA, April |. W.D
ior James Rolph, Jr., expects
a decision in the Tom
Ardon case within a week,
ewspapermen here yes
governor was in Nor
dedicating an addition
pospital there.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-01
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT


/. o. o. F., s, Brawley hall.
Dinner, $3.50, Presbyterian
church.
Wrestling, $3.50, Ell Centre
arena.
Dance, $3.50, Barbara Worth
golf club.
Associated chambers of COM
merce, 7, fair grounds, Imperial.
Troop 25, B.S.A., 1880, Nc
Cabe school.
Troop 2I, B.S.A., 1880, NJ. E.
social hall.
Troop Is, B.S.A., 1880, Pres
byterian church.
Valley theatre, "The Mystery
Train.
Fox Imperial theatre, "Stran-
gers In Love-.
TOMORROW
Chapter CIV, P.E.O., 1880.
SIS Wensley.
1. V. Teachers association,
9:3O, Brawley high scholo.
Home department. chairmen,
1880, court house.
Taxpayers league, i, fair
grounds, Imperial.
FOX Imperial theatre, "Alice
In Wonderland.
Pjthian Sisters food sale, 10.
M. 70. King store,A
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
WATCH.
BONUS BOUTS

Ten thousand fans watched 10
sizzling bouts at the Bonus Camp
at Anacostia
Frankie Fleming. Canadian
lightweight champion, and Pep
O'Brien, one of the countryS
leading lightweights, fought to a
fast four-round draw.
Jack Sellers and Johnny Can
non, who also are widely known
bantams, kept the crowd on edge
in another four-round bout. Re.
suits:
Danny whitlock (Bolling Field) VS..
Johnny Smith (Anacostia). two-round
Kid speck (Pennsylvania) vs. Bobby
Brenner (Philadelphia), two-round draw.
Leo McGlen Newcastle, Pa.) VS. Van
Cobel Detroit, Mich.). two-round draw.
Young Joe Jeannett (Annapolis) VS..
round draw.
Arthur Moore washington, D. g.
VS. Willie Saw washington, D. c..
Saw by one-round knockout.
TINT" Swer (Anacostia) vs.. Cream
Puff Lawrence (Anacostia), two-round
draw
vs. Kid Recner (Pittsburgh). three
round draw.
Wells Ketchel pittsburgh. Pa) VS.:
frankie Rutts (Jeanette. Pa, two-round
draw.
Kid PoIatk philadelphia VS.. Bobby
Summerville (PhiIadelphia). two-round
draw.
Frankie Fleming canadian light
weight champion) VS.. Pep O'Brien
(Scranton. Pa. four-round draw.
Jack Sellers (Hel's Kitchen. N. "
vs.. Johnny Cannon (Brooklyn), four
round draw.
Referees-CharIes Bucher Detroit,
Mich.). Joe German Clos Angeles),
frankie Fleming, and Jack Sellers.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
BROWNS RATED.
HIGH BY RUTH
At PRESENT
RyAn%cn9Sz- By

When we left the East we did
not rate the Browns so highly
but we had plenty of respect for
them by the time it was our
turn to visit st. Louis. They had
taken four straight from the Red
Sox and three out Of four from
the Griffmen before giving the
AS all that trouble. Killefer has
his team believing in itself ard
hustling all the time. Schultz
has been 2!a5Ing brilliantly and
both Levey ana Burns have been
hitting so far ahead of their
previous form that they can no
longer be regarded lightly by op-
posing pitchers. Goslin and Fer
rell also are doing tHeir share
with the stick, and the latest
set of averages shows only two
clubs in each league hitting bet
ter than these Browns. Melillo
is sure to improve in his stick
work.
Changes Mind
I thought two weeks ago that
Killefer's team was doomed to
the second division but / don't
believe that any more. There has
been a general improvement in
hitting, and this, with the sue
CESS that has been gained against
strong teams, has inspired the
Browns with a confidence that
they did not possess in recent
seasons. AS they stand now l
would not be surprised TO see
them get into the thick of the
fight for second or third place.
Yanks Will Win
You will note that I did not
say "the fight for the pennant."
The reason is that 1 am con-
vinced now more than at any
other time since the season
opened that the Yankees will
win. I don't say that merely
because of the lead which we
have been able to acquire during
the early part of the season. I
figure now that six starting
plCcherS give us a pronounced
edge over the field. We have
Gomez, Ruffing, Pennock, Pip
gras, MacFayden and Allen as
starters, and we have four other
good pitchers in Wells, Rhodes,
Brown and Murphy.
Nc other team in the majors
has so much pitching strength
and such pitching, when coupled
with the sort Of hitting power
which the Yankees possess. Should
be enough to win. But we can
not afford to take this for
granted. We must keep hustling
for victories.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
NET PAIR
INN. A. TITLE

Playing we'll nigh flawlesS ten
mis-, Tom Mangan and Bud Mar
key grimly and efficiently an
nexed the Middle Atlantic doubles
tennis championship by downing
valiant but hopelessly out
classed Navy doubles team, Lieut..
Gerald Smith and Lieut.. Roy
Graham, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
A hard rain just after the
final set got under way tempo
rarily halted proceedings, but the
victors resumed their crushing
game when play was continued.
Mangan and Markey proved
themselves brilliantly suited as
doubles. Markey's main function
was to keep the ball in play
until such time as Mangan could
pounce on the ball for a scorch-
ing placement. Occasionally Mar
key would make an easy kill at
the net.
Markey, with Eddie Yoemans,
had won the M. A. title last year.
Mangan had previously gained
the crown twice with Bob Con-
Sidine.