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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
SCREEN ACTOR
ASKS DIVORCE

HOLLYWOOD, June 81. U.P)-
The Laurel Hardy screen comic
team was beset by marital diff
culties today.
Two weeks after Mrs. Lois Laur-
ell sued Stanley Laurel for divorce,
Oliver Hardy, pudgy faced member
of the partnership, asked for a di-
vorce from his wife, accusing her
of intemperance.
The EonrDlairt charged Mrs.
Myrtle Lee Hardy with absenting
herself from home for long periods
and returning in state of intoxi-
cation. Repeated promises of re-
form were only idle, the comedian
alleged. Such bacchanalian con-
duct, he charged, was detrimental
to his motion picture career. built
up by years of struggle and SER
ious application"
The HardyS have been on the
verge of a divorce before. He said
they reached reconciliation in
April, 1881, but separated for the
last time on last June 7. He asked
the community property be divided
by the court so as to provide for
the support and maintenance of
Mrs. Hardy in fair and equitable
manner.
The Hardys were married Nov. "a
1921. They have no children.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
AND
HOUSE CONFER
Roosevelt Keeps In Touch With
Developments At London Ec-
onomic Conference.

GLOUCESTER HARBOR, June
21.-Latest developments at the &C.
onomic conference in London we're
studied today by President RooSe-
vet as he sat storm bound on his
schooner Amberjack II in this
picturesque fishing port.
The President reached his an
chorage after midnight and was up
early to receive communications by
navy wireless, brought to him from
ships of his convoy by Stephen T.
EARLY, his secretary.
A rising wind and heavy rain
made the outlook for further cruis-
ing today dark, although officers
Of the eScorting destroyer Ellis
said Mr.. Roosevelt planned to head
! northward in a few hours if wealth
er reports improved.
The Amberjack rolled in the out
ter harbor as swells from the Allan
tic battered a nearby breakwater
1t was believed that Portsmouth
N. H., would be the next stop if the
schooner put out.
Dozens of Gloucester fishing
smacks, large and small, their decks
crowded with sightseers, cruised
slowly around the Amberjack as
Mr.. Roosevelt, in a battered yacht
ing hat, conversed earnestly with
Colonel House.
Both men were seated in the
cockpit of the schooner, unmindful
of spectators who blew horns in
greeting.
Then Douglas was put aboard
the Amberjack to take up with the
President cuts in veterans compen-
sation.
The conference with Colonel
House was believed to have been
concerned with international af-
fairs, although Stephen T. Early
Mr.. Roosevelt's secretary, describ-
ed it as "just friendly call.''
Among the visiting vessels was
the celebrated Gertrude L. The
baud of the international fisher
men S race. Ben Pine. her captain
presented the President an oil
painting of his ship in behalf OF
mariners of Gloucester.
Because of heavy weather the
President decided to go to Ports
mouth via the Annisquam river
and Ipswich bay. instead of by the
outside route, and anchor there I'M
til tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
HEINRICH To
HELP LAMSON

SAN JOSE, Calf, June 81. ;U.R
Edward o. Heinrich, noted Berk-
ley criminologist, had been retained
today to assist in the defense of
David o. Lamson, awaiting trial on
a charge of numbering his wife.
With the addition of Heinrich,
the defense again shifted its inves-
tigation to the Lampson home on
the Stanford University Campus,
where the body of Mrs. Lamson
was found in the bathtub Mem
orial day.
The death scene was examined
by Heinrich and two assistants with
microscopes, tape measures, cam
eras and other scientific equipment.
They sought evidence TO refute that
introduced by the state at Lam
sons preliminary hearing.
Edwin M. Rea, defense counsel,
said the examination revealed dis
crepancies in the findings of DR..
Frederick Phoescher, pathologist
who testified he found blood on
piece of pipe with which the pro-
secution asserted Mrs. LamSon was
killed and bloodstains leading out
of a rear door of the Lamson home.
scientists findings, although he ad-
Rea refused to announce the
mitted that new clues were as
covered.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
MAIL SUBSIDY
QUIZ PLANNED
Senate To Make Extensive In
quiry Into Contracts Granted
By Hoover Regime.
By LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, June 81. UP
Senate investigator have $4,000
and three months in which to pre-
pare for inquiry by special COM
mittee into air mail and ocean mail
subsidy contracts granted by the
Hoover administration
A. G. Patterson, former president
of the Alabama public service conf
mission has been named chief in
vestigator of the special senate
committee headed by Senator
Black, DEM, Ala. Associated with
Black is Senator Mcclellan, Dem,
Tenn, who sharply criticized mail
contracts last session complaining
that the circumstances under which
some of them were let gave grounds
for suspicion of fraud.
The senate all but struck the air
mail subsidy appropriation from
the post offices bill last winter but
was dissuaded by promise of thor
ough-going INJURY into all phases
of federal mail contracts.
One of the questions posed by the
senators is whether recipients of
federal subsidies are using these
funds to pay off loans from private
individuals. Senators interested in
the investigation predict if sucn
use of federal funds were discover
ed the subsidies would be abruptly
terminated.
The specific authority of the in
vestigating committee is to inquire
| into:
l. Desirability of altering or cam
ceiling existing contracts.
2. Financial set-up and resour-
ces of the organizations receiving
subsidies.
8. The extent to which organiza-
tions receiving subsidies have lob
bied in behalf of subsidy legisla-
! ton.
To Probe Salaries
The committee will demand a
payroll statement from all SubS:-
died mail carriers, in accordance
with the policy adopted at the spe-
cial session of determining the sums
| DdlQ 10 eA6CullNc OlllCClo VI COI POl :
ations which borrow or otherwise
obtain treasury funds.
Revelations of tremendous Salar-
| les paid executives of insurance
companies which were. borrowing
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation aroused protest in the
senate and eventually led to legis-
lation limiting the sums paid to
the officials of borrowing corpora
lions. Similar legislation probably
will be directed against the air and
ocean mail companies if their pay
rolls reveal salaries of $4,000 year
or more.
The United Press was informed
the inquiry would seek to determine
whether subsidized mail carriers are
connected in any way with foreign
shipping or air lineo perators and
if so whether traffic is diverted TO
the foreign lines to the detriment
of American flag lines which de-
pend in part upon the treasury for
support.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
Prince
Weds Con1n1oner

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June
81. (U.P)-The Prince of the Astur-
las, renouncing all rights of sue
cesSion to the vacant Spanish
throne, was married in civil cere-
money at the Hotel De Vile today
to Senorita Edelmira Ignacia Adri-
ana Sampedro-Oceojo, Cuban COM
moner.
The prince, marrying for love,
joined the ranks of young European
royalty who have revolted against
class restrictions. None of the
members of his family was repre-
scented at the ceremony and he did
not even receive a telegram from
former King Alfonso of Spain, his
father, or others OF the family.
The marriage official. Augusta
Margot, declared the marriage legal
both in Spain and Cuba.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
EXPECT BREAK
IN HEAT WAVE
Cooler Weather Promised Area
Between Ohio River And
Rockies As Storms Reported.

CHICAGO, June 81. U.P)-Ncrth-
ern breezes and thundershowers
were predicted by the United
States weather bureau today to
bring relief from the sizzling heat
wave extending from the Ohio river
to the Rockies.
With summer due at 4:12 p. m.
tCST clouds and storms will break
the torrid spell, the second Of the
year. forecaSterS said. Cooler
weather was expected to prevail to-
morrow in nearly all sections of
the midwest which for six days
have baked in 100 degrees temper
atures.
Deaths from drownings and pros
trations increased. Nearly 80 lives
have been lost directly as a result
of the heat, a United Press survey
showed.
Damage to crops and livestock
was reported severe in farming Sec
tons.
For the seventh consecutive day
the mercury scared over the 100
degree mark in Canada. Six deaths
were reported there.
The weather bureau in Chicago
reported the hottest June 20 in its
history. The mercury climbed to
SO degrees in official readings, but
at the World s fair and in suburbs
it passed the 100 mark.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 81
(U.P-Searing heat scorched the
southeast and drought became a
serious threat to crops on the first
official day of summer today.
The mercury shot above 80 to
mark the beginning of the 18th day
this month of 90-100 degree tenn
peratures in Kansas City. The av-
erage daily recording thus far in
June has been seven and one-halt
degrees above normal, a record ex-
ceeded only by the torrid June OF
1911.
Only .03 of an inch of rain has
fallen thus far in June, 1923 inches
below normal and 2.18 inches below
that of the same date last June.
Pastures were drying out ano
livestock was being shipped tc
market early. The threat to wheat
and livestock in western Kansas
was so acute that Governor Lam
don appealed to federal and Rec
| Cross for aid. Corn has been leaS
affected but will fire soon unless
rain comes.
Truck gardening in the Kansas
City territory has been damaged
considerably. The vast Orrick po-
tato fields north of Kansas City
are drying and cracking and are
badly in need of rain.
Weather forecasters held little
hope for immediate relief.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
STERILIZATION
BASIS MAY De
REACHED SOON
Believe London Farley Near
Agreement On Value Of Dol
lar And Pound.
AWAIT ROOSEVELT PLAl
Price OF approximately $3.50
For Pound Thought Higher
Than British Desire.
BY HARRY FLORY

LONDON, June 81. U.PJ-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's new Instructions 10
the United States delegation at the
world economic conference may
embody plan for early, de facto
sterilization of the dollar and
pound sterling, it was reported to-
day.
Parity, it was reported, would be
fixed somewhere around $40 or
$3.50 for the pound, higher figure
than the British have hitherto been
willing to consider.
1t would be calculated to give
sufficient room for the United
States relation program to achieve
the desired effect, or If not achiev-
ed by indirect measures, to give
President Roosevelt room to de-
valuate the dollar by 10 per cent.
which may be necessary to get pri-
ces back to the 1926 level.
American delegates announced
they had a specific, immediate pro-
gram of economic action. The pro-
gram will be presented at the pro-
per moment, they said.
Members of the American dele
CATION discussed Senator Key Pitt
mans silver rehabilitation resolu-
ton which won some measure of
support before the monetary COM
mission.
The delegation also discussed the
wheat situation, and it was said In
their behalf that the United States
proposed to restrict production re-
CARELESS of the action of the con-
ference.
The French delegates issued an
official denial of reports that they
proposed to suspend negotiations
and quit the conference because de-
probation of the United States dol
lar made currency stabilization I'M
possible. No good purpose would be
served by withdrawal, they said.
NEW YORK, June 81. U.Pt-Pro-
lessor Raymond v. Moley, leading
member of President Roosevelt's'
brain trust" sails for London to-
day aboard the liner Manhattan to
carry to the American delegates at
the world economic conference Mr..
Roosevett's latest Instructions on
national policies.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
To
DEFER SLASH

Copyright, 1888, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, June 81. UP
Railroad executives indicated to-
day that they would comply with
the request of President Roosevelt
and postpone their proposed 121a
FER cent wage cut for at least six
months, the United Press was in
formed in an authoritative quarter.
While Joseph B. Eastman, feder-
al railroad coordinator, met with
the railroads committee of nine to
explain further the administration
plans for the steam carriers, it
was learned that he had presented
two sided proposition to the rail-
road operators and the employees.
In return for definite postpone
ment of the 1914 per cent reduc-
ton, Eastman was understood to
nave assured the railroad owners
that labor would agree to an ex-
tension-probably six mnoths-of
the 10 per cent wage reduction -
which went into effect two years
ago.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
Turner To Attack
His Former Marx

LOS ANGELES, June 81. up
Col. Roscoe Turner, holder of the
East-WeSt transoontinenthl speed
record, will asSail his old mark of
IL hours and 33 minutes on the
opening day of the National Air ra-
ces here, July l, he announced to-
day in filing his entry blank for
the New York-LoS Angeles dash.
Turner will fly his rejuvenated
special plane which in tests was
declared to have surpassed 300
miles an hour. The ship has been
equipped with new and more pow
erful motor and is a rebuilt model
of the Wedell-Williams racer in
which he established the present
East-WeSt record on Nov. IA, 1892.
Turner also will fly the ship in
the Shell straightaway dash and
the 200-mile Charles E. Thompson
trophy race during the air show.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
LOVE TRAGEDY
CASE CLOSED

LOS ANGELES, June 81. (U.Pj-
Recording the case as one of MUIR
der and suicide, police today closed
their investigation into the violent
deaths of Gabrielle Andrieux, 28-
year-old French modiSte, and her
sweetheart, Clifford Sherwood
writer, chess expert and a grand
nephew of two former governor S
of Connecticut.
Authorities said there was no
doubt in their minds that Sher-
wood, 40, shot himself through the
head after he first killed Miss An
drieux at the conclusion of a lovers
quarrel,
Sherwood, unconscious from a
wound In the head, was found in
Burbank yesterday slumped over
the wheel of his automobile some
IL hours after Miss Andrieux was
beaten and then shot to death. He
died without regaining conscious
ness.
Police sought Sherwood after
neighbors of Miss Andrieux identi-
fled him as the visitor who fled
from the modiSte'S dresSmaking
shop just after the shots that end
ed her life were fired.
The two had quarreled Sunday
Police said, when Miss Andrieux re-
fused Sherwoods proposal of mar
riage.
Newspaper clippings found in
Sherwood's luggage indicated he
was a grand nephew of the late
Phineas Lounsbury and George
Lounsbury, former Connecticut
governors. They also showed that
his grandmother was Sarah .Sher-
wood, wealthy New York social
worker
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
JelDeIer Victim
Of Hoid-Up Pair

LOS ANGELES, June 81. U.Pj-
Two well-groomed bandits were
hunted today after having bound
and gagged four persons in the
home of Samuel Kohn, wealthy
jeweler, and escaped with $4,000 in
jewels.
The bandits casually ransacked
! the house in two-hour search, in
terrupting their work only to bind
Mrs. Kohn, her daughter, a maid
and delivery boy when they appear
ed on the scene. They escaped in
the jewelers. new sedan.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
BY United Press

Copyright, 1888, by United Press
The first nine million Americans
in IA states voting on prohibition
gave an approximate four to one
lead to repeal, with the once mill
tant dry state of Iowa joining the
wet column today.
The 3 to 2 repeal vote in Iowa,
heart of the prohibition corn belt
stronghold, carried the repealists
over one of their most difficult
hurdles
New Hampshire and Connecticut
also joined the repeal column TO-
day bringing to IA the number of
states which in less than three
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
Produce Men To
Meet Tomorrow

Produce cash buyers, shippers
brokers are reminded of the meet
ing called for Thursday evening
June %, at clock at the Bar
bara Worth hotel when the new
law regarding licensing and bond
ing will be discussed.
c. j. Carey. chief of the division
OF market enforcement, state de-
partment of agriculture, will be
with the growers to explain the pro-
vision of the new law recently
signed by Governor Rolph.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
REPEAL RANKS
INCREASED BY
THREE STATES
Iowa, New Hampshire And Con-
necticut Vote To Abandon
Eighteenth Amendment.
DRYS LOSE STRONGHOLD
Result In Iowa Is Severe Blow
10 Organizations Supporting
National Prohibition.
By HARTZELL SPENCER
United Press Staff Correspondent


United Press Staff Correspondent
= DIES MONIES, Ia, June 2l.-
Traditionally dry Iowa favors re-
peal by a majority of 125,000 near
iy complete results from yesterday S
election showed today.
Returns from 1881 of the states
2,435 precincts showed:
For repeal, 1855, 400.
Against repeal, 242,113.
Iowa voted on a slate of 80 dele
gates to the state convention July
TO- Election of majority on eth
or side determined how all dele
gates would vote at the convention.
A surge of late voters was the
deciding factor After apparent
lack of interest early in the hot,
summer day, voters thronged the
polls between and o'clock. Re-
pealists had feared if voting was
under 100000, they would be de-
feated. The total number of bal
lots cast, however, was expected to
aggregate more than 100000.
Farming sections turned in the
strongest prohibition strength. EN-
met, Jasper and Adams counties
ali opposed repeal by majoritieS
ranging from 400 to LOO votes.
Mississippi river towns recorded
the strongest repeal majorities, with
DeS Moines in the lead. In Polk
county the repeal majority was
$4,000 to 10000; in Clinton county
1860 to 1903; in Dubuque county
1881 to 1921. The little town of
Luxembourg in Dubuque county
cast its 318 votes Solidly for repeal.
AS a result of an 18th hour state
ment by Gov. Clyde L. Herring, the
vote on the 18th amendment will
guide action on the states 17-year-
old prohibition law Governor Her.
ring announced that if repealists
won, the administration would in
troduce a bill in the special legis-
latiye session two months hence
Tor repeal of the state law.
The vote eliminated a week of
heated campaigning by both sides.
F. Scott Mcbride, national sup
erintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, in Washington today, with
'iSio toillilicllG vi GIle iowa result
until all the votes had been count
cd.
Before the election he character
lied the vote as the first real test
and declared that regardless of the
outcome, prohibition forces would
never let up in their battle to re-
tain prohibition as a fundamental
law of the land. He hopes repeal
will not be determined until next
year when, he says, the drys will
be better organized.
Thirty-six states must ratify the
repeal amendment to make it ef-
fective. In addition to the IA which
have voted already, 10 states have
called elections for this year. A to-
tai of 81 will have voted by Janu-
airy /.
The vets must win all but one of
the 81 if they are TO be successful.
Mcbride is equally confident the
south will stand by prohibition. The
first test there will come next
month in Alabama, Arkansas and
Tennessee.
HARTFORD, Conn, June 81.
BY an overwhelming majority Con"
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
Admits Sending
Roosevelt Bombs

WATERFOWL, N. Y, June 21.-
UPj-Joseph Doldo, 20, who left
school while in the fourth grade,
told police today that he sent two
crudely fashioned bombs to PreSi-
dent Roosevelt lust for fun
His arrest solved the mystery OF
the Watertown crank who not
only mailed bombs to the White
House but dispatched a check for
SIS, 100000 to cover the British War
debt payment that was due June
Is. Postal inspectors have sought
the bomb mailer for weeks.
Daldo was captured yesterday
when he went to bank to get a
time table similar to one he en-
closed in recent letter to the
President, police said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
NOTED AUTHOR DIES

REDLANDS, Calf, June 81. up
Sam Kemp, British adventurer,
author and orange grower, died at
his home here yesterday after a four
year illness. He was "a.
Kemp recently wrote a book,
BLACK Frontiers in which he mar
rated thrilling adventures in South
Africa as a youth of 10. He is sur
vived by his widow and three bro
theirs, residing in England. He was
native of Lincolnshire.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
REPORT FLYER KILLED

MEXICO CITY, June III.
W.P)-Advices from the state Of
TIaxacala today said the air.
plane Of the Spanish trans
Atlantic flyers had been wreck
ed near Mount TIahuaiili and
that one Of the flyers was killed.
The other was reported SER
iously injured.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
MATTERN SEARCH DELAYED

NOME, Alaska, June 81. U.P)-
Adverse flying weather continued
today to hold airmen from a search
for James Mattern, world flyer
missing for nearly a week on his
flight from Siberia.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21

At Detroit DIST game)
Boston ............ 900 225 l00-10 Ia
Detroit ............. 800 001 200 8 IL 2
Rhodes, WEIGH, Kline, Weiland
and Terrell; Herring, Hogsett,
Bridges and DeSautels, Hayworth.
At Chicago
Washington 800 100 00l-9 18 |
Chicago 900 900 1000 9 |
Whitehill and Sewell; Gregory,
Kimsey and CRUDE.
At Cleveland
Philadelphia 001 900 600 6 4
Cleveland ........010 3l1 05x-11 II l
Earnshaw, Walberg and Coch-
rane; Terrell ARD Spencer.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21

w. E. Urick, Indio, Riverside
county, has installed two Diesel en-
gines for pumping irrigation water.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
Senator To Fight
For Market NeWs

WASHINGTON, June 81. U.P)-
Senator Steiwer (Rep) Oregon, said
today he would protest to Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wallace the
scheduled abandonment of the ag-
ricultural market news service.
"They are sending agriculture
back to a state of commercial ig-
norance to save $l,300,000,' he
said.
A valley wide fight to retain the
market news service in Imperial
Valley is promised by produce men,
who have been sending kilograms
to Washington yesterday and to-
day, to have the disseminating or
der rescinded.
If necessary, a representative of
the industry said today, the fight
would be carried directly to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to enlist his support
for retention of the service.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21
0yFR|!S}!s:t

BEVERLY HILLS, June 20.
(SpeciaD-When the economic
conference first met in London
there was great deal of doubt
as to just what were its hopes
and aims. Well, after 10 days
we are no longer in doubt. They
had three reasons for meeting.
The first was to cancel the
debt to America. The second
was to cancel the debt to Am
erica and the third was to can
eel the debt to America.
From then on they could
take up any little loose odds
and ends, such as lowering AM
erican tariffs, stabilizing AM
erican money above the price of
their own. With these accom-
plished they could all go home
and if things didn't pick up in
their own countries, think up
something else to blame Amer
lea for, then meet and have
another conference.
Yours,
nix R1~~
Oisss n.s.uss, syStsssss. ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-21

Carleton, vance ana j. wilson,
Beck, Shaute and Lopez, Outen.
AT Philadelphia
Cincinnati loo 001 240- 8 10 l
Philadelphia 900 004 6Ox-10 IL 5
Stout, Johnson, Quinn and Hem
sley; A. Moore, Hansen, Liska, Ell
lott and Davis.
At Boston Qst game)-
Pittsburgh 900 OBI 200-5, 10
Bostonl ..................301 001 01X-6 II
Smith, Chagnon, Kremer, Har-
ris, French and Grace; Cantwell
Zachary and Hogan, Spohrer.
At Boston (2nd game
Pittsburgh .........003 600 000-3 5 0
Boston ................. 900 O20 03x-5 IL
Swetonic, Chagnon and Grace;
Farmhouse. Starr, Mangum and
Spohrer.
At New York
Chicago 900 100 O00-1 3
New York 100 10I O1x-3 7 0
Malone and Hartnett; Fitzsim-
mons and Mancuso.