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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
PROVIDE NEW
Federal. TAX
Public Works Program Will In
clude New Levies Not Yet De-
finitely Decided Upon.
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, May 11.-Con-
gressional leaders were advised to-
day that President Roosevelt's om-
nibuS legislative program for in
duStrial planning and public works
will include provision for new fed
eral taxes amounting to $22O,00O,-
900.
Majority Leader Byrns of the
house, discussing the measure after
Senator Wagner, Dem, N. Y, had
submitted a completed draft for
the Presidents approval, said the
additional revenues would be ear
marked for use in meeting interest
and sinking fund requirements of
the proposed $3,300,000 public works
program.
The public works program is in
cluded in the Wagner omnibus le-
gislation, which would provide also
for shorter work week. Byrns said
the new legislation, which is expec-
ted to be presented soon. to con-
greSS as the last major phase of
the Presidents program for the spe-
cial session, would "obviate the ne
ceSsity" for a 80 hour bill such as
Chairman Connery of the house la
Dor committee has proposed.
ByrnS said he was not advised as
to the form the new levies would
take. In some quarters a graduated
poll tax of from l to 80 per cent
was suggested.
He declined to reveal exact de-
tails of the industrial sections of
the measure but said he understood
the public works provisions would
include funds for distribution to
states and municipalities as well as
for direct federal construction.
Some $300,0OO,O0O would be allo-
Gated for highway construction and
100000 for naval construction,
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Suit Caused By
Hole In Carpet

Strength, even though it be of q
superior quality is no protection
against hole in a carpet and
when said hole decides to trip up
a person the stronger they are the
harder they fall
This is eXemplified in a suit for
$15,800 damages filed today by Rob-
ert Anderson against the Fox West
Coast theatre in Brawley.
In this complaint it is alleged
that a torn piece of Garnet trlp'
Anderson and caused him to fall
down a flight of stairs inflcting
various bruises and injuries which
confined him to hospital and put
him to considerable expense. The
accident happened on April 8.
The plaintiff, known as Captain
Robert Anderson. appeared at the
local United Artists theatre in
February, billed as a strongman.
One of his stunts was to pull the
largest truck of the Ell Centre fire
department along Main street by
his teeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
NAVY FLEETS
PLAN bATT[E

SAN PEDRO, Calf, May IL.
(UPj-A mimic battle between the
United States battle fleet and the
scouting force in the seas between
Cape Mendocino and the Columbia
river will feature maneuvers plan
ned between May % and August
&c it was learned today.
The battle" will take place dur
ing two shuttle cruises which the
United States fleet will make to
Puget Sound.
The scouting force will leave San
Pedro for Seattle May %, and will
return from Puget Sound about
July 20. Enroute north it will make
a short stop at San Francisco.
The battle force will sail north
June 80, returning here August e.
Some time between July 7 and
II, when the two fleets pass at sea
off the Oregon coast, they will be
engaged in the first combined fleet
maneuvers ever held in that region.
Vice Admiral Frank H. Brumby
will be in command of the scouting
force, while Admiral william S.
Standley, soon to become chief of
naval operations, will lead the bat
tie fleet
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
LOS ANGELES
JUDGES BILL
STRIKES SNAG

SACRAMENTO, May l.. UP
A measure designed to take Los
Angeles county superior judges out
of politics today had the approval
of both houses of the legislature,
but was held up pending disposi-
ton of a motion by Senator John
L. Moran, Corning, to reconsider
the vote by which the measure was
passed by the senate last night.
The proposed constitutional a
mendment provides that an ap-
pointive board comprised of the
chief justice of the supreme court,
the presiding justice of the district
court of appeal and the county IS
representative in the state senate
present three names to the COVER
nor for appointment to the bench.
With appointment by the COVER
nor, the judge S term would be for
six years. At the end of that time
his name would be placed on a
ballot to determine whether or not
he should be retained. In such a
case the incumbent would have no
opponent. If he was not approved
by the people, the appointive board
again would be called on to sub
nit names to the governor, the
measure provides.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
AWAIT REPLY
BY GOVERNOR

SACRAMENTO, May II. U.P)-
Long awaited reply Of Governor
Rolph to inferential and direct
charges made against his admin
istration by the Inman senatorial
investigating committee will be
submitted to the senate late today.
The governor said he had COM
pleted his answer and would sub
NIT it to the upper house about 4
2. m. The reply was approx
mately 10000 words long and will
probably consume over an hour to
read.
The investigating committee
conducted an inquiry into Rolph
administration for nearly two
months. 1t submitted three reports.
The committee findings severely
criticized the Rolph administra-
ton in some particulars and level
led it's fire at ROLAND Vandegrift,
director of finance, and DR.. j. M.
Toner, director of institutions.
Governor Rolph refused to reply
TO the committee report until its
final report was submitted. Just
as soon as this document was in
the hands of the legislature, he
went to work on his answer.
1t was understood the COVER
nor'S answer contained detailed
answers to all charges contained
in the committee report. The de-
partment of public works assisted
him in preparing that portion Of
his reply dealing with highways.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
COURT ISSUES
WARRANTS IN
LAND CASE S

Bench warrants for the arrest
of eight persons indicted by the
grand jury for violation of the
alien land law were issued this
morning by Judge R. D. McPher-
rim in superior court. The war
rants were asked by Elmer Head,
district attorney.
Those for whom the warrants
we're issued this morning are: w.
j. Robbins, Carroll L. Post, Fred
j. Hauseur, John B. Antrobos, j.
Labh Singh, NICOLA Singh, Rolla
Singh and Segura, also known as
Mihr Singh. Three other persons
were named as defendants in this
indictment but their names were
not revealed this morning.
Post and Robbins who reside in
Pasadena are said to be the owners
of the land while Hauseur, whose
home is in Hollywood and AntroboS.
another PaSadenean are named as
the real estate agents involved in
making the deal. The property in
volved is in the vicinity of West
morland and also Calipatria.
j. Labh Singh and Rolla Singh
were arrested yesterday and are
now in the county Jail, the former
having been apprehended in Cali
patria at 6:15 yesterday afternoon.
The former was arrested in West
morland earlier in the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
PLANES STAGE
AIR ATTACK

MARCH FIELD, Riverside, Calf,
May IL. UPj-Three hundred and
20 army airplanes, ranging from the
tiny pursuit planes to the heavier
bombers and transport ships, left
here at 8 o'clock this morning for
airdromes throughout the Los An
geles metropolitan area and rem
devious over Mines Field, Los An
geles, Stimulating an attack over
the city from II different points.
Scattered at the many airportS
in groups of nine, the squadrons
will be called into action by radio,
formed into wings, and then repair
to the rendezvous.
Brig. Gen. Oscar Westover, from
his headquarters ship flying at al
titudes as high as 10000 feet, was
directing the action by radio. Upon
execution of the problems, the ships
were to return to March field.
While there has been no day set
when March Field proper will be
the scene of activity, those inter-
ested in watching the ships at close
range can visit the field at and
II a. M, when the planes take off
and return.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Charge Mellon
EUaded Taxes

WASHINGTON, May II. U.PJ -
The department of justice is in
vestigating various charges of in
come tax evasion against Andrew
w. Mellon, former secretary of the
treasury, in line with its general
study of such accusations, Attor-
ney General Cummings said today.
In answer to inquiries regarding
accusations made recently by Rep.
McFadden, Repn., Pa, the attor-
ney general said the department
was investigating mot only those
accusations, but quite number of
suggestions from various sources,
most of them voluntary, expressing
the view that the department
might look into the matter"
Our policy" the attorney gen.
eral said, sis generally to investi-
gate any cases where allegations
warrant our study of the situation" T"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
MEANS Tells
WEIRD TALE
Claims To Know All Particulars
In Connection With Lindbergh
kidnapping Case.

WASHINGTON, May II. U.P)--
CASTOR B. Means, declaring that he
knew who kidnapped the Lindbergh
baby and what became Of the
$4,000 ransom paid by Charles A.
Lindbergh, testified in district su-
preme court today that the original
kidnap plot called for the abduc-
ton of the famous flyer himself.
Means named as the kidnapers
two underworld characters whom
he called "Irving Fenton" and
Wellington Henderson
The former department of JUS
tice investigator, cloaked his testi-
mony with considerable mystery
and in direct examination did not
further identify "Fentonp and
Henderson
Means and Norman T. Whitaker
are charged with defrauding Mrs.
Evalyn Walsh Mclean on a promise
that they could effect the return
of the kidnapped baby.
Henderson told me they plan
ned to kidnap Colonel Lindbergh
himself,' Means testified. "They
never intended to get the babv.
| They couldn It kidnap Colonel Lind
bergh because he moved too quick
ly and they couldn It shadow him.
He said they wanted other kid
napers to rise up all over the coun-
try after they had kidnapped Lind
bergh and to realize that the big
gest men and bankers could be
kidnapped.
"They planned to hold Lindbergh
for 100000. The night the baby
was kidnapped it was carried to a
cave which had been used to store
illicit whisky for seven or eight
years.
Henderson told me he expect
ed Lindbergh to rush out in search
for the baby and they would grab
him.
Means said Violet Sharpe, the
maid in the Dwight Morrow home
who later committed suicide, kept
him informed as to what went on
in the Lindbergh home.
"She didn t know my purpose or
| object" he said.
Means said on March 7 Mrs. Nc
Lean gave him ,000-$50,O00 in
500 bills and $4,000 in $40 bills
which he took home and put in
a safe in the basement. He said
Mrs. Mclean had agreed to "fin-
ance and meet all expenses in con-
nection with the investigation and
/ return of the baby
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
JAPAN SENDS
ARMY PLANES
OVER PE|P|NC
Foreign Consuls Believe Inyad-
ers Plan Occupation Of Capt.
tai In Near Future.
MARTIAL LAW IS INVOKED
Rockefeller Foundation Field
Hospital A tChinchow Bombed
By Airships.
BY HERBERT r. EKINs

united Press Staff Correspondent
PEIPING, China, May 11.-While
Japanese scouting planes scared
over Peiping after bombing the
Rockefeller foundation field hos
pital at Chichow, Japanese infan-
try battered at the defenders of the
city only SO miles to the north.
Five soldier patients were killed
in the hospital bombing and others
were wounded.
United Press dispatches from
Miyunhsein, on the Jehol road 40
miles to the north, said a fierce
japanese attack was in progress
southwark of Nantienmen, toward
the Great Wall.
The Chinese lines guarding the
gateway to Peiping still were hold
ing late in the afternoon, but were
subjected to constant aerial bomb
ings and artillery attacks.
The correspondent saw lorries
taking sandbags forward and re-
turning filled with wounded.
The Chinese repulsed three Jap
anese infantry assaults against the
trenches at Hsinkaling, between
Miyunhsein and Nantienmen.
Peiping was increasingly appre-
hensiye and foreign observers feared
occupation was not far off.
Order was preserved under rigid
martial law. American and other
consular authorities continued pre-
paration to protect their nationals
and to evacuate them from danger
zones, If necessary.
Japanese adviceS said Major Gen.
eral YoShimichi Suzuki S infantry
corps had routed Chinese troops at
Haochiatai and took possession.
japanese casualties in fighting
at Yungping, Funing and Tienan
were fixed at 216 by Kwantung
army headquarters.
Coincident with the launching of
the japanese general offensive
southwark from Nantienmen. their
troops operating on the coast pro-
gressed slowly westward along the
Mandarin highway. They reached
Fengyun. midway between Peiping
Chingwangtao, where the
Chinese line was holding in sangi-
nary fighting.
Other forces advanced down the
railway toward Tientsin as far as
Luanchow but failed to cross the
Luan river.
A communique by Gen. Ho Ying
Ching. said the Chinese losses in
the Nantienmen sector today were
600. He said the Chinese resistance
thus far was successful and was
continuing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
SPURIOUS BILL
MAKING COSTLY

LOS ANGELES, May II. UpS-
William Harold Robinson, 81, today
was under sentence of 38 years in
federal prison following his convic-
tion on charge of counterfeiting.
United States District Judge Har-
ry Hollzer imposed the sentence af-
ter w. w. Ashe, secret service
agent, told him Robinson had plac-
ed more than $1,000 worth of spur
ious SIS and $40 bills in circulation
throughout California.
Robinson, who was on parole
from previous counterfeiting SEN
tence, must serve eight years of the
prison term, following which he will
be granted rigid probation for the
next 30.
1t was RobinSon's practice to
make trips to Santa Barbara or
other neighboring towns, purchase
a few small articles and receive
genuine money in change for his
bogus notes. More than $4,000 worth
of counterfeit currency was found
in his possession.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
STATE FAVORS
COUNTY FIXING
JUDGE SALARY

SACRAMENTO, May II. U.P)-
After debate that extended far
into the night, the senate today
was on record in favor of permit
ting counties to determine for
themselves what salaries shall be
paid their superior judges.
While the battle of judges sal
aries waged around amendments to
salary bills of San Francisco and
Solano county, the vote of the up
per house was taken as a stand
on policy which will determine con-
sideration of other similar salary
measures.
After the assembly had passed a
measure setting San Francisco
judge salaries at $4,000, the senate
governmental efficiency reduced
this amount to $1,000 and set Ala
media and Los Angeles county rates
at the same level.
This reduction was opposed last
night by Senator Roy FELTON,, San
Francisco, on the ground the coun-
ty had the right to pay whatever
amount its people desired. The
controversy broadened into a gen.
eral discussion Of policy and the
committee amendment was finally
voted down.
The upper house also repudiated
the committee IS program whereby
$4,000 was to be the top salary for
superior judges in counties other
than San Francisco, Los Angeles
and Alameda, when it refused ap-
proval of an amendment reducing
the Solano judge S salary to $4,000.
The bill now calls for $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
YELLOW DOG
BILL PASSES

SACRAMENTO, May II. U.P)-
Fifteen years of legislative failure
was finally capped with partial VIC
tory for labor today after the SEN
ate passed the "yellow dog' bill
by a cne sided vote.
The victory was incomplete, how
ever, because the senate amended
out of the measure the anti-injunc-
ton clause which would have pre-
vented courts from breaking up
strikes and boycotts prior to hear
ings.
AS passed, the measure prohibit
ed employers from entering into
contracts with employees whereby
the latter would be barred from
joining q labor organization.
The fight over the anti-injunc-
ton elimination amendment was
bitter. Senator j. M. Inman, OPP
posing the amendment, charged the
senate was "the most reactiona"v
senate in the state IS history.'' He
added "labor had asked little and
received less from the legislature
and now is the time to help them. -
The "yellow dog' bill now goes
back to the assembly for concur
renee. Whether or not the. lower
house will agree to the amend
ments was questionable.
For Is years organized labor has
been fighting for passage of the
"yellow dog' and anti-injunction
measures. Until this session, the
bills-whether separate or bundled
together-have always been killed
in committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
REPORT
ON 7 TORNADO

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May IL. U.pl
Reports filtered in today from the
most recent of a dozen twisting
wind storms that have ripped
through the south in the past two
months, causing death to nearly
300 persons and damage estimated
at more than $4,000000.
A tornado left trail of dead and
injured in Cumberland mountain
communities along the Kentucky
Tennessee state line yesterday, with
as yet incomplete reports indicat-
ing a death toll of more than SO
with the injured probably exceed
ing 100. Because of the inaccessible
ity of the country, it was considered
possible that both estimates would
be revised upward.
Rescue workers struggled over the
rough terrain to establish emer-
gency hospitals in churche and
small cross roads stores, and to set
up morgueS in barns. Physicians
made their rounds on horse back.
Relief workers found whole fam
lilies wiped out. AT Beatty Swamp,
Euna Cole, his wife and seven chill
dren, ranging from one to IA years,
were found dead in the ruins of
their house. At Tomkinsville, KY,
Mrs. Travis Tyree and her three
children were killed.
Another tornado struck the vicin-
ity of Brownwood, Texas, during
the night. Two children, Arthur
Richardson, IL, and Marjory, an in
FAINT, were killed and a dozen child
ren and adults were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Reuolt Run1orS
Arouse SPAR,

MADRID, May II. U.P)-TroopS
of the Madrid garrison were or
dered held to barracks today as re-
ports and rumors of rebellion fill
tered in from many sections of
Spain.
Following on disorders engen-
dered by the 48-hour general strike
of syndicalists, bombers and incen-
diaries were directing their atten-
ton to churches. Several churches
in Galicia province were reported
to have been burned during the
night.
A bomb was exploded in the Pal
ace of Justice at Corunna and an
other in the municipal palace. Dam
age was heavy but there were no
casualties.
A bomb exploded in the door Of
the bishops palace adjoining the
cathedral of the town of Tuy, near
Vigo. Damage was extensive. One
suspect was arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
BUDGET BILL
SIGNED TODAY
BY GOVERNOR
Revolt By Legislature Ends
Threat To Delay Signature
Until After Rt,cess.
NO ALTERATIONS MADE
Appropriation Bills May Now
Be Considered Before Ad-
journment Is Taken.

SACRAMENTO, May II. UP)-
Governor Rolph today signed the
47,000,000 budget bill without al
tering single item.
The chief executive S action per-
mits immediate consideration in
both houses of Ill appropriation
bills involving contemplated ex-
penditure of $2,500,00o
The budget as finally approved
represents a substantial reduction
under the expenditures totaling ap-
proximately $285, 100000, for the
current biennium.
Earlier in the week the governor
had indicated he might slash the
budget approximately $2,500,000
Concerted opposition of his depart
ment heads persuaded him to
abandon this course.
Legislative leaders brought pres
sure to bear on the chief executive
to sign the budget bill before the
May IL recess.
Rolph IS reluctance to sign the
budget bill Immediately held up the
appropriation measures which, un-
der existing laws, can not be con-
sidered until the governor signs the
budget.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Grocery Ads
Aid Housewife

Attention of housewives is
directed to four pages of gro
Gerry advertisements appearing
in this issue of The Press.
A perusal of these adver-
tis'ements will be of great as
sistance to the "family pur-
chasing AGENT in purchasing
her weeks supply of foodstuffs
for the home. by enabling her
20 make up her shopping list
before starting down town.
We offer as a suggestion,
clipping cut the advertise
ments and taking them to the
various stores where purchas-
es are to be made, such action
making the business of shop
ping easier for the housewife
and the merchant.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
.ROLPH vETOES
PAIR Of BILLS

SACRAMENTO, May II. U.PJ-
Governor Rolph vetoed two bills
and sent them back to the assem-
bly, with brief messages setting
forth his reasons for disapproval.
One measure sought to authorize
the board of control to fix standard
equipment and regulate its use in
state offices.
The governor explained he We
toed the measure at the urgent re-
quest of several departments. These
departments are opposed to the bill
because, the governor was inform
ed, they believed it would saddle
upon them useless and unnecessary
equipment.
Technical grounds were advanced
for the veto of measure which
would include the bonds of metro
politan water districts and utility
districts as legal investment for
mortgage insurance companies. The
governor said the bill would be in
operative if signed because its pro-
visions do not appear in Chapter
81, statutes Of 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
F farmland Admits
Setting Blaze

ELLSWORTH, Me-, May II. tU.Rl
"A young Hancock farmland has
confessed, authorities announced
today, to setting the fire which
caused $2,000,000 damage here Sun
day night.
The firebug, Norman Moore, 25,
was said to have made a detailed
confession to Sheriff Hal Hodgkins
of Hancock county and Colonel
Herbert Bowen of the 152nd field
artillery, national guard.
Moore, whom authorities deS-
cribed as mentally deficient, had
been under suspicion for several
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Swanson Orders
NaUaL Economy

WASHINGTON, May IL. U.P)-
Secretary of Navy Swanson today
issued instructions for drastic &C.
onomies in naval shore establish
ments in line with reduced appro-
priations for operation of the de-
partment in the next fiscal year.
The plan of economies involves
the skeletonizing of activities at
numerous naval training stations,
air bases, radio stations, prisons
and hospitals. They also we're aim
ed at the complete closing of a
number of shore establishments
including radio stations and re-
serve aviation bases.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Gigantic Blast
At Hoover Dam

LAS VEGAS, New, May IL. W.H
Four tons of black powder and dyn-
amite, tamped into 5000 drill holes,
was touched off here yesterday, and
for Is minutes the noisiest blast
ever recorded in the Colorado river
country reverberated over the site
of Hoover dam.
It dislodged rock from the lower
canyon walls at the site of the two
power houses.
Yesterdays blast was the second
and last major charge, the first
being oct. 4, 1881, when Cape Horn
point at the foot of the dam was
blown loose to start excavation
work
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Plane OUerturns
During Maneuvers

MARCH FIELD, Riverside, Calf,
May IL. (UP,--The first accident
in three days of massed flying, IN
which 800 army airplanes have
taken part, occurred at completion
OF today's maneuvers here when a
huge bombing plane OF the D5th
bombardment squadron. Langley
Field, Va, nosed over and damaged
Its wing.
None OF the occupants Of the
plane was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Italy Executes
Naval Traitor

ROME, May IL. {U.Pt-Warran
officer Ugo Traviglia was executed
by firing squad today for mill
tary espionage which was under
stood to have been on behalf OF
France.
The execution occurred at 5 a.
m. in the courtyard of the old
Brasschi fortress.
Travilia, petty officer in the
navy, was convicted by the tribu-
nal for defense Of the realm yes
terday along with his mistress, Ca
milla Agliardi. She, also, was sem
fenced to death, but the king COM
muted her sentence today.
Both had confessed.