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Evening star., 1932-02-07
LEHMAN ENDS D. C. WORK
Temporary Special Utilities Aide
Joins Finance Corporation.

Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride yesterday accepted the resigna-
ton of R. J. Lehman, who had been
employed as temporary special assistant
on public utilities work. Mr.. Lehman
has left to become general counsel of
the new Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration recently set up by act of Con-
gress. His post with the District will
not be filled,
Evening star., 1932-02-07

TIFTY-FOUR years ago the class
- of '78 of Washington High School,
| 81 strong, pledged themselves to
keep alive their class room ties.
Last night 10 of these-aL who could
attend-gathered at the Cosmos CLUB
for their fifty-fourth successive annual
dinner and INDUCED in happy reml-
niscences that blotted out the years.
Evening star., 1932-02-07

Espey, Charles w. Holmes, j. Harry
Jones, Cavour o. Bohrer, Alvin T.
Gregory, Bertis B. Thompson, George
A. Provost, John H. A Fowler. Arthur
E. Middleton and Frank A Sebring
Mr.. Espey retired as president and
was succeeded by Mr.. Gregory, who was
chosen by acclamation following the
dinner. Mr.. Holmes continued as sec
retary
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
THREE CONVICTS
WOUNDED DURING
PRISON RI0TINC

KINGSTON, Oct. o. U.H -
Three prisoners we're wounded in
rioting within Kingston peniten-
tiary according to an official state
ment and explanation issued by
Brigadier General D. M. Ormond
government inspector of prisons.
"One man." he said, "has a
wound in the shoulder from a ri
cochet buckshot; one man in the
isolated prison is wounded in the
leg and another is wounded in the
shoulder. No wounds are serious
This was the first official word
that any of the prisoners involved
in two riots Monday and Thursday
night and Friday morning, have
been injured.
General Ormond's statement
said: "All is quiet A complete
check shows that the penitentiary
count is correct. The damage is less
than expected"
1t had been reported that star
vation siege would be initiated by
troops and guards to force the sur
render of the mutinous convicts
but every evidence today was that
all involved in the revolt had been
placed in cells.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Oct. 22.-(U.H
Trapped by the vicious onslaught
of fall blizzard, SO hunters were
snowbount somewhere in the rug
ged Tongue river country of the
Big Horn mountains today.
Since last Sunday afternoon when
the blizzard broke they have been
in the hills, without shelter, and
some of them possibly without food.
Weary forest rangers, fire guards
and volunteers their faces grey with
exhaustion, and eyes red from fac
ing the glare of sun on snow,
tramped trails into the white Wild
erness, in an attempt to rescue the
hunters
Fear was felt for the lives of at
least three of the snowbound men
Fred E. Demmel of Sheridan, a 81
year-old youth named Yoakum, OF
Midwest, Wyo., and Dillon McKin-
non of Greybull, Wyo., were sepa-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
CLEAR THINKING
URGED BY SWING
in BRAWLEY TALK

Causes and effects of prevailing
economic conditions formed the
subject of a lengthy address by
Phil Swing last night before the
Associated Chambers of Commerce
meeting at Brawley.
n large crowd, drawing repre-
sentatives from all sections of I'M
perial Valley, listened to Swing as
he explained reasons for the pres
ent economic crisis.
The attack on the government
because of the depression should
be directed not SO much at gov
ernmental agencies, Swing de-
clared, as at large corporations.
Only by Gear, logical thinking
will the country be brought out of
the depression and into an era of
prosperity, Swing asserted.
After listening to Swings talk,
members of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce took up business
of the organization, going on rec
ord as favoring mail contract for
airlines at present operating a
daily schedule into Imperial Valley
from Los Angeles.
Another stand taken by the As
sociated Chambers of Commerce
was in favor of proposed high
way intersecting the Ell Centre San
Diego highway and leading to La
guna Junction.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
Thomas Returning
TO Make Amends

REDONDO BEACH, Calf, Oct.
22.-U.P)-Elliott B. Thomas, young
grammar school superintendent
whose disappearance at first
aroused fears he had been kidnap-
ped, was reported enroute back
home today to make amends" for
his asserted deception
DESERVING his Seattle fiancee on
the eve of their intended marriage,
Thomas left the Washington city
last night to return to his wife
here, Seattle police advised local
authorities They said that the girl,
Sylvia Wilson, who knew him as
E. T. Sherwood, told them of his
departure.
The superintendent's young wife
harbored no i'll feelings against her
husband, she advised local deputies.
II am thinkful for his sake that
the marriage did not take place, T"
she said.
Authorities said they would make
no attempts to prosecute him.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
GUARANTEE COACHELLA NO
RIGHTS To RIVER WATER

uses under priorities one and two.
In conclusion the telegram said
the district cannot limit itself to
acre feet without including for the
district substantially all of the
water that is reasonably known to
be available under priority three.
Denial of reports in Coachella
Valley that Imperial Irrigation
district directors and officials in
stigated questions asKed the board
of directors of the Coachella Wat
er association in a recent COM
munication from the interior de-
partment, was contained in a tel
egram sent Coachella residents by
John H. Edwards, acting secretary
OF interior.
A copy of the telegram was sent
district headquarters here and was
read at board meeting this morn
ing.
The telegram explained that the
questions were prepared by men,
bers OF the department of interior
staff and submitted to the secre-
tary and he in turn sent them to
leaders of he opposition for in
clusion The secretary asked the
opposition to forward answers tc
the questions to him at once.
Questions asked by the interior
department concerned Coachella's
hope of a separate contract with
the government in place of being
included in the Imperial district
under the All-American Canal
contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
GAINES TO FACE
HEAVY SENTENCE
in STATE PRISON

LOS ANGELES, Oct %. U.P)-
c. Jack Gaines, Glendale pro-
motor, will learn next Tuesday
morning what price he must pay
fer grand theft and forgery, of
which he was convicted by jury
after it had deliberated four
hours.
The jury in the court of Super
Tor Judge William G. Doran, found
Gaines guilty of 10 counts of grand
theft and nine counts of forgery,
acquitting him of only one forg-
cry count, late yesterday.
The promoter was charged with
theft of $4,000 worth of j. C.
Penney company securities from
Mrs. Lola Harmon, Burbank widow,
and with the forgery of her sigma
ture to power of attorney docu-
ments by which he assertedly dis
posed of her fortune without her
consent.
He also was accused of the theft
of $3.50 from Mr.. and Mrs. C. N.
Bowler. Judge Doran ordered
Gaines committed to the county
Jail to await sentence. Gaines
faced a maximum sentence of from
10 to las years in San Quentin.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
Anti Tuberculosis
Group Plans For
Valley Campaign

Projects for this years work on
the part of the Imperial County
tuberculosis society as decided up
on at last nights meeting held in
the Barbara Worth hotel are the
making possible of more available
diagnoStic facilities and program
aiding the underweight and un-
derprivileged child.
More available diagnostic facili-
ties will be brought about by
means of occasional diagnoStic
tubercular chest conferences as di-
rected by the county medical as
sociation and the county health
department.
The program for the underweight
and under child will be
carried on in cooperation with the
school nurse and will consist in
supplying rest cots and nourishment
for these children.
In addition to planning this pro-
gram which will be sponsored by
the county association, the meet
ing last night, attended by rep
resentatives from the entire coun-
ty, was concerned with details of
the 1882 Christmas seal campaign
proceeds from which will be used
TO finance the above mentioned
projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
Mix Injured By
Fall From Horse

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. %. U.R)-
Tom Mix, cowboy motion picture
actor, was confined to his home to-
day with a double rib fracture and
other injuries, suffered when his
horse fell on him during rehearsal
of a fight scene. He was ex-
pected to resume work within 10
days.
MIX and his company were film
ing a western picture near Lone
Pine, in Owens Valley. Tony, the
horse which has carried him
through many escapades before
the camera during the past IL
years, refused to jump at high
fence, and turning sharply, threw
his rider.
Tony fell on Mix, inflicting pain
full injuries to his leg. Although
he was knocked unconscious by
the fall, Mix suffered no serious
injuries, physicians said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22

Definite statement that Imperial
Irrigation district can make no as
surance of water for Coachella
Valley as a basis of a separate
contract with the government and
that Coachella Valley has no water
rights from the Colorado river, was
contained in a telegram sent today
to John H, Edwards, acting secre-
tary of interior.
The telegram was sent by I'M
perial board of directors in re-
sponse to a telegram asking what
water Imperial district would allot
Coachella in the event of sep
arate contract.
In explanation of the statement
that no assurance of water could
be made Coachella Valley, the tele-
gram said there are approximate
ly $4,000 acres in Imperial county
for which the district has rights
to be satisfied from priority No. g..
Coachella Valley, the telegram
continued, has no water rights
from the Colorado river and there
fore, it is obvious the district
rights must be first satisfied be-
fore Coachella can receive water.
When district rights are satisfied,
the quantity left for Coachella to
deal with as her own must of ne
cesSity be indefinite and uncertain.
This would be true even if the
district should limit itself to a
definite quantity of water out of
priority three, according to the
telegram, as the amount remain
ing would be dependent upon the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
MSa Ro7~~.
DDsa. nsNsssAs sysiisssa. La
CHAMBER SAYS
POPULATION AT
LEAST 10000

Although it is difficult to reach
an accurate estimate of the census
of a city without personal enumer-
alton such as is made at the time
of the decennial census, the Ell
Centre Chamber of Commerce staff
has compiled figures which prove
conclusively that the population of
Ell Centre at the present time is at
least 10000.
Figures from the great register
of the county show that Ell Cen
tro has 4,342 registered voters at
the present time, while the 1880
census gave Ell Centre a foreign
adult population of 600. This
makes a total of 4,942 voters and
adult foreigners. There are 1,482
pupils in the city grammar schools,
636 in high school and 145 in jun
ior college; making a total of
school attendance of 1858. Based
on the average size of the combined
first grades of the city, there are
1850 children in the city of pre-
school age. This gives a total pop
ulation of children, foreigners and
voters of 1855, leaving margin of
1,135 persons in the city who are
not in school, not foreign and not
registered voters, which would seem
to be a conservative estimate as
compared with statistics available
in other cities.
Before compiling these figures
the chamber staff ascertained that
the population of a city is gener-
ally estimated at three temeS the
number of registered voters. This
would give Ell Centro a population
of 13,026. However, the chamber,
desiring to use these figures in pub
licity work, determined on more
accurate method of ascertaining
the population of Ell Centro, with
the result, as shown above, that the
actual population can be accepted
as 10000 persons.
This is gain of about 1900 per-
sons in the past two and half
years, when the official census gave
Ell Centro population of 8,427, or
171a per cent increase. While only
II per cent of the persons living
in Imperial County reside in Ell
Centro % 1-3 per cent of the reg
stored voters of the county live
in this city. This is due to the low
percentage of foreign population in
E Centro, which has fewer foreign
ers than any other city in the
county. According to the 1880 CEN
sus, Ell Centro has but IA 1-3 per
cent foreign population, while the
entire county has foreign popu-
lation of 40 2-3 per cent and other
cities vary from 81 to SO per cent
foreign population.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
YOUNGER INSULT
WILL RETURN TO
UNITED STATES
Will Not ATTEMPT Evasion
Of Arrest If Such Ac-
ton Is Intended.
By HERBERT MOORE
United Press Staff COrresnOndent


LONDON, Oct. 22.-U.P)-Sam-
uel insult, Jr., will return to the
United States even if Chicago au-
thoritieS decide to arrest him, he
told the United Press today.
insult professed to be tourist,
chiefly interested in Londons pen
ny-slot museums. He insisted he
would return to the United States
in November to resume his job as
chairman of three Chicago operat-
ing companies.
In response TO direct inquiry
by the United Press as to whether
he would return even if Chicago
authorities decided to arrest him
for completely in the collapse of the
insult industrial empire, he re-
Piled:
"I probably-yes, I will"
insult refused a formal state
ment. He declined to comment on
question regarding charges
against himself, his father, or Mar
tin insult.
insult insisted he was here mere
ly on personal visit. 1t was re-
ported however, that he hoped to
sound out the British government
on the possibility of Samuel In
sull, Sr., requesting political asy-
lum on British soil, perhaps in Cy-
prus. The elder insult is in Greece,
but his Greek visa will expire in a
short time.
Samuel Jr., admitted he might
make a quick trip to Athens before
going home. He admitted he would
consult London barristers associat-
ed with Greek attorneys in hand
ling his fathers affairs.
insult had not decided if he
would try to vote by mail
ST feel like a carp taken from
a muddy river and put in gold
fish bowl, under spotlight" In
sui said of the publicity he mas
received.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
State Democrats
Show Huge Gain

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 22.-(U.PN-
With the Democratic registration
increasing nearly twice as fast as
that of the Republican party since
the August primary, California has
record qualified electorate of g.
889, 9,O13 voters, a compilation of re-
gistration figures by Secretary of
State Frank G. Jordan revealed to-
day.
In a nominally Republican state,
the Democrats were pushing this
leadership hard with total of
], ,161 ,482 voters as compared to the
Republican registration of 1865 ,264.
During this same period the So
cialists gained more than 1000
voters for a total of 1887. Other
party totals included Prohibition,
l0,8O5; Liberty, 2,318; declined to
state 1851, and miscellaneous 1856.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
Final Football
Scores Today

Princeton 0, Navy 0.
Penn 33, Lehigh 6.
Harvard 10, Dartmouth 7.
Yale O, Army 20.
Michigan 80, Illinois o.
Western Reserve %, Oberlin 7.
Ohio State 0, Pitt O.
Brown IL, Tufts O.
Maine 6, Bates 0.
N. Y. U. 0, Colgate ID
Colby 25, Bowdoin 0.
Columbia 46, Williams 0.
Maryland "a, st. John Z.
Virginia Union 10, Howard 7.
Missouri 0, Iowa State O.
Georgia Tech 43, North Caroline
IA.
v. P. 1. 7, Kentucky 0.
Carleton 8, st. Olaf 0.
Hamilton 0, Hobart 0.
Villanova 81, Loyola 7.
Miami IS, Ohio U. O.
Marquette 13, Boston College 0.
Minnesota 21, Iowa 6.
Purdue Z, Northwestern Z.
Bucknell Ia, Lafayette g.
Rutgers 0, Holycross 6,
Chicago 13, Indiana 7.
Notre Dame AZ, Carnegie 0.
Wisconsin SO, Coe q.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
FEDERAL AGENT
TAKES EVIDENCE
in GIRLS DEATH

Evidence against Ambrose Brown,
45-year-old Indian, in projected
federal court murder trial should
he recover from self-inflicted in
juries, was being gathered today
by Edmund j. Geehan, federal in
vestigator, after coroner's jury of
Indians this afternoon named
Brown as the slayer of his 4-year-
old daughter, Annabelle Brown.
Geehan arrived here from Los
Angeles last night, and this morn
ing left for the FIT. Yuma reserva-
tion in company with District At
torney Elmer w. Heald, who pre-
sided over the inquest, and Tom
Sharp, district attorneys investi-
gator.
While the white men were car
rying on their interviews with va
rious witnesses, Indian families
from every part of the reservation
had gathered at the funeral grounds
for cremation ceremonies this after
noon over the body of the girl.
The wailing voices of the Indians
could be heard even yesterday af-
ternoon as they hegan the con-
tinuous chant intended to keep evil
spirits away and nelp the girls
spirit on its way to the happy hunt
ing ground. The wailing will con-
tinue until the body is ccemaUed
with appropriate ceremony.
1t was a matter of wonder to
hospital attendants and others that
Brown, in spite of a seeming de-
sire to die, held consciousness and
even seemed to improve in condi-
tion under the ministrations OF
physicians and nurses at the Ft
Yuma hospital on Indian Hill.
A guard was still maintained to-
day to prevent Brown from snatch
ing a rubber breathing tube from
his throat, which he slashec
Wednesday night after he cut his
daughters throat with an axe be-
cause he feared the Indian agent
and members of the Cocopah tribe
would take the girl from him.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
TUNNEL BLAZE
KEPT CONFINED
BY WORK CREW

Both openings in tunnel No. 7
OH the San Diego and Arizona rail-
way, where fire was discovered at
midnight Thursday night, were
closed by workmen late yesterday
afternoon in an attempt to smother
the flames.
Timbers in the 1900 foot tunnel
i'll CarriSo Gorge were found to be
ablaze and traffic over the line be-
tween FL Centro and San Diego
was suspended.
The extent of the damage done
by the fire is unknown as heat
and smoke prevented workmen en-
tering the tunnel before the OPEN
ings were closed Cause Of the
fire still is undetermined.
Railway engineers are on the
ground today and every effort is
being made to extinguish the fire
before great damage results, ac-
cording to local railway officials.
Local traffic between Ell Centre
and San Diego still Is suspended
and all transcontinental passenger
and freight are routed trough Los
Angeles.
Mail from FL Centre TO San DE-
ego, it was announced this morn
ing, is being sent by way OF Los
Angeles. Pouches are dispatched
at 2:3O o'clock in the afternoon and
$3.50 o'clock at night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
First Carload OF
Grapefruit Moves

First freight car of valley grape
fruit went out yesterday according
to q. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner, who states that ship
ments this year are lighter than
at the same time last year.
Growers and shippers agreed to
hold off shipments until October
10, so that the fruit would be more
mature and reach the color STAN
dard of so per cent which the
growers voluntarily set, as well as
the 6-1 standard, six parts solu-
bles solid to one of acid.
The heavy rainstorm occurring
near the tenth delayed picking
and consequently shipping. A num-
ber of truckloads of fruit have been
sent for the past 10 days, and SOME
lei. shipments, but yesterday
marked the first freight car.
Harrigan states that the quality
of this first fruit is fine but that
the crop generally is lighter than
last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
RESTORATION OF
PROSPERITY Is
ROOSEVELT AIM
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 22.-
Restoration of prosperity to the
whole people is the great issue of
this campaign, Governor Roosevelt
told an audience from the rear
platform of his special train just
before reaching Louisville today.
The train paused at New AL
bany, Ind, just across the river
from here.
1.-The great issue in this cam
paign is to bring prosperity back
to the American people as a
WHOLE" he said.
The governor was obliged to
collect his thoughts rapidly for
this back platform appearance be-
cause he was just getting dressed
when the train reached New Al
bany.
The Democratic candidate swung
on through Kentucky and Tennes-
see today with pledges left behind
in addresses at Springfield, ILL.,,
and st. Louis, Mo-, to give relief
to American farmers and protect
the nations security olders.
He combined the outline of his
policy with scathing ridicule of
what he termed efforts by the Re-
publican leadership including Pres
ident Hoover and EX-President
Coolidge to frighten the nation
with a charge panic would follow
Democratic victory.
He termed the attempt worn
out stage trick patented by Mark
Hanna.
Governor Roosevelt scheduled
his first major stop today at
Louisville, KY, where an address
was planned shortly before noon.
Other brief appearances were
scheduled including ones at Le-
banon and Corbin, Ky. He was to
reach Knoxville, Tenn, at 9 p. m.
1t could be stated today without
question that Governor Roosevelt
is firmly convinced his election is
certain. What he desires now is
that his party workers do not be-
come overconfident.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-22
PRISON GUARDS
SUBDUE RIOT IN
MANHATTAN JAIL
Elaborate Precautions BY
Police To Prevent Es-
capes By Prisoners.
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-(UP)-
Police emergency squads summoned
from the heart of Manhattan laid
siege lines along the crowded banks
of East River today while guards
clashed with rioting prisoners III
city penal institutions on Welfare
Island.
Cne convict, George Hoeshoe,
was stabbed and killed. A short
time after the outbreak a police
sergeant from the island passed
through the guard lines and re-
ported:
"It's all over now.'
The rioting started when a group
of convicts, visiting the wardens
office to present grievances, began
fighting among themselves, police
said. There had been bad blood
between Italian and Irish fac
tions. it was said.
Within a few minutes, police EN-
ergency squads and police automo-
biles were speeding to the river
pdllho liOlll HllO-UOWi Ia OOhiJ "A
and other districts on the Man.
haitian and Long Island sides of the
river oppos:te the island.
They lined the river banks in the
shadow of towering apartment
buildings = the most fashionable
district in Manhattan-hardly more
than stones throw from the pen
al island. Police were armed with
tear bombs, shot guns and ma
chine guns.
An amphibian plane flew over
head and fireboats and police boats
sputtering wildly as they sped
down the river, circled close to the
islands edge.
While police on land, sea and
in the air guarded against possible
attempts to escape, the guards on
the island were clubbing the un-
ruly convicts into submission. The
fighting lasted about as minutes.
The disturbance appeared to have
been confined to the southern end
of the island.