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Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
IRISH BAT TLE:
IN ELECTION
(Con.iuued On Page g.

DUBLIN, Jan. %. U.P)-The ri
val armies" backing candidates in
Ireland's general election campaign
claShed in various parts of the
Free State last night and today,
and filled the final hours of the
campaign with rioting and violence
At Tralee, so persons we're in
jured last night and William T.
Cosgrave former president had a
narrow escape when supporters of
Eamon de Valera broke up a Co.'S
grave meeting. Cosgrave is slight
favorite in tomorrow'S voting, ex-
pecting to be heavy.
Civic guards, who had succeeded
in keeping the "armies" apart most
of the campaign, were overwhelm-
ed. Brick bats were hurled at poll
tical foes and at police alike. The
civic guards charged repeatedly
with their batons, but the battle
RACED for three hours with fists,
bricks and clubs.
Tralee is seat of political un-
rest and was storm center dur
ing the Irish rebellion. Rioting
also occurred at LiStowel, where
windows in shops and stores were
broken.
Fights and disorders in Dublin
were the last minute features of the
campaign, with hand to hand en-
counters in the principal streets.
Disorders also were reported in
county Clare.
Internal bitterness has reached
its highest point since the civil
war of 10 years ago. 1t was freely
predicted soon after De Valera dis
solved the dial and called the elec-
tiou that only miracle could pre-
vent sanguinary conflict between
the Irish republican army and the
white army" as the Army Com
rades' association, supporting Co.'S
grave, Is called.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Reynolds Estate
Will Be Settled

WINSTON SALEM, N. c., Jan.
%. U.P)-The Reynolds tobacco
family insisted today that any set
tlement of the $2O,OOO,OO estate of
the late z. Smith Reynolds would
be made in open court.
Reports persisted, however, that
the family had agreed to settle
$2,000,000 each on Reynolds child
by Libby Holman Reynolds, his
torch singer widow, and on Anne
Cannon Reynolds, two-year-old
daughter by previous marriage.
The balance would be devoted to
charitable work in his memory.
This was the plan suggested by
Mrs. Reynolds.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
LEGAL BEER AND WINE PASSED
BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

radio advertisements of 3.05 per
cent beverages.
The beer-wine bill is to be re-
ceived by the senate and referred
to the finance committee for con-
sideration of revenue potentialities
Speedy action has been promised
by Senator Harrison, Democrat
Mississippi, senior minority men,
.ber of that committee.
President-elect Roosevelt in con-
ferences last week with Democra-
tic leaders put the beer bill among
the measures he wanted enacted at
this short session.
Four Republicans and two DEM
ocrats joined to vote in favor OF
reducing the alcoholic content tc
per cent. After that was defeat
ed they voted together again
against making favorable report
on the bill
The vote on a favorable report
was as follows: for 8, Senators
Blaine, Republican, Wisconsin
Herbert, Republican, Rhode Island;
Schuyler, Republican, Colorado;
Ashurst, ocrat, Arizona;
Walsh, Democrat, Montana; King,
Democrat, Utah; Dill, Democrat,
Washington, and Norris, Republi-
can, Nebraska.
Against 6, Senators Borah, Re-
publican, Idaho; Robinson, Repub-
lican, Indiana; Hastings, Repub-
lican, Delaware; Augustin, Repub-
lican, Vermont; Bratton, Democrat,
New Mexico, and Nicely, Democrat
West Virginia.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
By HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. = Un-
hampered by Investigations, the
California state legislature recon-
vened here today for the fourth
and final week of its bill intro
ducing period.
AS far as major issues-govern-
mental economy and taxation
were concerned, the lawmakers stood
in exactly the same position as
when the session opened January Q.
Nothing has done about either.
There was little indication that
the legislature would accept all of
Governor Rolph's seven point econ
omy program, requiring special
during February for the people to
vote on certain constitutional "a
mendmentS.
In fact, it appeared that the
governors $258,000,00 biennial bud
get would be sidetracked, and that
the legislators would proceed to
frame an entire new budget OF
their own.
Hints to this end have already
been received from the senate fact
finding committee, authorized to
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
MADE
BY VANDEGR|F 7
Declares Attorney For Investi-
eating Group Guilty Of Gross
Misrepresentation.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. {U.PJ -
Charging Sheridan Downey, attor-
ney for the Inman investigating
committee, with gross misrepre-
sentation," ROLAND A. Vandegrift,
director of finance, today issued a
statement defending his lease Of
the San Francisco state building
annex.
THE attorney" said Vandegrift,
appears to be shadow boxing and
eyading facts while deliberately
overlooking fundamental princi-
Piles of law, sustained by court de-
cisions, and seeks to infer that the
owners of the San Francisco annex
building could have sold the prop
erty to an innocent third party
and would have left the state fig
uratively holding the sack"
Explaining the unrecorded agree
ment produced before the commit
tee last week, which would permit
the state to purchase the annex
building at cost, plus 100000 pro-
fit to the owners, the finance di-
rector added:
81 am only interested in seeing
that the real facts are placed be-
fore this committee. There are
many advantageous points to the
lease of this property and building,
and the second option agreement,
even though not recorded, would
result in saving of more than
$4,000 to the state in the event
that the state should elect to eXer-
else this agreement during the
first five year period and buy the
property for $471, 900.
1.-The building cost approximate
ly $371, 900 including the cost of
land. Under the original agreement
the state could purchase the build
ing during the first five years at
$550,000, while under the alterna-
tive optional agreement, the build
ding could be purchased for SAIL
600.
"The state agencies which occu-
pied downtown offices paid in ex-
cess of 20 cents per square foot.
Now the cost per square foot is
about II cents That, in itself, is
a considerable savings.
"The annex building is class
"a structure and has been so con-
structed that two additional floors
may be added at some future date
1.-The agreement also provides for
economy in operation and results
| in lower cost for heat, which is
supplied from the central heating
plant in the state building. 1t also
provides for central management
without additional cost, inasmuch
as the manager of the state build
ing can supervise the annex. BY
Capitalization of these offices we
have noted an appreciable reduc-
ton in tse telephone and light
bills
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
FIVE SMALL
BANKS CLOSE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 90. UP,
-Reverberations of the failure OF
the California National bank in
Sacramento were felt in other nor
thern California towns today when
five small banks were closed on
orders of their boards of directors.
The Banks of Willows, Bank of
Courtland, Bank of Folsom, the
Fair Oaks bank and the Colura
County bank failed to open their
doors for business today, according
to word received by the state bank
examiners office here.
Boards of directors of the five
banks felt that their institutions
were incapable of WithStanding the
threats of runs. Heavy Withdrawals
which followed news of the Califor-
MIA Nationals failure were the di-
rect cause of closing the banks.
The action was taken after the
boards had conferred with state
banking officials who agreed it
would be best to close the banks be-
fore runs might develop
Total assets of the institutions
were not available here
State banking officials did not
look upon the situation with alarm
They pointed out that after the
first flare of hysteria in Sacra-
mento, when the California Ma
tional closed, depositors in other
banks quieted down and deposits
exceeded Withdrawals.
CLOSING of the five small banks
today was merely a reflex of the
situation in Sacramento said Ed
ward Rainey, state bank examin-
er.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Church Honors
Miss Morbury

NEW YORK, Jan. %. (U.P)-A
special mass was celebrated at ST.
Patricks cathedral today, by order
of Patrick Cardinal Hayes, for Miss
Elisabeth Marbury, one of New
York's most celebrated women.
Politicians and playwrights, So
ciety leaders and authors, joined in
paying tribute to Miss Marbury
who died suddenly yesterday at the
age of rs.
AS Democratic national commit
teewoman for New York state for
many years, she was a close asso-
ciate of Alfred E. Smith and OF
Tammany leaders.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow, with Mayor John P. o.
Brien, Tammany Leader John F.
Curry, and probably Governor Her
bert H. Lehman among the mourn
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Gandhi Planning
To Start Fasting

BOMBAY, Jan. %. U.H-Mahat-
ma Gandhi was expected today to
begin a new fast unto death" be-
cause the viceroy refused to sane
ton introduction of a bill permit
ting "untouchables" to enter tenn
Piles for religious worship.
1.-The governments refusal to
sanction the temple entry bill is a
tragedy" Gandhi told the United
Press. He declined further COM
ment pending study Of the govern
ment's plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Estate Awarded
To Birth Control

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. U.P)-The
$4,000 estate of the late Miss vi
ola Kaufman, who died in appar-
ent poverty in Memphis nearly a
year ago, will be devoted to the
cause of birth control.
Superior Judge Joseph P. Sproul
today dismissed a contest over her
will, brought by w. H. Kaufman,
brother, and Catherine May Bas-
sett and Grace Birchard, nieces,
when they failed to appear to pros
ecute their claims.
Miss Kaufman, 10, provided in
her will that the estate be left to
the national committee of legisla-
ton for birth control, and if this
organization could not accept the
request, it should go to birth con-
troll clinical research bureau. Mar
garet Sanger, nationally known
birth control advocate, was the
third successive recipient. Miss
Sanger was in court today ready to
testify for Miss Kaufman's es-
tate.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Ask Damages For
Daughters Death

Judge Vaughn N. Thompson to-
day had impanelled jury to hear
the $25,778.05 damage suit of r. G..
and Dolores Fernandez against the
Southern Pacific company, Samuel
c. Mason, engineer, James Nc
Grath, fireman, and j. D. Mahon-
ey, conductor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fernandez in this
suit are seeking damages for the
death of their 18-year-old daugh-
ter, Emma Fernandez, who died
from injuries suffered April 26,
when she was struck by a railroad
engine at the Main street railroad
crossing, Brawley.
The jury had been selected and
attorneys were proceeding with
presentation of evidence this morn
ing. Fernandez was one of the star
witnesses for his cause.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
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0lsss NeNausht Syndicate. Inc
THIRD STORM
VISITS COAST
Rainfall For Seven Days Near
Record As Downpour Contin-
ues Over Wide Area.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. W.R-
The third storm within week
swept upon Southern California to-
day after a weekend of intermit-
tent showers, and gave indications
of continuing until tomorrow.
A six-year record already was
broken as weather bureau records
showed 6.O8 inches of rain fell
within seven days here, approach
ing a mark of 638 inches which
fell during seven days of February
1927.
Storm warnings were ordered
hoisted late yesterday, as south
easterly blow reaching gale proper
tions was reported bearing down
upon the coast.
A large area of high pressure lay
southerly off the California coast
bringing high winds inland.
Sailors enjoying shore liberty
were ordered to return to theil
ships last night as it was feared
| it would be difficult if not impos-
sible to operate shore boats today
The men were ordered to report
aboard the West Virginia, Lexing-
ton and Chicago for distribution to
their own vessels later.
Shows still continued to fall in
the mountains after yesterday S
clearing weather sent thousands
of pleasure seekers into the snow
fields. Five feet of snow blanket
ed the Arrowhead and Big Bear
valleys, and automobile traffic was
paralyzed.
Last weeks storm claimed one
life, and two other men were be-
lieved frozen to death in the noun
tainS of Ventura county.
Forest rangers brought the body
of Charles E. Smith, 62-year-old
Azusa miner, out of the San Ga
briel canyon district where he was
crushed in an avalanche. Virgil
johnson and his 19-year-old son
Elton, lost in Hopper canyon for
more than a week, were feared
dead.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. %. U.P)
Rain, snow and high winds con-
tinued over most of California to-
day as new Alaskan storm swept
down from the northwest.
Storm warnings were ordered
posted from Puget Sound to San
Diego last night. However, wealth
er bureau officials expected clear
ing weather late today.
Deep SHOWS covered the noun
tain regions of California today.
Jack Blackmer, TO- trapper, was
believed to have been caught in the
blizzard in the Mother Lode coun-
try. Searchers found his cabin
empty and gave up hope he was
still alive.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
NORRIS LAUDS
RATIFICATION
Continued On Page 81

WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. U.P)-
Ratification of the lame duck"
amendment was described as a
long step toward placing control
of the government in the hands OF
chosent representatives of the peo-
pie in statement by Senator
George w. Norris, Repn., Neb.,
author of the amendment
"The only opportunity the peo-
pie of the country have to express
theik ideas and wishes in regard to
general election in November"
national legislation is the express
sion of their will through the elec-
ton of their representatives at the
Norris said in statement today.
"Under a democratic form of gov
ernment, especially, the wishes OF
the people should be crystalized
into law as soon as possible after
these wishes become known.
Under the old system, not only
are these representatives, just elec-
ted by the people, prohibited from
entering upon their duties, but they
must also stand idly by while the
old Congress, many of whose MEM
bers have been repudiated at the
polls, proceeds to legislate for the
people.
"The evils of such situation are
apparent to any student of govern
ment. Under these conditions, a
congress repudiated at the general
election may put on the statute
books laws that were actually con-
demned in the preceding election"
Norris pointed out elimination OF
the short session would eliminate
the opportunity for an "unjustifi-
able" filibuster, often conducted by
.1ame duck" members desirous OF
tying up legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
RANCHER HELD
PRISONER FOR
THREE NIGHTS
Stevenson Tells Narrowing Tale
OF kidnapping, Assault And
Extortion By Foreman.
CONFEDERATE ARRESTED
Asserts Forced To Sign Many
Checks Which We're Cashed
By Conspirators.

Held prisoner under threat of
death in a tool shed on his own
ranch fer three nights by his ranch
foreman while the foreman cashed
checks for total of $1044 and rob-
bed him of Sic in cash, Bert Ste
venson yesterday morning told Un-
dersheriff Rodney Clarke how Earl
Smith, the foreman, and another
man robbed him of a total of $1,000.
AS result of the story told by
Stevenson, Bill Minor, believed to
be the man who aided Smith, is
under arrest at Ell Paso today, and
the search for Smith has spread
throughout the entire southwest.
Minor told Chris P Fox, El Paso
sheriff, that his name is Bill Lyn-
att. He is 90. Minor. or Lynatt, was
driving Stevenson's car, in which
he left Imperial Valley Saturday
night He had a As automatic, ac-
cording to telegraphic information
received at the local sheriffs Of
flee this morning. He also had $38
in cash.
1t is believed that Smith, in his
own machine with his family and
that of Minor, has the balance of
the money obtained by cashing
checks which Stevenson was forced
to write.
Stevenson, owner of a laundry
at Calexico and two grapefruit
ranches in Imperial Valley, was
made a prisoner Thursday after
noon when he went to his ranch
north of Imperial on a regular in
spection trip.
Records at the sheriff's Office
disclosed today that Smith and
Minor reported January that they
had been robbed at Eighth Street
and the Dogwood road, near I'm
perial, of $162.50 belonging to Ste
venson. They told officers at the
time that five men in an automo-
bile robbed them at the muzzle OF
a revolver.
At that time Tom Sharp, district
attorneys investigator, expressed
the opinion that the robbery had
not occurred, but that Smith and
Minor appropriated the money and
reported they had been robbed. He
even questioned Minor on this the
ory, but was forced to abandon it
for lack of evidence
Assaulted With Gun
The theory was borne out, how
ever, in Stevenson's story, told first
to Undersheriff Rodney Clarke and
repeated last night to Sharp.
Stevenson told the officers that
he went to his ranch Thursday on
a regular inspection trip, arriving
Thursday morning Smith, who was
in charge of the ranch, told him
that grapefruit buyer would come
to the ranch that afternoon to
contract for the grapefruit on the
ranch, according to Stevenson.
The rancher returned Thursday
afternoon. He talked to Smith for
some time, finally stating his in
tention to leave and expressing the
oponion the supposed buyer was
not coming. 1t was at this point
that Smith first gave any irdica-
ton of his intentions. He drew a
revolver, firing twice into the floor
and striking Stevenson once on the
head.
Smith then forced Stevenson to
write a note to A. j. Mercier, his
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
CALL
ON ROOSEVELT
By FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent
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United Press Staff Correspondent
WARM SPRINGS, Ga, Jan. %.
-President-elect RooSevelt'S de-
termination to maintain a close
working alliance between Demo-
Gratis and progressive Republicans
in the new administration was en-
phasized today as a result of a
long conference with Senators
Bronson Cutting of New Mexico,
and Robert M. La Toilette of Wis
consin.
The conference, coming after
Mr.. Roosevelt's close association
with Senator George Norris of Ne
braska on his inspection of Muscle
Shoals, was interpreted as indicat-
ing that the Roosevelt program for
economic rehabilitation would in
corporate many of the planks ad-
vocated by the liberal Republican
group in the senate. 1t also ap-
peared to make more definite the
prospect that at least one of the
progressive Republicans who bolt
ed the Democratic ticket last No
vember, would sit in the new cab
met.
Senator La Toilette said Mr..
Roosevelt gave a sympathetic hear
ing to his plan for $500,000,0 900
relief appropriation to be distribut-
ed on population basis.
La Toilette said the conference
was concerned chiefly with unem-
ployment relief, but observers at
the "little white house" here be-
lieve the cabinet situation was dis
cussed at length.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Halloran Hearing
Resumes Tomorrow

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 90. U.P)-
To comply with the law, Judge j.
C. Niles today continued prelimin-
ary hearing of John ]. Halloran
on charge he was an accessory
in the Winnie Ruth Judd murder
case, until tomorrow morning.
The action was a mere formality
as attorneys for both sides had
agreed on the continuance Satur-
day. County Attorney REM l..
Jennings asked for additional time
in which to prove Mrs. Judd mur-
dered Agnes Ann LIE Roi, for which
crime she is to hang February II.
David Latham, assistant county
attorney, said today the state will
dispute the jurisdiction of Judge
Niles to decide whether the killing
of Mrs. LIE Roi was premeditated
or in self-defense as Mrs. Judd test
ified at the wealthy lumberman'a
hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Marital Truce
Fails To Hold

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. W.P)-
Reconciliation having failed, Mrs.
Segunda Yriende Lederer, describ-
ed as member of a wealthy Bar
celona, Spain, family, aga n
brought suit for divorce today from
Otto Lederer, stage and screen
actor.
Mrs. Lederer won a decree from
the actor on July, 1929, but be-
fore the recree became final, re-
Cancellation was effected. S h e
complained in the new suit that
he had failed to keep his promise
to show her more consideration,
and continually ridiculed her re-
ligious tendencies and abused Ter
sister. A property settlement was
made out of court.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Writer Loses In
Suit For Damage

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. U.P)-
Mary Greer Conklin, Long Beach,
Calf, writer, was today denied a
review of her unsuccessful suit to
collect damages from Harvey R.
Ling and the Review Printing
Company of Long Beach.
The writer claimed she was in
jured when the publishing firm ran
an advertisement in its paper say
ing that "due to a misunderstand-
ing with the author" the paper
GOULD not start the first serial in
stallment of her story Enduring
Love-"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
POLICY
Of JAP PANESE

TOXIC, Jan. 90. U.H-An at
tack on the japanese seizure OF
Manchuria was made in the diet
today by Hitoshi Ashida, Seiyukai
party member of the house of
peers, who demanded that foreign
Minister Yasuya Uchida categoric-
ally state whether Japan has a
definite foreign policy"
The United States will not
trust Japan until it definitely un-
derstands Japan's Asiatic policy, the
speaker said.
Ashida charged during his inter-
pellation that Uchida and Minister
of War Sadao Araki were dictat-
ing "Japan's vascillating foreign
policy" He deplored his country's
policy at Geneva and charged that
Japan has done nothing construc-
tive IN Manchuria.
"There is tangible evidence of
Japan's power over Manchuria, but
there is little evidence to be found
of our benevolence,p he told the
startled members of the house of
peers.
PEIPING, Jan. 23.U.P)-Prospects
for negotiations to settle the lat
test conflict between China and
Japan were regarded as favorable
today. The Japanese Rave postpon-
ed indefinitely and may cancel their
drive into the province of Jehol,
it was said reliably.
Diplomatic observers believed
danger of military operations in
China proper south of the Great
Wall had been reduced.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Japanese Consulate
Seeks Protection

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.- U.P)
Police protection for the Japanese
consulate during proposed COM
munist demonstration here today
was asked by Kname Wakasugi,
Japanese consul general.
The counsul general said he had
been informed that the Commun-
lists, composed of Japanese, Chinese
and Negroes, planned to march on
the consulate and stage a demon
Stration.
Police were detailed to guard the
consulate.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
Report Governors
Condition Better

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. %. U.p)
Governor James Rolph, confined
to st. Francis hospital with influ-
enza, continued to show improve
ment today, although his physician
declined to permit him to have
visitors.
The governor will be confined to
the hospital several days longer,
DR.. John Galway, his physician,
said. He entered the hospital last
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
NOTED FLYER LOST

LONDON, Jan. %. W.P)-The fear
that Bert Hinkler, missing British
aviator, was buried by heavy SHOWS
after crashing in the Alps was ex-
pressed today by Captain w. l..
Hope, who flew over the mountains
seeking the missing flyer.
Captain Hope considered it use
less to continue the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-23
American, Girl
Giuen DiUorce

LONDON, Jan. %. U.P)-The Wis
countess Furness, twin sister of
Mrs. Reginald G. Vanderbilt of
New York, was granted a divorce
decree today from Viscount Fur
ness, British shipbuilding magnate,
on charges of misconduct.
The viScounteSs also is the sis
ter of Mrs. Benjamin Thaw, Jr., of
Pittsburgh. She is the former
Thelma Morgan Converse. Lady
Furness is one of most popular fig
ures in London society and her
suit caused a sensation.