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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
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WOMAN'S BODY
FOUND BURIED
BENEATH HOME

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. %. UP) -
The body of a woman believed to
be Mrs. Ann Terrill was found
buried in garage behind q
Hollywood residence where she had
been living for a month with a
man known as Jimmy Regan and
a 1O-year-old girl named Harriette.
Police, who uncovered the body
in a four-foot pit in the garage
floor, said the man and the girl
had not been seen around the
mouse since February 16.
Police said the body was dis
covered when detectives went to
the house to investigate the dis
appearance of the man and girl
and the reported loss of articles
from the house, which was rented
furnished.
The body of the woman was in
crouching position in the pit.
Dirst, evidently carried from a va
cant lot nearby, had been piled
over it.
Neighbors said they had fire.
quently heard Mrs. Terrill speak
of Indianapolis. In a notebook
police found the name Ann" and
an address, 4118 Liveoak street
Dallas.
Charles U. Loskamp, insurance
official, rented the house to the
couple and was indirectly response
BILE for the discovery of the body
by his request to police to search
for valuable articles missing from
the residence.
A valuable Oriental rug disap-
peared with other articles and po-
lice said they believed the rug
might have been destroyed be-
cause it was covered with blood
spots. They said that the woman
was killed in the house and her
body carried to the garage.
The body evidently had been in
the pit for several days, police
said. Preliminary investigation of
the exact nature Of the means of
death was handicapped by the
condition of the body.
Authorities said school records
here indicated the small girl was
born in Minneapolis.
Although police said the missing
man was known as j. Regan, they
said that license records of an old
automobile traded for a new one,
gave the names James A. Reed,
Box lib, Banning, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
YANKEE FLYER WITH CHINESE
FORCES SHOT DOWN BY JAPS

SHANGHAI, Feb. 90. U.P)-The
pilot Of an airplane shot down yes
terday by japanese was identified
today as Robert Short, an Ameri-
can.
Short perished in the flaming
plane.
Short was attached to a Chinese
aviation squadron.
The engagement in which his
Boeing plane was Shot down oc-
Cured over SoOchoW.
Short had engaged japanese pur-
suit planes in an aerial battle last
ing two and half minutes
1t was learned that there also
were two other Americans in the
squadron to which Short belonged.
The aerial battle in which Short
periShed was one of the most spec
tacular of the Shanghai campaign.
1t was the first in which a single
aviator had been pitted against su-
perior odds.
Three japanese scouting planes
were droning over Soochow, where
a Chinese airdrom is located, when
the Chinese plane took the air to
meet them.
Shorts plane was shot down from
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
New Post Office
Bids May Be Let
Early In March

Lengthy delays and seemingly
endless efforts to obtain accurate
information relative to the pro-
posed new Ell Centro post office
came to a happy conclusion today
when Phil w. knights, Ell Centro
city engineer, received official
word from Washington, D. c., that
construction work for the project
probably will be placed on the
market for bids during the latter
part of March.
In a letter from James A. Wet
more, acting supervising architect
for the treasury department,
Knights was informed of the plans
for letting the contract late next
month. From this information,
Ell Centre officials inferred that
plans for the building already have
been drawn and are ready to sub
NIT to prospective bidders.
Wetmores letter follows:
Referring to your letter III
regard to the proposed new post
office building in your city, you
are advised that, unless some un-
foreseen delay occurs, it is expected
that the construction work for this
project will be placed on the mar
ket for bids the latter part of
March"
The letter, initiated by the act
ing supervising architect, was the
first satisfactory answer knights
has received to several letters ad-
dressed to those in charge of plans
for the post office building.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

1000 feet altitude. 1t crashed to
the ground, a mass of flames.
The Japanese returned safely to
their Shanghai base. Pilot Susumu
kotani, credited officially with the
victory, was wounded and taken to
the Japanese military hospital at
Hongkew.
Kotani died of his injuries in the
hospital.
When Shorts airplane, which the
Chinese had purchased only week
ago, crashed, the Japanese, not
knowing Short was an American,
thought they had encountered the
"braveSt Chinese" and dipped in
salute while the flaming airplane
was plunging to the ground.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. U.P)-
The death of Robert Short, Amer
ican aviator attached to Chinese
fighting forces, will not involve the
United States government in any
international complications. A cit
izen who voluntarily joins the fight
ing forces of another nation does
SO at his own risk and automatic
ally forfeits his claim for protection
by this government. Shorts plane
was shot down by Japanese.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. U.P)-
Robert Short, American aviator
shot down by japanese in a battle
over Shanghai, is a native of Ia
coma, Wash, where his family is
prominent, Bert Hail. famous mem
ber of the Lafayette EScadrille of
the World war, said today.
Hall said that Short learned to
fly at Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Tex.
Hall said he got Short a job as
an advance instructor in the Chin
ese aviation school at Nanking. The
aviator, according to Hall, was 81
years old.
Hall said that he was returning
to China ito see what is going on"
He plans to sail from San Fran
cisco next Thursday.
The famous war time flyer once
was General Chan,' head of the
Chinese Nationalist air corps. His
connection with the Chinese ended
last January.
Short was well known in aviation
circles in Los Angeles, and at one
time had small airport here. He
has been flying for good many
years, it was said.
A year and half ago he cracked
up near here and broke both his
legs.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
LABOR BILLS IN
CONGRESS MEET
WITH APPROVAL
BY PAUL Il. MALLON
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, Feb. 30. U.P)-
Congress was in a favorable mood
for consideration of Labor's anti
injunction legislation in the senate
today.
Surveys made by Republican
leaders indicated the bill sponsored
by Senator Norris (Rep) Nebraska,
would pass both houses. 1t was
assumed President Hoover would
sign it.
An administration group of SEN
ators however was preparing a
mild contest against it.
AS approved by the senate judici-
ary committee the Norris bill pro-
vides:
l. Outlawing the yellow dog"
contract in federal courts.
2. Restricting federal anti-labor
injunctions.
3. Giving the right of trial by
jury for contempt offenses outside
the immediate presence of the court
"a provision which will protect
newspapers from being adjudged in
contempt by judges who personally
object to editorials and articles.
This provision applies to all con-
tempt cases, not alone those in
volving injunctions. The demand
for it grew out of the number of
recent cases in which newspapers
have been tried and convicted by
the same judge who thought he
was contemptuously regarded by
neWSpaper.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
Texans Rally To
Garner Standard

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 80. U.P)-
Texas Democracy rallied today to
the banner of John Nance Garner,
speaker of the house and "favorite
SON. presidential candidate of the
Lone Star state, and prepared to
campaign for him on a national
scale.
More than 5000 cheering, yelling
Texans, launched the Garner boom
officially here yesterday, with a
parade, speech making, cowboy yells
and adoption of the slogan:
Garner for us; U. S. for Gar
ner."
To Congressman Sam Rayburn of
Bonham, was entrusted the direct
ing of the campaign, and each SEN
atorial district was given the priv
ilege of naming its own Garner
committeeman to aid Rayburn in
his work.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
Actress May Wed
Rich New Yorker

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. %. U.P)-
Reports that Virginia Cherrill mo-
ton picture actress, and William
Rhinelander Stewart, socially prom
inent New Yorker, would marry ir
Tahiti were unconfirmed today by
Miss Cherrills mother.
Her mother refused either tc
confirm or deny the report.
The actress sailed from San
Francisco on the S. S. Makura
aboard which are Douglas Fair
banks and party enroute to the
South Seas for motion picture
work.
Stewart is now in the South Seas
with a Vincent Astor yachting
party. The couple were seen to-
gether frequently in New York, ano
there were unconfirmed reports OF
their engagement.
Miss Cherrill was leading lady
for Charles Chaplin in City
Lights.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
By HERBERT r. EKINS

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
SHANGHAI, Wednesday, Feb.
24.-The Chinese and Japanese
armies strengthened their forces
today for a death struggle for
possession of the Shanghai delta.
The compaign promised to be
long and deadly. The japanese,
failing to sweep away the Chinese
army in ther first sweeping drive,
as they had planned, halted the
offensive last night to await rein
forcements.
A reliable source said Japan was
ready to send whatever troops
were necessary, even to five Or
more divisions, which would mean
an addition of more than As 5000
men.
Sporadic cannonading went on
early today and some building
blazed near the settlement but the
situation generally was quieter.
Foreigners considered the Japa-
nese strategy poor, since their
right flank was exposed to a Chi
nese attack from the Woosung
concentrations. Advances were
therefore considered unlikely until
reinforcements arrived.
The Chinese, heartened by their
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
State Democrats
To Place Rogers
Name On Ballot

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 WP)-
Will Rogers, famous humoriSt, had
completed a tour of the world to-
day, and found upon his arrival
here by airplane that Democrats
of California have begun a move
ment to nominate him for President
of the United States
Fred w. French, member of the
Democratic state central commit
tee, was in Sacramento today, ac-
cording to the Los Angeles Illus
trated Daily News, to notify Sec
retary of State Jordan that a petit
ton will be filed to place Rogers
name on the ballot.
Rogers refused to comment upon
politics when he stepped from the
plane at Grand Central air term
inal. He only remarked
"All these candidates for Presi-
dent better stop worrying about
what's going to happen in Novem-
ber and start thinking about eat
ing breakfast under a Japanese
mandate"
Rogers had not been consulted
about the plan to nominate him.
Several prominent Democrats of
Southern California backed the
plan, regardless of their candidates
opinion.
The cowboy actor was eclipsed in
the eyes of young women who wit
messed his arrival. On the same
plane was Rudy Vallee, grooming
radio singer. Rogers ducked his
head and grinned when a girl
shouted:
"Oh, there's Rudy-isn't he nice
looking!"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
HALT IN SHANGHAI
BATTLE ACTIVITIES
Toxic Considers Sending Heavy ReinfOrcements To
War Area Following Severe Setback By Chinese
Forces

|, success in holding off the Japa-
nese attack, strengthened and con-
solidated their positions, busily
erecting trenches and concealed
machine gun nests. presenting the
Japanese with a formidable prob
lem of clearing them out without
heavy losses.
TOXIC, Feb. 23.-The Japanese
cabinet today considered sending
reinforcements to Shanghai for an
intensive offensive of the Shang-
hai-Woosung battle front.
The action would be intended to
bolster the present Japanese force
there, and remove need for the
apparent caution with which the
japanese command has planned
its advance.
Reports that Gen. Chang Kai.
Shek was assisting the nineteenth
route army in the defense OF
Shanghai was said to be partly
responsible for the demand for
more troops.
Meanwhile cabinet change was
considered possible despite the
landslide favoring the government
in the general election. 1t appeared
that the cabinet might have to
resign in favor of a coalition re-
gime despite the Seiyukai ma
Jority in parliament.
A gesture not fully understood
and not explained was made by
Kaku Mori, the Seiyukai party's
chief secretary, asking the recently
defeated opposition party to join
the government in facing the pres
ent national crisis.
1t was not explained whether the
invitation was meant to create a
united front in foreign matters, or
to guarantee strong coalition
cabinet.
Japan regretted that a plaus-
ible solution for the Far Eastern
question was not suggested by the
League of Nations council, in her
public reply today to the leagues
note.
The public statement questioned
the advisability of addressing an
appeal to Japan under the circum-
stances. 1t took exception to the
apparent assumption that China
was willing to settle the dispute
peacefully while Japan was not.
The government said Japan was
legally and morally entitled to de-
Continued On Papp n
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
Invalids OF Film
Colony Improving

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. %. tU.P)--
All of Hollywood's invalids were
reported to be out of danger today
and to be recovering from their
illnesses.
Eric Won Stroheim, film director,
who has undergone two operations
for tumors, told the United Press
from his hospital bed that he
spent a bum night but l feel
pretty good"
Edna Purviance, former leading
lady to Charles Chaplin, was re-
ported as having spent a comfort
able night at the Hollywood hos
pital. She is suffering from heart
trouble and an abdominal dis
order
Although Miss Purviance was
said to be out of danger she was
not told of the death yesterday OF
her father, M. G. Purviance, 81,
of Biggs, Calf.
Maurice Costello, stage and
screen actor and father of Dolores
and Helene Costello, both film
stars, was said to be improving at
his home. He was stricken with 4
cerehral hemOrrhage last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
SOVIET WARNING
URGES ARMY TO
STAND PREPARED
Manifesto Declares Plots
Against Territory Seiz-
ure Call For Defense.
BY EUGENE LYONS
United Press Staff Correspondent


Copyright 1882 by United Press
MOSCOW, Feb. %. = Soviet mill
tary forces numbering more than
100000 have been warned by the
war office to prepare to defend
Soviet territory against seizure
plots.
The warning came in war office
manifesto signed by Commissar Of
War Klementi Voroshilov and is
sued at the peak of the nations
celebration of the 14th anniversary
of the red army's formation.
Voroshilov's manifesto was re-
garded as particularly significant
in view of the recent formation of
an independent state in Manchuria
under japanese influence.
Russia has considerable interest
in Manchuria, being joint operator
with the Chinese government of the
Chinese Eastern railway. Control
of Manchuria by a hostile power
would give Russia cause to fear for
her chief eastern seaport, Vladivo-
stok, and for portions of Siberia
Russia could mobilize an army
of 639, 900 actives and 4,528,00O re-
serves. It's standing army is the
largest in the world, contrasting
with 600,987 for France, Italy's
404,151, Great Britain's 208,573, ia
pans 100000, and the United States
137,472.
Only the military forces of France
with reserves numbering 6,327 ,502,
and Italy, with 5,560,756 reserves
top Soviet Russia in total strength.
The White Guards, former men,
bers of the Russian imperial re-
gime, are bitter foes of the Soviet.
Recently they have given support to
Japanese military activity in Man.
churia. When Manchuria declared
its independence, it was announced
that White Russians would be
granted citizenship.
Subsequent movement of Soviet
troops on the Siberian frontier was
explained as being necessary be-
cause of the danger of attack by
White Guards.
The manifesto declared czarist
Russians are plotting to seize Soviet
territory in the Far East.
White Guards, (czarist exiles)
supported by certain groups of i'm
perialists, are openly planning to
seize Soviet territory in the Far
East" Voroshilov proclaimed.
East and west they are laying
plans for intervention. They are
preparing public opinion for an at
tack on the Soviet. They are or
ganizing bands of White Guards
for the attack"
The warning aroused intense en-
thusiasm throughout the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
CONGRESSMAN IS
THROUGH WITH
NAVY DIRICIBLE
M'Clintic Indicates No
Report Will Be Made
On Safety OF Ship.

LAKEHURST, N. j., Feb. %. U.P)
Repairs to the naval dirigible
Akron, dashed to earth and nearly
wrecked by a strong gust of wind
yesterday, will require six weeks,
according to Captain Harry A.
Shoemaker, commandant of the
Lakehurst air station.
The accident disrupted the plans
Rof six congressman who were wait
ling for a ride in the Akron's cabins
in connection with a congressional
inquiry into the ships airworthi-
ness. They were forced to post
pone their test until the ship is re-
paired.
Nearly all of the spare parts
needed to repair the Akron are at
Lakehurst. Others must come from
her builders at Akron, Ohio.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90. U.P)-
The congressional investigation of
alleged defects in the naval dirig-
ible Akron was brought to an in
conclusive end today when Repre-
sentative McClintic, Democrat, Ok
lahoma, chairman of the commit
tee of inquiry, announced that no
report would be written.
McClintic, who yesterday viewed
the accident which wrecked the
rear end of the great airship, said
he did not see how it was now
possible ever to reach conclusion
on the safety of the ship.
II am not going to ride in that
Ship" McClintic said, land some
other members of the committee
agree with me. We had intended
to examine the airship under stress
es and strains of actual flight and
| unless we can do that we do not
see how we can make a report"
McClntic added that he was
through with the Akron SO far as
riding on the airship.
1T is just possible" he said,
that the dirigible may have been
permanently injured through yes
terday's accident"
The Oklahoma congressman re-
called that the fatal crash of the
Shenandoah followed a minor acci-
dent when the dirigible pulled loose
from her mooring mast.
SUNNYVALE, Feb. %. WR-
Construction of the Sunnyvale nav
al dirigible base will go forward
despite disabling of the Akron at
Lakehurst, N. j., Monday, it was
announced today by 1t Command
er E. L. Marshall, in charge of the
base.
The Akron was scheduled to ar
rive here in March and spend sew
eral months on the coast. A moor
ing mast was recently completed at
the base and material for a hangar
assembled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
ADMIRAL
AROUSES
F|LMD0M
Alleged Slur On Holly
wood Brings Demand
For Public Apology.
FORWARD PROTEST
Naval c hief Opposes
Transfer OF Graduate
School To Los Angeles.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 U.P) =
Partial transfer of the naval aca-
DENY postgraduate school to the
University of California at Berk-
eley appeared assured today when
Rear Admiral Upham informed the
house naval affairs committee that
the navy department favored this
transfer.
Under the plan outlined by Up
ham, officers of the battle force
assigned to postgraduate work
would be sent to the University of
California, while those stationed
with the scouting force in the At
lantic would continue to go to
Annapolis.
Upham, testifying at hearings OF
the Gambril resolution which
would block the proposed transfer,
said that economy factors had
governed the navy departments
decision.
The admiral i'll response to ques-
tions, said he did not favor estab-
lishment of the postgraduate
school at the University OF Cali
fornia at Los Angeles. He said he
believed the civilian atmosphere
of Berkeley was better for the
young officers. Asked by Chairman
Vinson of the committee if the
civilian atmosphere of Hollywood
would not be a proper substitute
for Berkeley, Upham replied:
THAT is my particular reason for
not going to Southern California" p"
HOLLYWOOD, Feb %. tU.P) -
The motion picture colony moved
as a unit today to denounce Rear
Admiral Upham for his inference
in Washington that the civilian
atmosphere in Hollywood" might
be detrimental to young naval Of
ficers taking postgraduate work.
Various actresses said that "the
navy didn't need to be afraid of
them" and the Hollywood Cham
Der of Commerce said the infer
ence was absurd" and that 1t
would demand a public apology.
There is a Secterian university
in Southern California that has
more than 5000 Students Estelle
Taylor, screen star and former
wife of Jack Dempsey, said. IF
the churches aren't afraid of the
Hollywood civilian atmosphere
why should the navy be?"
Upham's inference, made be-
fore the house naval affairs COM
mittee when he said that his par
ticular reason for recommending
that certain postgraduate work at
the naval academy be moved to
the University of California at
Berkeley was that he believed the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
CardOzO Meets
With Approval

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. U.P)--
The senate judiciary committee to-
day unanimously approved the NOM
ination of Benjamin N. Cardozo OF
New York TO be associate justice of
the United States supreme court
in place of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The action was taken in routine
fashion at the regular meeting of
the committee. There was discus
sion.
The nomination was to be re-
ported TO the senate with COM
mittee approval later In the day.
The senate probably will confirm
the appointment at It's next exe-
cutive session.
When the committee met today
Senator Robinson, Republican. In
diana, presented the results OF q
brief hearing on the appointment.
conducted by his sub committee.
He moved q favorable report.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
Film Directors
Home Is Robbed

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. %. U.P)-
Two robbers, a Negro and a white
man, last night invaded the home
of Jules White, film director, and
ransacked the house after binding
and gagging Marie Mendoza, a
maid.
Miss Mendoza told police the rob-
bers were walking through the room
where the White children were
sleeping when she awakened. One
of them struck her as she awaken
ed Then she was bound.
The maid remained bound until
White returned home early today
and found her. She was suffering
from shock. White estimated the
value of missing articles at approx
imately $1,000
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
By FRANK MURPHY
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

OLD ORCHARD, Me-, Feb. 23.
(U.H-Two flying mates of World
war days, seeking a new distance
record, took off from the beach
here in a big red monoplane today
with Buenos Aires, some 54OO miles
to the south, as their goal.
Nate c. Browne, of Keyport, N. j.,
tall, broad-shouldered veteran of
the airWays, was at the controls.
Edward Mudowney of Scranton, Pa,
was in the rumble seat on the rear
fuel tank as the plane, just chris
tened Lone Star" in honor of
Brownies native state, got away at
1852 a. m.
Cheered by reports indicating
favorable weather along most of
their route, the flyers hoped to
reach Buenos Aires around noon
Thursday If they do they will
break the world distance record of
5039 miles, established last sum-
mer by Russell NJ Boardman and
John Polando, Massachusetts avia-
tors, between New York and Istan-
bull. Turkey.
Though the course was not an
nounced officially, it was under
stood Browne planned to follow the
Atlantic seaboard to Florida, pass
over Cuba, Panama, Ecuador, Chile
and over the Andes to Buenos
Aires.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
Mix And Wife To
Be Married Again

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 23. UPl -
Tox Mix, western screen star, who
recently made Mabel Ward, circus
performer, his third wife in a cere-
mony at Mexicali, Baja California.
said today thy would be rewed
here soon.
1--WE want to be married in the
United States just to be sure it is
official he said. Wen have the
second ceremony here as soon as
I finish work in a picture"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
Utah Advertising
Law Is Approved

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90. U.P)-
Utah's anti-cigarette advertising
law today was approved by the SUI
preme court.
The law prohibits display adver-
tising of cigarettes, sigars, smoking
and chewing tobacco, cigarette pa
pers "or any disguise or substi-
tute of either"
1t applies to billboards, street car
signs and placards. Newspaper
and periodicals advertising is ex-
empted and tobacconists are al
lowed to display signs in front OF
their sh0ps