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Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
ONLY 81 LOCAL RESIDENTS
REFUSE To SIGN NRA CARDS

Mrs. T. C. Lanier The refusals
received we're all due to lack of
understanding, the women report
ed and it is believed all will even
tually sign the MIRA pledge.
Of the 142 city blocks canvassed
Mrs. Hanson reports that ITO
blocks were signed up 100 per
cent. Those who find their block
does not appear as entirely sign
cd up on the map on display at the
I. v. Hardware company store
could remedy this by calling on
the home where a signature was
not obtained. and explaining why
a pledge card should be signed.
DR.. r. G. Clemens, in charge OF
the consumers campaign in this
city today commended the women's
division for the very fine work
they have done and the success
they have had in this work. 1--WE
think that to have completed this
canvass in three days is UNUSUAL
lp prompt work." Clemens stated
land it could not have been &C
complished had it not been fol-
the efficient manner in which the
canvass was mapped out before the
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
BY EUGENE LYONS
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

OAItCu IICSS SIdll correspondent
MOSCOW, Sept. 3O.-Three Rus
sian scientists, exploring the stra-
tosphere, scared II miles, $50 yards
(60,367 feet) into the air today in
the government balloon USSR and
shattered all altitude records.
1t was reported unofficially that
the moment before their descent be-
gan they touched II miles, 1406
yards (62,335 feet)
The previous record of Prof. Aug
uste Picard and Max Cosyns was
53,l53 feet.
Cruising comfortably in the air.
tight gOndola of their balloon. the
scientists studied their instruments
at temperature of 71.6 degrees,
while the atmosphere outside was
88 below.
dissatisfied with today's record
the government announced that its
balloon Osoviakhim, named for the
aviation and chemical defense So
ciety, would ascend tomorrow, seek-
ing new heights.
Starting at 8:43 a. m. from the
local airport, they reached at 9:5a
a. m. an altitude of 17.9 kilometres
Oil miles 204 yardsD
After cruising about at that alti~
Jude and studying )their instru-
ments, the balloonists assembled fin
ally to 1874 kilometers Oil miles
$50 YARDS at 1890 p. m.
1--WE are feeling fine and send
best wishes" they radioed to earth
Twenty minutes later they began
to descend. They reported their sup
ply of oxygen was holding out well
Officials expected them to land
about p. m. and sent several air.
planes to Serpukhov, SO miles from
Moscow, where it was calculated the
balloon would touch earth.
Soaring rapidly, they had sur
passed all previous records within
40 minutes after their start.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
COUNTY CHAIRMAN Of WOMEN'S
DIVISION PRAISES MIRA DRIVE

High praise for the success of the
MIRA consumers pledge card cam
paign is given Ell Centre in the fol-
lowing letter from the county chair
man of the women's division, NRA:
Imperial Valley Press
Ell Centre California.
Gentlemen-El Centre is to be
commended for the splendid drive
just made for the MIRA.
On behalf of the California state
recovery board, MIRA, may 1 ex-
tend to these men and women who
volunteered their services for the
great recovery program sincere
thanks and appreciation and the
same to The Imperial Valley Press
for the unlimited publicity.
Now that the drive for signatures
is over the work is not finished
all must carry on until such time
as the public works program is fully
underway so that those merchants
who have signed the agreement
with the government may live up to
their pledges.
There is attached an article which
will be released to the press Of
the valley for Saturday. 1t will
be greatly appreciated if you will
kindly give space to same in your
publication.
Thanking you for your kind CO.
operation. remain,
Yours for the NRA,
HELEN LOWTHER (Mrs. w. H.
Chairman Imperial County Woln-
ems Division, NRA.
The splendid response which the
President of the United States has
received in his gigantic recovery
program is without parallel, as a
peacet;lne movement, in the history
of the natoin.
AS General johnson has said:
when at the very depths of this
three years of economic hell there
was not a man or woman who did
not carry the stamp of strain IN
face or manner-no one who did
not nourish some racking private
trageGy-some feeling of helpless
hopelessness."
Now that has changed-peopie
have their courage restored Every
where there is happiness, hnpeful''
ness. Confidence has been re-
awakened and the whole people
smile again.
The wheels of industrial recovery
have been set in notion. The mil
lion and half volunteer workers
| have done the "first things first.
The merchants have signed the
MIRA agreements with the govern
nent, the housewives have signed
the consumers statement of COOP
eration-and the work seems t6
have been completed.
If the fireman created enough
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
TWO RESIGN
COUNTY JOBS

designations of two county Of
ficials were accepted by the board
of supervisors at their meeting this
! morning. R. D. Jones, Heber justice
of the peace asked the board to &C
cept his resignation from office due
to the stress of personal business.
Mrs. Anna Maxwell rendered her
Resign<vfon us superintendent of
the detention home because of i'll
health. Both were accepted by the
board.
, Mrs. E. c. Ingham was appoint
ed assistant matron at the deten-
! ton home and is to act as super
intendent pending an appointment
by the board to fill the post vaca-
ted by Mrs. Maxwell.
! The board adopted resolution
authorizing the district attorney
! to take steps to acquire certain lands
, for public highway in road dis
trict to No. 3, and another resolution
by which $685. was transferred from
! the general fund to the district at
torneys special fund to cover Ger
tain Investigations made by tina!
office.
The regular monthly warrants
were considered and approved by
the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
zh<& R1~~
0isss nsNaush, Syndicate. la<
SHERIFF To
FACE PROBE
Officer Kidnapped By Fleeing
Convicts Returns With Odd
Tale OF Experiences.

GARY, Ind, Sept. 30. U.p)-Sher-
iff Charles Neal of Harrison coun-
ty. kidnapped and held captive for
three days by escaped convicts from
Indiana state prison, today told the
story of his weird experiences.
Almost simultaneous with Meals
appearance here, James Clark, one
of the most desperate of the 10 pri-
soners who wounded three guards
in effecting a daring break Tues
day, was captured in Hammond, a
few miles from here. Clark, one OF
the group of four who held Neal
captive, was caught three blocks
from the police headquarters.
Neal said he was released early
yesterday. He wandered all day
trying to get to city. He came by
interurban from Gary to Hobart
Clark told police different story
After hearing it, Neal said he
guessed Clark was right"
Both Neal and Clark suffered
from exposure and lack of food
Neal had not been harmed. He said
the convicts complimented him or
being good fellow"
Neal told local authorities thai
yesterday morning he tried to get a
ride to Gary but motorists refused
to stop. He slept several hours in ar
open field, he said. Then walked tc
Hobart.
Convicts Split Up
Clark said early Friday morning
three convicts left the party in ar
automobile. Clark, who was slight.
ly ill, decided to walk with Neal
Together they roamed through
fields trying to get to a city, CLARK
said.
At Hobart, Neal paid for a mea
for both, Clark related. Neal alst
paid their interurban fare to Gary
Here they said goodbye and part.
ed. Clark started for Hammont
wearing Meals overcoat. Neal wen
to police headquarters.
Police were unable to explain
Meals failure to bring Clark tt
headquarters. After he shaved anc
ate, he retired for the night.
Captain Matt Leach of the stat
police said he would question Nea
today on his failure to hold Clark
Neal and Clark exchanged greet
ings when they met last night il
the Hammond police station. Nea
game Clark SIS and the latter wa
taken back to Michigan to RESUME
his life sentence for banditry.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
CUBAN REDS
WANT STRIKE
Threaten Retaliation For Yes
terday's Massacre In Which
Several Lost Lives.
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
HAVANA, Sept. 30.-Communistic
workers sought today to force a
general strike. Bodies of seven per-
sons in the morgue gave evidence
of the governments determination
to suppress disorders by arms if
necessary.
A Communist demonstration
scheduled for today held possible
ties of a disorder sufficient for a
repetition of the bloody scene yes
terday when soldiers fired into
crowd in the center of the city.
One of the wounded was an Ameri-
can citizen.
Though President Ramon Grau
San Martin gave permission for
todays gathering, he told the Unit
ed Press that he had embarked
on a campaign to suppress forcibly
any disorderly activities. The sit
uation was regarded to be dang
erous.
Not only here but in the Prov
inces Communists threatened open
revolt.
Politicians, who unitedly oppose
the government, were asking Amer
leans:
when are you going to land
your marines?"
Four persons were killed out
right and % wounded when soldiers
fired into a crowd of Communists
and other workers who were in
the Central Fraternity park to bury
the ashes of Julio Mella, student
patriot assassinated in Mexico City
allegedly by agents of deposed
President Gerardo Machado.
Communists Enraged
Witnesses told the United Press
two children and an old woman
fell under the fire of the soldiers
rifles and machine guns. One OF
the wounded was Joseph Gibson
of New York, Universal News Rec
photographer, who received foul
flesh wounds in the leg from q
machine gun burst.
Enraged, Communists urged bus
mess men to keep their stores ano
offices closed until the government
was forked to abdicate. Some res
taurants, closed for the period Of
yesterdays demonstration, reopen.
ed last night, and there was g
trickle of street car and bus traf-
fic. Movie theatres were closed.
The government asserted thai
soldiers fired on the crowd only
after Communists fired on soldiers
The bloody incident was the sig.
nal for the government move
against Communists. Soldiers raid.
ed and closed the Communist head.
quarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
WAY To COAL
!. PEACE OPENED
BY PRESIDENT
Approves Agreement Placing
Steel Company Miners Under
NRA Code.
BELIEVES STRIKE ENDED
Close To 100000 Miners Now
Out Of Work Expected To Re-
turn On Monday.
By FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

by thEDEklCk A. SIOkM
United Press Staff Correspondent
HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. 3d.
President Roosevelt today opened
the way for peace in bituminous
coal fields by approving an agree
ment that places mines owned by
steel companies under the coal code.
Mr.. Roosevelt expected the agree
ment to put 100000 men back to
work on Monday. The western
Pennsylvania fields have been dis
rupted for days by strike of u.s.
900 workers protesting because the
steel controlled mines had not
signed the coal code. Approximate
ly 35 900 steel workers were depriv-
ed of work because of the strike.
These operators (of captive"
mines) are already bound by the
iron and steel CODE" formal state
ment issued from the summer
White House said. They agreed to
comply with the maximum hours
of labor and pay at least the min
imum rates prescribed by the coal
code already signed by the other
coal operators"
Mr.. Roosevelt signed the docu-
ment in his little study in the pre-
sence of Donald Richberg, NRA
chief council, and Stephen Early,
his secretary The agreement al
| ready had been signed by mine own
ers and labor leaders and was ex-
| pected to prevent what appeared
to some type of labor unrest that
might easily spread to coal fields
other than those in Pennsylvania.
The summer White House ex-
| planned also that in addition to the
agreement "the President has also
signed two executive orders, one
completing the schedule of basic
minimum rates for the coal code,
! rounding out the rates previously
! approved Sept. Is; the other ap-
pointing Administrator Hugh S.
johnson, temporarily to serve as a
member of any code authority
with power to appoint an agent to
| act in his behalf"
1.-The machinery for putting the
coal code in operation it was
said, "is therefore completed so far
as is at this moment necessary so
that the code may become effect
i've next Monday, October g."
| Richberg brought the agreement
from Washington in fast army
plane.
The first indication that the
peace was imminent in the coal
! fields came when Mr.. Roosevelt an
nounced an agreement had been
signed in Washington. It was set
tied long before Governor Clifford
Pinchot reached Hyde Park by air
plane from Harrisburg, Pa, to plead
for federal action to end what he
termed a serious situation"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30

steam for the engineer to start the
engine and then failed to add more
fuel the fire would die out, the
steam would go down and the en-
CINE would stop. So it is with the
MIRA.
Because the drives are over, the
work is not finished. 1t is up tc
every individual man, woman and
child to CARRY Onto see that
The merchants keep their agreement
with lie government and that those
men and women who signed the
consumers card and belong to the
Consumers League keep their
pledges by buying cherfuliy and
with proper discrimination as to
the worthiness of those who sell.
What would happen to this coun-
try if the plan should fail?
We must do our part and carry
on.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
DOCTOR HERO
OF OPERATION

OAKLAND, Calf, Sept. 80 CUP,
johnny Vergez, third baseman for
the New York Giants. revealed to-
day the unusual blood TRANSMISSION
doctor performed TO save the life OF
Mrs. Vergez.
DR.. william Mills was perform
ing a Caesarian operation. Mr..
vergez' pulse stopped. With death
already present in the room, DR..
Mills Immediately lanced his own
left arm. performed blood trans
fusion and completed the operation.
While the Caesarian operation
was completed professional blood
donor was called in and another
TRANSMISSION was made. Mrs. Vergez'
child did not live. but Mrs. vergez
Is recovering.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
nkM!llL-.o

BEVEREY HILLS, Sept. "
(SpeciaD-There is so many
bona fide colonies of Kentucky
that they have formed an asso-
citation and have been split up
into zones.
Irwin Cobb (who can't return to
Paducah) has been command
er-in-chief of the colonies east
of the Mississippi river, and I
have been appointed to direct
all Kentucky colonies west of
the river.
A war of determination in
Kentucky colonies may be just
what the country needs, SO no
thing would please me better
than to meet Try and his fat,
equity, worn out negro-dialect
old colonies with my bunch OF
young, agile, alert boys that re-
side on the progressive side OF
the river. Our men are colonies
through achievement and not
just through appetite.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
KINGS HORSE WINS

KEMPTON PARK, England
Sept. 80. 'U.Pj-King Georges Lime
light, paying 9 to 7, won the Duke
of York handicap today, with W..
H. Yeatman-Bigg's Shrewton, at 6
to 7, second, and A. Barclays Celia
don, 7 to IL, third. Seventeen horses
ran, and the race was watched by
the king and queen.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
FIRST GOLF GAME AT 10

CANYON, Texas U.P) w. H.
Woods, 78, celebrated his 50th
wedding anniversary here by play
ing his first game of golf. He liked
it better than croquet, which he
played so years ago. Now he wants
to buy a share in the golf course
and get a set of tools" to knock
around with,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
THIRTEEN IN
K|DNAP PLOTS
FOUND GUILTY
Bailey, Bates And Five Accom-
plices Convicted In Ursche.
Abduction Case.
ALL FACING LIFE TERMS
Six Others Implicated In Luer
Outrage Must Pay Penalty For
Their Crime.
BY SAM HALES
United Press Staff Correspondent

ny ohNI HIhLLo
United Press Staff Correspondent
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 30. =
Seven defendants were found gull
ty today in the kidnapping of Charles
F. Urschel, Oklahoma oil million
aire.
Those convicted we're Harvey j.
Bailey, Albert l.. Bates, R. G. (BOss)
Shannon, Mrs. Shannon and son,
Armon, of Paradise, Tex, and Cliff
ford Skelly and Barney Berman of
st. Paul.
Three other st. Paul men, Sam
Yronick, Sam Kozberg and ISadore
Blumenfield, were acquitted.
The five st. Paul men had been
charged with participating in the
kidnapping conspiracy, for their al
legged part in changing part of the
100000 ransom paid by Urschel.
Bailey and Bates were pictured
as the leaders in the abduction,
along with George machine Gum
Kelley and his wife, who are to be
tried later.
The Shannons we're charged with
providing their farm as the refuge
for the kidnapers and their victim.
The government announced SEN
fences on the convicted defendants
would be passed next Saturday
Life Imprisonment was the max
imum penalty possible.
The verdicts were returned under
the new federal Lindbergh anti
kidnapping law.
In announcing sentences would
be deferred a week, the government
gave the defendants time to file mo-
tions for new trials and appeals.
Motions for new trials were filed
Immediately for Bailey and Bates.
Motions to arrest judgment 50
the case can be taken to the U. S.
supreme court also were entered.
Attorneys for the Shannons and
for Blumenfield and Sicily an
nounced they also would file new
trial motions.
The case went to the jury at 4:10
Yet;erday afternoon. The verdict
was reached and sealed last night.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.,, Sept. 30.
U.P)-All six defendants in the Au-
gust Luer kidnapping case were
found guilty today by jury in
Madison county circuit court. Three
were sentenced to life impriSon-
ment.
Included among those sentenced
to life was Mrs. Lillian Chosen, 81,
who allegedly collaborated in writ
ing a $4,000 ransom demand.
The other two sentenced to like
terms were Randol Eugene Norvell,
33, East st. Louis gambler and Per-
cy Michael Fitzgerald, 40, st. Louis
ex-convict.
Mike Musiala, 49-year-old farm
er who owned the st. Clair county
farm to which Luer was taken and
cast into a damp dugout where he
was held for five days, was senten-
ced to 20 years imprisonment.
Five years each were given to
Charles Chosen, ST, husband of
Mrs. Chosen and to Christ Nicola
Gitcho, IS, Madison, ILL.,, grocer, IN
the basement of whose store Luer
was held for several hours immed-
iately after the abduction
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
sNAKE-BITTEN, SHOOTS SELF

BOWIE, Ariz. U.H - Unable to
arouse aid by repeatedly firing his
shotgun, j. ]. Stringer, home
steader living near here, fired the
last shot into his head when he
realized he was dying from a
snake bite, it was shown by court
records here.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
CHIEF LOSES JOB

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 80. tU.P)-
Police Chief Joseph Lehmeyer OF
Minneapolis was discharged by May
or A. G.. cambridge today for tes-
tifying for the defense in the
Charles Urschel kidnapping trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
RUSSIANS SET
RECORD MARK
FOR ALTITUDE

MOSCOW, Sept. 80. U.Pi-The
Soviet stratosphere balloon USSR,
after attaining the greatest height
ever reached by man, came to earth
shortly after p. m. % a. m. EDIT
near Kolomna, less than 40 miles
from Moscow. The landing was
made safely and the crew reported
all we'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30
A n1erican League

At New York
washington ........410 OO2 000-7 0 /
New York ........... 900 900 300 8 2
Weaver, Thomas, l.. Sewell anG
Bolton; Uhle, MacFayden and
Glenn.
At Philadelphia Qst game)-
BOSTON ................ 200 900 000-2 5 0
Philadelphia ....~0l0 600 000-l z
Weiland and Terrell; Dietrich,
Peterson and Madjeski.
At Detroit
Cleveland 900 600 OOO-0 l
Detroit ............. 600 GOO O3x-3
Lee and Spencer; Duker and Hay
worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-30

Continued On Page 81
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-30

to 225 miles an hour, the Thomp-
son trophy classic this year will
present in competition the fast
est land planes in America.
In all the races, the prize money
will be divided as follows: First
prize, As per cent; second prize, 25
per cent; third prize, Is per cent;
fourth prize, 10 per cent, and fifth
prize, per cent.
Judging from early entries, the
races in the 375 and $50 cubic inch
classes will be the most hotly con-
tested on the entire program.
Special attractions during the
races will include participation by
motion picture stars and directors
flying their own planes. Wallace
Berry and Hoot Gibson will be seen
in competitive events. Air acroba-
tics heretofore only seen by the
public on the screen, will be pre-
sented by the Hollywood Trio, mo-
ton picture stunt pilots. Johnny
Miller will do the almost impossible
loop an autogiro, Hawley Bowlus
will lead glider trio in spectacular
formation, and Spud Manning will
do his "breath-taking delayed para
chute jump" twice day. Major
Ernst Udet, German war ace, will
cavort about the air as an added
attraction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-30
M'NUTT Names
PERSONNEL OF
STATE BOARDS
Plan for Central Group to
Administer All Units
Is Abandoned.

New personnel Of the twenty-one
state institutional boards was an
nounced today by Governor Paul
v. McNutt.
No further changes will be made
in superintendencies or institu-
ton personnel at this time, it was
declared.
McNutt's plan for central board
to administer institutions by groups
was abandoned for the present and
the bipartisan, ur-member board
system retained. In most instances
the change numbered from one to
three new members.
That this may not be the final
setup was indicated by a statement
from the Governors office that
these boards will function while
consideration is being given to the
proposal to consolidate and co-or-
dlnate the activities of the various
boards for purposes of state admin
istrative supervision, definitions of
policy, exchange of ideas and the
like"
New Year Starts
The new fiscal year begins Satl1r-
day and the reorganization law re-
quired that all appointments be
made at that time.
Names of the new boards released
at noon today included those for
the state hospitals and benevolent
institutions.
Mrs. !. A. Long, Geneva, is the
only new appointee on Central State
hospital here. She succeeds Miss
Mae Helmer, Terre Haute. Other
members are Charles B. Jenkins.
Noblesville; Edwin D. Donnell In
annapolis, and Wallace o. Lee.
Others Are Announced
Other boards announced were.
.Logansport State Hospital of rrusteas
MRS; Herman Stalker. Winamac: Wallace
Monticello; Melvin Tucker. Loeansport iey'
JONI Sb1ch Ni2nd State Hospital trustees
NeWca NlSon Centerylle; R; H. Mcintyre,
dianapolis; Charles s. Haas Haas" w ahwlS IN
SSnaries M. Lafollette. Evansville; G. W
Clements, Mt. Vernon; Clarence p rT WoSf
wi Madison State Hospital Trustees-Mrs,
n Wiillam D. Ricketts, Rising Sun: John F,
husSeH Greensburg; Richard Johnson
Mssolson; M. L: Hughbanks Scottsbure'
school for Feebleminded Youth Trustees
mu,MtrS Clara Parrot Fl. Wayne; Earl Leas
w. Kitch, Plymouth VIII "oiin
Village for Epileptics Trustees+Mrs.
L LaIan Douglas: Greensburg; L. Marshal
vogier Hope; Harry Jennings, Newcastle:
Rush G. Budd. indianapolis N'''''
Soldiers Home Trustees-Ed Soller.
lafayette; William C. Babcock, Rensselaer,:
joseph r. Harrison, Columbia City; Frank
s. Clark. Indianapolis; Mrs. C. c. Bassett
Goodland ''
Soldiers and Sailors Children's Home
Trustees-Mrs. Edith Jackson Newcastle;
Judge Donald Silver. Goshen: Joseph Min
turn, Indianapolis; Elmer w. Sherwood,
indiana state sanatorium Trustees
John M. McFaddin, Rockville; Eugene C.
Wharf Vincennes; DR.. James H Stygall
and Frank p Manly Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-30

Not content with taking less than
first place in the cross-country hop,
Russell Boardman, trans Atlantic
flier, has rebuilt the wings of his
Wasp Junior Gee Bee No. and
has added wing flaps to reduce it's
landing speed.
Other stiff competition is enter
ing the field. Outstanding among
the new racers is an amphibian re-
Gently completed by Major Alex
ander de Seversky, head of the Rus
sian naval air service during the
war.
The Seversky is a low-wing, all
metal plane powered with super
charged Pratt & Whitney Wasp.
Another threat will be the famous
Laird Solution, in which the late
Charles w. Speed" Holman won
the first Thompson trophy race at
Chicago in 1880. The plane has