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Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
u. s. MISSION
HIT BY BOMBS
Japanese Flyers Accused Of
Disregarding American Flag
On Building.
BY HERBERT r. EKIN
Tnited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1888, by United Press
PEIPING, China, April 19-Am-
erican Methodist mission property
under the American flag at Miyun-
hsien has been bombed by Japan
ese airplanes, the Rev. Mark w.
Brown, secretary of the North Chi
ma conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church announced today.
Gen. Ho Ying-Ching, minister of
war, also revealed that an unnam-
ed American missionary or mission
worker at Miyunhein had been kill
ed.
DIR. Brown said the mission prop
erty was struck repeatedly by
bombs and numerous buildings were
destroyed.
The Chinese pastor of the mis-
sion took refuge in Peiping after
hiding in dugout while the mis-
sion, over which the flag floated,
clattered to earth.
The pastor, interviewed here by
the United Press, said:
81 was working in the mission
when IL airplanes arrived, drop
ping 80 bombs and devastating the
town.
1.-The bombs were very large. For
example, one bomb knocked down a
80 foot wall of brick and stone sur
rounding the mission.
Another air raid occurred after
I left the town for Peiping. I be-
lieve the American mission prop
erty there is a total loss"
DR.. Brown said no American mis-
sionaries had been at Miyunhsien
for several weeks and he therefore
doubted the Chinese communique
announcing that an American had
been killed.
A canvass of foreign legations
disclosed that the various ministers
had agreed that in event of occu-
patton of Peiping, it would be nee
essary for the ministers, their coun-
sellors and secretaries to leave, pro-
badly for Shanghai and Marking.
Custodians would be left to look
after the valuable properties in
the diplomatic quarter.
The city was tense and excited,
but stringent martial law kept ev-
erything quiet and perfect order
was maintained
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK WILL
BE OBSERVED IN Ell CENTRO

regular class work have been ar
ranged.
Night programs also have been
prepared for the entertainment and
education of the public and resi-
dents are urged to be present.
The high school and junior COL
lege will have public program
Thursday night in the auditorium.
Free Schools, The Hope of De-
mocracy,". a film provided by the
state department of education, will
be shown at this time. Everyone is
invited to visit the high school and
junior college during the week to
become familiar with school work
as it is done from day to day.
Open house will be maintained
at the East Side high school as a
part of making Public Schools week
a community event. A public gath
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
LalUes Opposes
Death Penalty

SACRAMENTO, April 10. UP)-
A telegraphlc appeal to abolish
capital punishment was received to-
day by the state Legislature from
Warden Lewis E. Lawes, of Sing
Sing prison.
Lawes, noted criminologist, stat
ed "Death penalty executions
are like war. The more you have
the more you need. Twenty-Five
nations and eight states already
have abolished capital punishment
and the universal trend is for cer-
tain justice rather than uncertain
brutality
81 respectfully urged the senate
of California to follow the example
of its liberal and forward looking
assembly in doing away with a
penalty which was never right and
has never worked
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Hulse Cooperates
On EduUards' Bill

Senate bill No. 86, introduced by
Senator Nelson T. Edwards of
Orange, in the framing of which
Senator Ben Hulse of Imperial
county and others were active, was
passed by the senate on Monday,
according to information received
here.
The bill, amending sections of
the political code relating to prop
erty tax delinquencies, penalties
and redemptions, is identical with
one prepared by Senator Hulse.
Similar bills were presented by
other. senators. To make for eff
cheney, all were combined and in
troduced in one bill sponsored by
Senator Edwards.
Penalties are reduced on delin-
quencies by the bill and will en-
able considerable saving to taxpay-
ers in Imperial county and through
out the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19

Expressing its purpose in the
charter printed herewith, the Bet
ter Government League of Imper-
ial Valley was launched here last
night with a group of representa-
tive citizens from all parts of the
valley in attendance.
Attorney Ray johnson was chos-
en- chairman of last night IS meet
ing and presided over general dis
cuSSion of the objects of the league
and the need in Imperial Valley
for such an organization.
Membership will be solicited
throughout Imperial Valley and the
sponsors of the league hope to make
it representative of every part of
Imperial county.
Following last night IS preliminary
meeting, the organization Of the
league will be perfected and Off
GERS chosen at later date.
Those wishing to affiliate them
selves with the league will be asked
to sign the charter, which is given
as follows:
We, the undersigned, in order to
form an association for the pur-
poses hereinafter stated, do here
by certify as follows:
First: The name of the aSsocia-
ton is Better Government League
of Imperial Valley.
Second The location CT its
headquarters is Ell Centre, county
seat of Imperial county, California.
Third: The purposes for which
it is formed are as follows: To
provide an agency through which
all good citizens may unite in a
constructive program for the up
building of Imperial Valley and to
combat the forces responsible for
excessive taxation, inefficient gov
ernment and factional strife.
In furtherance of its general
purposes, it is expressly provided
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Decrease ShouUn
In Gasoline Tax

SACRAMENTO, April 10. U.P)-
A sharp decrease in gasoline tax
revenue was revealed today by State
Controller Ray L. Riley.
The controller said apportion-
ment of the tax for the first quar-
ter of this year was 1888, 789 "a.
The state collected $8,403, ,374.12 for
the same quarter in 1882. The de-
crease was $464, 4,584.18 or 3h per
cent.
To the counties will go $685.
263.31 while the remainder will be
used in state highway construction
and maintenance.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Actresses Lose
Damage Action

LOS ANGELES, April 10. U.PJ-
On the ground that two scenes
from Lysistrata, the Greek drama,
exceed the bounds of good taste
and have no compensating moral
lesson" Superior Judge Henry M.
Willis has found for Capt D..
MacD Jones, police vice squad
leader, who was sued for $226,000
for raiding the production here.
Twenty-three members of the
cast brought the action when Jones,
disregarding a restraining order is
sued against him, stopped the show
a second time.
Earlier the members of the cast
were tried on a charge of present.
ing an indecent performance but
they were acquitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19

Annual Public Schools week will
be observed in Ell Centre beginning
Monday of next week and all the
schools in the system are making
special plans to make the week one
of widespread interest to every resi-
dent of the community.
AS has been their custom in the
past. the Masonic lodge will spon-
sor the observance for 1888. Mem
bers of the order make a special ef-
fort to visit the schools during the
days devoted to that purpose and
urge all adults, and especially par
ents, to join them in becoming bet
ter acquainted with what the
schools are doing to build better
men and women.
School heads throughout the sys-
tenn have sent special invitations
to parents to call at the buildings
during the week where in many in
stances programs and exhibits of
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
JUDD HEARING
INTERRUPT TED
BY GALE d. WALLACE
United Press Staff Correspondent

COURTROOM, Florence, Ariz.,-
The sanity hearing of Winnie Ruth
Judd, under sentence to die April
%, was interrupted today by a
wild outburst of the slayer in which
she shouted accusations at Lin B.
Orme, head Of the state board of
paroles and pardons.
"You said you'd commute my SEN
tence if I exonerated Jack Hallor-
an" the condemned nurse scream
ed, as she shook off matrons and
stood up and pointed at Orme. "You
said you'd kill me if I didn't exon
crate him. Where is Jack Hallor-
an? want to know where he is"
The board of which Orme is
chairman recently denied Mrs.
Judd's application for parole, par
don or Communication of sentence. j..
j. (Jack) Halloran formerly was
close friend of Mrs. Judd and the
two women she killed, Agnes Ann
LIE Roi and Hedvig Samuelson.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Charge Violation
OF City Ordinance

= A John Doe complaint was signed
yesterday afternoon by U. l.. Mar
tin charging the salesman of Sees
Pie company with violation of
city ordinance No. 361 in that he
has engaged in wholesale peddling
in the city without paying the re-
quired license fee. A warrant was
issued for the arrest of this sales
man and it is expected that he will
appear in police court on Monday
morning to answer the complaint.
This ordinance as amended
states that any concern doing busi-
ness in the city must have 5000
worth of merchandise in an estab-
lishment in the valley otherwise it
will be subject to the peddlers' IL
cense fee which is $50 a quarter.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
WHEAT HITS.
HIGH PRICE

CHICAGO, April 10. UP)-Wheat
hit 10 cents bushel on the board
of trade today, when the grain
markets skyrocketed to new highs as
a result of the government price
raising activities, but sold off on
profit taking although at the close
gains were IL to 2h cents above
Tuesday.
Corn, oats, rye and other grains
scared to new highs with wheat
and eased off toward the close.
At the close corn was Y to l
cent higher and oats up Y to y
cents.
May wheat closed at .65; May
corn .33as, and May rye .4S14..
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
FIeeced Pair
Not Listed Here

LOS ANGELES, April 10. UP
Convicted of impersonating a fed
eral officer, Russell B. Dymond,
Long Beach, will be sentenced next
Monday by Federal Judge Harry A.
Hollzer. The case probably will be
appealed, Dymond IS attorney indi-
Gated.
Two Ell Centro men, Stanley Mar,
Chinese, and George Raab, testi-
fled they paid Dymond 5000 as pro-
lection for operating lottery games,
under the impression he was fed
eral agent. They declared Dymond
told them he could "fiX' it for
them to operate the games in Los
Angeles and the harbor district.
The new county directory does
not list either Stanley Mar or
George Raab, named in the above
dispatch, as residents of Imperial
Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
SUPPORT FOR:
DOLLAR WILL
BE DROPPED
Presidents Decision Accepted
As Practically Going Off Gold
Standard.
EFFECT is FAVORABLE
Market Prices For All Commo-
dities Go Upward As Result
Of Governments Action.

WASHINGTON, April 10. W.P)-
President Roosevelt moved with
worldwide stroke today to raise
prices by a decision not to support
the American dollar abroad
Officials regard this as going off
the gold standard.
The announcement from the
White House was the signal for
quick squirt which ran up prices on
stock exchanges and sent wheat
and other commodities to new high
er levels.
1t was stated orally at the White
House today that last Saturday
President Roosevelt had decided to
allow no further exports Of gold un-
Til further notice except that al
ready embarked but still stored in
this country by foreign owners, and
export for paying balances for trade
movements in accordance with earl
Ter regulations.
Effects sought 10y the President
III this action are world wide:
l. An immediate raising of prices
in the United States.
2. A decline Of the value of the
dollar in terms Of foreign money.
That would enable British manu-
facturer to pay fewer pounds ster-
ling for a given consignment Of
American cotton although the
American seller would still receive
as many dollars in payment at this
end.
3. Abandonment of agitation in
congress for printing paper money.
4. Managed raising of price lev
els by simple procedure and taking
advantage of natural trade opera
tions as much as possible with a
minimum of complicated artificial
machinery.
5. Permitting the American dol
lar to find its normal level in the
world scale of money values SO
that later it, along with the British
pound and other standard curren-
cies. may be definitely fixed in a
natural relation to each other.
Markets Squirt
When this final stage is reached,
presumably the leading countries
would then in each instance enact
statutes changing the amount of
gold in their respective currency
units to fit the new levels resulting
from the present situation.
Despite the complexity of intel
national exchange, markets every
where were quick to seize upon its
meaning.
In New York stocks spurted to
IL points at a 100000 share rate
as spectators rushed to buy in ALI.
ticipation of rising prices. Wheat
and oats in some quotations jump
ed to new seasonal highs. Silver
leaped to the limit of fluctuation--
500 points.
Abroad sterling went up five cents
that is the dollar dropped five
cents for those who wished to buy
dollars to pay for American pur-
chases. The same tendency was
registered on exchanges of other
countries.
President Roosevelt's action il:
only part of his general program.
Further steps will depend somewhat
upon the results of the present ac-
ton.
However, it is understood that he
wishes authority to exercise the
broadest latitude in controlling
currency and will urge that this be
granted by congress Immediately to
give him a free hand in discussions
with Prime Minister Macdonald
and Premier Herriot who are due
here within a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19

Jurist Expires

BOSTON, Mass, April 10. U.P)-
The death of Judge Webster Thay-
er, who became internationally IA
nous as the trial judge in the cele-
brated Sacco-Vanzetti case, at his
home here last night was attributed
to effects of the shock of the bomb
ing of his home last September.
Judge Thayer S conduct of the
Sacco-Vanzetti case brought him
both praise and condemnation,
which did not cease after the de-
PENDANTS were electrocuted on Au-
gust %, 1927. Many of the critical
letters the jurist received contained
threats from persons who regard
ed some of his rulings as prejudi-
cial to the defendants. After the
bombing of his home, the Massa-
chusetts legislature awarded him
$25 GOO damages,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Ross On Trial
For Resistance

With Judge Thompson presiding
the jury trial of j. Edgar Ross on
a charge of resisting an officer, got
under way in superior court this
morning. The defendant is repre-
sented by S. P. Williams with d. Fl.
Wolford and r. I. French conduct
ing the prosecution.
After the jury had been empanel-
ed the clerk read the complaint in
which it is charged that the de-
fendant had hindered william o.
Brien, Brawley constable, in the dis
charge of his duties while serving
a writ of attachment against cer-
tain properties on January 30. The
complaint was issued March 8, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Seth Strelinger
Dies On Coast

BEVERLY HILLS, April 10. U.P)
Capt. Seth w P. Strelinger, for
mer chairman of the state athletic
commission, died at his home here
today of pneumonia following a
two-day illness. He was 43 years of
age. He came here from st. Louis,
Mo.
Capt. Strelinger was named to
the boxing commission by former
Governor Friend w. Richardson in
1925, when boxing was legalized in
California. He served full three
year term before resigning.
He is survived by his widow, his
father, Charles A. Strelinger of
Beverly Hills, and brother, Gilbert
Strelinger, st. Louis
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
MOB BREAKS
RIVER LEvEE

JACKSON, Miss, April 10. W.P)-
Gov. M. S. Conner today ordered
national guardsmen into the flood
ed district of Northern Mississippi
where 300 men last night dynamited
a main levee on the Tallahatchie
river.
The troops have orders to shoot
to kill anyone molesting the lev
eeS.
GLENDOR, Miss, April l. U.P)-
A mob of 300 men overpowered Is
guards and dynamited the Chute
bridge levee on the Tallahatchie
flood area last night. Water pour
ed through the opening created by
the blast, flooding hundreds of
thousands of acres of fertile farm
land.
Although armed with machine
guns the guards offered no resist
ance as the dynamiters swooped
down on them from boats. Not a
shot was fired. Heavily outnum-
bered, the guards were forced to
watch the men as they set off
huge charges of dynamite that
rocked the entire countryside
Their purpose accomplished the
men fled into the darkness un-
recognized by the guards.
While the identity of the dyna-
miters remained unknown, Deputy
Sheriff Harry Hogan of Tallahat-
chic county said it was believed they
were farmers from the Tippo Basin.
upstream, who had been forced
from their homes by pent up wat
ers.
Water released by the blasts will
flood sections around Ruleville and
Indianola.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Desire Amendments
To Bill No. 9I2

Director Evan T. Hewes, of the
Imperial Irrigation District, and M.
j. Dowd, chief engineer, will act
as a committee to draw up amend
ments to Senate Bill No. 912, intro
duced by Senator Ben Hulse, pro-
viding ror the organization and op-
Grafton of irrigation districts in the
first class.
Hewes and Dowd were appointed
by the district board yesterday af-
ter discussion of the bill and the
agreement that certain amendments
should be suggested to Senator
HulSe.
Among other things the bill pro-
vides for sworn statements accom-
panying expense accounts, feature
to which all directors gave approval.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Reds Protest
Japanese Visit

SAN PEDRO, April 10. U.P)-The
Yakumo and IWate, japanese train
ing ships, were to arrive here today
for five-day visit.
The ships, under the command
of Vice Admiral Gengo Hyakutake,
have 1914 Japanese naval officers,
cadets and enlisted men aboard.
A group of 20 believed to be
Communists, yesterday visited the
japanese consulate in Los Angeles
and left a written protest against
the visit of the warships.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
No Moratorium
On City Taxes

The state so day moratOr-
ium on taxes does not apply
to Ell Centre, John c. Neale,
city clerk, stated today, and
local taxes must be paid as
usual or penalties for delin-
quency will be incurred.
Neale explained that the city
does not operate under the
state laws governing taxes,
but under city ordinances and
the moratorium therefore does
not apply locally.
The moratorium applies to
cities where taxes are delin-
quent on April 20. Ell Centre s
taxes are delinquent on April
"a.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Masons Ready To
End Convention

RIVERSIDE, April 10. {U.pj-Carl
Berard, Santa Rosa, grand high
priest, was presented with an
orange wood gavel in token of au-
thority today as the Royal Arch
MaSonS of California prepared to
close their 10th annual convention
in session here.
The presentation of the gavel,
made by students of Sherman in
Stitute, an Indian school, was made
by Henry Coil, of the Triangle asso-
citation, representing Pomona, On
tario, San Bernardino, Redlands,
Riverside and San Jacinto chap
tiers.
Officers were to be elected late
today at the closing sessions fol-
lowed by ball and reception to-
night.
The grand commandery will hold
a series of events tomorrow, includ-
ing parade, competitive drill, the
18th annual banquet and grand
ball
More than 5000 Masons from all
parts of the state were here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
May Link Bibbs In
Eastern Robberies

LOS ANGELES, April 10. U.p)-
Police today attempted to link Dan
bridge H. Bibbs, believed to be the
son of a prominent San Francisco
family, with bank robberies in New
York City.
BibbS was arrested in Arizona and
brought here to answer forgery
charges filed by j. w. Hopkins, jew
eler. Hopkins claims that BibbS
gave him a worthless check on an
Alaskan bank in payment for
$500 ring.
Police reported that Bibbs under
questioning admitted that he had
used Mrs. Nine Ghirardelli, former
wife of the San Francisco Million
aire, as an innocent dupe in pass
ing the check.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Lindberghs Back
In Plane Agar,

NEWARK, N. j., April 10. U.H-
Americans most famous flying
couple = the Lindberghs = returned
to the airways todays. With Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh at the con-
trolls, they left on a trans-continen-
tai flight at 1908 p. m. in Lock-
heed Vega monoplane.
1t was the Lindberghs first long
flight together since the kidnapping
of their first child, Charles Angus
tus, Jr.
Lindbergh said he planned to
stop first at Camden, N. j., where
they will receive weather reports
before deciding on the next destin-
alton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Mexican Sought
In Shooting Case

Deputies from the sheriff's Of
flee are seeking Manuel Calderon
who is wanted in connection with
the shooting of Rafael Carrazco
and Jesus Sanchez on the Pep
per Fruit company's ranch between
the inspection station and Kane
Springs last night.
According to the report sent to
the county Jail, Calderon is said to
have shot Carrazco in the arm and
the other Mexican in the leg during
a quarrel and then to have made
his escape along the Los Angeles
highway, going north.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
SECRETARY TO WE'D

LOS ANGELES, April 10. U.P)-
Miss Betty Gerke, known as Gov
ernor James Rolph's flying secre-
tary'', today said she would marry
Lee r. Lindley. wealthy Marion,
Ind, paper manufacturer, in Chi
cago next month. Miss Gerke will
resign her position and live in Mar
ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
yF5Sa @yF|!S}s!:iR, g.:

WICHITA, Kans., April ID.
(SpeciaD-Fly at night, the air
is smoother, it's cooler and the
lights are wonderful.
Flew from the west coast at
night over the American Air
ways. The International Socie-
ty for Crippled Children are in
convention in this bustling lit
tie western city. If there could
be a greater organization, 1t
hasn't been invented yet.
In the olden days, history re-
cords, they killed their cripples.
And even though we don't
think so sometimes, civilization
has advanced. This society has
proven that all can be helped
and over half can be cured,
Kansas and Ohio have kinder
led the field in this.
If your state is not affiliated,
then it is not doing all that it
can to help the most sympa-
thetic invalid we have, the Grip
pied child. Incidentally, their
statistics show they are bright
er and more cheerful than their
unaffected mates. There is
gameness for you.
Yours,
Mx& R1~N
O,s,3 MeNausht eyndisats. ls<
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
ReprieUe Denied
Condemned Pair

SACRAMENTO, April 10. W.R-
Hopes of Jack D. Green and Joseph
Francis Regan to escape the gall
lows Friday in San quentin, faded
today after their appeals for a stay
of execution were denied by Gov
ernor James Rolph, jr.
Rolph refused to heed the pleas
for clemency of Green's parents
who reside in Salt Lake City.
The doomed men were convicted
for the murder of Police Lieut..
Hugh Crowley during an inter-
rupted theatre holdup in Los Ang-
eles.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
TRAIN WRECKED

KIRIN, Manchuria, April 49, U.R)
"A passenger train on the Kirin-
Tunhua lire was wrecked 80 kilo-
meters west of Tunhua today, kill
ing IL Japanese and four Manch-
urians. Communicating lines were
severed indicating the wreck was
the work of guerillas.