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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
Trustees Given
Full Control OF
Bell View Farm

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. U.P)-
Trustees of the Bell View Oil syn
dicate were authorized to resume
control of the concern today, but
were enjoined from advancing fur
ther funds to the New Mexico Pro-
ducing and Refining company pend
ing full trial of the case.
The concern was placed in re-
ceivership several days ago when
unit holders filed suit asking re-
moval of the trustees, Hooper G.
Dunbar, c C. Norton and G.. B.
Morris.
The removal was asked on the
grounds they had wrongfully ad-
vanced money to the New Mexico
firm and had taken $247,000 for
their own use.
The trustees replied they had the
right to advance money to the other
company because the syndicate held
controlling interest. and that the
$247000 was due them as trustee
ship fees.
Superior Judge Edwin F. Hahn
pointed out the acts complained
of already had taken place, and
therefore a receivership was not
necessary if the trustees were re-
STRAND from similar future acts.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
SOVIET MINISTER
OFFERS DRASTIC
PLAN FOR PEACE
Proposes Total General
Disarmament In Ad-
dress Given at Geneva.

GENEVA, Feb. IL. U.n) Soviet
Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvi-
noff today proposed total general
disarmament as the only effective
security against war; in his ad-
dress before the world disarma-
ment conference.
Litvinoff asked the conference
to abolish tanks, super heavy long
range artillery, naval guns OF over
Pinch calibre, aircraft carriers,
military dirigibles, heavy bombing
planes, all stocks of air bombs AMI
all means of apparatus for chemi-
cal, meteorological and incendiary
warfare, and all ships above 10000
tons displacement.
Regarding the Sino-Japanese
conflict Litvinoff said:
Present events in the Far East
cannot but cause special anxiety
TO the Soviet union owing to its
geographical nearness to the thea
tire of these events, where huge
armies are operating and where
anti-Soviet Russian emigres are
mobilizing their forces.
Despite all this 1 am empowered
to declare the readiness of the
Soviet union to disarm to the same
extent and at the same rate to
which other powers, first and fore
most those actually on our borders,
may agree"
Litvinoff pointed out that Russia
also has a problem OF security.
Obviously referring to the United
States refusal to recognize the
Soviets, he said
Even now many states, includ-
ing one of the strongest naval
powers, do not conceal their hos
tility to us, even to the extent OF
refusing to establish normal peace
full relations
He implied the abandonment of
Soviet propaganda abroad by stat
ing that the sole aim OF the
Soviet union is the building up of
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
MARION TRIAL
IS POSTPONED
FOR SIX DAYS

Daniel D. and Mrs. Inez Marion
will not go to trial in superior
court for the murder of Alberto
Garcia until February 20.
The trial was continued from
February % to the latter date
when the defendants and their at
torney, M. w. Conkling, appeared
before Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son this morning to move for a
continuance.
Conklipg explained that he will
be in federal court in San Diego
February %, and consequently will
not be able to appear here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion are
charged with numbering Garcia, a
former Mexican ruraleS chief, on
the Calexico-Yuma highway last
December II, after having lain in
wait for him as he was driving
from San Luis to an interview with
Gov. Agustin Olachea of Baja
California.
Another defendant appearing be-
fore Judge Thompson this morning
on charge of murder was A. L.
Hendrix, charged with Staying
w. H. Mccoy near Holtville last
month. His case was continued
until February II for plea.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
ITALIAN PREMIER
MAKES VISIT TO
HEAD OF CHURCH
MussOlini Cordially Greet
ed On First Appearance
At Vatican.
BY THOMAS b. MORGAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 11.-Pre-
mier Benito MuSsolini, active, DASH
ing head of the modern Fascist
state, arrived Is minutes early to-
day for his audience with Pope
Plus XI ending the long dispute
between church and state, and the
early arrival upset the routing of
centuries old Vatican ceremony
for receiving distinguished visitors.
Mussolini arrived at the Vatican
heading a procession of five auto
mobiles escorted by Carabineers in
flashing full dress uniform. A
band heralded his coming.
He strode smilingly into the
midst of medieval picture of pa
pal soldiery in brilliant dress and
papal legates in ruffles and knee
breeches.
The Vatican had not expected
II Duce SO soon. Gandarmes were
still giving the last touch to pre-
parationS to receive him. Even mo-
ton picture men were caught with
their cameras unprepared. They
failed to record Mussolini's historic
arrival.
Members of the papal household
were perpleXed but acted quickly.
Monsignor Arborio Mella advanced
and greeted the premier. Musso-
lini was surprised, as we'll as the
reception committee. Monsignor
Mella escorted Mussolini to the
Sala Clementina where Monsignor
accia-Dominone, his round, smil-
ing face bobbing above his rotund
body, rushed to the head of the
stairs to greet Mussolini in the
name of the Pope.
Mussolini wore the uniform of
the prime minister, a cutaway coat
heavily embroidered with gold, gold
striped trousers, and a hat resem-
bling an admirals but with much
gayer plumes. He carried a short
ceremonial sword and wore brilliant
decorations.
The premier, obviously interested
intensely in the Vatican scene.
Continued On Page a.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
Close Call For
Governor ROlph

SACRAMENTO, Feb. II. W.D-
California's flying governor had an
other one of those marrow escapes"
yesterday.
The high power plane in which
he was riding, landed too far out
on the runway and threatened to
go into a ditch before losing speed.
Pilot Roscoe Turner to avoid this.
swung the ship sharply off the run
way into the mud. The tail of the
plane veered up, quivered as though
it were going on over, and then
settled down.
IF 1 hadn't had a good pilot, 1t
might have been different" said
Passenger Rolph, slightly shaken.
Governor Rolph left here yester-
day morning after two days spent
in the valley where he opened the
county fair He circled this city
shortly after starting the flight
which came so near ending In
tragedy.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
NATIONS CREDIT
WILL BE GIVEN
FEDERAL HELP

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. U.P)-
The administration threw all of it's
power today behind another meas
ure designed to bring the country's
business back to prosperity.
The project would put to work,
according to an explanation given
to the United Press by authoritative
spokesmen of the government, bill
lion dollars in gold now lying idle
in the vaults of the federal reserve
banks and the treasury. By the
natural workings of economic laws
governing credit, it would add eight
to 10 billion dollars to the nations
credit facilities This would be in
addition to the funds the govern
ment hopes to get back to work
through its two billion dollar Re-
construction Finance corporation
Ogden Mills, secretary designate
of the treasury, described it as tech
nically a measure to arrest defla-
ton.
The project is contained in the
Steagall-Glass measure. 1t was
advanced publicly yesterday after
morning of conferences with senate
and house leaders at the White
House. Chairman Steagall of the
house banking and currency COM
mittee, saiG the bill would be intro
duced in the house this afternoon.
In substance, according to high
administration authorities, its effect
would be to broaden the scope of
securities which banks could redis-
count with the federal reserve sys-
tenn. That would, yhe administra-
ton holds, permit bankers to
broaden similarly the scope Of Sc
curities they would accept from
borrowers.
The effect, administration finan-
cial men are convinced, would be
a quickening felt through the whole
business fabric, from the vast man.
ufacturing establishments down TO
the small haberdasher over across
the street.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
FOUR WAYS FOR
MRS. JUDD TO
ESCAPE DEATH

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. II. U.P)-
Attorneys planned today their
final legal moves in behalf OF
Winnie Ruth Judd, convicted of
the murder of her friend, Agnes
Anne lie Roi.
February %, Superior Judge
Howard C. Speakman will pro-
nounce a mandatory sentence OF
death by hanging and there are
just four avenues which might
lead to escape from the gallows.
They are:
l. Motion for new trial,
2. Appeal.
3. Plea for commutation.
4. Plea for a verdict of present
insanity"
The first, admittedly a Slight
possibility, will be sought as soon
as sentence is pronounced. The
motion for a new trial, according
to Herman Lewkowitz, Mrs. Judd's
local counsel, will be based on
error. ..
The second, an appeal to the
state supreme court, also will be
based on error.
Then, should the supreme court
refuse to overturn the verdict,
plea will be made for Communication
of sentence, In Arizona, this must
be made to the state board of
pardons and paroles instead of to
Gov. w. P. Hunt. Although known
as opposed to capital punishment,
the executive cannot act without
recommendation of the board.
The last plea invokes the law of
present insanity" Under the law,
should Mrs. Judd's attorneys OBJ
tain a sanity hearing and sanity
board be convinced Mrs. Judd is
insane, she will be imprisoned in a
state asylum until and if" she be-
comes sane, when she may be re-
committed to prison and hanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
BY ii. X. EKINS
nited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
SHANGHAI, Feb. 1l.-Japanese
air raiders rained bombs on a
Chinese owned cotton mill in which
19 U. S. marines were stationed to-
day, killing four Chinese women
and one man non-combatant and
sent 5000 screaming millWorkers,
mostly women, from the wrecked
building.
Sixteen of the women workers
were wounded by flying shell frag-
ments and debris.
Strong representations to the
Japanese by the American govern
ment are believed likely. An AM
erican marines story that the
bombing probably was an "acci-
dent may be the explanation Off
cred.
The japanese were attempting
to dislodge Chinese troops concen-
trations across the settlement line
in the Markham road sector, when
they bombed the mill on the for
eign side of the barbed wire de-
fenSes.
1t. j. S. Cook and his 18 ma
rines stationed there escaped in
jury.
The explosion spread panic. AM
balances rushed changing through
crowded streets. Women and child
FEN covered inside their homes
shaken by the conclusion.
The wing on mill was No. 3, at
SIS Markham road. The bomb
crashed through the roof, explod-
ed on the top floor of the two
story modern structure, and de-
molished row of reeling machines.
The damage was estimated at 90
600 taels (about $4,000.
Fire brigades sped to the scene,
but the bomb failed to set the
mill on fire.
U. S. marines posted as lookouts
on top of nearby flour mill wit
messed the bombing. Private M. C.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
State May Seek
Federal Funds

SACRAMENTO, FEB. Il. U.P)-
An appeal to officials of the $2,O00,-
100000 Federal Reconstruction Fin.
ance corporation on behalf of CAL
ifornia cities and counties with mil
lions tied up in improvement and
school bonds, is to be made by Rol-
land A. Vandegrift, state director
of finance.
While Vandegrift has no assur-
ance the credit corporation can aid
in floating local bonds, he plans to
present the picture" of these "froz-
EN-" issues at washington within
the next 10 days.
The finance director will leave for
Washington tomorrow, principally
to lead the fight in congress for
approval of a $6,O00,000 claim of
the state against the federal gov
ernment for money spent on be-
half of the United States during
the Civil war.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
COMMITTEE OF
WRITERS MADE
TO LEAVE STATE
Rough A c tiOn Taken
Against Investigators
OF Kentucky Trouble.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. IL. U.P)
Waldo Frank, novelist and lectur-
er, and Allen Taub, New York at
torney, were beaten and other
members of their National Workers
Relief committee "given a ride from
Pineville to the state line and eject
ed from Kentucky" a member of
their party reported here today.
The alleged beating and forced
election from the state followed a
series of sensational events in and
near Pineville, redirecting national
attention on the long drawn out
mine labor troubles in that state.
One miner was reported shot.
Threem iners were reported ar
rested.
Two members of the National
Workers Relief committee, which
included several New York writer1
were arrested after speaking to
miners outside the town limits.
Nine other members were arrest
ed on diSorderly conduct charges,
released soon thereaftre, and with
in few hours taken for a ride
to the state line at Cumberland
Gap" according to John Henry
Hammond, jr., committee member
not arrested.
Hammond had come to Knoxville
earlier in the day, he said, to bring
motion picture films from Pineville.
His reports of what happened in
Pineville, came, he said from Waldo
Frank and Taub by telephone soon
after they were released at the
state line.
Frank told me that he and the
remainder of the party were en-
route to Knoxville" Hammond said.
According to Frank, he and Allen
Taub, attorney for the Internation-
al Defense League, were badly
beaten. Taub's face was smashed
with an auto-jack."
Two Held In Jail
The committee included: Waldo
Frank, novelist, chairman of the
committee; Malcolm Cowley, editor,
the new republic; Mary Heaton
Worse, novelist; DR.. j. c. Reed
Mitchell, physician; John Henry
Hammond, jr., newspaperman; Ed
mund Wilson, literary and dramatic
critic; Charles R. Walker, writer;
Harold Nickerson. playwright; Doris
Parks, relief worker; Liston Oak.
Nickerson and Miss Parks, ar
rested earlier in the day, charged
with criminal syndicalism, still are
held in Pineville Jail.
Walker announced that a tele-
gram protesting action of Pineville
and Bell county authorities had
been sent to Governor Ruby Laf-
foon, of Kentucky.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11

and early evening. The anticipated
heavy vote in precincts where the
recall elections are taking place to-
day was not forth coming during
morning hours.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon 166
votes had been cast at the Wilson
school polling place in Ell Centro,
the precinct voting upon the c. w.
Brockman recall election and Sc
Letting his successor if necessary.
The vote at the Ell Centro City
hall at 2 o'clock was 1874 and at
Lincoln school at the same hour
361 individuals had cast their bal
lots. This makes the total for Ell
Centro 661 at o'clock.
The vote in division No. was
heavy on account of the w. o.
Blair recall election. In the Nj
land precinct 153 persons had
voted prior to 2 o'clock. In the
North End-Jackson precinct 202
had voted and at Calipatria city
hall 247 individuals had voted.
In Calexico the vote was light
up until the early afternoon. In
the western precinct in the border
city which voted upon the Brock
man recall at the district office,
1873 individuals had voted while at
the Calexico city hall but 60 per-
sons had fulfilled their civic duty.
The combined vote of the two
Brawley precincts at noon stood at
240, declared to be an exceedingly
light vote for the North End city.
Reports from Holtville city hall
were to the effect that 200 ballots
were cast before o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
ST |RR|NC
PLEA FOR
HARMONY
Crisp Makes Dramatic
Appeal For Patriotic
Action By Congress.
ADDRESS CHEERED
Georgian Says All Legis-
lation Useless Unless
Treasury Strengthened
By THOMAS l.. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

l.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA ring
ing appeal for congress to put coun-
try above party and selfish interest.
and vote sufficient tax increase to
balance the budget, was made in
the house today by Representative
Crisp Dem) Georgia, acting chair
man of the ways and means COM
mittee.
Crisp was applauded as his voice
rose in a demand for patriotism.
When he concluded he was given a
rising ovation and a cheer by the
house.
unless the budget is balanced
all your temporary financial relief
measures-the reconstruction fin
ance corporation and the like-will
be futile for the cornerstone ON
which the government is built is 4
balanced budget" Crisp said.
OF necessity, he continued, the
government either must levy a gen.
eral manufacturers sales tax or a
tax on sundry commodities to bal
ance the budget. The tax program.
he said, still is nebulous, but every
member of the committee is de-
termined to balance the budget,
whatever the cost.
Crisp explained that the gov
ernment had a deficit of $3.50 ,000,-
600 at the end of the last fiscal year
and faces one of $2,l00, ,000,0 at
the end of this fiscal year, June 80.
There will be a deficit OF $l,24l,-
100000 at the end of the 1888 fiscal
year, unless the budget is balanced
by tax increases, he said. Taxes t5
cover the amount must be raised.
Additional bonds cannot be issued,
he said, as government bonds now
are going down, and the credit OF
the United States must remain in
tact.
There must be tremendous sacri-
flee" Crisp solemnly warned the
house, which sat in rapt attention.
1.-THE ways and means commit
tee," he declared, sis confronted
with the most difficult problem that
any committee of congress has had
to deal with. It's easy to say
soak the rich,' but you can't pro-
duce enough from income and cor
poration and inheritance taxes to
balance the budget"
The Georgian's speech was one
of the most dramatic of the session.
His voice showed his emotion as
he appealed for patriotic consider
alton of tax increases
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
PROJECT|LE DROPS
ON CROWDED MILL
United States Marines Escape Injury When Avia-
tors Accidentally Make Target Of Factory On
Edge OF Foreign Quarter.

Ford, in the squad, described the
incident.
1T looked to me like an acci-
dent" Ford said. 1.-The plane ap-
parently dropped the bomb due to
carlessness. The japanese had
been flying over the sector for
about an hour before it happened
"They began coming over about
$50 a. m. $3.50 p. m. last night.
Eastern Standard Time) and it
was 1920 a. m. when the bomb hit
the mill. 1t made an awful noise.
The screaming of the women was
terrible"
The mill is about 200 yards from
the Markham road railway station
in the Chinese native city, across
SoochoW creek. The Japanese air
attack had sought to blast the Chi
nese troop concentration out of the
station there.
Marines estimated that 80 bombs
were dropped in the native area
before the bombing of the cotton
mill Damage in the Shanghai
Marking railway yards over the
boundary was tremendous.
Two bombs struck the wing on
Mills, an investigation disclosed.
One was an incendiary bomb de-
signed to set the mill on fire. The
other was an high explosive bomb.
The incendiary bomb failed to
explode. Sulphur from it splat-
tered over the room, frightening
"a workers there.
The United States marine de-
tachment, none of whom was hit,
helped restore order and calm the
hysterical, shrieking women.
TOXIC, Feb. IL. (U.H - Admiral
Osumi, minister of marine, highly
disturbed at the bombing of a cot
ton mill by japanese planes in
Shanghai, today sent an aide to
the United States embassy to ex-
press formal regrets.
The aide spoke to the American
naval attache, who informed Am
bassador w. Cameron Forbes of the
ministrys action. 1t was under
stood Forbes passed on the re-
gretS to Secretary of State Stimson.
American officials appeared con-
fident that Admiral Osumi's ex-
planation that the bombing was a
tragic error" was correct.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II. U.P)-Col.
R. S. Hooker, commanding Amer
ican marines at Shanghai, report
ed to the navy department by ra-
dio today on the bombing of the
Wing On" mill within his regi-
mental area, resulting in the death
of five Chinese and the wounding
of Is others.
Two Japanese planes participated
in the bombing, he said.
SHANGHAI, Feb. II. (U.Pl -
japanese naval casualties in the
last two weeks of fighting were
given out officially today as "a
killed and $50 wounded
The japanese army casualties
were not made public.
The Chinese casualties never
have been given out officially at
their headquarters. A survey of
the war zones. however, indicates
their dead will run into hundreds
if not thousands. The wounded fill
the base hospitals and temporary
field units.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
Will Send Writer'S
Body To England

BEVERLEY HILLS, Feb. H..
W.P}-Preparations we're made to-
day to send the body of Edgar
Wallace, noted British writer who
died yesterday, TO England for
burial.
A memorial service will be held
here but arrangements will not be
definite until word has been re-
ceived from Mrs. Wallace, aboard
the steamer Majestic enroute 70
California. She was informed by
radio OF her husbands death.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
EUROPE FREEZES
WHILE MIDWEST
ENJOYS SUMMER

LONDON, Feb. II. {U.P)-Arctic
weather continued over the British
Isle today with mounting toll of
death, injury and property loss
from storms and blizzards. Snow,
sleet and bitter winds showed no
signs of abating after "a hours.
A 14-year-old boy was killed and
three were injured when sleigh
collided with a motor truck at
Sheffield. One railroad worker,
blinded by snow, was killed by a
train at Southall and another was
run down and killed at East
GrinStead
PARIS, Feb. II. U.P)-Steamer
service in the English channel was
paralyzed today as one of the most
severe storms in years continued
unabated. Several deaths were re-
ported from the cold.
CHICAGO, Feb. Il. U.P)-It was
winter in the midwest today but
you had to look at the calendar to
be sure of the season.
Thermometers from the Kansas
prairies to the Ohio valley spurted
to summer levels. Citizens shed
overcoats, topcoats and suitcoats
in rapid succession and walked
about in shirtsleeves. In a few
hours last weeks snow had dis
appeared in roaring cutters. But
terflieS appeared and a dozen of
first" robins were reported.
But by tonight the severe heat
will have passed, the weather bu-
reau predicted, and normal winter
weather will return.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Imperial County Fair, fair
grounds, Imperial.
Bridge dinner, I, Elks hall.
Night school, 7-9, high school.
RAM, No. 109, s, Masonic
temple.
Troop Ia, B.S.A., 1880, Scout
hut.
Phi Chi, 7:45, California
hotel.
Women of Moose, 8, Moose
o home.
Christian Science lecture, s,
Wilson school.
Valley theatre, "The Drifter."
Fox Imperial theatre, "Shang-
hal Express"
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
Day of prayer service, 10,
Christian church.
Swiss and farm bureau day,
county fair, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
Crew
Saved By Liner

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IL. W.p)-
The crew of an American navy
seaplane was rescued off the coast
of Mexico by the liner President
Adams and placed aboard the air
plane tender U.S.S. Wright, ac-
cording to radio advices to the
Dollar Steamship company offices
today.
The plane was forced down 35
miles from Acapulco on the west
coast of Mexico last night and
drifted several miles before the
President Adams rescued it, Capt.
Charles Jokstad reported, The
flyers and plane were taken in tow
until the Wright came alongside.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
Rolph May Call
Special Session

SACRAMENTO, Feb. II. WP-
Governor Rolph will call special
session of the state legislature if
such action is recommended by his
water commission and a joint leg
islative committee.
The governor so stated today in
pointing out that the present abun-
dant rainfall is an added incen-
tive for proper water conservation"
The two water committees are
scheduled to meet in San Francisco
February 25 ana have indicated
they will submit final draft of
water plan to Rolph and ask for
the special session to approve
proposed constitutional amendment
setting up the water program.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-11
DOheny's Widow
Will Wed Again

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. U.Py-
The engagement of Mrs. Lucy
Smith Doheny, widow of the late
Edward L. Doheny, jr., and Leigh
Ratson, executive president of
S. w. Straus & Co., investment
concern, was announced today.
Batson, who was divorced by
Marguerite Renick Batson in Reno
in 1929, has headquarters in San
Francisco, but has spent much time
here. He is a popular clubman.
Mrs. Doheny, prominent socially,
lives in Beverley Hills. She has
five children. Doheny was the son
of Edward L. Doheny, millionaire
oil man.