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Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
LABOR GRAF 7
CHARGE MADE
(Continued On Page 81

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 25. U.p)
Day labors on the Santa Ana
river flood control project were
tween 81 and SIPS in wages per
day or lose all chances of being
hired ROLAND Vandegrift, director
of finance, said today.
Revelations of alleged labor re-
bates were made in finance de-
partment audit submitted to the
state controllers office.
The report stated laborerS were
not hired unless they agreed before
hand to rebate portion of their
wages. Presumably, they were hired
for 1925 per day. But after the
rebate. their wage was cut down TO
$500 and $2.25.
Two years ago the legislature ap-
propriated $400,000 for the Santa
Ana project. The act provided
state funds must be matched by
The county or any other public
agency.
The Cucamonga Basin Protective
association of western San Bernar-
dino county offered to match some
of the state funds. This associa-
ton, the audit report stated, intro
duced the rebate plan. Laborers
were told if they turned back part
of their wages their jobs would be
prolonged.
Rebates were used to match ad-
ditional state funds. The audit
disclosed, Vandegrift said, that
$8270 was taken from laborers.
Ray Riley, state controller, was
of the opinion every laborer could
bring suit against the San Bernar-
dino county treasurer and compel
him tc sue the association for re-
turn of the rebate cash. He did
not believe the state could under
take any action.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25

after six months o: constant eX
perimentation, orders for the Ii
quid carbonic containers now are
filled by the company.
The main delay has been caused
by the lack of correct machinery
to be used in manufacturing the
dry ice" Machines obtained from
companies in all parts of the coun-
try were found to be unsuitable and
had to be discarded or rebuilt to
suit the needs of the inland plant.
Plant Planned
AS soon as company officials and
engineers are satisfied with their
experiments and learn how to han
die manufacturing, a Acton plant
will be built at inland, company
officials said today, 1t is expected
building will begin within the next
90 days.
DRY ice" is one of the most in
teresting developments of modern
days and the industry still is in an
experimental stage.
One OF the Einhart company rep
resentatives brought an eight-inch
block of the dry ice" to The Press
office today and put it through its
tricks. The white substance smoked
when exposed to the air and while
the size of the block diminished
slowly, no water appeared on the
paper upon which it rested.
Water was placed in tin con-
tainer and the container placed on
the top OF the block of dry ice. >
In few moments hard ice was
frozen inside the tin. A piece of the
dry ice" was paced in glass OF
water. White smoke rolled from
the glass as the dry ice" slowly dis
appeared, but the temperature OF
the water did not change. The DRY
ice" melted when the gas and air
disappeared into the atmosphere.
Members of the staff drank the
water in the glass and found it sim
liar to carbonized water served at
drug stores.
1t is impossible to hold the dry
ice" in the hands for more than a
few seconds as it will freeze the
fingers. Any metal placed in con-
tact with the dry ice" immediate
ly becomes so cold it cannot be
touched.
Speculation as to the future OF
the dry ice" industry forms the
topic of many conversations in I'M
perial Valley and interest in the
development of the area in the
north end is unabated on the part
of valley residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
AWAIT TERMS
Of k|DNAP PERs

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. July
25. U.PI-The grieving family or
Charles F. Urschel, isolated in their
home today issued a new appeal to
the kidnapers of the multi-million-
aire oil man, advising them "the
case is in your hands and We are
ready to negotiate"
No word has come from the
gangsters who have held the 40
year old head of the vast Slick
UrSchel estate for almost so hours.
A new plan for having five or six
widely scattered relatives or friends
to act as contacts where the kid
naperS could make ransom demand
at any time was discussed in fam
lily conference last night, IL was
learned
No definite decision was made,
however, pending arrival of Arthur
Seeligson, close personal friend OF
the victim and trustee OF the es-
tate. He was enroute here from
North Carolina. He has been select
ed as agent of the family in deals
with the abductors.
II hope they will get in touch
with us at once" Mrs. Urschel said
today. I'VE are being absolutely
frank and fair about IT, have
talked to every officer and told ey-
eryone of them that didn't want
to do a thing until Charles Is safe
ly back. They have promised me
they wouldn't and / don't believe
they are doing a thing. There
hasn't been an officer In or near
the house since yesterday"
The truce left the family COM
pletely alone In the sand colored
brick mansion and gave the kidnap
gang . clear avenue 10 whatever
demands they might wish 70 make,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
DRY ICE PERFORMS STUNTS
INTERESTING TO PRESS STAFF

One of the most interesting
phases of the development of I'm
perial Valleys mineral resources,
the manufacture of dry ice" from
carbon dioxide gas, now has reach
ed stage where the product is made
at the INLAND experiment plant and
the liquid carbonic made and sold
to soda fountain proprietors in this
section.
The inland plant of the COM
pany launched here by Carl Elm
hart, recently received report
from the Smith-Emery laboratories
in Los Angeles which gave the con-
tent of the submitted dry ice
block as carbon dioXide 996 per
cent and air a.
Gas used in experiments at the
plant is taken from we'll No. on
Times-Mirror land in the north
end of the valley. Einhart leased
10000 acres of private and Imper-
ial Irrigation district lands for
drilling for the gas.
A pressure of $50 pounds was en-
countered in well No. 3, and the
company plans to drill between IL
and Ia more wells in the same area,
it was announced today.
DRY ice is 140 degrees colder than
ice made from water and lasts Is
times longer when properly hand
led" members of the company ex-
planned. The ice should De placed in
tight containers. The gas Is
153 heavier than air
Within the las6 IeW weeks and
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
NATION GIVES
FINE ANSWER
TOPRES|DENT
Capital Deluged With Pledges
Of Support For Industrial Re-
covery Appeal.
RADIO ADDRESS PLEASES
Roosevelt Asks For Coopera-
ton But Promises Action
Against Laggards.
By FRIEDRICH A. STORM

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 25-Pledges
of allegiance approaching war time
fervor poured in on the govern
ment today as Americans answered
President Roosevelt's call for a
united and immediate offensive to
conquer the enemy of depression.
ut will be DONE" was the slogan
of thousands of messages which
Streamed to the White House in
response to President Roosevelt's
appeal to all employers, large and
small, to sign an agreement fixing
fair and uniform wages for all and
spreading employment by shorten
ing working hours.
"a common covenant" the Presi-
dent called it-a covenant 'in the
name of patriotism and humanity"
The way to better times for all
| has been carefully charted. MIR.
Roosevelt said in his nationwide ap-
peal last night, and "it is time for
courageous action"
The President barely had finish
ed speaking from his White House
study before the telegraph wires
into Washington were jammed with
messages pledging support of big
corporations, small businessmen
and consumers.
/ An official of one telegraph COM
pany estimated the number of
messages for Mr.. Roosevelt would
reach 10000 before the morning
was far advanced. His company
held three times the usual numb
er of employees to handle the
| stream of responses that came in
during the night.
Asks Cooperation
He said he could recall no such
response to presidential appeal
since Woodrow Wilson in 1917
summoned the nation to a differ
ent kind of war.
Calling for the cooperation of
the entire public as well as en-
ployerS, Mr.. Roosevelt explained
the unemployment campaign in
phrases for the complete under
standing of the forgotten man."
"The proposition is simply this:
IF all employers will act to-
gether to shorten hours and raise
wages, we can put people back to
work. No employers will suffer, be-
cause the relative level of COM
petitiye cost will advance by the
same amount for all. But if any
considerable number should lag or
shirk, this great opportunity will
pass us by and we will go into
another desperate winter. This must
not happen"
That is the gospel that will be
hammered home in every city and
hamlet of the land. The Presidents
address set the keynote for thous-
ands of speakers and campaign
workers under direction of the re-
covery administration who will
carry on the drive to obtain every
employers signature to agree
ments setting a minimum wage
of SIS week for industrial labor
and SIS for white collar" en-
ployeeS.
Laggards Warned
The Chief Executive warned of
penalties in the law for the lag
garos but added that Il am now
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
BY MARION F. COLLINS
United Press Staff Corresponden

NEW YORK, July 25.-General
Italo iBalbo. Italy's dynamic air
minister, today led his fleet of "a
warplanes out of New York, home
ward bound after the most spec
tacular mass flight in history.
The first triad of air galleons rose
from the waters of Jamaica Bay at
10 a. m. EDIT, followed in rapid sue
ceSsion by the remainder of the
winged squadron, and headed due
north for Shediac, N. B., the first
port of call on the return voyage to
Orbetello, Italy.
From Shediac, the flyers hope TO
take off tomorrow for Shoal Har-
Dor, Newfoundland, their point OF
departure for the long and danger
out flight direct to Valencia, Ire
land.
Leaving New York, the squadron
had flown more than 1000 miles,
in great circle from their home
port, to give the world a demon
stration of flying efficiency un-
equalled in modern air maneuvers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
Water Project
Advances Step

SACRAMENTO, July 25, [U.Pj-
The $l60,0O0,O0o great central val
ley water project bill today was
sent to the floor of the senate with
a do pass" recommendation by the
senate irrigation committee.
The measure received a bare ma
Jority of four votes after the COM
mittee had been tied up by a 8 to
3 vote following long hearing last
night.
In addition to providing for con-
struction of dams at Kennett and
Friant on the Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers, the measure was
amended to provide for construc-
ton of an electrical transmission
line from Kennett to Antioch.
Other more technical amendments
to increase the Importance of the
power development phase of the
project were accepted by the COM
mittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
We're Not Alone
On Heat Problem

FRESNO. Calf, July 25. UP) -
A new record for protracted heat
was in prospect for the San Joa~
quin valley today as the district
began its 18th consecutive day of
temperatures above i02 degrees.
The previous record for continued
hot weather was set in 1881, when
the thermometer ranged above 10G
degrees from the middle of July
until the first week in August.
Maximum temperatures curing
the past Is days ranged from l02
10 108 degrees on official thermo-
meters, but a peak of 100 was re-
corded as the highest orchard Tor
street, temperature.
During the period. Bakersfield
had slightly higher temperatures
than those. recorded in Fresno, ard
Merced, slightly lower temperatures.
The remainder of the valley had
temperatures similar to those here.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
GET CLUES To
BOYS SLAYER
San Diego Police Summon War
Veterans To Aid In Search OF
City.

SAN DIEGO, July 25. UP =
With two new clues to track down
In the murder of Dalbert Aposhian,
7, Police Chief Harry Raymond this
afternoon summoned war veterans
of San Diego to mobilize at the po-
lice headquarters by midafternoon
for house to house checkup of the
city.
The new clues included several
cypress needles taken from the body
of the mutilated victim and a small
feather. The small pieces of evi-
dence we're Immediately sent to ex-
pertS for examination.
Police prepared an intensive
search in the hope of locating the
scene of the crime.
SAN DIEGO, July 25. <U.Pa -
Grimly determined men searched
hideouts along the waterfront today
in the remote hope that the brutal
slayer of seven-year-old Dalbert
ApoShian might have concealed
himself here instead of fleeing the
city after mutilating the lad and
casting his body into the bay.
Horribly slashed and beaten, the
tiny body was found yesterday by
members of the crew of the U. S. S.
Dobbin The lads ears had been
severed, his eyes gouged, his tongue
slit and his wrists Slashed. Vital or
ganS were missing and the head
had been beaten in, autopsy sur
geons found.
The sadistic murder closely par
alleled the murder of little Marion
Parker in Los Angeles, for whose
Staying William Edward Hickman
was hanged.
And it was the fifth unsolved
murder committed in San Diego
during the past 30 months.
Dalbert disappeared Tuesday af-
ternoon while on an errand for his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs George Apo
Shan, owners of clothing store.
He was seen Wednesday, crying,
on a waterfront street by Ed Rose a
taxi-driver.
From the condition Of the body,
(Confinued On Pare n
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
FLYERS HOPE
To CONTINUE
Mollinsons Planning To Fly To
Bagdad And London If Ship
Available.

NEW YORK, July 25. (U.P) =
James and Any Mollison, not yet
recovered from injuries received in
crash at Bridgeport, Conn, at the
end of their transatlantic flight,
talked today of attempting to break
the long distance record with a
flight to Bagdad, Arabia, 5000 miles
away, in a borrowed plane.
Their plans when they took off
from Perdine Sands, Wales, Satur-
day in the Seafarer, was to fly to
New York, thence to Bagdad, and
tnen return to London. The crash
seemed to have ended that plan.
But they could not dismiss the am
bilious project from their minds,
and American friends urged them
to borrow plane.
wiley Post offered us the Win
ME Mae" Mollison said. HE said
that We might take his ship ary-
where we wanted"
lis smile indicated that while he
appreciated the offer he would not
care to risk the round-t -the-world
ship in a hazardous flight.
The flying Mollisons looked any
thing but fit when they arrived al
FLOYD Bennett airport from Bridge
port ut sos p. m. yesterday as pas
sengeis III an amphibian piloted by
Ralph Wexford Propped on pill
lows and accompanied by a nurse
and two physicians, their arrival at
their intended destination was not
the triumphal one they planned.
Four planes, including one flown
by Frank Hawks, accompanied
them. flying in formation, and a
crowd of 1900 cheered them at the
airport.
hotel suite. Their physician said
they must have complete rest for
several days.
Mrs. Mollison said she wanted to
do two things while here-Ineet
some famous American pilots, and
pilot an American plane.
1--WE met Mr.. Post and Amelia
Earhart and Commander Hawks,
and there are others 1 hope to
meet" she said II nave never
flown an American plane and
want to.
"If our flight had been success
full we mad planned that it would
be climax in our flying career
We planned if we had succeeded
TO get a cottage in the country
and rest and enjoy ourselves
awhile"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
REPORT FIVE MEN DEAD IN
OCEANS|DE A|RPLANE CRASH
Army Bomber Enroute From March Fiele
To San Diego Loses Wing Causing DeatI
Of Entire Crew.
Conflicting Rumors AS To Number OF Men
In Plane One From Rockwell Asserting
Seven Were In Crew.

OCENSIDE, Calf, July 25. W.P
An army air bomber crashed near
here today carrying at least five
men to their death.
The plane, enroute from March
field, Riverside, to Rockwell field,
San Diego, fell from a height OF
500 feet after II lost a wing in mid
air.
1t nosed into the ground mangling
its occupants so badly that identi-
fication of victims was almost i'm
possible and it was difficult even
to determine the number killed.
OCEANSIDE, Calf, July 25. tU.Pl
Seven men were reported killed
when an army bombing plane lost
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
FEDERAL MEN
WILL SURVEY
VALLEY LOANS

-Four representative of the de-
partment of agriculture arrived in
the valley last night and today be-
gan a thorough investigation of
conditions relative to federal land
bank loans for valley ranchers.
The group is composed of w. w.
Weir, Paul A. Ewing, Harry F. Bla-
ney and j. H. Mccormick.
When they called at Imperial
Irrigation district headquarters this
morning, they were assured of all
the cooperation it is possible for
directors and officials to give in the
investigations. Records, reports aud
other data were placed at their dis
posal by directors.
Arrival of the investigators was
received with interest here as it is
believed their reports to the gov
ernment will have power to secure a
new DEAL for valley ranchers who
long have felt they were being dis
criminated against in the matter of
farm loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
BY THOMAS b. MALARKEY
United Press Staff Corresnnndenj

BY THOMAS b. MALARKEY
United Press Staff Correspondent,
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 25. U.P,
Further complications to the tax
alton deadlock were added today
when the senate revenue and tax
alton committee refused to approve
the proposed $15,000,000 state in
come tax bill. The assembly had
already passed the measure.
Sentiment in the committee was
split almost evenly and proponents
OF the measure were unable tc
obtain the necessary seven votes
either to send the bill out with
favorable recommendation OF
even with no recommendation.
AS a result the senate had nc
income measure before it. The free
conference appointed from both
houses to reach compromise on
the sales tax bill must meet with
out being able to consider the in
come proposal in the new tax
Setup, unless proponents are able
to withdraw it from committee
by two-thirds senate vote.
Opposition to the income tax
b. was led by senator Ben Hulse, I'm
perial. He argued it would actuall>
be paid largely by the states ag-
riCultural industry.
Other senators asserted the mea-
sure would hit those already pay
ing heavy taxes through leyies
while persons with large incomes
would be able to evade the tax
through taX-eXempt securities.
Senator Jerrold Seawell. Rose
vile, declared it would be just
another poor mans tax
While the vote to send the mea-
sure out without recommendation"
was 6 to 5, in favor of the motion,
seven votes were required to get
the bill out of committee.
A 2a per cent sales tax dropping
automatically to per cent July
/, 1894 will be the compromise re-
commentator to free conference
committee meeting later today, as
semblyman Charles Lyon of Los
Angeles announced.
The committee will seek to iron
out differences between the as
semblys vote for 2 per cent tax
and the senate's firm stand for 3
per cent.
SACRAMENTO, CAL July 25.--
The sales tax was tied up in inter
house deadlock today while legis-
lators, fretful over possible pro-
longing of the session, worked in
dustriously to pass supplemental
revenue measures and thus expedite
meeting deficit of $128,000,000.
The senate declined to concur in
assembly amendments cutting the
sales tax rate from three to two
per cent. That threw the issue into
free conference.
Compromise plans lay in the
hands of the joint conference COM
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
Grubb May Head
Agency Of MIRA

LOS ANGELES, July 25. UP
Asemblyman Charles w. Grubb OF
Huntington Park is expected to be
named director of the Pacific coast
regional headquarters, for the Ma
tional Industrial Recovery Agency
within the next "a hours, it was
learned today.
establishment of the department
of commerce office here as head
quarters for the MIRA will be an
nounced coincidently with Grubb'S
appointment, it was understood.
Grubb now is in Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
Trio On Trial In
Alleged Staying

LOS ANGELES, July 25. tU,pj--
Charged with the murder of Pedro
Pineda, Mexican customs guard,
Jerry Acalin, fishing boat master,
and two members OF his crew went
on trial in federal court today.
Mexican officials charge that
Acalin, Mike Marin and Anton
Btazich threw Pineda overheard
from their vessel after they had
been arrested for violation of Mex
ican fishing regulations off the
EnSenada coast Pineda's body was
washed ashore the next day.
The defendants are represented
by Samuel Shortridge, former
United States senator.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
Clever Escape
Plan Is Failure

SAN JOSE, Calf, Juy 25. tU,R)-
When 80 ministers carle to visit
the "bull-pen" of the county Jail
here, Leo Redoni, prisoner, produced
pair of dark glasses and a flap
brimmed, ecclesiastical hat from
some hidden crevice ana jointed
the party.
He was walking down the side.
walk, after shaking hands with the
jailers, when Deputy Sheriff John
Moore noticed that the rest Of Re-
ooni's garb was not at all minis
terial.
Ministers, many Of them strangers
to one another. protested when
Moore dived into the group and
seized Redoni.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
AIR ARMADA
At SHED|AC
Pair OF Planes Forced To De-
scend Enroute Home From
United States.

SHEDIAC, N. B., July 25. U.P)-
General Italo Balbo led his fleet
of seaplanes out of the United
States on the homeward trek to
Italy today, and on the first stage
of the re-crossing of the Atlantic
minor mishaps forced down two
of the craft.
The first IL of the remaining ap-
peared over Shediac at 3:45 p. m.
The plane I-Gall of the sixth
triad went down at Rockland, Me-.
when its oil ran out, but reports
her were that it took off again after a
brief halt. The I-Arm of the sew
enth triad dropped down at Mil
ledgeville, N. B.. the municipal
airport at st. John, when it ran
low on gasoline.
NEW YORK, July 25. {U.P}-One
of the fleet of Italian seaplanes
which left New York this morning
for Shediac, NJ B., was forced down
by loss of oil at Rockland. Me-,
Mackay radio reported this after
noon.
The plane I-Gall of the sixth tri-
ad, commanded by Captain Gallo,
came down safely, radio advices to
Mackay said
The co-pilot of the plane is Cap
tain Clingheri. and it also carried
Sergeant Mechanic Barilini and
Corporal w. 7. Pelosi.
1t was the first forced landing
made by any of the fleet of sea-
planes since the departure from
Italy, and the first mishap of any
kind since one plane was wrecked
in landing at Amsterdam with the
loss of one life.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
TRADING HOURS CHANGED

NEW YORK, July 25. U.H -
Trading hours on the New York
stock exchange have been changed
from noon TO p. m. to IL a. IN. to
. p. m. effective tomorrow, and the
exchange will be closed Saturday,
July 20. the board of governors an
nounced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
GENERAL MOTORS PROFITS

NEW YORK, July 25. U,Pt -
General Motors corporation in the
quarter ended June 30 had a net
profit of SAL, ,198,l69 after deprecia-
ton. interest, federal taxes, etc,
equal, after the preferred dividends
to 80 cents a common share on
43,0l4,409 shares outstanding.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25

a wing and crashed 500 feet to the
ground a mile east of here today.
Every occupant of the plane was
killed almost Immediately, it ap-
peared from first inspection Of
the crushed bodies lying in the
tangle of wood and metal.
Eye witnesses said first warning
of the impending wreck came with
cracking sound as one wing of
the large ship crumbled and was
ripped from the fuSelage.
Then the damaged craft fell in
an awkward downward plunge to
strike nose first. The terrific force
of the dive telescoped the fuselage
about the bodies of its occupants
One man, it appeared, tried to
"bail out" but was caught in the
crash.
Army officials at Rockwell field
in San Diego, 35 miles south OF
here, said that an army transport
was due there from March Field
Riverside, with seven men.
RIVERSIDE, Calf, July 25. UP
Army air headquarters at March
Field reported that there we're two
officers and three enlisted men in
the army bombing snip that crash
ed at Oceanside today.
The officers were 1t. Alfred A
Maxwell, of Pacific Grove, Calf.
and 1t. Carl H. Murray, of Filler
Idaho
The names of the three enlisted
men were not Immediately avail
able.
According to reports here, all five
were killed instantly.