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Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
ASSESSM MENT
BILLS SIGNED
BY GOVERNOR

SACRAMENTO, June 6. tU.H -
Relief to property owners in spe-
cial improvement districts was pro-
vided today in a series of bills re-
pealing a number of district acts
and modifying the procedure pro-
vided in others.
Representing part OF the special
assessment relief program sponsored
by the Los Angeles delegation IN
the legislature, bill repeating the
road district improvement act OF
1907, the act of 1911 providing for
change of grade of highways and
amendments allowing dissolution OF
districts formed under the county
improvement act of 1921, were ap-
proved by the governor.
In another bill signed authority
Is granted the legislative body OF
city or county, with the consent
of electors of the assessment dis
trict, to issue refunding bonds fo,
assessments levied, providing the
indebtedness is refunded at dis
count.
Another measure authorizes cities
or counties to acquire and cance
bonds issued by a special assessment
district under the acquisition and
improvement act of 1925.
The governor also signed bill
putting new teeth in the kidnapping
law by increasing the penalty to
life Imprisonment without parole
instead Of 10 years Imprisonment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
FIRE CAUSE
INDEFINITE

A careslessly tossed cigarette Of
oil rags left in the second floor
apartment of the Ferris house are
blamed by Fire Chief Tom Reams
for the disastrous fire which yes
terday afternoon destroyed the
house, Orr's grocery, refrigeration
plant and storehouse and damaged
adjoining store rooms at Imperial
avenue and the San Diego high
way.
An intensive investigation con-
Quoted by Chief Reams following
the fire yesterday afternoon and
continued today, revealed that the
$4,000 fire was caused by one OF
the two possibilities.
Temporary quarters will be opened
by Orr Brothers IN the north wing
of the Ell Dorado building. Friday
morning is the day selected for the
opening of temporary quarters for
the convenience of friends and Gus
toners of the thriving grocery busi-
ness conducted at the city limits
for several years.
w. H. Harris, owner of the de-
stroyed and damaged buildings, IS
working with Orr Brothers on plat.5
for a bigger and better market for
Imperial Valley.
The Ferris house and the grocery
store were outside the city limits,
Reams said today, while the re-
mainder of the storerooms are in
side.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Los ANGELES
VOTING TODAY
Shaw Given Excellent Chance
To Be Elected Mayor Follow
ing Hot Campaign.

LOS ANGELES, June 6. W.H -
An estimated SO per cent of the $685.
272 voters in Los Angeles went TO
the polls today to elect a mayor
for the fifth largest city of the
country, climaxing a bitterly fought
campaign filled with recriminations
The two candidates, survivors OF
primary election last month, are
John c. Porter, incumbent, and
Frank l.. Shaw, chairman of the
county board of supervisors.
Porter, conservative, dry and with
the strong backing of church men,
bers, has been attacked for his con-
duct while visiting Paris when he
refused to drink toast to the
president of France, and for declin-
ing to meet President Roosevelt
curing the latter's campaign visit
here
Shaw, liberal, promising new
DEAL" has been the subject OF a
court action to remove him from his
present office and to prevent his
acceptance of the mayoralty, If
elected, on the grounds he is not
citizen of the United States.
Opponents of Shaw charged he
was born in Canada ard came 70
this country Wnen he was five years
of age. Shaw countered with the
assertion his father had taken out
citizenship papers, automatically be-
slowing citizenship upon himself,
but most of the records are missing.
The charge proved somewhat OF
boomerang, political observers
agreed, when it was learned that
nearly 10000 former Canadians
probably would cast their votes for
Shaw.
Quo warranto proceedings have
been instituted with the state attor-
ney general to force Shaw to show
"by what right" he holds office in
this country.
Shaw led 10 candidates in the
primary election, his lead over May
or Porter being approximately 7o00.
Seven of his opponents since have
thrown their support to Shaw.
In addition to the mayoralty
contest, four members were to be
named to the city school board,
with 100000 eligible to vote in this
contest, and IL councilmen elected
The short ballot indicated that
the election result might be known
by 7:3o o'clock tonight, half hour
after the polls close.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Marcot Injured
In Auto Wreck

Friends of Morris Marcot will be
glad to know that he is recovering
from injuries sustained when his
automobile overturned on the high
way near Truckhaven at II O'Clock
last night. At present he is con-
fined to his home. $40 Adams street,
with a leg injury which his phy-
sician has declared not to be SER
ious but which will keep him in
active for several days.
The accident occurred when Mar
cot, on his way home from Los
Angeles was struck by another car
travelling at a rapid rate of speed
in the opposite direction. When
Marcot saw that the other machine
was coming right toward him he
tried to get off the highway but
could not do so until the other car
had sideswiped him. turning his
car completely around and over
turning it.
The driver of the other car was
forced to the center of the high
way when he tried to pass truck
which had been stalled at the side
of the road.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
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PRINCE WILL
LOSE RIGHTS

PARIS, June 6. U.P)-The Prince
of Asturias, heir to the throne OF
Spain when Spain was a monarchy,
will lose all of his royal preroga-
tives and will be virtually ostracized
by the royal family if he persists
in his intention of marrying Edei-
mira Ignacia Adriana Sampedro
Ocejo. Cuban commoner, the United
Press learned today.
Former King Alfonso has decided
that his son, in marrying a COM
moner, must sacrifice his title as
prince as we'll as his rights OF sue
cession. After the marriage, he will
be known as the Count of Voca-
donga. No member of the royal
family will attend the marriage
ceremony. 1t was understood that
Alfonso would invest his son Juan
by decree with the right of success
sion wher Juan returns from serv-
ice as a British naval ensign in In
ola.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
WILL DEDICATE
NEW CITY HALL

Dedication of Brawley's new $25.-
900 adobe city hall has been set
for June IT, under the auspices
of the Brawley Chamber of Com
merce, with the Elks ritual for the
dedication of public buildings be-
ing conducted by Brawley lodge of
ElkS.
Funds for the building were OBJ
tanned from $4,000 insurance policy
received when the old city hall was
destroyed by fire.
The balance of the money rep
resents work done by residents
who owed taxes and we're permit
ted to work it out by laboring on
the new civic building.
A program including barbecue
and free dance to which the entire
valley is invited, will be part of
the dedication exercises.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
American, War
Mothers Meet

LOS ANGELES, June 6. W.R -
The fourteenth annual state con-
vention of American War Mothers
in session here, continued it's meet
ings today under the direction Of
Anna Caroline Bagot, San Fran
cisco, president
Mrs. Lenore H. Stone of Lander
Wyo., national president of Ameri-
can War Mothers, yesterday deliv-
cred the opening address, declar-
ing, American war mothers are
emphatically opposed to any dimi-
mutton in preparedness of our coun-
try in the air, on the land or sea
Our sons" she continued, "paio
the price of unpreparedness, and
we mothers demand that our grand
sons do not have to pay the price
all over again."
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
MINERS ASK
FIRST LADY
TO AID THEM

TUCSON, Ariz., June 6. (U.H -
A memorial pleading for her aid in
establishment of sliding tariff on
foreign copper, was presented to
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt today
by a committee OF four hard rock
miners representing Arizoua's cop
per interests.
The miners told the First Lady
of the Land that a tariff rate high
enough to absorb all of the selling
price above 313 cents pound of
imported copper, would prevent
close of American mines and the
subsequent total unemployment of
100000 workers.
"Our desolation is more than mere
hopelessness," they declared in ex-
planning that under present condi-
tions many children of miners were
unable to attend school and that
entire families were living in want.
The memorial was presented in
a brief ceremony at the home of
Mrs Roosevelt friend, Mrs. Isabella
Greenway, national Democratic
committeeWoman from Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Oregon RiUers
At Flood Stage

PORTLAND, Ore, June 6. W,R)-
Lowlands of the Willamette and
Columbia rivers were being evacu-
ated today as thawing SHOWS
sWelled the waters to near flood
stage.
Workers at many Washington
and oregon points piled sandbags
along the banks. River streamers
were ordered to proceed at slow
speed along the Willamette to
avert heavy wakes.
The Columbia river rose IL inch
es within "a hours with crisis eX-
pected within a week. The river
last night was six feet below flood
stage but rising rapidly as water
poured in from mountain streams.
Hundreds of farms were report
ed moving livestock and household
possessions to higher ground
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
ILLINOIS IN
WET COLUMN

CHICAGO, June 6. W.P)--Led by
overwhelming vote in the Chicago
area, Illinois today became the
ninth state to vote for repeal of
the 18th amendment.
Returns from 6,213 of the state IS
7,248 precincts in the repeal elec-
ton yesterday gave:
For repeal, 1,075,414.
Against repeal, 281 $50.
In Chicago. the vote was 10 to
one in favor of repeal.
Additional returns from the
downstate rural sections were ex-
pected to balance the tremendous
repeal strength in Cook county and
result in final anti-prohibition
margin of about four to one.
While results of the election
were being counted, Indiana voters,
went to the polls for the first cru
cial test of the repeal movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Mitchell Defends
Action On Taxes

NEW YORK, June 6. WH -
Charles E. Mitchell reiterated, with
dramatic vehemence today the pu-
rity of his motives in establishing
stock losses to avoid paying $780,
COO in income taxes fol 1929 and
1880.
Government and defense forces
permitted the former banker free
rein as star witness at mis- trial on
income tax charges tC tell the full
and complete, story OF the fren-
zied finance of the years in which
ne said his own fortune melted from
$3O,000,000 to less than nothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Whiskey Fatal To
Chicago Youngster

CHICAGO, June 6. U.P)-Everett
Strickland jr., years old, climbed
laboriously to the top of kitchen
table and his childish fingers closed
around the neck of a bottle of
whiskey.
The liquor had been used a few
nights previously at party in the
Strickland home. Everett sucked
at the mouth of the bottle, swal-
lowing about five ounces. He lost
consciousness and died a few hours
later,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Woman Kidnaper
Declared Insane

SAN QUENTIN, June 6. U.P)-
Luella Pearl Hammer, convicted
Los Angeles kidnaper, began a new
life today, surrounded by the walls
of the Mendocino state hospital.
The former University of South
ern California music student was
ordered transferred from San Quen-
tin by Dr. L. l.. Stanley, prison
physician, who said she was mental
ly unbalanced.
Miss Hammer was convicted of
abducting Mrs. Mary Skeele.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
France Approves
Four PolUer Pact

PARIS, June 6. U,P-The French
cabinet today approved the text Of
the proposed four power pact TO
guarantee the peace of Europe, and
instructed Ambassador Dejouvenel
to initial the document.
The four power pact, proposed by
Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy,
establishes Great Britain, France,
Italy and Germany as arbitrary
guarantors of European peace. 1t
recognizes the principle of arms :
ment equality, establishes standard
lied armies, but specifies that any
revision of European frontiers must
be accomplished within the cove
nant of the League of Nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Plan Inquest On
Long Beach Blast

LONG BEACH, Calf, June 8.
W.P)-MoIe than 20 witnesses are
expected to be called tomorrow TO
testify in a formal inquiry into the
disaster of the Richfield absorption
plant blast last Friday which killed
at least nine persons, officials said
today.
Leo Norton, the only man who
was in the plant at the time OF the
explosion and lived, will be the
principal witness. Mechanical, and
scientific details connected with the
blast will be presented
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
By LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Ou1Itu TTcSS SIdII SNFTeSpOnuent
WASHINGTON, June 6. = The
senate banking and currency COM
mittee decided today to seek broad
er powers so that the investigation
of j. P. Morgan and company, may
include evidence connecting the
sales of securities with payment of
income taxes.
The Morgan income tax decision
was echoed on the senate floor
when Senator Robinson (Rep) In
diana, demanded that the COM
mittee open up a complete inquiry
into the tax returns of the Morgan
partners.
"If the Morgans have been gull
ty of tax irregularities. let them
pay the penalty" Robinson said.
"All these partners filed no tax
returns, as far as I can learn,' he
continued.
"Yet one of them launched E.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Sn..r PROVES FATAL

LOS ANGELES, June 6. W.R)-
Betty Gardena, %, who slapped
Henry l.. Arnold. rs, former Kan
sas City judge, assertedly pro-
ducing a fatal heart attack will
not be held, police announced to-
day. Miss Gardena testified she
administered the slap because of
resentment over remarks Arnold
assertedly made to her mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
MARRY AT YUMA

YUMA, Ariz., June 6. U.P)-Hen-
ry E. Scofield. 41-year-old special
California banking department Of
ficial, and Gertrude R. Tracy, 40,
Los Angeles deputy probation Off
Ger, left today for Los Angeles fol-
lowing their marriage here last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
FREAK CHICKEN BORN

LULLING, Tex. W.P-Viron Mer-
Ger has one of the sideshows--a
turkey chick which Matched out
with six legs, three wings, and a
beak which has tendency to
point northeast when the bird is
facing east.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
mMlLL
w ,S0ys:

BEVERLY HILLS, June 5.
(SpeciaD-Things been just go
ing along fine and it looked
like we was going to have some
real recovery with Mr.. Roose-
welt plotting. But I guess it's
about over. I see where con-
gress is starting taking them
selves serious again. T n a t
means we will have to go on
the radio some night and put
those gentlemen right back in
their place. He made the mis-
take of keeping 'em there two
weeks too long. 1 see where
the government ruled that beer
couldn It be sold ON an Indian res
ervation. They don't want to
take 'em Whiskey too quick.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
ROOSEVE[T'S :
ORDER EASES
VETS SLASH
Spanish And World War Service
Connected Cases To Be Placed
On Higher Rate.
EARLY CUTS TOO DRASTIC
Opposition In House Dictates
Change In Policy By Admins
tration Forces.
EARLY CUTS TOO DRASTIC
By WILLIAM F. KERRY
tied Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 6. WIR) -
President Roosevelt struck boldly
today to allay congressional re-
volt against drastic veterans econo-
mics, signing an executive order
raising compensation for war-dis-
abled veterans above the levels of
the original economy program.
Under the new regulations no d.
rectly service connected veterans
compensation will be reduced by
more than 25 per cent and the aver
age reduction will approximate l8
per cent.
This regulation applies not only
TO veterans of the World and Span
ish wars but also with directly con-
nected disabilities to peace time
veterans who served with an expe-
dictionary force in such campaigns
as Nicaragua, China, Russia or
Haiti and who have incurred in
juries or diseases in line of duty.
The executive order was expected
to meet the demands OF the con-
gressional veterans bloc, which sue
ceeded in putting through the SEN
ate an amendment to the indcpen-
dent offices supply bill limiting to
Is per cent compensation reduc-
tions for war disabled veterans. The
amendment it was estimated, re-
duced by S170,OO0,O0O the admiii-
stration's economy program.
WASHINGTON, June 6. - Pres
ident Roosevelt will submit to house
leaders a compromise veterans &c
onomy program, liberalizing prev
ious drastic provisions. Speaker
Rainey announced today.
Rainey's announcement came in
the midst of a veterans bloc drive
against the drastic compensation
economies, which leaders ha We
feared would reduce by at least
! $17O, ,00O,0 900 the administrations &C.
onomy program.
Pending submission of the presi-
Dental proposal, the house steering
committee suspended definite &C
ton on veterans economies.
The committee, forming the IT,
tular leadership Of the chamber,
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
RIVER READINGS

River readings for today are
as follows: $4,000 second feet
at the Grand Canyon and al 400
second feet at Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
DAM CONCRETE
WORK STARTS

LAS VEGAS, New, June 6. (U.P)-
Final phase of construction on the
huge Boulder dam project began
at II O'Clock today, with no cere-
mony to mark the occasion.
bucketfull of concrete, eight
cubic yards, was poured in slot
in the bottom of the canyon, mark
ing the start of work which will
continue uninterrupted until August,
1885, when the dam is to be COM
pleted.
Concrete is to be poured in unit
blocks or columns, and will be
cooled by an elaborate system on
the order of a refrigeration plant.
Three million four hundred thou =
sand cubic yards of concrete will
be used in the dam.
Meanwhile, work on underground
penstocks and conduits for water
to the power house is being con-
tinued.
LAS VEGAS, New, June 6. (U.P)-
Pouring of concrete into Boulder
dam, expected to continue for two
years, began today when the first
bucket of concrete was emptied into
the dams foundation.
The foundation has been blasted
across the canyon from rock base.
Other excavations downstream are
nearing completion.
Checks on progress of the dam
show it is II months ahead o.
schedule at present.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
American League

At Philadelphia
Washington -. 001 0O2 001--4 II 2
Philadelphia 900 400 31x-8 10 l
Stewart, McAfee, Burke and Sew
ell; Mahaffey and Cochrane.
At New York (first game)-
Boston ............ 900 900 000-0 IL l
New York ..... 012 100 00x-4 0
H. Johnson and Ferrell; Pennock
and Dickey.
At New York (second game)-
Boston ........... oil 100 010-4 9 l
New York ..... 200 002 40x-8 13 l
Rhodes, Weiland and Ferrell;
Brennan and Dickey.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-06-06
Baseball Scores
National League

AT Brooklyn
New York 1890. 040 020 i00-7 Q 0
Brooklyn ........ 900 100 001-2 8 l
Hubbell and Mancuso; Carroll,
Mungo, Thurston and Lopez.
AT Chicago
Pittsburgh -. 020 900 1908 9
Chicago -. 00l 900 04x-5 IL l
Chagnon, Swetonic and Grace;
Root, Timing, Bush and Hartnett,
TaVlor
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-18
.Lindberghs Fish
In Newfoundland

ST. JOHNS, Md, July 49,
(UP).-Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh fished for cod and sea
trout at Cartwright, Labrador,
yesterday while waiting for pro-
per weather conditions to continue
their survey Of northern air lanes,
according to reports received last
night.
With local guides they went out
in a motorboat and stayed off
shore for two hours catching cod.
In the afternoon they were taken
across Sandwich Bay in the boat
to Eagle river where they enjoyed
fishing for large sea trout which
swarm up the stream from the
Atlantic.
The Telling, the Lindbergh sup
ply ship, left Cartwright yester-
day morning for Main, 220 miles
north of Cartwright. where the
Lindberghs will spend several days
making an aerial survey of the
region. Before going to Main they
will survey Cartwright, Sandwich
Bay and the entrance to Hamilton
inlet as far as Lake Melville, be-
ginning today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-18
WILEY POST SWEEPING ON OVER SIBERIA
ALLEGED SHOP
E. W. Ham, Manager Of
Pennev's, Runs Footrace
With Negress

1t has been several years since
f. w. Ham, manager of the J. c..
Penney Company store here, en-
gagged in foot races but he showed
yesterday that he can cover con-
siderable ground in a remarkably
short space of time.
As a consequence, an alleged
shoplifter probably won't be in
Hendersonville stores during the
Christmas shopping season.
While he was busy with a Gus
toner yesterday morning, a clerk
in the store hurried to Mr.. Ham
and said that a colored woman had
lifted two dresses, and when de-
tected had struck or showed the
clerk and beat a hasty exit. Start
ing in pursuit, Ham was followed
by his customer. who happened to
be an officer, and overlook the
colored woman a block south and
a block east of the store. The
dresses were recovered and the
officer filed charges of assault and
larceny in magistrates court. The
woman was sent to Jail on the as
sault charge and was bound to
county court on the larceny
count.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-18
NAVAL
ACCORD EXPECTED SOON
Four.Power Peace Pact Signed by Europeans Is Has
tening New Efforts for European Amity

compensating Italy for the French
battle cruiser Dunkerque, which is
under construction at Brest.
Negotiations are scheduled to
reopen soon, with Rene Massigli,
the naval expert, representing
France. The prospective agree
ment differs greatly from the &C
cord which was initiated in Lon
don in March, 1880 and later
failed. 1t also differs from the
compromise embodied in the dis
armament plan offered at Geneva
by Prime Minister J. Ramsay Mac
Donald of Britain.
Norman Davis of the United
States, and Sir Ronald Craigie of
Britain, almost induced former
Premier Edouard Herriot of
France to accept the Macdonald
plan soon before the overthrow
of the Herriot government.
The optimism of the French in
regard to an early agreement is
reflected by the semi-official news
paper LIE Temps which quotes the
French ambassador to Rome, Hen
ri de Jouvenel, as saying that
Franco-Italian problems twill be
settled without a great deal OF
difficulty because they will be dis
cussed in an atmosphere of mu-
tual confidence"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-18
By WALLACE CARROLL
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, July IS. (UP)-France
and Italy are making good prog
ress toward solution of their long
and complicated naval deadlock
it was learned last night. An &C
cord on naval limitation is ex'
pected this summer.
The negotiations involve an
agreement on limitation Of French
and Italian naval forces - the
greatest stumbling block of the
London naval conference-whlcn
will be greatly different from pre-
viously proposed accords.
The success of the negotiations
so far was attributed chiefly 10
good will arising from the tour
power peace pact signed at Rome
last week. Informal conversations
were held in connection with the
last stages of the four-power pact
discussions and it was understood
that virtual agreement exists OH
almost every point but one.
The point still in dispute con-
Germs replacement of only few
thousand tons of obsolete fighting
ships. Negotiations on this polnt
may be complicated but success is
expected. One problem involves
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-18
Diamond Ring, 10
Watches In M. E.
Church Collection

An exhibit of gold, silver and
platinum attracted much attention
at the First Methodist church Sun
dav morning, the collection hav-
ing been donated by members and
friends of the church to the cause
of missions.
Spread out on table at the
altar, the collection included nine
gold watches and one silver watch,
80 finger rings, one containing a
diamond setting valued at $50, 18
gold-rimmed spectacles, a half
dozen gold bracelets. gold pencils,
bar pins, umbrella handles and
MANY other articles Of recent and
ancient vintage.
The collection will be sent to
the missionary board of the
church, melted and refined and
the precious metals sold for the
benefit of missionary work.