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Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
ASKS CITY To
STUDY CWA

Advising that the city look ahead
in the matter of further projects
when the present CWA program is
completed, Harold e. Pomcroy,
mayor of Southgate and field rep
resentative of the League of Cali
fcrnia Municipalities appeared be-
fore the city council at their regu-
lar meeting last night. Pomeroy is
in the valley in the interests of the
CWA, visiting each city and talking
ever with the different councils
the projects which have been CT
fered to the state board for ap-
proval.
1t was his opinion that the pro-
gram now under way will be con-
tinued for months. He stated fur
ther that it is looked on as among
the best in the state.
An application of Gerald A. Prize
to for a license to conduct pub
lie dance hall at AL Broadway was
denied by the board. After consid-
ering protests sent by the Womens
Ten Thousand club and the Minis
ters' Association of Ell Centro, pc
tition of w. H. Griggs and w. c.
Buchanan to operate tango game
in the city was denied. This petit
ton had been presented to the
council at its last meeting but was
held over until last night for fur
ther consideration.
Other matters of routine nature
were considered by the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
FIGHTS
FOR CONTROL

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2l. U.P)-
Senator Huey p Long today Tough.
against disintegration of his po-
litical machine which in four years
placed him in control of all of the
states important offices, including
the governorship and the two U. S.
senate seats.
While revolt against the machine
flared in all parts of the state, the
dominant New Orleans Democratic
organization, which had worked
hand in glove with Long for three
years, set about to Systematically
destroy every vestige of the alliance.
Many competent observers believ-
el that without the aid OF the city
organization, Longs power would
be lest Others thought the next
election would find the two ma
chimes working together again. Long
himself directed the defense.
A third of Louisiana's voting
strength is concentrated in New
Orleans. In previous elections, Long
backed issues have lost in the par
ishes but were given sufficiently
high majorities here for victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
DEATH CLAIMS
DICKENS SON

LONDON, Dec. 81. UP)-Sir Hen
ry Dickens, "a, only surviving son
of the novelist, died at St. Ltke's
hospital today.
He succumbed to injuries received
Saturday when he was knocked
down by motorcycle on the Chel-
sea embankment.
He died in the small, dingy mu-
nicipal charitable hospital, former
ly the Chelsea workhouse infirm-
ary. He was taken there from the
scene of the accident because it was
nearby.
The hospital is directly opposite
st. Luke's church, where Charles
Dickens was married in 1886.
Sir Henry was one of London's
mcst loved citizens. He was a dis
tinguished lawyer. Last year he re-
tired. AS magistrate, he was re-
garded as one of London's most hu-
name judges.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21

board of supervisors that a COM
plete inventory of stock and equip
ment on hand in each road district
be taken and filed and also that
the supervisors appropriate tn e
fines, license fees and 20 per cent
of the motor vehicle gas tax to the
payment of principal and interest
of improvement district bonds.
A recommendation is made to the
next grand jury that efforts be
made to work out plan by which
trial jurieS may be isolated during
the more important trials and at
tention is called to the method used
for the case of such juries in San
Bernardino county.
The grand jury paid particular
attention to the operation of the
county farm and made several rec
concentrations on that subject. 1t
proposes that the office of county
physician and physician in charge
of all contagious diseases be dis
continued, and that all such di9
eases at the county hospital be
placed under the care of the county
health officer. 1t is further rec
commended that the resident ply
sician be placed in charge of the
county hospital, who, together with
rotating staff of physicians and
the county health officer, will rem
der medical or surgical aid to all
CONTINUED On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
M& R1~'
0,ssS hasiaxsAt Systtssss. L.
TAKES
TOD SLOAN
Noted Jockey Who Made Huge
Fortune Dies In Poverty At
Los Angeles Hospital.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. U.P)-
James Todhunter (Tod) Sloan, one
of the sports world IS most famed
characters, died here today.
The little jockey, who was rated
by many critics as the best of all
time, lost long and game fight
against cirrhosis of the liver.
For a man who made hundreds
of thousands of dollars in his hey
day-and ran through it almost as
fast as he made this end was
tragic.
He was discovered a few weeks
ago in the county hospital, char
ity patient and in condition which
led physicians to say that his death
was but matter of few days.
Old friends who had gone to his
aid many times before had him re-
moved to the private hospital in
which he died.
Sloan's name was a by-word for
years when he was booting home
winners on racetracks throughout
this country and in Europe. AT one
time he was employed as first joe
key for H. r. H. Edward, Prince of
Wales.
He was SO years old at the time
of his death. He had been i'll for
many months.
Sloan had been in comparative
obscurity for many years, his sit
uation somewhat desperate because
of lack of funds. For several years,
with his wife and daughter, he had
lived here with Mrs. Jack Cudahy,
member of the famed meat-packing
family.
In his varied and spectacular
career, Sloan seemed to have touch
ed every high spot of life. He knew
affluence, great popularity, the pa
tronage of princes.
At the same time he knew pow
erty, intemperance, and scandal.
His life at the end-the need to
depend on friends to remove him
from the county hospital-was a
bitter pill for the jockey who had
lost as much as $4,000 in an hour at
the gaming wheels.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
LIQUOR TAX
BILL Is NOT
PARTY ISSUE
(Continued On Page g.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. U.P) =
Republican house leaders today re-
fused to make party issue out of
the liquor tax bill controversy, prac-
tically assuring introduction of g
bill calling for a whisky tax of ap-
proximately 1920 a gallon and g
plan for sharing revenues with
states.
The decision was reached at a
conferen between Minority Leader
Smell and Rep. Bacharach, Repn.,
N. j., of the house ways and means
committee.
Chairman Doughton of the COM
mittee hoped to reach complete
agreement on a tentative draft OF
the bill by Saturday night, despite
planned Christmas departures from
Washington of majority of men,
bers.
The main POINTS at issue are the
size of the whisky tax and the feas-
ibility of a liquor sharing plan. In
addition the committee is expected
to write in to the bill provision for
a general beer tax of $5 barrel, a
section authorizing the President to
pursue a liquor trade-bargaining
policy, and provision for higher
taxes on blended whiskies.
Although Speaker Rainey has op-
posed a provision in the DILL dcubl-
ing liquor import duties from debt
defaulting nations, several Demo-
cratic members said they would
vote for such action. 1t was first
proposed by Rep. iNnutson, Repn.,
Mimi, who is drafting bill which
would triple import duties on all
articles from defaulting nations
which are in arrears 25 per cent or
more on war debt payments. Great
Britain and several other nations,
because of token payments would
not be affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
GIRL SLAIN IN
BAKERY SHOP

BOSTON, Dec. 81. W.p)-The body
of a beautiful 18-year-old girl was
found pinned to the floor OF a bak-
cry by a bread knife through her
throat last night.
A second knife had been used to
carve a cross in her forehead.
The victim was Ethel Zuckerman
Is, who recently graduated from
high school and went to work in
the bakery of Benjamin Bickofsky
which is near Boston S Chinatown.
The body was discovered by two OF
her friends.
Today police broadcast request
for questioning of a 2l-year-olo
musician. described as Dick Brown.
They said they understood that he
was the sweetheart of a former
sweetheart of the slain girl.
Detectives said they were COM
pletely mystified. The girl had beer
alone in the bakery during the eve
ming. Bickofsky said SO was miss
ing from the cash register, but po-
lice did not believe ROBBERY was the
motive.
-Four bakers were at work on the
floor below, but they told police
their bread machines prevented
them hearing any screams which
might have come from above.
Found By Youngsters
A heavy rain was falling and the
street outside was deserted when
Bessie Stern, Is, and Alexander
Polihronis, 16, arrived at the shop.
They saw no one there Bessie
moved farther into the store, and
found the body.
The victim lay on her back
Nearby was the second knife-the
one which had been used to slash
the cross on her forehead.
Police said the cross resembled
that slashed on gangland victims to
designate "double- At
the same time, they expressed doubt
that it was an underworld killing.
Ethel's body was clad in an ap-
ron-like dress. One of her shoes
was found several feet away, and
police said there were other signs of
a struggle. Preliminary examina-
ton indicated the girl was not
criminally attacked.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
YOUNG DOUG
MIGHT MARRY
BRITISH STAR

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 81. U.P) =
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Ger
trude Lawrence, British stage ac-
tress, will announce their engage
ment next May when Joan Craw-
fords divorce from Doug becomes
final, friends Of the actor said to-
day.
Fairbanks declined to comment
on the reported engagement, but
also refused to deny it. He said he
was not able to discuss the engage
ment until May IA, when Miss Craw-
ford's final decree is entered in
court.
The friendship of Fairbanks and
Miss Lawrence has extended over
an eight year period
LONDON, Dec. 81. U.P)-Gertrude
Lawrence, British stage star, today
denied reports that she was about
to become engaged to Douglas Fair
banks, Jr., former husband of Joan
Crawford. THE young gentleman
has not asked me yet" she said.
ITS quite untrue" Miss Lawrence
is 35. Fairbanks is 26.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21

career. He allowed himself to be
photographed with "scantily-dress-
ed girls whom he permitted to ca
ress and kiss him" in utter disre-
gard to the marital status of the
parties and disclosing a marked at
titude of indifference toward her
(his wife's) ideals, wishes and de-
sires," according to the complaint.
She's A Good Gal
Aimee, who, herself, drew $4,000 a
week for several vaudeville appear
ances, described herself as IAN in
ternatiopally known evangelist who
" has been devoting all her time
and energy in promulgating by the
preached and written word, at home
and abroad, the fourfold message Of
Full Gospel evangelism, the Bible,
the second coming of Jesus
Christ and the return of the apos-
tOlic power of healing" All these
ideals were utterly disregarded by
her husband in emba1king on a
stage career, Mrs. Hutton alleged.
Hutton's career" at present has
vile headliner to that of an enter
tainer at small, local night club.
His wife alleged as an additional
act of cruelty his plight in being
named defendant in a 100000
breach of promise suit three days
after they were married in Yuma,
Ariz., Sept. 49, 1881. The suit later
resulted in a $4,000 jury award to
Miss Myrtle st. Pierre, Pasadena
nurse. When the verdict was re-
turned Hutton rushed to her land
cruelty, rudely and deliberately"
told her the Judgment was only in
the amount of $5000," which caused
her to faint and fall and suffer a
fractured skull, the complaint
charged.
Fabled Baby Recalled
His conduct generally, it was al
legged, caused her to become highly
nervous, extremely i'll, worried and
concerned" He persistenly pestered
her for money, she said.
Mrs. Hutton said there could be
no division of community property
because there is none. A pre-nuptial
agreement was cited, stating that
their property remained separate
and distinct after their marriage.
In his suit, Hutton also alleged
cruelty. He said he suffered great
mental stress when his wife cabled
from Europe that she had become a
mother only to confide later the
message was a hoax.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
ROUTINE MATTERS DISPOSED Of.
BY GRAND JURY'S FINAL REPORT.
Document Has No Sensational Items And
Expresses Satisfaction With General Con-
dition Of County

Appearing before Judge Vaughn
Thompson in superior court late
yesterday afternoon the county
grand jury submitted its final re-
port after which the jury was dis
missed by the court.
This report has to do chiefly with
county financial matters with other
business items being brought up for
consideration. There are no indict-
ments returned and the document
breatheS an air of general satisfac-
ton as to the manner in which
county business has been transact
ed during the past biennium, with
various recommendations bein G
made to aid in reaching still high
er standard of effectiveness in coun-
ty affairs.
In commenting on the audit made
of the county offices was disclosed
and as whole the county offices are
port states that no defalcation or
misrepresentation of funds in any
of the ctunty offices was disclosed
and whole the county offices are
creditably handled. 1t is recon-
mended, however, that the collec-
tion of various charges made by
different county officers be dele
gated, in the future, to some partic-
ular office so as to insure the pay
ment of same to the county.
A complete audit was made of all
delinquent tax redemptions made
during the period and it was found
that the present county deficit is
being materially reduced by virtue
of the fact that the collection o1
delinquent taxes is on the increase
1t is shown that for the period from
July l, 1882 to September 80, 1882
9,098.18 in delinquent taxes were
collected while during the perioc
from July l., 1888 to September 80
1888, $27,201.18 in these delinquen-
cies were paid, an increase in col
lection of delinquent taxes of $8,103
Praise Supervisors
Praise is given the board of SUI.
pervisors in decreasing the cost ol
operating the county government
which has made it possible to lower
the basic tax rate for this year tt
$1.30 as against last years rate oi
$314. 1t is pointed out, however
that the salaries of employees oi
the various road districts are not
comparable to salaries in other
county government departme n
whose salaries have been reduced
and recommendation is made thai
the salaries of these road district
employees be reduced in the same
proportion to those now effective in
other county offices.
1t further recommends to the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
NO CHANGE IN
WOODIN'S CASE

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 81. (U.P) -
Condition of William Fl. Woodin,
secretary of the treasury, confined
to the desert sanitorium here for
nearly a week with throat ailment,
was reported unchanged today by
his personal physician.
Secretary Woodin had restful
night and he is maintaining a
slightly improved condition of yes
terday," DR.. Paul Holbrook said.
The cabinet member was removed
to the sanitorium last Saturday
from the home of his son, William
H. Woodin, Jr., when he suffered a
recurrance OF the ailment which
caused his temporary retirement
from official life in Washington sew
eral weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
BROKER
NOT KIDNAPPED

NEW YORK, Dec. 81. W.P-Jessie
Il. Livermore, spectacular stock
market plunger, was in New York
hotel room during the "a hours po-
lice listed him as a missing person,
a small army of city and federal
detectives, who had combed the
metropolitan district for some clue
to his abductors learned as they
returned to their posts today
Livermore returned to his luxur-
ious Park avenue apartment late
Yesterday and to his third wife,
who had reported him missing and
who had grown more distraught as
the passing hours indicated he
might have been the victim of foul
play. He explained that for the
past "a hours his mind had been a
blank. He came to himself in a
room in a midtown hotel, saw a
newspaper with his name coupled
with the word "kidnap" in large
type, and rushed home.
He seemed pale and somewhat
unsteady on his feet. He was Or
dered to bed and physician was
called. Detectives questioned him,
announced the case was closed.
Livermore IS absence gave the me-
tropolis as exciting day as it has
had in many a month. Wall street,
where his many market coups have
made him legendary figure, paid
more attention to fresh details
emanating from the activities of
detectives than to the ticker.
Detectives learned that Liver
more, who had been believed
sbroke'' last spring due to market
reverses, was now well on the way
toward a new fortune.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
ABANDON SHIP
FAST On ROCK

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 81. U.P)
Passengers and crew fled in life
boats early today from the passen-
ger steamer Prince George as the
vessel aground on rocks in British
Columbia waters filled rapidly with
water.
The coast guard station here was
advised that the ship had been
abandoned when it became appar-
ent that it could not remain afloat
in the rising tide.
When the vessel struck, the pas
sengers and part of the crew were
taken off and were rowed to Anyox
four miles from the wreck. The re-
mainder of the crew abandoned the
ship several hours later.
Coast guard cutters and salvage
tugs sped to the side of the steam
er which was aground in Portland
canal above Prince Rupert, B.. C.
New appeals for assistance followed
the initial SOS flashed from the
stricken ship.
A message received by one of the
cutters and relayed here said that
the mo. l and No. holds were
punctured badly and both had filled
to seaWater level"
Proceed to vessel quickly if pos
sible with full equipment" read the
intercepted message. advise Sal
wage King to come at once. Ship
abandoned at 2:35 a. m. (PST)."'
Mackay Radio and coast guard
reports indicated that the II pas
sengers had been removed without
loss of life or injury and that the
crew of 6 was safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
UNITED STATES To PROTECT
RIGHTS Of ACCUSED SPIES

Switz was held by police to have
had an espionage sideline in econo-
mic data, particularly concerning
the silk industry.
Theodore Mariner, charge daft
fairs of the American embassy con-
suited embassy experts regarding
possible action to be taken to guard
the interests of Switz and his 90
year-old bride, the former Marjor-
lie Tilley of New York.
Neither had asked the embassy
for aid. The state department cab
led the embassy for a full report,
incidentally seeking information of
possible activities of the spy syn
dicate in the United States.
Authorities believed they had un-
covered only fragments. The docu-
ments they seized, including highly
secret maps Of Notifications and
ships, will take month to investi-
gate. Three hundred police agents
worked for eight months before they
made their raids and arrested Is
persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
Creel Certain
Strikes AUerted

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 81. (UP)
George Creel, national labor
beard representative, was Satisfied
today that threatened strikes among
automobile ferry operators and
longshoremen would be averted by
arbitration.
Creel believed that settlement
was Imminent" in the dispute be-
tween the Southern Pacific-Golden
Gate Ferries company and its work
men over continuance OF a 10 per
cent wage cut. He said that the
longshoremens disagreement with
shipowners awaited only "satisfac-
tory arrangements for arbitration. H.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
BY RALPH HEINZEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

Omttu ITcSS StdII COTTeSpOIutnt
PARIS, Dec. 21.-Poring over an
astonishing assortment of secret
documents, police believed today
they had broken the French seq
ment of an espionage organization
whose operations extended to the
United States and Japan.
Robert Gordon Switz, 90, of East
Grange, NJ j., was alleged to be
chief of the Paris group specializing
in air corps and army information.
Mysterious Mime. Stahl," 48 year
old Russian, they charged, special
lied in naval information, with
Louis Martin, French government
translator, her principal assistant
Switz and Nine. Stahl, they said,
were linked by the slender thread of
postcard the Russian woman sent
the young American. Switz and
Nine. Stahl received voluminous
mail from the United States on ev-
cry liner. Japanese frequently visit
ed Nine. Stahl, they said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
To
PROTEST IN
Canal. BIDS
instructions To Take Action
Sent To Dowd And Childers
At Washington.

CATER full consideration of
bids submitted directors unani-
mously instruct that you make pro-
test to proper officials and ask that
all bids be rejected and petition
that the district be permitted to
do all of the work on the canal on
a cost basis under the supervision
of the reclamation service.'
The above telegram was sent to
Charles L. Childers and M. j. Dowd
in Washington, D. c., by the irri-
cation district board of directors
following an informal meeting held
at the home of Director A. j. Ka-
lin in Brawley yesterday afternoon.
The directors with the exception of
Kalin had attended the opening of
the bids of II contractors in Yuma
yesterday morning and upon their
return to the valley reconvened at
Kalin' IS home for a further dis
cussion of the matter and to de-
eide upon some course of action to
be taken by the board in connec-
ton with the construction of the
All-American canal.
District directors feel that the
bids as opened in Yuma yesterday
are altogether too high and that
according to information given them
by government officials in Wash
ington they will have an opportun-
ity to lodge their protests before
further action is taken on the bids.
Childers and Dowd were sent to the
national capital last week to be on
hand there when these bids were
opened in order that they might dc
whatever is possible to secure their
rejection and obtain authorization
for the district to go ahead with
the construction work on a cost
basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-21
Clemency SholOn
In Three Cases

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 81. (U.P) -
Three names were added today to
Governor Rolphs executive clemen-
cy list for Christmas.
George w Pound, serving a life
sentence in San Quentin prison for
the murder of Nina Breakey in San
Joaquin county nine years ago, was
given a commutation of sentence on
recommendation of the state parole
board.
A pardon to restore the citizenship
of Soledad de la Toree. woman
Spanish teacher of San Diego. con-
victed in 1890 on a narcotics charge,
also was granted. A pardon also was
granted Cass Colvin, originally con-
victed of murder in Fresno in 1896.