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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
FAMOUS OCEAN RESCUING TEAM
SAVES AVIATOR FROM DEATH

luck of Friend and Manning had
not hold good and if Reichers had
been few miles further off his
course, the officer on watch might
never have sighted the airplane, a
mere speck in the high seas.
The President Roosevelt's search
lights picked up the form of an
airplane. Passengers gasped as the
pilot nosed his machine down and
struck the water with crash.
The airplane righted itself and
remained on top of the water, but
was tossed about like cork and
in obvious danger of laundering.
Meanwhile Captain Fried ma
neuvered the liner alongside the
plane Manning and his crew were
lowered in a lifeboat.
The thrill of the rescue at sea,
the end of a lone attempt to fly
the Atlantic, was described terSely
by Captain Fried in hiS report,
which ended:
"They took off Lou Reichers. the
lone pilot. Unable to salvage life
boat or plane on account of high,
rough sea. (Signed Fried.
Rechers said he was "all right"
in a message to Bernarr MacFad-
den, New York publisher who
backed his flight. He sent the fol-
lowing message: picked up at sea
President Roosevelt steamship. Ship
(airplane) is total loss. 1 am all
right. Further details tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
COURT VACATES
INJUNCTION in
SESSIONS CASE

Extending one temporary re-
straining order and vacating an
other, Judges Vaughn N. Thoinp-
son and A. c. Finney presiding to-
gether, this morning continued un-
til May 81 hearings on two civil &C
tions involving the 50-cent water
toll recently levied by the Impe-
rial Irrigation district.
A temporary injunction granted
the district to restrain T. Il. Nc
Call, H. B. Stewart, Roy Westlnor-
land, John MANNER, Charles Malan
j. C. Mahan and SIS Others named
under John Doe aliases, from intel =
fering with irrigation district ca
mails, gates and checks, will remain
in effect until hearing is held on
a petition for permanen, injunc
ton.
An order granting Mrs. Lyle j
Sessions and H. B. Stewart tenn
porary injunction to restrain the
district from refusing to delive.
stock water because back assess
ments had not been paid was va
Gated at the motion OF NJ. Ses-
sions and Stewart, through R. D.
McPherrin, their attorney.
M. w. Conkling appeared as at
torney for Mccall, Stewart, Malar.,
Westmorland, Manner and Mahan
Since Elmer Sears, another defen-
dant in the suit by the district. did
not appear and was not represented
by counsel, a permanent restrain
ing order was issued against him.
In both cases the hearings were
continued on the motion of forces
in opposition TO the Imperial Irri-
CATION district. The motions, how
ever, were not opposed by Charles
L. Childers and D. B. Roberts at
torneyS for the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
Girl Captures
High Honors In
Oratory Contest

LOS ANGELES, May ID. tU,P) -
Lucylle Goldsmith, Los Angeles,
will represent the Pacific district
in national finals of an oratorical
contest at Washington, d. G. as a
result of her victory in zone finals
here last night.
She competed against six other
speakers with an address on 1.-THE
Constitution, che elimination OF
Centuries"
Floyd Buchanan, Bremerton
Wash, was second, and Coney
Thomas, Malad, Idaho third.
Other contestants were:
Carl r. Dodge, Fallon, New,
whose grafton was entitled Ham
ilton and the Constitution; juan
ita Bains-J Jordan, Honolulu, who
spoke on "Hawaii-America's Con-
stitutional Outpost" Walter Max
well, Phoenix, Ariz., and John G.
Green Park City, Utah.
Nine judges decided the contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14

items differed radically from the
published descriptions. These false
descriptions had been broadcast
for the sole purpose of enabling
investigators to determine when
they were dealing with bona fide
kidnapers.
According to this theory, natives
of the district would hardly con-
duct negotiations with Curtis
aboard yachts steaming up and
down the Jersey and New England
coast line. They hardly would deal
with Condor as Condor says he
was dealth with.
Alcohol racketeers would be in
their element in such negotiations
as reported by both Condor and
Curtis.
Curtis last night toured the area
in which he had negotiated. He
is attempting now to trace men
who may be the killers as we'll as
kidnapers, whereas he formerly
tried only to obtain the return of
the baby.
Authorities in Norfolk who are
confident Curtis knows the men
with whom he dealt, also are con-
fident his search would be pro-
ductive of definite clews as to the
identity Of the killers.
And they were prepared to act.
Curtis told police, according to
the New York Daily News, the
names of the men he dealt with and
said they made their plans so well
that another child had been put
aboard their yacht to be turned
over for ransom money.
"They had too many definite
bits of evidence to be any other
than the murderers themselves.
Curtis said.
The Norfolk shipbuilder gave
Colonel Schwartzkopf the name of
the boat used by the abductors.
naming The captain whom he be-
lieved innocent.
Curtis described the boat as a
l16-foot fishing schooner with an
auxiliary 275 horsepower diesel en-
gine. On April 20, according to
Curtis, he had visited the boat off
Cape May and no baby was aboard
at that time.
The kidnapers showed $500 of
the marked "Jafsie" ransom money
to Curtis, he declared.
THAT fifty grand was taken by
a double crosser in our crowd and
we have taken good care of him,
the kidnapers explained 10 him.
Police were investigating today
Continued Or Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
COUNTY CHARTER
ELECTION TO BE
HELD AS STATED

Edward H. Law and his aides in
the county clerks office today were
proceeding speedily with arrange
ments for a special election July l
to name a board of Is freeholders.
who will draw up county charter
to be presented to voters at later
election.
Contrary to reports published in
two other daily newspapers in I'M
perial Valley, no hitch is likely in
plans for the election, Law said to-
day. 1t is true the board of super
visors has not yet adopted an ordi-
nance officially calling the special
election, but the supervisors have
not held a meeting, nor have they
had one scheduled, since the dis
trict attorney was directed to pre-
pare such an ordinance.
The ordinance probably will be
adopted Monday, when the super
visors meet for the first time since
a resolution was made that the
election shall be held July 1.
Election supplies have been Or
ueltu, clsSlOpSo dlS DclllS PiiilIcu,
polling places have been selected
and election boards are being chosen
for the special election. the county
clerk declared
He also denied that the farm
bureau, taxpayers league or any
other organization has offered to
secure the services of election
boards free of charge, and affirmed
that the supervisors and his office
have the task of naming these
election officials. Although it was
suggested during one discussion
that election officials might be in
duced to donate their services, no
promise to this effect ever has been
made, Law asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
BY BATES A RANEY
'nited Press Staff Corresponds


Trenton, N. j., May 14.-Liquor
racketeers, possibly aided by a
Sourland mountain native. kid
naped and murdered the Lindbergh
baby, according to theory
strengthened by revelations within
the past few hours.
These revelations included the
fact that "go betweens" and Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh were con-
vinced that purported kidnapers
they dealt with knew every detail
concerning the kidnaping-details
withheld from newspapers and the
public. For instance:
DR.. John F. Condor, the "Jaf-
Sic who talked to purported kid
naperS, then tossed them a $4,000
package in Bronx cemetery, was
shown garments that convinced
Colonel Lindbergh and himself the
negotiators were not lying.
And John Hughes Curtis, the
Norfolk boat builder. had proof so
strong that he was dealing with the
actual kidnapers, that it convinced
Colonel Lindbergh even after the
later had been duped, supposedly,
in his $4,000 "JafSie" deal.
Authorities announced too, that
certain ransom notes received re-
vealed definite and absolute knowl-
edge of the exact details of the
crime, facts that could not be dis
puted. This led today, incidental
ly, to demand by. DR.. John Grier
FIisben of Princeton that the notes
be published the world over in fac
smile in the hope the handwriting
might be recognized.
1t was revealed further that Nor
ris RoSner, undercover man at one
time for the government. and later
active in the underworld, had a
copy of the original ransom note
obtained while he assisted Colonel
Lindbergh in the kidnap hunt. Ros-
ner traced a copy of this note for
two New York underworld go-be-
aweens, Salvatore Spitale and Irv-
ing Bitz.
Several versions of that note, all
somewhat similar, have been pub
lished. Police. howeevr, have denied
their authenticity despite demands
that the original be published in an
effort to trace the killers.
Racketeers Blamed
These facts, when assembled with
other evidence, strengthened the
theory that alcohol racketeers who
sought refuge in the Sourland hills
for their illicit business figured in
the crime
Once again the yelled suggestions
by natives that the liquor distillers
in the hills had discussed such a
plot were recalled. One woman had
claimed she was approached by four
of the strangers, temporarily resi-
dent in the district, in such a plot,
The liquor racket, it was ex-
planned, had became Improbable
in the hills.
The men with whom Curtis and
Condor dealt had clothing and de-
scriptions known only to intimate
associates of Lindbergh. These
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
New Jersey Prison
Break Frustrated

TRENTON, N. j., May Ia U,P-
An attempt by seven prisoners, in
solitary confinement, to escape
from the state prison here was frus-
trated by prison guards today.
There was fire in the prison
last night and prison officials be-
lieve there was connection be-
tween the fire and the escape at
tempt.
The seven prisoners were found
by the guards to be saving on the
bars of their cells
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
e'WlL-L-
- WyR9eERs Roe

BEVERLY HILLS, May IA.
(SpeciaD 49, One hundred and
twenty million people lost a
baby. One hundred and twenty
million people cry one minute
and swear vengeance the next.
A father who never did a thing
that didn't make us proud of
him. A mother who only the
wife of a hero has proven one
herself. At home or abroad
they have always been a credit
to their country. They have
never fallen down. Is their
country going to be a credit
to them? viii it make him
still proud that he did it for
them? Or in his loneliness
will it allow a thought to creep
into his mind that it might
have been different if he had
flown the ocean under some
body's colorS with a real obli-
cation to law and order?
America goes further into debt.
And the debt is to the Lind
berghs
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
PRISON BOARD
SETS SENTENCE
OF MARINE PAIR

A Whirlwind criminal career fol-
lowed by whirlwind justice was re-
called here yesterday afternoon
with the receipt of notification
from the state board of prison
terms and paroles that r. H. Ep-
person and Oliver Cariker must
serve seven years each in San
Quentin prison for second degree
robbery.
Another man and a woman, sem
fenced at the same time as these
two, were not considered by the
board. The other man is serving
first degree robbery sentence, and
more time must elapse before his
case comes before the prison board.
The four started in San Diego,
where the men, marines who had
been held in the brig because OF
breach of discipline escaped by
slugging a guard. They held up
restaurant at San Diego, stole an
automobile, and drove to Imperial
Valley.
Arrived at Ell Centre, the four
held up a service station at the
east city limits, and speeded on to-
ward Yuma. They made their
way through the quarantine sta
ton and were in Arizona before
being arrested.
Brought back here, all pleaded
guilty to the charges lodged against
them and Immediately were SEN
fenced and taken to San Quentin.
They were received there April l3,
1881.
Another prisoner from this coun-
ty, w. c.. Loes, must serve three
years for forgery, according to
word received here yesterday. Loes
was received at San quentin April
8, 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
Arrest Reveals
Ext0rtiOn Plot

LOS ANGELES, May ID. (U.H-
o. r. Fuller, millionaire head of
the Auburn-Fuller Motor company,
was revealed today as the intended
victim of a $4,000 eXtortion plot
following the arrest of Carl Poehnl,
former chauffeur in his employ.
Your life is not in danger if
you comply with our demands.
Remember. you're an ideal target
for the mob,' read a portion of q
note received two days ago by
Fuller, according to police,
Detectives said they held proof
connecting Poehnl with the plot.
Poehnl denied the charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
Fleet Returns
To San Pedro

SAN PEDRO May Ia. U.P)-Led
by the Pennsylvania, flagship of
Admiral Frank H. Schofield, 80
ships of the United States fleet
dropped anchor today in San Pc
dro bay, returning from San Fran
cisco.
The remainder of the fleet, con-
sisting of approximately 60 de-
stroyers, proceeded to San Diego.
According to an order received
Yesterday the Atlantic scouting
force will remain at San Pedro at
least until May %.
The harbor was lined with 10
battleships, in addition to tine
Pennsylvania; ID cruisers and IA
base board ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Dance, Q. Veterans hall.
Valley theatre, "Riders of the
Desert.
Fox Imperial theatre, "Arc
You Listening"
TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
Valley theatre, Guilty Gen
Grafton.
- Fox Imperial theatre, Trial
of Viyienne Ware.
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, 1880, Bar
bara Worth.
Chapter AV, p. T.. o., 1. 637
Orange.
County board for women's
clubs, 10, Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
Burg0O King Wins
Preakness Race

PIMLICO PARK TRACK Balti-
more, Md. May Ia. U.H - E. R.
Bradley's Burgoo King took FORE
most place among the seasons
3-year-olds today when he won the
$4,000 added Preakness stakes and
became the third horse in history
to win both the Derby and Freak
ness.
Tick On was second, beaten by
neck. and Boatswain was third.
Sir Barton won both Derby and
Preakness in 1919 and Gallant Fox
in 1920.
The race had a net value to the
winner of $40,375. A capacity crowd
of 10000 watched the struggle.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
PETITION
TO VOTE
ON BEER
House Obtains Sufficient
Signatures To Insure
ActiOl On Bill.
PROVIDES FOR TAX
Parades Favoring Legal
ization Staged In De-
trOit And New York.

WASHINGTON, May 14-IU.P)-
A record House vote on a bill taxing
legalized alcoholic beer was assured
today when House prohibition
lists secured the last of the neces-
sary las signatures on the vote
forcing petition.
The bill, jointly sponsored by
Representative O'Connor Cd, N.
Y, and Rep. William E. Hull (R) ,
Illinois, would legalize 275 per cent
alcoholic beer by weight andkplace a
tax of cents per pint on beverages
manufactured under this law
A vote on the petition will occur
on May % under House rules. At
that time majority vote would
insure House consideration of the
bill itself.
Completion of the petition oc-
CURED on the floor of the House
while Mayor James j. Walkers
New York beer for taxation pa
rade was in process.
The bill. on which will occur the
first record vote on legalizing beer
u,
provides that the beverage shall be
sold only in hotties, thus, in the
opinion of its sponsors, avoiding
the possibility of a return of the
saloon.
Representative Bachman OF West
Virginia, Republican whip, was the
last member to sign the petition.
Preceding him was Representative
Lea CD California.
NEW YORK, May IA. U.PY -
Thousands of New Workers today
demanded legalized beer as a
means of taxation when Mayor
James j. Walker stepped out In
front of his big beer parade on
Fifth avenue.
Bands played. Posters glistened.
And there were shouts from the
sidelines and from the marchers.
The parade was scheduled to
last for hours-possibly into the
evening as the marchers joined in
demands for the taxation of legal
lied brew. At midday there was
sion as a mark of sorrow over the
murder of Charles Augustus Lind
bergh, jr.
DETROIT, May II. W.pl-Headed
by members of the American Le-
gion who sponsored the event, an
estimated $4,000 marchers paraded
downtown today in bring back
beer" demonstration.
Sweet Adelaine," How Dry I
AM and THE Little Brown jug"
were ditties prominent in the
repertories of the 20 bands par
ticipating.
There were crowds five deep
when the first platoon marched
down Fifth avenue, but many of
these had deserted by the time the
second and subsequent platoons
came along.
Mayor Walker marched around
the park at the head of the parade
once stopping to remove his coat
and remark that he would not mind
a glass of cold beer then--and fin
ally stepped out on Central park
west.
For every marcher there are
nine or 10 people who manifest just
as much enthusiasm by their in
terest in this demonstration as the
marchers themselves, Walker said.
1T is even more striking evidence
of the support behind the move
ment than that-given by the march,
crS themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
Local Man Injured
In Brawley Crash

Edward McKnett of FL Centre
is in the Brawley Community hos
pital today suffering severe bruises
received last night when he was
struck by a light truck and trailer
at Imperial avenue and K street,
Brawley, as he started to walk
across the street.
The driver of the truck failed
to stop, but speeded on toward El
Centre. Some time later the sher-
ifs office here was notified, but
could not locate the hit and run
driver.
The first report to the sheriff.
office said McKnett might die, but
check of the hospital this morn
ing showed the mans injuries. to
be only superficial.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
PLAN CAVE EXPLORATIONS

FENNIMORE, WIS. U.P}-Funds
to finance exploration of the
Castle Rock cave near here have
been pledged by a group of 'busi-
ness men. Exploring parties have
entered the cave before, reaching
a series of caverns after crawling
60 feet through a narrow opening
at the entrance. Inside they have
explored as many as five cham
bers, reporting many stalagmites,
stalactites and rock formations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
OLD QUILT FINISHED

MONETA, Va. U.Iy-A quilt, left
uncompleted by its owner 95 years
ago, is being completed here by
Mrs. Lewis Huddleston. Originally
the property of Mrs. Norman,
it was left unfinished to her daugh-
ter who gave it to Mrs. Huddleston
before her death a few years since.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-14
JOBLESS PARTY PLANS MEET

ST. LOUIS. W.Pl-P Preparations
are being made here for the ma
tional convention of the Liberty
Jobless party August II to select
candidates for president and vice.
president.
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-10-27
Scout Activities
Feature Program

Program for the annual meeting
of the Imperial council, Boy
Scouts of America, to be held Sat-
urday evening, October %, was an
nounced today by H. E. Louns-
bury, scout executive.
Troop IA, Ell Centric, H. E. Cork
hill, Scoutmaster, will give a first
aid demonstration; Sea Scout Ship
49, Westmorland, will give sea
scout drill; Troop 20, Ell Centre,
will give a knot tying exhibition,
under the direction of Yeishi Sack
aniwa, scoutmaster. A one-act play
will be put on by Troop 5, Seeley,
Jesse Meadows, ScoutmaSter, the
play featuring scout activities.
H. w. Kennedy of Pasadena will
be the speaker for the evening.
Kennedy has been active in scout
work and is one of the few adults
to receive the silver beaver award
of merit.
The committee on arrangements
for the annual meetings has every
detail completed ana Things are
in readiness for the affair which
begins with a pot luck supper at
6:15 in the fair grounds at I'M
peral
Officers have been selected by
the nominating committee and
their names will be presented at
the meeting Saturday for appro-
val
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-10-27
n. Y. Stocks

NEW YORK Oct. 81 UP
Stocks firned up today as pres
sure lifted on grains, bonds, and
sterling but failed to hold all their
gains.
Volume slowed up in the after
noon. Traders we're reticent about
making commitments pending out
come of the Bethlehem Steel cor
poration meeting due after the
close.
Steel Common at one time
crossed SO and the preferred rs,
Bethlehem issues made moderate
gains.
Oil shares stood out in the late
trading, the entire group rising
fractions to a point in relatively
active trading. The recent trend
toward more normal production
together with a rise in crude oil
and gasoline prices helped these
shares.
Railroad shares were carried up
in the early trading following pub
LEGATION of several favorable earn
ings statements for September.
American Telephone reached
105 up liz points, and then fell
back to around the previous close.
Consolidated Gas fell back from
its days high of 581s, up Is.
Copper shares softened near the
close on reduction to SIS cents in
the price for the metal. Reports
in the street were to the effect
world copper producers would
gather in New York after election
to work out new proration plans
to take effect when the present
agreement expires at the end of
the year.
Auburn automobile closed at Al,
off IL points. Other automobile
issues eased off with General Mot
ors closing at 10, off 4 and Chrys-
Ter IA, up rs.
According to preliminary calcu-
lation, the Dow, Jones &, Co., in
dustrial average stood at GLIB,
up 047 point; railroad 2785 up
022 and utility 2728, up 0.10.
Sales were 100000 shares, COM
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-10-27
Republicans To
Hold Meeting

Republicans are sponsoring 9
meeting at the Holtville civic CEN
ter Friday night for the purpose
of studying suggested amendments
which appear on the election ball
lots.
Everyone is invited to be present
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-10-27
l.. A. Banks
Andrade Scouts
Planning Trip

Troop 35, Andrade. under the
leadership of L. A. Montgomery, is
to leave shortly for a 10 days trip
to San Francisco according to H.
E. Lounsbury, Scout executive.
The boys will go north via the
inland route and at Oakland will
visit the Scout camp grounds, the
University of California, Mare Is
land navy yards, Muir woods, the
Fleishacker ZOO and pool in San
Francisco, Stanford university
Sunnyvale air base, the missions
at Santa Cruz, Monterey and San
ia Barbara are some of the points
of interest which they will visit.
The trip will end with two days
visit i'll San Diego.