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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
DISTRICT ASKED
BY FARM BUREAU
TO SLASH RATES
Oppose Any Increase For
Tolls Or Assessments
Next Year.

Farm bureau directors at a meet
ing yesterday afternoon considered
reactions to a recent discussion
with Imperial Irrigation district
directors and adopted a resolution
prepared by the tolls committee of
the bureau.
The resolution sets forth that It
is understood district directors next
year plan a combination water toll
and assessment greater than the S.
per one hundred assessment and IN
view of low prices for farm prod
ucts, farmers are declared to be
less able to pay taxes than ever
before.
Farm bureau directors in the
resolution ask district directors to
arrange their finances to make
the total levy less, not greater.
Bureau members also ask the dis
trict to contact bondholders with
a view to securing a reduction in
interest on bonds as we'll as post
ponement of principal payments.
They also ask that a careful check
be made of payroll and expendi-
lures with view to further
economies.
Property qualification for dis
trict voters came up for discussion
and it was explained the local bu-
reau had been in touch with the
state bureau with view of having
property qualification made a part
of the irrigation law.
The state bureau asked for q
definite statement as to just what
form of qualification the local bu-
reau favored. 1t was decided yes
terday that all district voters
should be required to have all the
qualifications now in vogue and in
addition must be property owners.
1t was decided to follow the rule
set forth in the proposed bill Sam
Robinson, assemblyman, presented
in Sacramento last year.
Want OleO Tax
In discussing the work of the
bureau in connection with the
dairy organizations to secure a tax
on butter substitutes, it was de-
cided that further efforts along
this line be made and city govern
ments contacted. 1t was suggested
that a charge of $35 per quarter
be made for those who wish Ii
censes to sell oleomargarine and
other substitutes to consumers and
who wish to serve the substitutes
in public eating places.
Three representatives of the
farm bureau met with the CaleXico
city council last night in regard to
licenses and the city attorney was
instructed to prepare an ordinance.
The bureau committee was COM
posed of John Kubler, DR.. j. c.
Pace and Scott B. Foulds, secretary
manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
WESTERN WAYS
BRING TRAGEDY
FOR JAPANESE

LOS ANGELES, June %. U,p)-
A japanese picture BRIDE and
her four-year son lay dead to-
day while the woman's husband,
Kunizo Sawada, wealthy hotel own
er, gasped out tragic story of
unfaithfulneSS, which allegedly
prompted him to kill his family.
Sawada, in traditional japanese
fashion, had attempted to complete
the dishonor brought upon his
name by committing Hari-Kari.
He threw himself on a large
butcher knife with which he said
he killed his loved ones, and ply
sicians declare he will die.
Eighteen years ago, Sawada sent
for his 20-year-old bride, selected
from matrimonial pictures. They
lived happily together until a few
months ago when Sawada said,
Toyo, his wife. became infatuated
with another man.
They separated. Late last night
Sawada found Toyo and their little
son in an apartment house.
In maniacal fury, Sawada assert
edly stabbed his wife and then
killed the child.
Toyo ran into the street where
she collapsed. A passing motorist
called police, who found the child
dead and the father writhing in
agony, stabbed through the abdo-
men.
In the babys hand was clutched
a toy knife.
Mute evidence he attempted to
defend his mother" officers de-
cided.
II stabbed my wife because she
loved another man." cried Sawada
as he begged hospital surgeons to
end his life.
After killing her, I was unwill-
ing to let our child live. I wanted
to take him into the next world
with me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
SECOND TRAGEDY
CALL PROVES TO
Be FALSE ALARM

Mystery surrounding the death
June 13 of Harry Aky Anna, Kor-
can gambler, deepened today when
a telephone call was received at
the sheriff's office that another
body had been found in Lateral 8,
west of Westmorland, near the
same place where the Koreans
body was discovered in the canal.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke, Cor
oner A. R. Underwood and Tom
Sharp, investigator for the district
attorney, rushed to the scene only
TO find that the telephone call ap-
parently was a fraud, since no
body could be located. L. L. Coch-
ran, Westmorland constable, said
he had not made such a call. The
man who called the sheriff's office,
seeming very excited, gave the
name of Cochran.
The hurried journey to the north
end, however, bore some fruit when
Investigators discovered the place
where evidence showed Aky Ama's
body apparently had been thrown
into the canal after he was stabbed
nine times This was two miles
south of the siphon where the body
was found
A large blood spot was found on
the bank, and bushes had been
trampled where some large object
evidently had been dragged to the
canal and thrown in.
The murderer apparently had
taken the body of his victim down
a deserted road a mile and a half
from the highway. A commonly
used road followed the other bank
of the canal.
Investigation already had dis
closed that Aky ANA was decoy
for a Westmorland gambling game.
He was last seen on the Friday
before his body was found. I'm
dersheriff Clarke and Coroner I'm
derwood returned to Ell Centro af-
ter learning of the falseness of the
telephone report, while Sharp stayed
to carry out a further investiga-
tion. He was to return early this
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
Fox Theaters
Receiver Named

NEW YORK, June %. U.Pl-The
Fox Theatres corporation was
thrown into equity receivership in
federal court today.
Martin T. Manton, presiding
judge of the federal court of ap-
peals, sitting as a district judge,
granted the receivership petition
of the Chicago Title and Trust
company, one of the corporations
creditors.
He named William E. Atkinson,
the corporations president, and
John F. Sherman as receivers and
required them to furnish a joint
bond of 100000
1t was understood TO be a
friendly action
The petition stated that the COR
poration was indebted to the Chi
cago Title and Trust company for
$410,190,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
Union Pacific To
Extend Bus Lines

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.H -
License to maintain branch offices
to sell bus line tickets in various
Southern California cities was
granted the Union Pacific stages
of California today by the state
railroad commission.
The company was authorized to
establish branches in Burbank,
Fullerton, Long Beach, Hollywood
Monrovfa, Pasadena, Pomona, San
Pedro, Santa Monica and Ingle-
wood. Most of these offices were
granted permission to sell tickets
for the Pacific Greyhound lines
and the Pickwick- Greyhound lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
SENATORS STILL
WRANCLINC over
RELIEF MEASURE

WASHINGTON, June %. U.P)-
Democratic Leader Robinson pre-
pared to seek limitation of debate
today in an effort to expedite SEN
ate action on the $4,000, 100000 un-
employment relief program.
Failure of the senate to pass the
measure yesterday and its refusal
to go into a night session blasted
hopes for adjournment of congress
before the Democratic convention
begins Monday. Leaders now pre-
dict congress must sit at least 10
more days.
Robinson said he would move to-
day for adoption of rule limiting
each senator to 10 minutes of de-
bate after p. m.
The senate still has to make its
major decisions on controversies
growing out of the Democratic re-
lief program. The bill provides a
s5O0,00O,00 public works bond issue
and an increase of 81 500, 1000, 900 in
reconstruction corporation funds to
finance state and city construction
of revenue-producing projects on
which thousands could work.
Chief center of dispute was a
series of amendments proposed by
Senator La Toilette (Rep) Wiscon-
sin. He and other insurgents
would transform the measure into
a $4,000 100000 public works bond
issue plan. regular Republicans
have an amendment to eliminate
the bills $5O0OO0,OO0 bond issue
There is a possibility they may not
press it to a vote now.
When passed by the senate, the
whole relief program including
the 100000 state loan fund ap-
proved earlier-must go to confer
enct to be reconciled with the Gar
ner measure passed by the house.
This may take some time. Then it
must return to house and senate
for final action.
The $150000,000 economy bill was
deadlocked in conference for nearly
a week, until the house surrendered
to senate views and substituted
"payless vacation" for direct gov
ernment salary reduction. Final
senate action may send the measure
to President Hoover today
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
DRY LAW
ASSA|LED
BY SMITH
Democratic Leader Flags
18th Amendment In
Talk To Reporters.
STILL A CANDIDATE.
AL Says He Is Opposing
Roosevelt Because He
Wants Nomination.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

CHICAGO, June %. - Former
Gov. Alfred E. Smith opened his
campaign today for the Democratic
presidential nomination with a
double barrelled attack on prohibi-
ton. He counselled unconditional
repeal of the 18th amendment,
preceded by immediate amendment
OF the Volstead act to increase the
alcoholic content of legal bever-
ages.
Smith declared he would go be-
fore the convention, if necessary,
to battle for the election as per-
manent chairman of Jouett Shouse,
who Is opposed by the Roosevelt
group.
He also declared he had no sec
ond choice for the presidential
nomination and that he was lead
ing a fight against a stop Smith"
movement which he said began q
year and a half ago. He refused to
answer whether he would support
the ticket in the coming campaign
regardless Of the person nominated.
Mayor Frank Hoque, of jersey
City, N. j., was designated by Smith
as his convention floor leader.
He arrived today from New York,
hurrying through a cheering throng
at the La Sale street station and
appeared an hour later before 200
reporters in the hotel quarters of
Jouett ShouSe, executive directors
Of the Democratic national COM
mittee.
With Smiths arrival, the stop
Roosevelt high command was here
ready for business, and awaiting
the arrival of potential reinforce
ment, former Secretary of the
Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo.
Smiths party insisted that there
was mo stop movement under
way and that Smith is here to get
the nomination for himself.
There was much speculation as to
the course Tammany would take
toward the nomination and rumors
that it would steer Mayor James
Walker to the resolutions COM
mittee.
John F. Curry, Tammany leader,
was expected here late today, when
he might clarity whether Tammany
goes with Roosevelt.
Flags Prohibition
The Smith interview in Shouse'S
headquarters began with this shout
from the back of the room:
We'll, governor, what did you
have for breakfast?"
Ham and eggs" Smith replied
in raspy voice now famous
throughout the United States.
With that "wheeze" out of the
way, someone asked:
Got anything to say, governor?"
"Yes, 1 have" Smith replied.
A member of the party started
stampede to the front of the room
by brandishing Smiths typewriter
paper which said:
The 18th amendment should
never have been put into the con-
stitution. 1t is unavoidable. at
tackled it from the time it was first
proposed and prophesied its fail
ure and stated that it would be
proved to be the greatest curse ever
put over on an unsuspecting peo-
pie.
II fought it when it was un-
n.~
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
NURSE ADHERES
TO STORY TOLD
AGAINST HUTTON
Iron Mans Attorneys
Unable To Shake Testi-
mOny Of Complainant.

LOS ANGELES, June %. UP)-
David L. Hutton, spouse of Aimee
Semple McPherson-H Hutton, swell
tered through another court ses-
sion this morning. looking for an
elusive opportunity to strike back
at Myrtle st. Pierre, comely nurse
who asked 100000 damages on
charges that he betrayed her.
Mrs. st. Pierre was under cross
examination and although the $50
pound Hutton frequently gave whis-
pered suggestions to his attorney
they were unable to make any sub
stantial breaks in the story the
nurse told in her direct testi-
mony.
She did not make the admission
that things were a "bit hazy' about
the party at which she first met
the choir singer. 1t was at this
same party, she testified earlier,
that Hutton induced her to "be q
good sport" and take a drink.
Attorney Mark Jones conducted
most of the cross-eXamination and
the routine examination and lack
Of progress seemed to annoy even
the jury which must decide the
case.
Hutton, uncomfortable and per-
spring, kept telling Jones in a
stage whisper to TASK her this" or
TASK her that" but when Jones
followed the suggestions the prog
ress was no better.
Concerning the dinner at which
Hutton began the conquest of her
heart, Mrs. st. Pierre admitted she
remembered but little.
1t was this dinner which led to
romance, proposal of marriage,
betrayal and, finally, desertion, the
nurse had testified.
Some drinks were mixed at the
party" she said, land Mr.. Hutton
persuaded me to take some. He
said I had to do it to be a good
sport"
Didn't Mr.. Hutton and another
woman take you back to your
hotel after the party?" she was
asked.
Il don't remember" she an
swered
Then you don't remember
much of what did happen, do youY
She shook her head negatively.
The courtroom crowd was OBJ.
viously disappointed when Jone.
failed to get into the exciting testi.
mony yesterday when Mrs. ST
Pierre told of Hutton's ardent WOO
ing and her betrayal.
Hutton produced two new char
acterS in the court case today. a
woman whose name doesn't mat
ter and a man in a red tie
Editors Note-Also trousers and
coat we hopeD
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
Decline Shown In
State Gas Tax

SACRAMENTO, June 90. U,P)-A
sharp decline in state revenue from
the gasoline tax for the month Of
May was noted in a report of the
board of equalization made here
today.
The gas tax collections amounted
to $3,384,56 for the month, as COM
pared with S4,o49, ,275-a decrease
of l6 per cent.
IF this decline should continue" !"
said John c. Corbett of San Fran
cisco, member of the board, "the
effect of the revenue available for
highway construction would be
serious"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
Mtk A1Dn,
tsss. hskassAt systlaasa. h,
STERN MEASURES
TAKEN BY CHILE
AGAINST REDS
New Government Seeking
To Curb Tendency To-
ward Communism.
BY JOHN VIDAL

United Press Staff Correspondent
SANTIAGO, Chile, June %.
WP) - The Socialist junta of Chile
today designated as an enemy of
the republic" any person who ad-
vocates doctrines tending to vio-
lently overthrow the constituted
government or social institutions.
A decree signed by Carlos G..
Davila, his two fellow members of
the junta, and the ministers of
justice and the interior made enc
mics of the republic liable to i'm
prisonment, deportation and fine
of from 500 to 1000 pesos.
The same penalty was applicable
to Indictment to robbery, arson or
murder, formation of societies aim
ing at such offenses, membership
in or maintenance of relations
with foreign societies preaching
such doctrines, Indictment to dam
age or destruction Of public works
or communications, importation oi
munitions and fomenting of illegal
strikes.
The strong measures adopted by
the government, including declara-
tion of martial law throughout The
country, restored comparative calm
after serious rioting 1iere and at
Valparaiso.
Strong precautions against fur
ther outbreaks resulted in the ar
rest of former Aviation Lieutenant
Diego Arozena and Is other Off
GERS charged with distributing
pamphlets calling for the return
of Col. Marmaduke Grove, ousted
in the counter which re-
turned Davila to power.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
PLEA FOR
ARMSCUT
OUTLINED
Hoover Urges Nations
Of World To Join JIt
Peace Movement.
HITS ALL BRANCHES
President Points To Big
Reduction In Burden Of
Taxpayers.
BY JOSEPH II. BAIRD
nited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June %. A
sweeping proposal to reduce the
worlds arms by one-third and lift
a burden from 10 to 15 billion dol
lars from the shoulders of the COM
mon man during the next 10 years
was advanced today by President
Hoover.
A year and two days after his
momentouS moratorium proposal,
the American President again has
presented an unexpected and con-
else plan for dealing with one of
the worlds greatest barriers to
peace-armaments. The proposal
was presented to the world dis
armament conference at Geneva.
Every kind of fighting weapon
would be reduced or banned under
the proposal. Hoover suggested
that not only land armamenus
should be cut but that there should
be a one-third reduction in naval
strength under existing treaty
levels.
The Presidents plan was out
lined today by Hoover before a
small group of newspapermen. He
read his proposal, emphasizing the
fact that it touched all branches
of armament At his side sat Sec
retary of State Stimson, who aided
him in drafting the plan.
Attempting to put new life in
the tagging Geneva disarmament
conference, the President declared
that "the time is come when we
should cut through the brush and
adopt some broad and definite
method of reducing the overwhelm-
ing burden of armament"
This" Hoover said, would be
the most important world step that
could be taken to expedite eco
nomic recovery"
The proposal, on high official
authority, is linked in no way with
the problem of war debts. 1t was
authoritatively stated that the
American delegation has not dis
cussed war debts with European
statesmen. Officials held that to
offer trade of war debts for dis
armament would be insulting to
the nations of Europe.
Plan Approved
Before presenting his plan,
Hoover had it approved by Stim-
son, Secretary of War Hurley, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, chief of staff
of the army; Adm. William v.
Pratt, chief Of naval operations,
and the American delegation at
the Geneva conference.
The Hoover reduction plan will
not cut the man power of Ameri-
cas- army. 1t was held that this
IS already below the strength the
European nations will require for
internal police protection.
AS the naval cuts are based on
treaty strength rather than actua
strength, scrapping of existing ves-
sells probably will not be necessary
However, the avoidance of building
the navy up to the London treaty
strength probably would save
American taxpayers $4,000 10000
during the next decade, officials
estimate.
The President proposed the fol-
lowing five principles to guide the
world toward arms reduction:
"1. The Kellogg-Briand pact, to
which we are all signatories, can
only mean that the nations of the
(COntinued On Pare 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
Hill Trial Starts
At Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.P)-
Trial of Liberty A. Hill, former
chief deputy county clerk of Los
Angeles, on charges of embezzling
$4,000 in cash evidence in the
Charles Crawford Morris Lavine
extortion case started in superior
court today
Attorneys for Hill moved for
dismissal of the original embez-
element indictment and when un-
successful moved for a continu-
ance. This also was denied and
eight men and four women were
in the box as tentative jury when
the morning session adjourned.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
STATE PROCEEDS
WITH EVIDENCE
IN Staying CASE
Slow Progress B e in G
Made In Trial Of Cali
patria Trio.

Like a man with a jigsaw puzzle,
the state moved eoday in fitting
together bits Of evidence by which
prosecution attorneys hope to Sc
cure conviction of Joe Hatfield,
Robert Kloss and Jack Williams on
a grand jury indictment charging
the murder Nav II OF v. Gomez
Trial of the case began yesterday
afternoon when a jury mad been
selected after a day and a half of
questioning by attorneys of venire-
men. Until noon today little had
developed outside of a routine
character.
Under the questioning by D. H
Wolford, chief criminal deputy dis
trict attorney, witnesses began un-
folding the story of how Gomez
body was found in the Alamo river,
with iron weights tied to the head
and the feet. The actual asserted
Staying had not come into testimony
yet.
Cross s-eXamination by Ernest r.
Utley, Don C. Bitler and Lyman
Robertson, defense attorneys, showed
Watchfulness on the part of de-
fense counsel, and a tendency to
make the most of any incident
which might be pieced together in
a self-defense story, to be given
after the state rests.
Exhibits admitted into evidence
yesterday afternoon and today in
cluded the rifle which, the state
charges, Hatfield used in shooting
Gomez during a drunken brawl,
the weights Kloss and Williams as
sertedly fixed to the body before
sinking it in the Alamo river, empty
shells from the rifle, shoes worn by
the three accused men on the day
of the alleged murder, and photo
graphs of the Hatfield house, the
Alamo river and footprints made
by the shoes.
Clarke Testifies
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke, who
was one of the first officers to
make all investigation after the
killing of Gomez was reported, was
the first witness called to the
stand. He recited the finding of
the body and the arrest of Hat
field, Kloss and Williams. They
were all drunk when placed under
arrest, he said. He identified the
weights, empty shells, rifle, a knife
and photographs of the Hatfield
house south of Calipatria.
Utley paved the way for sell
defense story by close questioning
of Clarke about pulfet holes in the
door frame of the house on cross
examination.
H. E. Thornton, undertaken, was
called next. His testimony was of
technical nature.
T. M. Adams, deputy sheriff, was
called to the witness stand this
morning to identify three pairs of
shoes taken from the defendants
These shoes were linked with tracks
on the bank of the Alamo river by
testimony of Harold Gillett, investi-
gator for the sheriff, who played a
large part in gathering evidence
for the trial.
DR.. B. r. Davidson of Brawley
testified that Gomez death was
caused by bullet which entered
the back of his neck at the base
of the skull. He performed an au-
topsy on the body.
E. H. Thetford, Calipatria con-
stable, was the first witness called
this morning. He assisted county
officers in the investigation, and
found knife which was introduced
in evidence. No testimony was
given to link the knife with the
killing.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
CYCLONE HITS MEXICO

COLIMA Mex, June 22.-
W.R) A cyclone struck the
Pacific coast of Colima today,
causing widespread damage
on top of the havoc wrought
by Saturdays earthquake.
The National railways re-
ported the cyclone destroyed
two hotels and seven residences
at Cuyutlan on the coast near
ManzanillO. Several persons
were reported to have been
drowned.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
AUTO KILLS MAN

LOS ANGELES, June 30. W.P)-
L. E. Barrett, %, visitor here from
San Francisco, was killed when
struck down by an automobile last
night. The driver of the machine
was not held.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-22
AWlLL
WDR4sER5 R}S}:'

BEVERLY HILLS, June %.
(SpeciaD-Say, you all got to
quit knocking congress. Didn't
you see what they did yester-
dayp Passed bill to cut their
own salaries. Come on, let's
give the boys a great big hand.
That was mighty good of EN-
at that.
Well, how did your taxes work
today? This was the first day
of the new taxes. Everybody
is wondering how they come to
tax the articles that they did.
Well, I found out how it was
done. They give each member
permission to bring in the name
of some articles that he partic-
ularly didn't like personally,
and they put a tax on for him.
Yours,