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Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21

PLEA IN YUMA
DEATH TRIAL

YUMA, Ariz., Sept. 81. lU.Ej -
Louis S. Douglass, 47-year-old New
York City cab driver, continued to
claim he shot and killed two aged
proSpectdrs in elf-defense when
his trial on murder charges re-
sumed today.
In answer to questions of his
counsel, Douglass amplified his
story of how he shot and killed Jack
Hayden, 70, when the prospector
motioned as if to fire a revolver at
him during quarrel over the Good
Hope gold mine.
Following the shooting of Hay
den, the cab driver said he called
to Ralph Hart, So, Hayden's part
ner. Hart emerged from a tent with
a small rifle as if to fire at him,
Douglass said. The cab driver shot
and killed Hart before the prospec-
tor could fire, he testified
The defense is expected to close
its case late today and following
brief closing statements the Jury
will begin deliberation tomorrow
attorneys said
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
.GANCSTERS| IN
TOLLS Of LAW

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. U.P)-The
most spectacular criminal roundup
since dissolution of the Gerald
Chapman gang, today placed police
close to solution of five murders.
four bank robberies, and one major
kidnapping. Five men, four of whom
had long criminal records, and two
women were held. Two of the men
were charged with homicide. All
were charged with robbery.
Despite the failure of John j.
O'Connell, Jr., member of the
politically powerful O'Connell family
of Albany positively to identify any
Of the men as the kidnapers who
held him 81 days and collected $40
600 for his release, police continued
to build up circumstantial case
to link with his abduction. O'Con-
nell thought two of the men Gre
sembled' his kidnapers, but could
MT be sure.
The roundup was accomplished in
series of raids in New York and
Mont Kisco, N. Y, and culminat-
ed months of detective work by
New York police and federal agents.
The raids gave police large ar
senal of machine guns and shot
guns, according to the raiders, and
broke up a plot to kidnap a ma
tionally known criminal lawyer.
The men held were: Anthony
Reino. 90, with criminal record
dating back to 1929; Phil zeigler,
80, whose first meeting with police
was in 1916; Charles Herzog, 35,
first arrest, 1919; Leonard Scarnici,
27, first arrest, 1924; Fred PrenSel,
27. with only one previous arrest, in
1927 for assault with a knife. The
two women were Mrs. Eleanor Scar
nici, Scarnici S wife. and Emma
Reino, who was living with Reino.
They were charged with acting
in "concert' with the men.
Detectives said the men might be
connected with the kidnapping and
murder of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.
Their evidence was not stated and
the connection was believed to be
slight if not based on nothing more
than suspicion.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
SUSPECTS IN
Staying FREED

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 81. W.n)
Cleared of suspicion in Los An
geles Staying, officers from that city
last night released Lawrence Bar
ron, stock speculator, and his friend
Gertrude Cohen-several hours after
Gertrude IS sister Rose, 33, leaped to
her death from a downtown office
building.
Gertrude Cohen and Barron had
been questioned throughout the day
about the fatal knitting of William
r. DodsOn, Los Angeles parachute
jumper and friend of Barron. They
were not connected with the crime.
Both went out to the residence
of Miss Cohen s mother, where the
orthodox Jewish family was observ-
ing Rosh Hoshanah.
The New Years observance was
broken when the coroner sent word
that the body of the woman who
jumped into a light we'll earlier in
the day had been identified as Rose
Cohen through a safe deposit box
key.
The Cohen family insisted police
Questioning of Gertrude could not
have caused the suicide, and said
that Rose had experienced no ro-
mantle or financial troubles.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
LAND BANK TO
AWAIT REPORT
ONLOANS HERE

No federal land bank loans will
be made in Imperial Valley until
the report of the engineers who
recently inspected the county has
been made. This information was
received today by Scott B. Foulds,
secretary manager of the farm bu-
reau.
Should the bank decide to make
leans, applications should be made
to one of these three men: N. P.
Pearse of Seeley. H. B. Griffin of
Brawley and G. w. Ingham of Yu-
ma, the applicant selecting the man
living nearest his ranch. These
three men were formerly identified
with the organization when loans
were made in the valley.
The bank is adding to its staff
of appraisers so that in those regions
where loans are being made, ap-
praisals may be made as promptly
as possible. No appraisals will be
made in the valley until the report
of the engineers is received.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
EX-C0NV|CT
Stays PAL

LONG BEACH Sept. 21. tU.P)-
James John Walsh. %, ex-convict.
alias Norman Lorraine, was ar
rested today anG made a full con-
fession, police said. OF the murder
of Buell. Dawson, 25, his former
cell-mate at Leavenworth federal
prison, aboard the gambling ship
Johanna Smith.
Through bizarre coincidence
Walsh for II hours had been be-
lieved the victim, instead of ale
killer, and was arrested within a
few feet of q freedom that almost
had been made secure by the con-
fusion of Identities.
The two ex-convicts boarded the
ship with the intention of "stick-
ing up" the croupiers. police said
Walsh confessed, and said As killed
Dawson in a drunken quarrel "be-
cause Dawson was yellow rat who
was afraid to shoot anyone"
There was partial plea of self
defense in the story police said
Walsh told.
He and Dawson had discussed the
holdup, Walsh was quoted as say
ing, and Dawson had told him he
would ego into it. but wouldn It
stand for shooting anyone. unless
maybe cop"
81 told him I'd shoot anyone" "
Walsh was said to have confessed.
81 said I'D evTS shoot you; you re
nothing but a yellow rat, anyway
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
COURT UPHOLDS
DAMAGE AWARD

UNFOLDING the decision of the To-
cal superior court which awarded
damages of $3.50 to Soichi Fujina-
mi against Earl V. c. Northrup,
Agnes Northrup and Earlene North
rup, the district court of appeals
fbr the fourth appellate district
dismissed the appeal which had
been brought before it by the de-
PENDANTS and ordered that the re-
sondent should recover the costs
on appeal.
This action which had been tried
before a jury in superior court pre-
sided over by Judge A. c. Finney
on January 81, 1882 was the re-
suit of a complaint filed on Aug
ust 26 of the preceding year. The
complaint charged that on May 13
of that year the minor daughter
of the defendants Earl and Agnes
Northrup operated an automobile
in a negligent manner so as to
cause a collision between that car
and another in which the plain
tiff was riding, causing injuries to
the latter.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
National League

OF satisfaction for the splendid pro-
gresS which has been made in high
way development since 1912 when
he first took over this territory.
Leo Hetzel paid high tribute to
E. Q. Sullivan for the work he has
done on Imperial county roads. par
ticularly praising the sand hills
road, planned and constructed un-
der Sullivan's supervision and the
use OF "desert mix a type of road
surface perfected by him and one
which has attracted national at
tention. In response Sullivan stat
ed the 10 years he has served I'M
perial Valley have been the hap
piest of his life and he commented
on the bright outlook of this con-
munity as compared with other sec
tlons of the state. HThe people are
optimistic. - he stated, "fields are
green, business is brisk and I
thought as I drove down, as I have
always thought since a small boy.
Imperial county is the most beauti-
full spot in the world.''
In greeting Wallace, w. w. Nc
Euen stated that much had been
said about the highways ALREADY
completed but he believed rne "best
is yet to be'' and that under Wal
lace's leadership we are sure to
move out to better and greater
things and build greater empire
here. Wallace stated he should ac-
complish much with the cooperation
OF the people of this community
and promised his sympathetic sup
port in all road matters.
On behalf of the people of Ell
(rnvi:ruaL r. ~ q,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff Correspondent

HAVANA, Sept. 81. Cavaliy-
men patrolled the streets today ard
soldiers sat behind machine guns
at the presidential palace in anti
cipation of major revolt against
the Grau San Martin government.
President San Martin, in a dra-
matte gesture eloquent of the cold
nerve that has enabled him to re-
tain his office despite united pc
litical opposition, waited at the pal
ace unit 2:25 a. m. to receive any
revolutionists in person.
He went there at 1920 o'cock
last night when he heard a revolt
was imminent. AS he left for home
his secretary SAID to the United
Press:
you see, we awaited the all
nounced plot Nothing has hap
pened, so we are going home"
The president entered his closed
motor car and drove Off, with cars
filled with soldiers preceding and
following him.
The situation in Havana was
matched by that in the eastern
provinces OF the narrow isand.
New revoltS and new strikes were
reported. A condition approaching
anarchy was apparent at many
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
EXCHANGE To
QUIT GOTHAM
New York Stock Market To
Move From Wall Street To
New Jersey.

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. W.P)-The
New York stock exchange today
agreed to make Wall Street a
branch office" instead of the
worlds major trading center when
governors and officers accepted an
invitation to head the New Jersey
stock exchange, formed to avoid
New York City taxes.
The New Jersey exchange, formed
by a group representing major bro
kers operating in New York, invited
President Richard Whitney, Treas
urer Warren B. Nash and the gov
erning committee of the New York
exchange to head the new trading
mart across the Hudson.
The move to open a new ex-
change in New Jersey was made
after the city administration passed
legislation calling for per cent
tax on brokers gross incomes and
a cent transfer tax on shares.
More than 1000 members of the
New York exchange have applied
for admission to the new exchange.
Brokers term the new laws discrim-
inatory and say they will drive all
business from New York. They
claimed the per cent gross in
come tax would, in many cases, rep
resent more than 100 per cent Of
their net profit.
Whitney today stopped in Newark
enroute, and examined the center
market site, which has been offered
for the new exchange.
Thus far there has been no an
nouncement as to location of the
exchange or time for start Of trad
ing.
Installation of 700 telephones is
being arranged between New York
and New Jersey. Ticker service. ac-
cording to an announcement yes
terday, can be ready in two week..
Many brokers are preparing to
move their main offices" to New
Jersey, making the big board rooms
in down town Manhattan offices
mere branch offices. The New Jer-
sey main Offices" according to
advance information, likely will be
in private residences and other
small spaces. One broker, an Off
cial of the New York exchange, al
ready has designated his office as
the same address as his home in
EngleWood.
Members of the New York curb
exchange have been asked to apply
Tor membership in the New Jersey
curb exchange, an organization
whose formation is similar to the
New Jersey stock exchange.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
STATE-COUNTY
TAXES SLASHED

State and county taxes for 1933-
"a will be approximately SO per cent
less than those for 1928, states
Mont j. Reid, county tax collector,
whose office is busy making out
statements which will be mailed to
taxpayers on October Is.
Under the 10-year plan, those who
have paid in full the 1933-34 taxes
will have the privilege of redeem
ing back taxes without payment of
interest and penalties with the ex-
ception of those taxes dating from
July l, 1882, upon which interest
must be paid.
Reid says that his office has re-
ceived many requests from taxpay-
ers for estimates of delinquent
taxes, many taxpayers wishing to
avail themselves of this opportu-
nifty afforded them for payment of
back taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21

Two signal honors were received
this morning by Imperial county
schools, one, notification that the
county had won the sweepstakes
prize in the art exhibit at the state
fair, Sacramento, and the other, a
request for permission to publish
the report cards in use in this
county in a book on modern edu-
cation which is soon to go to press
The art exhibit entered by the
county schools won the s,N epstakes
prize, the local exhibit winning over
all others entered. Last year the
county had a display but was noS
officially entered but since the dis
play was so excellent a silver cup
was sent anyway.
This year the county won the
sweepstakes prize for the best large
unit of work entered and a check
for $25 was sent to Mrs. Grace Fer
rell, instruction supervisor of the
rural schools.
Mexico was the subject for the
art unit of work on which all the
rural schools were engaged, express
ing cr4aLively, by various means,
what the students had learned OF
Mexico.
In addition to the county award,
six individual prizes of two dollars
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
FILE SUIT FOR
BITE BY DOG

A dog may be allowed one bite,
according to law, but E. l.. Wash
ington will be asked to pay for a
choice morsel his pet pooch took
from the left leg of William Burns,
according to complaint filed in
superior court this morning.
The complaint which names
Washington as defendant states
that on August IL, Burns went to
the premises of j, B. Hardy, four
mics southwest of Ell Centro to brng
back his own dog which had strayed
from home. The defendant and
his dog were there, the complaint
states adding that without any
warning the Washington dog grab
bed him on the left leg just above
the ankle and inflicted severe
wounds.
Balm in the amount of $500 is
asked to soothe both the wound
and Burns injured feelings.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
REEMPLOYMENT
OFFICE OPEN

Contractors who have been aw-
arded the work on four road Jobs
for Imperial county are anxious to
get started, according to Chan Liv-
ingston, valley manager OF the ma
tional unemployment bureau and
this means that men to work on
these jobs will be signed up. Just as
soon as possible.
There are four such cafltracts let
for road work In the county, one
of which is under the auspices of
the NRA, the other three having
been let by the state.
Livingston pointed out today that
those men who applied under che
RFC need not sign up again under
the new setup as their cards will
be looked over and classified as to
their ability and general Cualifica-
tionS.
The Unemployment bureau is now
in its own office on the third floor
of the court house and is ready to
receive applicants for work in the
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
ME& R1~>'
0l,,, NeNaush, syntasats. lac
REPORT BOLD
K|DNAP PLOT

TOPEKA, Kans., Sept. 81. W.H -
Gov. Alf M. Landon today revealed
a plot to kidnap his 16-year-old
daughter, Peggy Ann.
The governor said he had rc-
ceived reliable information that
members of the Bailey -Underhill
gang of southern desperadoes had
planned to kidnap the girl in an
effort to effect the release of sew
eral life termers in Kansas peni-
tentiary.
Harvey Bailey now is on trial at
Oklahoma City in connection with
the kidnapping of Charles Urschel,
oil millionaire.
Wilbur Underhill, with Bailey and
nine other convicts, escaped from
the Kansas prison last Memorial
day.
The governor said he had been
informed of the plot by an Okla
homa peace officer, who in turn got
his information from a former con-
vict
Peggy Ann was to have been kid
naped from the executive mansion
here, and held until the governor
issued Today paroles to six con-
victs, Lamson saia.
Under Kansas law the governc-
can issue secret Today paroles.
Lamson said the paroles were to
be granted presumably to allow the
Convicts sufficient time to escape
from the state and join the gang
Five men and a women were in
stigators of the kidnap plan, accord
ing to information received by the
governor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
SEEKING JURY
IN LAND CASE

Attorneys for both the proSecu-
ton and defense in the alien land
law trial being conducted before
Judge R. D. McPherrin in superior
court, continued their examination
of prospective jurors this morning
after it was decided that the wealth
er had modified sufficiently SO that
no discomfort would result to any
person in the court room. The trial
had been continued from yesterday
morning because of the Illness of
Carroll L. Post, one of the defen-
dants in the action, due TO the warm
weather.
To the present the trial is moving
very slowly as each prospective ju-
ror is questioned by all the attor-
neys to determine his or her fitness
to serve as a member of the jury
to which the case will finally be
presented. Two joint challenges
were given by the defense and one
by the prosecution during this morn
ing's session of the trial. The ju-
rors thus challenged were excused
from further service in this case.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
TURNER WILL.
SEEK RECORD

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 81. U.P)-
Plans for a record-breaking west
east flight were announced today
by Col. Roscoe Turner, famed speed
pilot, upon his return home from
the east during which he had a
narrow escape from possible death.
Turner said that while flying over
Holbrook, Ariz., an exhaust stack
on his racing ship whipped loose
and punched jagged hole in the
left wing.
81 was afraid the fabric would
tear loose but it held together de-
spite the high speed,' he said. He
flew here from Indianapolis in 9
hours, 20 minutes.
Turner said he would prepare his
ship for an early flight in which
he hopes to break the west least
speed record of Capt. Frank Hawks.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
PRICE FIXING
DRAWS FIRE
BY II. O. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. o.. ,U.R)-
Price fixing in the national recovery
program tends toward state Social
ism, it was charged today as price
regulation features of the proposed
NRA code for the retail trades be-
came the center of debate over
price control measures.
Opponents Of price fixing declar-
ed that it could not be operated
successfully except where state So
cialism was an ayowed objective.
NRA officials who prepared the
revised retail code maintained it
was intended to regulate or control
prices, but not to fix them at any
rigid formula.
Present discussions of prices tend
to include any form of price reg
ulation under the broad term Of
"price fixing In reality there are
significant differences.
Under strict price fixing the price
of each article in the retail trade
would be set by fiat.
In the retail code as it is now
constituted there are no such pro-
visions.
The code does not guarantee a
lG per cent profit to the retailer nor
does 1t prevent him from charging
more than the wholesale price plus
10 per cent. The ultimate price
will be determiIxsG by the same
factors as at present, with the ex-
ception that ruthless price cutting
for competitive purposes will not
be allowed.
The exceptions TO the stop-loss
provision includes highly perishable
merchandise, imperfect - damaged
merchandise sold as such, bona fide
discontinued lines advertised and
sold as such, merchandise sold upon
liquidation and merchandise sold or
donated for charitable purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
RIVER READINGS TODAY
FINE PROGRAM PRESENTED
AT MEETING OF CHAMBER

Representatives from all com
munities of the valley gathered at
the Hotel Barbara Worth last night
to attend the Ell Centro Chamber
of Commerce dinner and pay .ri-
butte to E. @. Sullivan, district high
way engineer of Imperial county for
the past 10 years, and S. V. Cortel-
you, who has served in the same
capacity in San Diego county for a
like period and to greet E. t. war
lace, now to take over the duties of
Sullivan and Cortelyou in the two
Southermost counties of the state.
Charles A. Horrworth. field secre-
tary of the All-Year club of South
ern California, was the principal
speaker of the evening.
H. w. Tyler, Jr., president of the
chamber of commerce, presided at
the meeting and addresses of well
come were given by John r. Rice,
mayor of Ell Centre, Hugh T. Os-
borne, Representing the Imperial
county board of supervisors, and
H. l.. Bush. as chairman of the
chamber highway committee. Mayor
Baker of Brawley and Supervisor
Graham from the northern part of
the valley also said a few words
OF welcome and Senator Ben Hulse
praised the work which has been
done in this county on highways as
compared with other sections of the
state.
Tribute was paid to Cortelyou by
j. l.. TraverS, who was active ir To-
cal highway work when Cortelyou
was in charge of Imperial county
number of years ago and Cortel-
you responded with an expression
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
Rotarians Hear
Horrluorth Talk

Rotarians heard an excellent
talk at the weekly luncheon this
noon by Charles Horrworth, of the
All-Year Club of Southern Cali
fornia, on the necessity and wis
dom of developing tourist travel
to Imperial Valley.
Horrworth gave graphic and
highly educational account of the
development of the tourist travel
to California and asserted that the
same methods used to stimulate
visits to other points in Southern
California could be used as applied
to the valley.
The speaker was introduced by
Leo Hetzel, chairman of the day.
Lyman P. Robertson, member ct
the board of directors, presided and
club announcements were made by
President Roy Breedlove.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-21
EXPECT j. s.
TORECOGN|zE
SOVIET RUSSIA
Administration Has Made No
Formal Advances But Inten-
ton Appears Clear.
OPPOSITION DWINDLING
United Press Advised From In
formed Quarters That Action
Will Come Soon.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. ,U.P;-
Recognition of Soviet Russia. fire.
quently predicted since the election
of President Roosevelt, will be an
nounced before Nov. l, according
to the present plans of the admin
istration, the United Press learned
from authoritative sources today.
Recognition would be extended
well in advance of the coming ses-
sion of congress, it was said. Thus
the event would be "fait accom-
pill" removed as an incitement to
time consuming discussion in
congress. The President feels, it is
said, that nothing should operate
to delay congressional action OH
matters of immediate and vital
concern whereon legislative appro-
val is essential
Preliminary conversations have
not yet been held between the Pre-
sident and either Boris Skirvisky,
the unofficial Soviet ambassa-
dor" in Washington, or Peter A.
! Bogdanov, head of Amtorg, the
Russian official trading corporation
in America and financial repreSen-
| tative of the Kremlin in New York.
Both of these officials, however,
haVe been in frequent conference
win Jesse Jones, chairman of the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton, in reference to federal gov
ernment loans and trade credit ex-
tensions to the Soviet government.
Reports on all these conversations
have gone to the White House and
into the Presidents personal port
folio.
Factors Cited
-Four factors are regarded as of
dominant Importance at this time
in the moves toward solution of the
Soviet recognition problem
/. Organized labor, whose oppo-
ston to recognton has been vol
sition to recognition has been
voiced by the American Federation
of Labor, is now SO deeply in the
Presidents debt for his strong stand
on collective bargaining in the Ma
tional Recovery Act that it would
not be expected to fight the Presi-
dent at this time on the Russian
issue.
2. Opposition of certain religious
groups, which at one time was re-
garded as important, is now felt to
be waning.
3. Large trade credit extensions
to the Soviet, involving upwards of
50,0OO,OO0, it is felt, could not be
negotiated successfully without po-
litical recognition.
4. Although domestic economic
considerations are in;pelling fac
tors in any final conclusion that
may be reached, the President, 1t
is asserted, recognizes that Soviet
recognition would have a powerful
effect towards arriving at an amic-
able solution of the strained Rus
so-Japanese situation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. UP
Secretary of State Hull indicated
today that the administration was
giving thought to the subject OF
Russian recognition. He said, how
ever, that no time for a definite
decision on The question had been
fixed