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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
BY WILLIAM +. KERBY
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May IL. Con-
gressional grumbling over failure
of the administration to speed dis
tribution of 10000 federal jobs
swelled today.
Postmaster General James A.
Farley sought to reassure congress-
men with a statement that all that
was needed was patience but
the effective club of patronage re-
manned suspended over the heads
of those inclined to vote against
administration measures.
Farley, dispenSer-in-chief of ap-
pointments, last night addressed a
mass meeting of more than 800
Democratic house members sum-
moned by a harassed leadership
which had grown tired of the clam
or of a job-seeking rank and file.
Smiling ana serene, the post
master general said it was a big
job" and the interests of the party
demanded that positions be filled
slowly and with the best available
material. After the secret meeting
Farley expressed pleasure with the
manner in which his explanation
had been received.
But members who had attended
to find out exactly when they coud
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
ANN HARDING
BACK HOME:

HOLLYWOOD, May IL. U.--
Ann Harding, blonde screen actress,
arrived here last night from her
vacation trip to Cuba where she
nearly lost her life when a small
sailboat in which she was riding
capsized in shark infested waters.
Alexander Kirkland, screen actor.
and Maria Lombard, her secretary,
accompanied Miss Harding in the
sailboat which was manned by Ma
jim Alvarez Tuero, Cuban boats
man, who lost his life when he at
tempted to swim to shore for help.
Miss Harding returned here by
train accompanied only by Miss
Lombard because she was "too
shaky and too nervous to make the
return trip by air."
The actress again denied any
romance with Kirkland, saying, cit
is silly nonsense, I don't intend
ever to marry again. She is the
recently divorced wife of Harry
Bannister. Her return disclosed
the fact that her studio carries a
$5OO,000 policy on her life.
Commenting on her near tragedy,
Miss Harding said, "we are all glad
to be alive, but am sure none of
us will ever forget the wonderful
Cuban's bravery.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
'RO[PH DEFENDS HIS REGIME
IN REPLY To |NMAN PROBE
Upholds Acts Of Vandegrift And DR.. Toner
While Playing Critics Of Administration
AS Character Assassins'

attacking three committee MEM
bers, Senator j. M. Inman, Her
bert Jones and w. P. Rich. His
criticism of Merriam, his 1880
running mate and now a candidate
for governor, was regarded as the
first gun fired in the gubernatorial
campaign.
Governor Rolph declared the COM
mittees report was conceived in
hatred, written in venom and tenn
pered only by cowardice" Fair
treatment, he said, was impossible
with the majority aligned against
him.
Admits Blunder'
The executive admitted DR.. Ton
er and ROLAND Vandergrift, director
of finance, may have committed
political blunders" but maintained
they were intrinsically honest. He
commended Vandegrift highly for
his ability, courage and integrity.
The investigating committee and
the senate judiciary committee
were bitterly assailed for failing
to consider the governors charges
against Inman. The executive cited
transactions allegedly demonstrate
ing Inman sold" his political in
fluence to secure state concessions
and favorS from legal clients. He
also charged Jones sponsored leg
(C0niinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
OWNERS
To PAY MORE
BY THOMAS b. MALARKEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, May IL. Especial
to The Pressl-Every California
motorist and truck owner, ire
spective of whether he owns other
property or not, will probably -
called upon to dig down into his
jeans to help wipe out the states
anticipated deficit of approximate
ly $5OO00,0O0.
An integral part of the budget
balancing program of the com
mittee of 14"-the program that
will probably be adopted in mid
summer, if anything is done at ali
is the additional one dollar sur
charge on the automobile regis
tration fee.
The additional revenue gained
from this new tax would be di-
verted to the general fund and
would total, for the next two years,
approximately $4,000,000
Imperial county's share Of this
additiinal emergency tax would be
Sl1,567 according to the latest fig
ures of the number of automobiles,
trucks and trailers in this county.
The mex tax would, in every
sence, be an emergency measure.
1t would automatically terminate
two years hence.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
Carrr1a Victims
Get Assistance

MAzATLAN, SINALOA, Mex,
May IL. W.P)-Women and children
who were aboard the schooner Car
ma, stranded here through lack of
funds, sailed today for the United
States aboard the Grace liner
Santa Paula. 1t was understood
the American consul and the Grace
lines had arranged for their pas
sage.
The Carma came here three
weeks ago with circus equipment
expecting to be able to earn its
way around the world through its
shows. Finances became low, SO
Capt. John T. Branson, who had
the craft under charter, returned
to Los Angeles to raise funds.
Nineteen men, members of the
crew, remained here today. Some
were planning to travel overland
to the Arizona border
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
CONGRESS GRUMBLES OVER
SLOWNESS IN PATRONAGE

expect to obtain the postmaster
ship appointment for -Four Cor
ners" went away grumbling. Some
of the expressions used were not
polite.
The administration definitely
had no intention of Immediately
surrendering its most potent weap-
on over congress. The President S
emergency program has yet to bc
completed in its entirety.
Federal jobs are virtually essen
tial to the local organization of a
congressman or senator. They
mean defeat or reelection in many
cases. They also spell votes n
Washington for party measures.
Jobs, or rather their -distribu-
ton, coupled with undoubted pop
ular support for the new admini-
stration are credited by man con-
greSsional leaders with explaining
the political miracles of the pres
ent session.
Reports, whether true or untrue,
have gained widespread circulation
at the capitol that every roll call
on q major bill finds its way into
carefully kept indexes. Judgment
day, many members are firmly
convinced, will come when the real
distribution of appointments be-
gins.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
FARM STRIKE
SCENE SH|F IS

DES MONIES, Iowa. May IL. tU.H
The focal point of the national
farm strike, scheduled to begin to-
morrow, shifted today to st. Paul.
where leaders assembled to hold d
council of war and to await from
President Roosevelt a telegram on
which may depend the outcome OF
the farm revolt threat.
Milo Reno, head of the national
Farmers Holiday association. and
guiding figure behind the sched-
uled embargo, hurried to st. Paul
to meet men in command OF strike
units in three other states.
The United Press learned thai
Reno sent to President Roosevelt.
last night, the following telegram:
According to press reports you
are willing to do all in your power
To avert the farmers strike and It's
resultant confusion. Will you de-
clare a moratorium on farm fore
closures and executions until farm
production costs are conceded 10
the farmer? Answer. Important.
AS he prepared to board a tram
for the north Reno said:
IF President Roosevelt answers
in the affirmative, we have won
our battle"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
Woman Robbed
By Bandit Pair

LOS ANGELES, May IL. W.H-
Robbed of money, pewels and furs
valued at $4,000, Mrs. Edward
Morris Smith, wife of a Million
aire machinery manufacturer, was
suffering today from a severe beat
ing administered by two bandits.
Mrs. Smith entered the second
floor bedroom of her house yes
terday at a time when there were
no servants on the premises, to be
confronted by two masked men. She
screamed, and one man knocked
her to the floor.
The men rifled her purse of $100,
wrenched diamond rings and brace
lets from her arms and fingers and
looted a closet of two fur capes,
white mink and ermine.
Smith is an airplane manulac-
turer and president of number of
machinery firms.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May II U.P)
Political and governmental re-
percussions to- Governor Rolph's
torrid answer to inferential charges
of the Inman senatorial investigat-
ing committee against his admin
istration were eagerly awaited to-
day.
The governor submitted to the
senate yesterday a 10000 word re-
ply to the committees three re-
ports. He vigorously defended his
administration, bitterly attacked the
senate committee and charged his
running mate, Lieutenant Governor
Frank Merriam, packed" the COM
mittee against him.
The governor charged he was
being accused because he would
not accede to demands that he
transfer DR.. J. M. Toner, director
of institutions, to another state
college.
Because of the committees for
the most part unmerited criticisms
of his administration, DR.. Toner
informs me he thinks his useful
ness has been impaired and re-
quests that I transfer him to some
other position am seeking an
opportunity to do so." the COVER
nor said.
Pent up indignation of months
was reflected in the governors
statement. He spared no words in
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
Three Fishermen
Under Indictment

LOS ANGELES, May II. U,P)-
Three San Pedro fishermen today
were under grand jury indictment
charged with numbering Pedro G.
Pineda, Mexican customs official,
whose body was found floating in
Ensenada bay several weeks ago.
Jerry Acalin, master of the fish
ing boat Acalin, Mike Marin and
Anton Bjazich were the men ac-
cuSed of strangling Pineda and
throwing his body overheard when
he attempted to arrest them for
alleged violation of Mexican fish
ing laws.
Extradition of the trio was sought
by Mexican officials who later COM
promised with American authori-
ties who promised to take the case
before the grand jury.
The accused men testified that
when they last saw Pineda, he
was heading toward shore in a
small boat and that a storm was
approaching
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
REGISTRATION
To END SOON

Next Thursday, May 18, is the
last day upon which voters will be
able to register in order to vote in
the special election slated to be held
on June 81, according to Edward
H. Law, county clerk, whose office
Is actively engaged at present in
making preparations for the COM
ing registrations and election.
The county clerk stated this
morning that while no official noti-
fication has been received from the
secretary of state that the election
will be held on June 81, still he
has received word from authentic
sources that this date will be
named.
For this reason his office is start
ing their arrangements now and he
urges all eligible voters who wish
to vote at that time and whose
registration has lapsed to get their
names on the registry rolls just as
soon as possible.
Those who voted at the last
general election or who have reg
istered either at the county court
house or through an officially ap-
pointed deputy to receive registra-
ticns, since that time, have no need
of again registering now in order
to be eligible to vote on June 81,
Law pointed out.
This special election is being
held to vote on number of pro-
posed amendments to the state
constitution and to choose delegates
for the state convention which is
to act on the repeal or retention
of the eighteenth amendment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
Stockholders To
RecoUer Funds

LOS ANGELES, May IL. tU.p) =
Recovery OF $4,260,726 from the
Bandini Petroleum company. the
Wiltshire Oil company and several
interlocking directors OF both COLI
c<rns. was sought today in a SUIT
filed by 18 stockholders.
The action charged George l..
and Alfred p Machris, Oscar r.
Schmidt, w. d. Smith and M. A.
Machris, directors of both COM
panies with conspiracy to dcfraud
Bandini stockholders.
The Wiltshire company, II Was
further charged, in alleged pursE-
ance of the conspiracy, had failed
TO pay the Bandini concern tor
some 6,0O0,00o barrels Of oil during
the last four years, and had not met
other payments.
The suit also asked that all rec
ords of transactions between the
two companies be produced. ard
that all oil purchasing contracts
between them be cancelled.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
FOR
BEER READY

Persons desiring applica / o n
blanks for license to retail 3.2 beer
in the city may obtain the same
either at the city clerks office or
the police station. A quantity of
these blanks were received from
the printer this morning.
These applications require the
name, occupation and address of
the person wishing to make these
sales and also other information
concerning him and his business.
For example he must state wheth-
er or not he has had a previous
license forfeited under the provis-
ions of ordinance No. 365, which
is the ordinance adopted by the
council at its last meeting Wednes-
day night.
Further, he must state whether
or not he has ever been convicted
of violation of any law concern
ing the manufacture, transporta-
ton or sale Of liquor; whether or
not he has had any felony con-
viction or is a manufacturer of the
SO beer or has any interest in its
sale as a manufacturer.
This application must be signed
before a notary public and present.
ed to the city council before We'd
nesday night at which time the
council will consider all applica-
tions for such licenses. An inveSti-
cation will be made of each appli-
cant before the permit is issued,
according to the terms of the ordi-
nance. a.n
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
DIVORCE GIVEN
FILM ACTRESS

LOS ANGELES, May IL. U.P)-
Joan Crawford, motion picture star,
was granted a divorce from Doug
las Fairbanks, Jr., today after she
testified that young Fairbanks was
"unreasonably jealous"
douglas was extremely jealous
of many of my friends" the ex-
otic actress told the court. "Eis
attitude caused me great nervous
ness. I lost SO much sleep because
of his unreasoning arguments over
my friends that I couldn't It work
properly
Miss Crawford testified with the
greatest difficulty and tears were
rolling from her eyes when she
concluded.
81 never once gave my husband
cause to be jealous of me, she
sobbed. "Yet sometimes he would
sulk for days, refusing to speak to
me.'
The acJress was on the witness
stand, only five minutes.
She told the court that Fair
banks attitude affected her so
much that her studio remarked
about her nervousness and she was
forced to admit tc studio executives
that family quarrels had unnerved
her.
Miss Crawford anu young Fair
banks were married in June 1929
and they separated recently after
Fairbanks was sued for 1000 dam
ages by Jorgen Dietz, chemical en-
gineer, who charged the actor stole
the affections of his wife, Solveig
Dietz, a scenario writer.
ExtortiOn Charged
Dietv a!so demanded siO,000 dam
ages from Fairbanks and his man
ager charging that they, with Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits, had
kept him imprisoned in a hotel for
four hours in an attempt to make
him drop his impending aliena-
ton suit
Fairbanks and Fits charged
Dietz was attempting to extort
money from Cne actCr tnfOugn the
suit. Dietz was taken into CUSTODY
when he allegedly accepted a $500
check from the actor.
The suit has not yet come to
trial.
She told the court a property
settlement had been reached out
of court. She said she and Fair
banks had agreed to retain their
own property. She gave no other
details of the agreement.
"Did you try hard to rectify the
trouble in your home?' Miss Craw-
ford's attorney asked at one point.
81 just couldn't continue with
Doug,' she said.
Her testimony of Fairbanks
jealousy was corroborated by Mrs.
Sybl Jones, Miss Crawford IS cos
metician
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12

LOS ANGELES, May IL. U.P)-
Determined to hold his job on his
own abilities, Elliott Roosevelt, 90.
year-old son of President Franklin
D. Roosevelt, today began his du-
ties as general manager of the
Gilpin airlines.
The husky young man, affable
and displaying the perfect Roose-
velt teeth, was full Of enthusiasm
as he launched into the work of
directing activity Of the passenger
airline.
~ hope to know what it's all
about in few days. young
Roosevelt grinned. "I'm not a to-
tai stranger to the work, however,
for I have worked in the advertis-
ing and publicity ends of eastern
lines.
Although he has studied flying
for some time, he has yet to win
his pilots license "because I've
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
Youth OF Sixteen
Guilty Of Murde,

NEW YORK, May H. UD -
Harry Murch, pale slight boy of
16, awaited sentence of 20 years to
life today for the stabbing of a
12-year-old "tattle tale" whose
gagged and bound body was found
stuffed in the closet of a vacant
house last January.
A juror sobbed, and from an ad-
jacent room came the scream of a
hysterical 13-year -old witness as
the verdict of guilty of murder in
the second degree was read.
Harry was remanded to jail pend
ing sentence May 49, He allegedly
confessed that he stabbed William
Bender because the younger boy
had told stories about me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
MEe R1~~
Ol,,i MsNausht eyndtsats. iAA
HULSE BILL
HITS SNAC

SACRAMENTO, May IL. U.P)-
Twice forestalled by stubborn re-
sistance in the senate, Senator
Ben Hulse today faced defeat in
his efforts to withdraw from SEN
ate irrigation committee onto the
upper house floor a controversial
bill calling for classification OF
California IS irrigation districts.
The measure, introduced by As
semblyman C. Ray Robinson. has
passed the lower house but failed
to obtain approval of the senate
irrigation committee.
The Imperial county senator was
rebuffed twice when he attempted
to secure enough votes to bring the
bill cut of committee, notwith-
standing the committee s diSap-
proval.
The sole objective of the meas
ure is to classify irrigation districts
according to size, much the same
as counties are so classified. 1t
was advanced that opposition to the
bill has arisen in Hulse's own dis
trict where, it was claimed, 1T
would jeopardize the Imperial dis
trict IS chances of distributing its
own power in connection with the
All-American canal and Boulder
Dam project.
Hulse claimed the purpose of the
measure is to enable passage OF
legislation affecting one particular
district. He contended problems OF
districts often differ, according to
size, and that his bill would facili-
tate irrigation legislation.
The assembly approved two of
Hulse IS bills affecting only the I'M
perial district and sent them to the
governor for signature. One COM
PEELED the district to draw up it's
budget under the same conditions
as counties. The other stipulated
the district treasurer could not act
simultaneously as secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
TAX INCREASE
|RkS ROLPH

SACRAMENTO, Calf, May IL.
Commentator and criticism
were bundled together in a mes
sage to the legislature submitted
by Governor Rolph.
Coincident with signing the bud
get bill, the governor submitted a
i000-word commentary on budget
matters. He complimented the
legislators for cutting state ex-
penses 100000 under the cuc-
rent biennium. But he deplored
the legislatures proposals to raise
additional taxes.
The governor upheld his own
budget balancing plan and added,
you have not followed my recon-
mendations and I, therefore, must
presume you have assumed respon-
sibility.
1.-THE effort to collect new taxes
from our people, instead of adopt
ing the simple, businesslike course
recommended by me, is the reason
for the recess and the midsummer
session, and, at the end of your
labors the people will find the lcg-
islature, despite the depression, has
imposed heavy additional taxes on
the people who cannot afford tc
pay them"
The governor urged the legisla-
ture to bend its efforts towards moi
only balancing the budget for the
ensuing biennium but also wiping
out the current deficit which vii
total $9,200,000 on June 30. Hi
strongly advocated diversion of ga
tax funds TO the general fund fol
the purpose of relieving the state;
financial crisis.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
YOUNG ROOSEVELT BECOMES
MANAGER OF AIRWAY LINES

been hopping about the country
too much to get settled i'll one
place.
"Perhaps I'll find time to COM
plete my training during the next
few months, for I plan to remain
in Los Angeles
Mrs. Roosevelt, now in the east,
will join her husband here soon,
he said. Today Roosevelt slipped
away from his work for an hour
to hunt for a house in Glendale.
81 want it understood right
now that the Gilpin line doesn It
want or seek an air mail contract, -
he said with some vehemence.
He pointed out that he had been
forced to turn down other offers
of employment because he discover
ed that he was wanted only be-
cause he was the President IS son.
Naturally, am pleased that I
have been named general manager
of Gilpin air lines. It's a fine
outfit.
"In two and a half years of flv-
ing between Los Angeles, San Di-
ego and Aqua Caliente, Mex, the
line hasn It even had minor acci-
dent on its scheduled trips. In
that time it has flown $4,000 pas
sengers nearly 2,5Oo,O00 miles, which
think establishes some sort of a
record for efficiency
Young Roosevelt has been visit
ing at the Arizona ranch home of
Mrs. Isabella GreenWay, widow of
Gen. John c. Greenway, and Dem
ocratic national committeewoman,
an old friend of the Roosevelt fam
lily.
Mrs. Greenway is financial back
er of the Gilpin air lines, although
she prefers to remain in the back
ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
Arson Charged In
Key Route Blaze

OAKLAND, May IL. U.P) = A
firebug was blamed by authorities
today for igniting a $3,000,000 fire
which destroyed the Key Route
pier, a ferry boat and % electric
cars here last Saturday night.
Key Route officials, sitting as a
board of inquiry, returned a unar1i-
nous verdict of incendiarism after
Al Grava, a car coupler, reported
seeng a stranger lettering at the
scene a short time before the blaze
broke out.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
STATE OFFICERS HERE

c. H. Vary, supervising quaran-
tine officer for the state depart
ment of agriculture with offices in
Los Angeles, accompanied by Guy
Mayo, supervisor of dairy control,
visited the agricultural commits
sioner's office this morning.
Vary has just completed his reg
ular tour of inspection, visiting the
quarantine stations at Blythe and
FIT. Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-12
Army Resumes
Air Maneuuers

RIVERSIDE, May IL. WP) =
Members of the army air corps to-
day faced "real war; maneuvers
as they attempted to prevent an
invading force of six "enemy"
bombers from slipping into South
ern California and establishing a
base.
The invaders were to make their
entry across the coast line some
where between Oceanside and Point
Conception. Their attempted in
vasion was to be blocked, if posi-
BILE, by a defending force of 270
planes stationed at various air.
dromes.