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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
SOUTHLAND IN
FIRM GRIP OF
KING WINTER

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 49, U.P)-
Mountains of Southern California
were gripped under one of the
heaviest snowstorms in years as
winter vacationists and hundreds
of motorists were marooned today
in mountain camps or stalled along
the highways.
No actual reports of hardships
came from isolated communities
but some concern was felt for
camps and hamlets with communi-
cation lines down and no way to
get word to civilization.
The weather bureau here pre-
dicted cloudy and unsettled
weather for Los Angeles and most
other Southern California COM
munities today and tonight
The Arrowhead and Big Bear re-
sorts above San Bernardino were
again isolated. More than three
feet of new snow fell in the Arrow
head region which already was
covered by a record pack from
previous storms.
All lOdOo WClC lCpOI tCu ClOocQ IL
the Idyllwild region where approx.
mately six feet of snow blanketed
the ground.
Rainfall in Los Angeles during
the past 24-hour period was 81,
running the seasons total to 1926
inches. During the period rain or
snow was reported in almost every
district of the southland, including
Imperial Valley.
A miniature flood of Colorado
river water swept down in the delta
area and washed out several miles
of Mexicali and Gulf railroad
track.
Another flood district was around
San Diego and Tijuana, where, il
some instances, residents of the
Lower Tijuana river Valley sought
safety on higher ground.
Although the danger had abated
somewhat officials said that rains
tonight would bring the return CT
high water.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Pair Arrested As
Bunc0 Artists

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18. U.P)-Two
men, said by police to be members
of a nationally known gang OF
bunco artists, were arrested here
today and six confederates were
being sought in connection with
the attempted Fleeing of a Victoria,
B. c. tourist.
The attempted swindle was re-
vealed to local police by letter
from j. H. McMullen, Victoria, b.
c., who failed to give the name OF
the victim.
In Jail here are William Paul
HurSon, SO and M. A. Blatt, alias
Charles Worthimer, 80. Hudson Is
said to have long police record.
Local police were advised the
men are wanted by Tucson author
tiles in connection with an attempt
to swindle two Long Beach resi-
dents.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
SANITY TEST TO
BE GIVEN WRITER
OF ODD LETTERS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18. U.P}-
Adolph l.. Sanderson, 81, necktie
salesman, was being held today in
the psychopathic ward of general
hospital for observation as to his
sanity.
Arrest and mental examination
of the man followed his writing of
some 100 letters to Attorney Paul
Schenck, chief defense counsel for
Winnie Ruth Judd, convicted of
murder in Arizona.
These letters reached the attor-
ney while he was in Phoenix. AS
many as three would come in q
single mail, and their first tone
was one OF proferring aid and
assistance in defending Mrs. Judd
Following the trial and the ver-
dict the letters became of u
threatening nature. A climax was
reached when Sanderson several
days ago attempted to make a
personal call on the attorney at
his office. He insisted on locating
the attorney, even if radio or an
airplane were used, in order that
he might deliver package he
carried. Police were called but
Sanderson left before their ar
rival
An air-mail letter from Sander
son demanded that Schenck pay
for the rental of his typewriter
and his room rent and included q
threat to pummel the attorney ana
his secretary.
Sanity hearing will be held
February %
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Chinese Romance
Strikes Rocks

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Is. U.P)
The young love or Daisy Fung, IT.
year-old San Francisco Chinese
girl, and Shao You Lee, "a, her
husband of Is days, today appar-
emily had bowed in defeat to an
ancient custom of the Orient plus
an application of occidental law.
Shao You Lee was under arrest
on a warrant charging violation of
the juvenile court law and Daisy
was returned to san Francisco by
her brother, Joe Fung.
Police said the girls father ar
ranged for Daisy's marriage to a
wealthy merchant in exchange for
$4,000 10 send Joe Fung to college.
Daisy, who loved Shao You Lee,
eloped with the younger suitor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
CANADIAN MOUNTED BATTLES
MAD TRAPPER' TO DEATH

lonely trail the officer saw a
man.
1t was johnson, the maniac
who had resisted eight men in
a 15-hour battle, who had
laughed at dynamite bombs
hurled at his cabin, who had
slain Millen by a madman's
trick of feigning death.
Hersey and Verville with
cold-numbed fingers grasped
their rifles from the loaded
toboggans and dashed toward
the maniac across frozen
creek.
AS Hersey kneeled to aim,
johnson fired. The bullet
struck the sergeant in the knee,
creased up his body and lodged
in the chest. Meanwhile the
main party of the posse came
up. Derloying cautiously, they
surrounded Johnson.
AS his last shots echoed from
his rifle, they poured a fusilade
into his body and he collapsed.
From the air May watched
the battle. When he saw
johnson had been killed, he
landed swiftly on an open ice
field. He raced here with the
injured Hersey and news of
JchnsOn's death. Then he
stood by today while physicians
examined the sergeant's wounds
to see il it was advisable to
fly Hersey 1900 miles to an
Edmonton hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
GERMANY OFFERS
SWEEPING PLANS
ON DISARMAMENT

GENEVA, Feb. 18. (U.P) - Ger
many, practically disarmed under
World war treaty terms, submitted
far reaching disarmament propos-
ais to the world disarmament con-
ference today.
They Included abolition of all air
ornaments, destruction of all air
reserves or stocks, abolition of con-
scription, prohibition of heavy artil-
lery and tanks, limitation of the
size of WarshipS, and prohibition of
aircraft carriers and submarines.
Germany asked that warships be
limited to 10000 tons and guns to
28O millimeters calibre, about IL
inches.
She urged prohibition of gasses
and germ warfare and a ban on the
export or import of Warlike arra-
mentS.
Other recommendations were:
FiXation of the percentage Of
army officers to the lowest poSSi-
BILE level; prohibition of use of po-
lice forces, gendarmes and similar
organizations for military purposes.
The proposals were presented by
Rudolph Nadolny, German ambas-
sador to Turkey
There can only be one system of
equality applicable to
all governments he said. Ger
many demands the prohibition of
fortresses in cases where they con-
stitute a direct menace to neigh
boring countries owing to the proX-
unity Of frontiers"
(This was taken to be a refer
ence to the vast scheme of from
tier fortification erected by France)
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
BRAWLEY BOYS
ARREST BREAKS
Up CRIME RING
Five Youths Held For
Eight Burglaries And
Theft OF Is Autos.

With the arrest in Brawley last
night of five boys, ranging from ID
to l8 years old, Brawley police and
county officers expressed the be-
lief today one of the most active
Crime rings" ever to operate in
Imperial county has been broken
up.
To Tom Sharp, district attorneys
investigator, the boys last night and
early this morning admitted bur-
glary of eight service stations and
stores in various parts of Imperial
Valley, and theft of Is autmomo-
biles, two of them in Ell Centro and
the rest in Brawley.
The boys are Dean McIntire, II,
Lloyd MIntire, 16, Lorin MacDon-
aid, l8, Franklin Watson, Ia, and
Leroy Allison, 16 The McIntire
boys are adopted sons of George R.
McIntire, superintendent of schools
in Brawley.
Two of the boys were arrested
early last night after Mrs. Harry
Jones saw them trying to break in
to the garage in the rear of her
house, and telephoned officers.
From descriptions furnished by Mrs.
Jones, Art Knutson and Jimmy
Dinsard, Brawley police officers, ar
rested Franklin Watson and Lorin
Macdonald.
Tom Sharp was called in to queS-
ton the two, and soon had OBJ
tained the names of the other boys
involved with the Watson and Mac
Donald boys in lengthy series of
burglarieS and automobile thefts in
the valley. These names were
turned over to Brawley police, and
the other boys were placed under
arrest.
The boys, individually and collec-
lively, admitted two burglaries in
Seeley, one in Holtville, three be-
tween Holtville and Ell Centro, one
near BraWley and one in Coachella.
Among other automobiles stolen
were cars belonging to c. j. Parks,
city engineer in Brawley, Al Kalin,
E. w. Mcintyre, a Brawley store
owner, and William Bailey.
The automobiles stolen were used
when the boys went out on the
burglary jobs, officers said, and
later abandoned where they could
be found easily. All were expensive
automobiles. The last one stolen
was the property of E. w. McIn-
tyre, who is no relation to the two
boys who were arrested.
One of their latest burglaries, the
boys said, was that of a store in
Coachella, when 10 pairs of boots
and a large quantity of clothing
was stolen. The Macdonald boy
was wearing some of the stolen
clothing when arrested. Officers
learned from the confessions that
the boys chose what they could
wear from their loot, and threw tire
rest into canal near Brawley
When arrested Lorin Macdonald
was carrying a loaded revolver, and
the Watson boy was carrying a
large knife.
Another burglary to which the
boys admitted was that of an ele-
mentary school in Brawley. They
took a number of pencils and a
gun from the school, officers quoted
them as saying.
This morning Brawley police had
recovered large quantity of the
loot stolen in various burglaries, in
Guiding an electric fan, a tennis
racket, clothes, blankets, guns and
various other articles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Painleve Asked
To Form Cabinet

PARIS, Feb. Is. U.P)-Paul Pain
leve, former premier and veteran
French politician, was commission
ed today by President Paul Doumer
to form a cabinet.
Painleve announced his accept
ance "in principle" of the presi-
dents charge. This was taken to
mean that he would not relay the
formation of a government by pro-
longed negotiations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
BONDS TO
COAX OUT
CURRENCY
Intensive Campaign Will
Be Conducted To Ferret
Out Idle Dollars.
PROGRAM OUTLINED
System Used In War Days
To Be Followed During
Drive.

CHICAGO, Feb. 18. U.P) - The
citizens reconstruction organiza-
tion's campaign to draft Stacker
dollars for the war on depression
will open February % with a na-
tionwide broadside of advertising.
1t will be followed-perhaps Sum-
day, February 29-by the signal for
houSe-to-house drive to sell
prosperity" bonds.
The &C. R. O." headquarters in
the Daily News building made this
announcement today as it redoub-
led it's activity to complete the Or
ganization that will urge citizens to
exchange boarded funds for treas
ury bonds.
James Keeley, gray-haired, short,
stocky and energetic vice chair
man of the campaign, sent tele-
grams en.sting the cooperation of
328 daily newspapers. Advertising
materials for release beginning
Monday went forward to the same
publications.
BY the end of the day, Keeley
hoped to complete the skeleton of
the organization that will call upon
business and professional men,
workers and housewives, to buy the
bonds. Two-thirds of the state
chairmen already had been named,
but not announced.
Chambers of commerce and SIM
liar organizations will supply the
bulk of the citizens who will drop
their own tasks to push the spec
tacular fight against depression.
Their task of coaXing out hidden
dollars with the bonds may be
compressed into one intensive week.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
NAVY PREPARES
FOR MANEUYERS
NEAR SAN DIEGO
Hostile Fleets To Carry
Out Extensive Plan
During War Game.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18. W.P)-War
birds Of the black fleet converged
on San Diego from Magdalena bay,
Baja California, to scout the Pa
cific coast for an attacking blue
fleet in the war games of the
United States navy.
Churning through southern
waters were the aircraft carrier
Langley her host of fighting planes
aboard the tender, Wright, and
the minesweepers, Sandpiper and
Teal, conveying squadron of
multi-engined planes from Pan
anna, all guarded by the destroyers
Barry and ChildS.
This contingent of the black
fleet was due to arrive here to-
morrow to await the U.S.S. Patoka
and As vessels of the black fleet
scouting force to participate in
what is called officially United
States fleet problem 13.
The Patoka, floating base for
the dirigible Akron, is due at San
Pedro March Is from Norfolk via
Beaumont and Corinto. She sailed
from Corinto, February l.
She carries a supply of helium
gas, taken on at Beaumont, for the
Akron, which is due at Sunnyvale
about March 5. From there the
dirigible will head toward Hawaii,
assisting surface scouts to locate
the blue attacking fleet.
The main flotilla of black scout.
ing vessels, numbering As, will sail
from Cuba tomorrow for the San
Pedro-San Diego area to repro
vision about March 7.
Then the black fleet will scout
over the Pacific by air and on the
surface for the blue fleet, as March
8, the Zero hour" for its attack
upon the Pacific coast nears.
The battle force of the navy, now
in Hawaiian waters for exercises,
comprises the blue fleet. Some of
its vessels will be transferred to the
black fleet to equalize their
strength. Among these will be the
Lexington, aircraft carrier, guard
ing deStroyerS and submarines.
HONOLULU, T. H., Feb. 18. U.P)
Army and navy officers who led
the BLACK" and blue" forces in
the annual war maneuverS last
week, were summoned to a confer
ence OF umpires today to study re-
suits Of the tactics.
Although the conference will be
held behind closed doors, the blue
| attacking fleet has been generally
conceded the victory for its sue
cess il landing an expeditionary
force Oh Oahu island
The fleet is anchored off Lahaina
Roads, Maui island.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
HAS
NEW VARIETY
OF WETNESS

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18. U.P)-The
Tijuana river bridge was still
closed to automobile traffic today,
according to reports from the
border resort. A crew of approx
mately so men was put to work
in an attempt to have the bridge
repaired by Saturday.
The Tijuana river, swollen by
recent rains, has inundated a large
area near the city, sweeping away
nearly score of small river bot
tom ShackS.
Dirt highways were badly dam
abed and road crews have been
busy effecting repairs since yester-
day when clearing skies indicated
the brunt of the recent storm had
passed.
San Diego countys rivers are all
bank full and the city's reservoirs
are practically filled. Officials
estimated nearly two years supply
has been impounded within the
past few weeks. Little damage was
done by the storm.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Judge Upholds
Man As Boss

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS. U.P) =
There is mo cruelty more distress
sing than that which prevents
man from being head of his own
household" Superior Judge Carl
Stutsman ruled today in granting
Jess o. Taylor a diverse from his
wife, Daisy Pearl Taylor.
Taylor charged in his suit that
his mother-in Law ran his house
hold just as she wished and in di-
rect contradiction to his own de-
sires and that his wife would not
interfere.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Pair OF Flyers
Reported Missing

ATLIN, B. c., Feb. 18. W.R -
More than 60 hours overdue on a
hazardous flight to Point Barrow,
Alaska, fears were felt here today
for the safety of William r. Gra-
ham, veteran northern aviator,
and Mrs. Edna E. Christofferson,
Portland, his co-pilot.
There was possibility the
flyers were driven off their course
by Snowstorms and were continu-
ing their journey over an isolated
route.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Steel Magnate
Killed By Car

LONG BEACH, Feb. Is. U.P) -
An inquest into the death of John
H. Calvin, "a, retired steel mag
nate of Indiana Harbor, Ind, who
died from injuries sustained when
struck by a Pacific Electric street
car, will be held Friday.
Calvin, who has been spending
his winters here for more than 20
years, died late yesterday in the
Seaside hospital. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet cemetery, Chicago.
Services will be held Saturday
morning at his home here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Collins Visits
Bard Section

c. B. Collins, county superin-
tendent of schools, has returned
from a visit TO the Bard district
Yesterday in which he inspected
the school in that region.
He also reports that muddy
roads have forced a number OF the
county schools to close since the
school buses are unable 10 travel
through the mud. Among these
closed are Sunset Springs, CalN
patria, Mulberry and several
the schools In the Brawley distrl
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. U.P) -
The appointment of former Sen.
Henry j. Allen of Kansas to be
assistant to the president of the
reconstruction finance corporation
was announced today by President
Charles G.. Dawes of the corpor-
alton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
10000 club dinner and pro-
gram, $3.50, club house.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs, 8
Moose hall.
Night school, 10, McCabe
school.
All-American canal club, 1880,
headquarters.
Night school, 7-9. high school.
b. p. o. E. No. 1925, 8, Elks
hall.
/. v. council No. "a, s, Mas
onic Temple.
Troop IA, B.S.A., 1880, Scout
hut.
Phi Chi, 7:45, California
hotel.
Women of the Moose, 8,
Moose home.
Valley theatre, "Get Rich
Quick Waliihgford."
Fox InzperiaI theatre, "The
Hatchet Man.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
TOMORROW

Safeway cooking school, "a,
10000 club house.
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
Presbyterian silver tea, $3.50,
$50 Sandalwood.
Seeley-W -Westside home depart
ment, 1880, Seeley.
w. c. 7. u, 2:30, 572 Olive.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
copyright, 1882, By United Press

NSOpyl lSll0, iooHi IJ CiiibSu itSo'
SHANGHAI, Friday, February
10. U.P)-The Chinese army, ignor-
ing a Japanese ultimatum that it
retire from Shanghai by Saturday,
began a heavy bombardment OF
the japanese fleet and the Japa-
nest quarters of the International
Settlement early today.
The batteries of the nineteenth
army opened up the most severe
bambardment in 40 hours, at 1920
a. m., aiming at the Japanese flag
ship, the cruiser Idzuma, and the
Japanese marine headquarters in
HongkeW.
The Chinese shells missed their
marks. falling promiscuously in
the japanese defense area of the
settlement. Property was damaged
but there were no casualties.
The Idzumo, flagship of ADM
Kichisaburo Nomura, was moored
beside the Japanese consulate.
The Chinese, apparently salts
fled with their demonstration,
ceased shelling at / a. M, after
the japanese had returned their
fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
JAPANESE.
ANNOUNCE.
DEMANDS.
Severe Terms Contained
In Statement Delivered
To Chinese Army.
PEACE HOPES FALL
Heavy Bombardment Civ
EN- As Answer To In
vaders BY 18th Army.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 18. U.P>-The
japanese delivered an ultimatum
to the Chinese tonight, demanding
that their first lines be withdrawn
from Shanghai by a. m. Satur-
day "a p. m. Friday, Eastern
Standard Time) and their second
lines by 5 p. m. Saturday "a a. m.
Saturday, Eastern Standard Time.
The Japanese written demands
were delivered to the Chinese at
8 p. m. Their terms were severe,
although razing of the Lion Hill
forts at Nank:ng, previously mem
toned verbally, were not included
in the written demands.
The terms were presented by
Major Tanaka, assistant military
attache to Gen. Tsai Ting-Kai,
commander of the nineteenth
army, in behalf of General Uyeda,
and by Vice-Consul Shirai 70
Mayor WI Teh-Chen on behalf Of
Consul General Mural.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-29
Westland

Christmas visitors were: Harley
Dawson and family of Utica, Ed
Raney and family of Wolf Creek,
Lyle Carpenter and family of Tria-
delphia, Vernie Appleman and fam
lily of Malta, Dale Muse and family
of Stockport, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Price of Pennsville, Estel Dawson
and family, at Frank Dawson's; /;
Misses Amanda Huffman and Gladys
Benjamin at Lewis Huffman's; !;
Clark Fonner and family at James
Boyd's: Ernest Drake and family
of Xenia, Raymond James and fam
lily, Russell James and fmily at Lew
is James; Clyde Best and family at
Emmett Scott's; Harold Harris and
family at Frank Miller's; Henry
Abel and family at Harold Best's;
Orin Abel and family at George
at Malta; Paul Wells and
family at Frank Wells; Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard BENJAMIN and son at
Pearl Daniels; Lee Brooks of Pop
lar Ridge, Raymond and Harold
Embree, Miss Bessie Benjamin, at
Archie Hummel's; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Dougan and daughter Ruth
at Ed Devore's.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Spurrier re.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-29

The annual meetings of the Home
Missions Council and the Council
of Women for Home Missions, will
be held at Briarcliff Manor, New
York, Jan. Gil, 1888. The sessions
will be largely joint sessions of the
two councils, and will be given over
to the report of special committee
that has been studying the works of
the boards constituent to the coun-
ellis.
The Methodist board of education
reports that the daily vacation
church school has proved one Of the
most effective means of evangelical
tiOn and education in China, reach
ing thousands of children each year,
many of whom have had no other
contact with the Christian religion.
In addition to religious training,
children are given instruction in
sanitation and hygiene, citizenship,
general science, geography and rec
reation. 1t is hoped to have 500
daily vacation church schools in
North China during the summer of
1893.
Prof. Oscar Buck of Drew Theo-
logical Seminary, Madison, N. j.,
is offering a correspondence course
on the subject of missions, to any
minister in the United States, the
course being prompted by the result
of the laymen's foreign missions in
Quiry whose report is now being
published in book form, "Re-
Thinking Missions" which will fur
nish the basis for study.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-29
Morgan County Thursday December
Lightner Ridge

Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Mills and
little daughter spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Newsom Of
near Pennsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson Carr were
Sunday guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Blind of near Dale.
James O'Neal of Stockport is
spending few days with his son
Leslie O'Neai and family.
Appendicitis Patient
Miss Vera Rogers, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers,
was taken to Memorial hospital at
Marietta, Tuesday. She is suffer
ing with appendicitis.
Mrs. John Medley and sons call
ed on Mrs. Anna Geddes and family,
Sunday.
Miss Mildred Conlson is spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Hallowell of Spurrier Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and. Mrs. Earl
Scott and family.
Miss Marjorie Rardin Of Zanes-
vile is spending week at home.
Mrs. Anna Geddes lost a horse re-
Gently
Gerald Scott and Richard Gheen
of Canton visited with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ". C. Scott,
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Mercer and
daughter Stella, and Murray Geddes
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs Gerald Sleek and
the formers mother, Mrs. Salina
Sleek of Liberty were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. v.
Rardin.
Mrs. Melvin White was in Ma
rietta, Friday.