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Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
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BANKERS EXPLAIN
COUNTY WARRANT
PAYMENT PLANS

While a few of the county reg
istered warrants have been refused
by the two local banks, bankers
said today they would continue to
honor majority of them at least
until after August 20.
The statement was made by Le-
roy Holt of the Bank of America
in response to queries called forth
by statements in coast newspapers
that Imperial Valley banks had
refused to cash the warrants.
Holt explained that most of the
refused warrants came from out
side sources in which the bank had
no interest other than that of in
vestment and they did not care
to avail themselves of the invest
ment at present.
The banker said today he and o.
G.. Horne Of the local branch of the
Security First National bank OF
Los Angeles decided to meet with
the board of superviors on August
20, for a discussion of the financial
situation of the county and would
cash some warrants at least until
that date. Whether the banks will
honor additional warrants after
that time will be decided follow
ing the conference.
1--WE wish to work with the super
visors in this case" said Holt, land
will meet with them in order to
determine their wishes in the mat
ter of the registered warrants"
w. D. Carey, county auditor, ex-
planned today, that the new fiscal
year began July /, and that taxes
will not be due until November.
The registered warrants, he said,
are being issued for the current
years business.
In discussing the county situa-
ton, Holt explained that the law
sets the rate of interest upon coun-
ty warrants, registered school war
rants drawing per cent and gen.
eral county warrants drawing S
per cent after registration.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
BUSINESS
LEADERS
TO MEET
President Summons Ma
tional Industrial Heads
For Capital Conference
SIX FOLD PROGRAM
Hoover Organizes Forces
For Determined Attack
On Depression.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

united freSS StalI Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Pres-
ident Hoover hes called on private
business to join hands with the
government in the greatest drive
for better business that has taken
place during the depression.
The offensive is to be launched
at conference of nearly 200 indus
trial and financial leaders here
August 26.
The attack will be made on "all
fronts" as forecast in the Prest-
dents acceptance speech.
Improvement or business, agri-
culture and employment form
triple objective.
Drawing on his experience as
war time food administrator, Pres
ident Hoover is moving again to
secure the voluntary cooperation of
private industry His object is to
induce it to take full advantage Of
millions of dollars of available gov
ernment credit and government
machinery set UP under the emer-
gency program.
Mr.. Hoover announced the fol-
lowing subjects will be considered
and definitely formulated" by the
conference:
/. A canvass of the means,
methods, agencies and powers avail
able for general economic advance
ment.
2. Wider expansion of credit IA
cilities to business and industry
where consumption of goods is as
sured.
3. Coordination and expansion of
livestock and agricultural credit
facilities.
4. Coordination and expansion of
financial facilities for the move
ment of commodities into consump-
ton.
S. Expansion of programs for re-
pair and maintenance Of the rail-
ways.
6. Creation of organization for
further spread of existing employ
ment and expansion of employment.
"a number Of other possible
| questions such as the Forthcoming
world economic conference; pro-
lection of bond holders and mort
gage renewals; coordination with
the trade groups and other subjects
will be explored" the President
said. "It is expected to outline a
basis for public. commercial and
trade group cooperation in the ex-
ecution of the purposes of the con-
ference"
The private conferees will be the
members of the business expansion
committees recently set up in each
of the IL federal reserve districts.
These committees have from IL to
20 members each.
Directors of the Reconstruction
Corporation, federal reserve board.
farm board, farm loan board,
home loan board, and the secre-
taries of treasury, agriculture, COM
merce and labor will join in the
conference.
Chairmen of the II federal re-
serve committees and the various
government agencies will meet here
a day arly to outline the work of
the main conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
z 3 DEAD
IN TEXAS
TORNADO
Scores Injured And Loss
To Property Will Reach
Over Million.
ASSISTANCE RUSHED
Galveston Saved By Sea-
Wall Built Following
Big Flood.

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. is. U,P)-
Relief workers in the hurricane
swept district southwest of here to-
day appealed for food supplies and
said there was a shortage of drink
ing water.
The call for aid came from work.
ers in the vicinity of Freeport, sui
phur shipping town and fishing re-
sort, and Angleton where the know,
dead were 3d.
Several persons were missing and
emergency hospitals had cared for
$50 injured
The relief work was directed by
Mrs. G. v. Shuman, Red Cross of :
ficial of st. Louis, and w. A. Pad
cock, chairman of the Harris county
Red Cross, to whom supplies were
sent from here today.
Several of the injured were in
serious condition. They received
first aid treatment at emergency
hospitals set up in private homes
schools and stores in Angleton
Freeport and elsewhere.
Doctors and nurses who have
worked without stopping since the
storm said supplies were needed for
these people.
Search among demolished homes
was expected to add to the deatl,
toll.
The pumping station at Angleton
was destroyed and a shortage of
drinking water faced that little
town to which many fled Saturday
when hurricane warnings were
posted along the coast.
Among the missing was joe
Joliet, As, Houston city water en-
gineer, believed drowned in a lake
near Angleton. Joliets companions
returned here saying they saw tho
wind lift Joliet from his stalled
automobile into the lake.
Woman and Boy Drown
Mrs. Juan Morales and her
J0-year-old son, Vedro were be-
lieved drowned in Galveston bay
when wind overturned their house.
boat. The womans husband, Afiaro
Morales, escaped and expressed the
fear the two were drowned.
Galveston coast guardsnen went
to the aid of a party of Houston
yachtmen stranded aboard their
craft near Hoskins Mound. They
had been missing since Saturday
morning and were reported safe by
an airplane pilot who sighted them
The Missouri Pacific lines sped
80 empty box cars and eight tank
cars of water to the storm zone
The box cars will be used TO shelter
the homeless.
The Red Cross requests for aid
from cotton and rice growers who
faced poverty as the result of de-
struction of their crops. Damage
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
TO
LOSE HEAVILY in
FERGUSON STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. U.P)-
Only one-eighth of their original
investment will be returned share
holders in two Harold G.. Ferguson
trusts in the United States National
bank, it was disclosed today with
filing of a petition in federal court
by H. F.. Schilling, received for the
bank.
Shareholders originally invested
$4,0OO,000 in the trusts which have
dwindled to $5O0,0OO, the petition
stated.
Approval of the comptroller of
the currency already has been given
for settlement of the trusts on that
basis, it was stated, and district
court approval will be the final step
in settling the involving affairs of
Harold G. Ferguson, who is now
serving a prison term for felonies.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
PORTER STAGING
NEW BATTLE WITH
CITY COUNCILMEN

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. U.P)-
Mayor John c. Porter's battle with
the water and power board over
attempted ousting of several COM
missioners, today brought charges
of political propaganda" from
Councilman James M. Hyde.
Mayor Porter, for the second time
in four months. asked the city
council to confirm his removal of
Commissioners John r. Haynes, and
A. F. Southwick. and, in addition,
requested that President John w.
Baumgartner of the board also be
discharged.
The removal notices were referred
by the council to its water and
power committee.
In his latest message. the mayor
accused the three commissioners of
having entered upon an orgy of
hiring political henchmen and pay
ing off political obligations
The mayor predicted that con-
tinuation of the present boards
policy would cost the taxpayers
S1o00,000.
Either this is political propa-
ganda, or it is the most appalling
confession of administrative in
competence ever made by a public
official," declared Councilman Hyde
at todays session.
His statement that the commits
sioners were placing an additional
burden OH the taxpayers is pre-
meditated falsehood, because the
mayor knows that all expenses are
paid from power revenues" Hyde
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
Los ANGELES TO
CONTINUE RATE
ON FLOOD WORK

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. U.H-
Acceptance Of recommendation of
County Auditor H. A. Payne for
continuance of the current 10-cent
tax rate, today assured operation
of the Los Angeles County Flood
Control district, comprising about
three-fourths of the county, on an
unchanged rate for the 1928 per-
iod.
Payne recommended that a de-
creased sum of $4,000 be set aside
for maintenance and operation of
the department. This change in al
location of funds raised by the rate
was a decrease of approximately
100000
In addition to the $4,000 for
maintenance from the tax rate, the
county will receive 100000 from
the state, an ALLEGATION of this sum
being made for each of two years
by the last legislature.
The 10-cent rate, because of the
general reduction of assessed valu-
alton of approximately % per cent,
will produce about % per cent less
revenue for flood control work.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
M'Kee Released
On $25,OOO Bail

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. UP)-
Raymond w. Mckee, former Rich
field Oil company official, today
was released from county Jail on
$25, 900 bond, pending an appeal to
his conviction on charges of grand
theft of Richfield funds.
His release was permitted under
a decision made by the district
court of appeals, the superior court
having turned down his request
based on the ground that incarcer-
alton caused an aggravation of an
illness he suffers.
Mckee was convicted with Clar-
ence Fuller, former president, and
James Talbot, former chairman of
the board Of Richfield. Talbot
sought unsuccessfully to gain re-
lease on bail pending appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15

CANNES, France, Aug. Is.
W.P)-Bubu, a monkey, was in
custody today after a grand
spree in one of this resort
city's most exclusive tennis
clubs, where he reversed the
popular idea that whiskey pre-
cedes fun, and had his fun be-
fore his liquor.
Bubu belongs to a gypsy near
Cannes. He escaped yesterday
and popped up at the tennis
club.
Peggy Joyce was there. So
were Maurice Chevalier, Fanny
Brice, Maurice Dekobra, Rosie
Dolly, Irving Netcher, the Prin-
cess Sherbatoff. and a host of
other celebrities.
Bubu, a large monkey, came
in like a small cyclone. Dash
ing to the middle of the tennis
courts, he thumped his chest,
let out several piercing screams,
and grabbed racquet.
Two women tainted. An uni
Identified man went over a brick
wall in a leap that some said
would have won Olympic hon.
ors.
Bubu swung the racquet
around and whacked himself
on the head. Then he whoop-
ed and headed for a table at
the side of the courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
Kings Widow Is
Sole Beneficiary

LOS ANGELES. Aug. Is. UP
Mrs. Atlanta E. Gillette, 81, was be-
queathed the entire estate of her
husband, King G. Gillette, who
died at his Calabassas ranch home
last July 8 at the age of n. The
will of the late razor magnate was
admitted to probate today.
Property valued in excess of
$1,000,O00 consisting mainly of
stocks, bonds and real estate was
included in the will. The widow
was named executrix of the estate.
No provision was made for son,
King G.. Gillette, the will stating,
"I am Intentionally making no pro-
vision for my son, having full faith
and confidence in my wife to make
such provisions for him as she may
deem best"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
Capital Will Not
Leave Mexicai

MEXICO CITY, Aug. Is. U.H--
Department of interior officials ex-
planned here today that transfer of
the capitol of Lower California
from Mexicali to Ensenada was but
a temporary move similar to that
adopted in previous years.
The transfer will become effec-
tive tomorrow upon the arrival of
Gov. Arturo Elias who will succeed
Gen. Augustin Oiachea, who has
been recalled to Mexico City. Cen
eral Olachea will later assume COM
mand of the Yucatan military area
The department said the official
capitol of Lower California will re-
main at Mexicali, the Ensenada
move is made only for the sum-
mer months, the department
spokesman said.
Governor Elias is enroute to his
new post of duty and was expected
at El Paso at 6 p. m. today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
LOCAL YOUTHS
ADMIT PART In
BORDER HOLD-UP
Boys Arrested Here Con-
fess To Attempt To
Rob A. B. w. Club.

Solution of the daring attempt to
rob the A. B. w. club in Mexicali
last Tuesday night was offered to-
Gay by the sheriff's office when
they announced two of the three
boys who were arrested here last
week for local robberies confessed
that they had staged the crime in
the gambling club at the border.
The youngsters, both under II
years of age, confessed that they
remained in the Owl after closing
time and waited until everything
was quiet when they intended to
rob the place.
A barking dog awoke Tommy zee,
Chinese janitor, who was imme-
diately attacked by the two youths.
His cries were heard by Jose Men
dez, watchman at the Owl, who
hurried to the aid of the Chinese
only to be met with gunfire from
the bandits guns, two of the bull
lets striking Mendez, inflicting
painful but not serious wounds.
Yee was badly beaten by the
bandits and also required hospital
attention.
Having beaten off the janitor
and watchman, the youngsters
stated to Deputy Sheriff Don Camp
bell today, they escaped from the
building and made their way across
the line, coming eventually to El
Centre.
They were arrested Wednesday
by FL Centro police on suspicion of
robbing several pool halls and drug
stores here, and confessed to doing
so. Continual questioning over the
weekend brought forth the con-
fcssion of the Owl affair.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke said
today that the boys are evidently
telling the truth about the attempt
to rob the Owl. The only discrep-
ancy thus far encountered is their
denial that anyone else was impli-
Gated with them in the crime. The
watchman and janitor asserted
there were four bandits in the Owl
The youngsters declare they alone
made the robbery attempt.
Stories Jibe
One is at present confined in the
jail and the other in the detention
home at Imperial. Neither has beer
permitted to communicate with the
other, yet their stories on the po-
sitions they took during the Ow
hold-up, the places where the
watchman and janitor were anc
other details match perfectly in th'
story of each.
Members of the sheriff's staff to
day commented on the daring dis
played by the youths in attempting
to hold up the Owl. While large
sums of money are usually in the
safe overnight, offering a tempta.
tion to professional safe-crackers
the fact that a heavy guard Is
usually maintained has served tc
save the Owl from any previous
robbery attempts.
While the boys cannot be tried
here for the crime at the Owl, 1t is
likely to have bearing in deter
mining punishment for their local
crimes, officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
MORE FIREWORKS
INTRODUCED AT
WALKER HEARING
By FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

STATE CAPITOL, ALBANY, N.
Y, Aug. 15.-A mystery woman"
involved in a $4,000 stock transac-
ton with Russell T. Sherwood,
Mayor James j. Walkers missing
financial agent, had a brief mo-
ment in the spotlight before Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the Walk
er custer trial today.
The new character, introduced
while former New York Park Com
missioner Walter R. Herrick was on
the stand, was presumably a friend
of Jimmy" Walker, and was in
Havana at the time of the deal.
Herrick testified that he paid, in
behalf of this woman, $4,000 to
Russell T. Sherwood, for the pur-
chase of Brake Shoe stock.
An angry attempt by John j.
Curtin, the mayors counsel, to
strip the mystery away" and put
the woman's name on the record
was blocked when Herrick said he
would write the name on a slip
of paper" Before he could do SO
he was dismissed and the mayor
himself was called.
A second oratorical explosion oc-
Cured when Curtin attempted to
have struck from the records all
the charges surrounding the may
or's alleged relationship to Sher-
wood, in transactions amounting to
more than ST. 100000.
Curtin's argument that these
were private affairs" brought an
angry response from Governor
Roosevelt, who demanded whether
the mayors counsel hadn't read his
decision in the case of Thomas
CTinbox) Farley, the New York
sheriff whom he ousted because of
his unwillingness to account for a
large personal fortune.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
Princess Ileana
Becomes Mother

VIENNA, Aug. Is. U.P)-A son
was born today to the Princess
Ileana, daughter of Queen Marie of
Roumania, and wife of the Arch
duke Anton of Hapsburg, to whom
she was married in 1881. The
child, to be named Stefan, weighed
6.61 pounds, is blond and has blue
eyes. His mother was said to be
in excellent condition.
Former King Alfonso of Spain
and King Carol of Roumania will
be godfathers to the infant, it was
understood TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
@IHlnLdL,-os
~ esoys:

SANTA MONICA, Aug. IA.
(SpeciaD-Just witnessed the
closing of the most impressive
and successful Olympic games
ever held. Every part of our
country either contributes a
runner, Jumper or a spectator.
1t was the best managed and
attended big affair you ever
saw.
Seeing or reading about the
exploits of the youth of the
whole world for the last few
weeks has been a good thing
for everybody. Now we go from
that into three straight months
of political "hooey." Records
will be broken there too. You
will hear speeches that require
more wind than the marathon
race.
Both sides will commit fouls
on each other. If they were in
a game of sportsmanship they
would be disqualified before
election.
A politician will never see
the day he can lose with as
good grace as these boys and
girls did. Not an alibi among
1000 athletes.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
Plan Experimental
Flight To Italy

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. (U.H - A
physician, a nurse and pilot an
nounced today that they planned
to start flight to Rome at dawn
tomorrow, dropping the nurse by
parachute when they reached Flo
renee, Italy.
DR.. Leon Pisculli, sponsor of the
flight, says its purpose is to study
the strain of long distance flying
on aviators.
He will be accompanied by Miss
Edna Newcomer of Williamsport,
Pa, a qualified parachute jumper,
and William Ulbrich, pilot. Their
plane, the one used by Clyde
Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, jr.,
on their round-the-world flight,
has been re-christened 'The Amer
lean Nurse"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
Tragic Ending To
Couples Quarrel

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. W.R y
Mrs. Laverne Fleetwood, 80, was in
a critical condition today, assertedly
shot by Edward Graham, 43, Glen
dale salesman, who afterward COM
mitted suicide.
Mrs. Fleetwood told police that
she and Graham had quarreled 2s
they sat in his automobile near The
Chevy Chase Country club.
Shot twice in the chest and once
in the stomach, Mrs. Fleetwood
crawled to a nearby house. Police
found Graham dead in his car and
said that he had committed suicide.
Mrs. Fleetwood was reported to
be near death after an emergency
operation. -...-...---
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
Yankee Aviator
Shot In China

SHANGHAI, Aug. Is. U.P -
Charles Vaughn, an American pilot
for China Airways was reported to
have been shot and wounded by
Communists while flying a mail
plane over Shasi, 80 miles above
Hankow on the Yangtze river
today.
Vaughn was enroute from Ching
king to Hankow when wounded, it
was said. Shot in the leg, he man.
aged to continue on to Hankow,
where he was removed to a hos
pital. His wounds were said not
to be serious.
Vaughns home was in Nash
vile, Tenn.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
FLYER REACHES COAST

BURBANK, Calf, Aug. Is. (U,H
Buck, youthful New York
flyer, landed at United Airport here
at l p. m. today, completing an air
journey which took him from New
ark, N. j., to Mexico City and to
the Pacific coast.
Young Buck plans to take part
in the air derby to the Cleveland
air races, leaving here Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
MISSING PLANE
SENDS MESSAGE
TO COAST GUARD
Craft On Errand Of Mer-
cy Forced To Land Off
New England Coast.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. IS.
(U.P) - A coast guard amphibian
plane with four men aboard which
flew during the night to the res
cue of a dying fisherman far at
sea reported by radio today that
it was down in a thick fog but
could not estimate its position.
Everybody aboard was well, the
message said.
The radio message was received
by coast guard officials while a
dozen coast guard craft groped
through the fog in the possibility
OF locating the missing plane.
Coast guard authorities estimated
that the plane must be down either
off Thatcher's Island or the Isle of
Shoals and four fast destroyers
were Immediately assigned to search
that general area.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. Is.
U.P)-Five rs foct coast guard pa
tol boats and speed boat sped to-
day to the assistance of coast
guard seaplane with four men
aboard, believed forced down by
lack of fuel about 180 miles east of
here.
The plane was answering a radio
call from the fishing schooner Nat
allie Hammond, which was racing
shoreward with a sailor believed dy-
ing of blood poisoning. The plane,
piloted by Lieut.. R. VI Burke, with
Lieut.. Com. Fletcher w. Brown,
Boatswain w. L. Saunders, and
Radio Operator Thomas Mckenzie
aboard, took off at 10 o'clock last
night, to bring the man to hos
pital here. They carried only fuel
enough to last six hours.
Great concern was felt for the
flyers safety at coast guard base
here and at divisional headquarters
in Boston.
The coast guard destroyer Shaw
left yesterday to meet the schooner,
but was unsuccessful in contracting
it. Coast guard headquarters here
received radio message from the
, plane about 3 a. m. today, giving
her position as about 180 miles east
of here. That was the last word
from her.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
PICARD COMPLETES PLANS

ZURICH, Aug. Is. U.P)-Professor
August Picard had completed ar
rangements today for his ascent in
to the stratosphere and awaited
only favorable conditions before
cutting loose his balloon.
Picard hoped to be able to start
by the middle of the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
BANDIT TRIO SOUGHT

SACRAMENTO, Aug. IS. (U.P1-
Local police today were searching
for three bandits who yesterday
robbed the Noble hotel in Lodi of
$4,000 in cash and jewelry and then
escaped toward Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
PLAN FIRE PROBE

GAIT, Calf, Aug. ls. W.P)-Au-
thorities today opened an investi-
cation into the fire which yester-
day threatened Galt's entire busl-
ness district and destroyed three
buildings at an estimated loss Of
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15
Bank Cieartngs

Building Permits
s127,249.0o
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-15

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