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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
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|NMAN PROBE
To CONTINUE
Committee Returns To Capital
For Further Investigation Of
Administration

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. Dup
Resuming another angle of a
lengthy inquiry into the admins
tration of Gov. James Rolph, Jr.,
the Inman state senate committee
will reconvene in Sacramento Fri
day with the purpose of determin-
ing if state official received any
part of a commission paid on the
sale of a site for a state mental
hospital in Ventura county.
Already in possession of many
allegations of incompetency in the
Whittier state school for boys, and
with charges that agents divided
commissions obtained in the sale
of the Lewis ranch to the state for
$415, 900, the committee finished its
hearings here yesterday and de-
parted for Sacramento.
1t was indicated that the COM
mittee will look into numerous San
Francisco bank accounts to deter
mine if any of the $20,500 commits
sion paid Jack G. Kuhrts for en-
gineering the sale, was diverted to
other hands.
The final days hearing was CEN
tered again on the Whittier school,
described by critics as "a minia-
ture San Quentin"
DR.. George C. Sabichi, superin-
tendent, of Bakersfield, defended
the institution, and denied reports
of violence and brutality.
Testimony that youth had died
there from neglect brought the
statement from DR.. Sabichi that
general peritonitis following an op-
Grafton had caused his death.
Ill-feeling between members OF
the institutions executive staff was
testified. Witnesses said inmates
were so inflamed at treatment ac-
corded them by H. E. Barden, ed
ucational director, that some OF
them had considered escaping and
taking Barden for a ride"
Under questioning of Sheridan
Downey, counsel for the commit
tee, DR.. j. M. Toner, head of the
state department of institutions,
admitted he had been appraised OF
such a situation, and that it had
"given him great trouble of mind.
He expressed confidence in DR.
Sabichi's work.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
CHARGE ROLPH
AIDE PLANNED
To GET |NMAN
Affidavit OF Motorcycle Firms
Head Relates Attempts To
Influence Testimony
INSINUATION OF BRIBERY
Document Declares All Relations
With Senator Were Entirely
Honorable

SACRAMENTO. Feb. %. U.P)-
Charges that the Rolph admins
| tration attempted to induce the
president of a motorcycle company
to m Ike damaging accusations
against Senator j. NJ. Inman. chair
man of the investigation commit
tee now conducting an inquiry into
| activities of the administration,
we're made today in an affidavit
released by the committee.
The affidavit, made by Paul r.
Kemp, president of the Henderson
Motorcycle Sales corporation, Los
Angeles, stated that one Otis r.
Bohn offered him definite rewards
if Kemp would publicly state that
his company hired Inman as an
attorney in its attempt to obtain
a state contract because of Inman's
ability to obtain state contracts.
The concern was the successful
bidder in 1929 on a motorcycle con-
! tract. Prior to the letting, the
company hired Inman, a Sacra-
| mento attorney.
The affidavit set forth that its
bid was Sl40 less than list price on
each of 80 machines and that, in
every sense, the bid was advantag-
eous to the state.
After pointing out that the COM
pany had not heard anything con-
cerning the contract until after the
Inman investigating committee be-
ga holding hearings, the affidavit
continued:
'That shortly thereafter affiant
paul Kemp was called upon by
Otis r. Bohn who delivered to him
| a printed card to the effect that he
was assistant co-ordinator, depart
ment of finance. That said Bohn
stated that he wanted the details
of the transaction"
Offered Trade Preference
Bohn attempted, Kemp contin-
ued, to persuade him to testify that
Inman was hired by the company
for his political influence "and al
so to intimate that the transaction
in question was not entirely hon.
orable."
Kemp said that the entire tran
saction was entirely honorable.
Kemp charged that Bohn said he
was "in position to deliver any
thing that he wanted, that he
thought should be delivered; and
that he could deliver to Henderson
Motorcycle Sales company a frame
Strengthening table purchased by
the state about year ago for $500
for the sum of SIS; that he would
make arrangements SO that the
Henderson Motor Sales company
would have valuable contract for
the furnishing of gas and oil to the
highway patrol motorcycles in the
southern portion of the state of
California"
Kemp said that Bohn also said
he believed he could sell to the
state on behalf of the company
two motorcycles equipped with line
painting machines.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
CONVENTION TAKES ACTION
On PENDING LEGISLATION
Approve Publication Of Delinquent Tax
List And Bill Dealing With Procedure On
Redemption Notices

holding separate sessions, the aud
itors convening in the blue room
of the hotel and the tax collectors
in the card room, off the lobby.
Each group is discussing bills
that affect their respective offices
and endeavoring to discuss only
those which are of major import
ance, avoiding any which may be
said to SAVIOR of petty politics.
At the tax collectors session this
morning bills of special Importance
to the taxpayer were discussed; /;
those on redemption and publica-
ton of the delinquent tax list. The
convention went on record as fa-
voring the publication of the de-
linquent tax list only once and
five years later, the unredeemed
list.
the auditors convention assem-
bly, bill No. 319, was endorsed with
certain minor amendments, the bill
dealig with tax redemption no.
tice All other bills on the subject
pending at the present time are
opposed by the group. AS endorsed
by the session the bill will pro-
vide for a 10 per cent penalty on
the first tax installment, and a
five per cent penalty on the sec
ond installment win NO additional
penalty if the first installment is
unpaid at the time the second is
due This provision is endorsed in
stead of the eight and and re-
(Coniinued On Page O.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
Broker Receives
Kidnapping Threat

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %. tU.P>
"A note demanding $4,000 under
threat of kidnapping his daughter
has been received by Millen Grit
fifth, wealthy San Francisco ship
broker, the San Francisco Chron-
icle said today
The letter was said to have been
mailed in San Francisco on Feb
IA to Griffith's home at Ross, Ma
rim county Griffith has two daugh-
ters, Alice, a debutante, and Euge-
mia, 10.
According to the Chronicle, the
letter demanded that the ship bro
ker have $4,000 in $40 bills ready
awaiting further instructions from
the author who signed himself &c
F M r O."
Local police and Marin county
authorities said they had heard
nothing of the reputed extortion
plot.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22

SACRAMENTO. Feb. %. up
While ROLAND A. Vandegrift, di-
rector of finance, pointed to the
gasoline tax as the logical solution
of CALIFORNIA; financial difficulties,
H. G. Cattell, member of the board
of equalization, today announced
gas tax revenue figures for Janu-
ary had revealed an alarming de-
crease"
Vandegrift contended the bud
get could be easily balanced and
the state spared an ad valorem tax,
if the general fund were reim-
bursed for money advanced for
payment of interest and redemp-
tion charges on highway bonds.
This reimbursement would ccme
from the gas tax fund.
First emphasizing that the state
faces $9,000,000 deficit on June
l, Vandegrift continued:
"The problem of balancing the
budget nar"ows down to two pos
sibilities. viii the now over-bur-
dened taxpayers submit to an addi-
tional tax on his real or personal
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
USE TEAR GAS
IN MILK WAR

JUNEAU, Wis, Feb 3D. U.P)-
An army of hastily recruited special
officers hurled tear gas bombs at
crowd of milk strikers who were
dumping milk near Mayville to.
day and arrested 83 of them.
Soon after the prisoners we're
placed in the Dodge county Jail
here. more than 200 angry farm
ers gathered in the jail yard, hoot-
ing and yelling threats.
Sheriff Henry Lehman, who
said he feared the farmers would
storm the Jail, posted a double
guard.
The clash, one of the most SER
ious since the start of the strike
of dairymen which has resulted in
dumping of thousands of gallons OF
milk, beatings, bombings and the
halting of steam and electric
trains, resulted in Gov. Albert G..
Schmedeman issuing an emergency
order at Madison.
He directed all sheriffs and dis
trict attorneys in the state to en-
large their enforcement organiza-
tions sufficiently TO preserve order
and prevent property damage and
financial loss.
Numerous requests have been
made for the governor to call out
the national guard.
The strikers arrested near May
vile were dumping milk from
trucks of farmers who were taking
it to the dairy there. Sheriff Leh-
mann ordered them to desist. When
they jeered the order the sheriff
returned to Juneau and assembled
more than 200 deputies.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
DEADLY BOMB
SENT IN MAIL
TO ROOSEVELT
Alertness OF Washington Post
Office In Detecting Instrument
Avoids Tragedy
INVESTIGATION is STARTED
All Branches OF Governments
Crime Fighting Agencies On
Track OF Senders

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP}-
The alertness of Washington post
office employees has foiled Sec
ond attempt on the life of Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt.
A crudely fashioned bomb, OBJ
viously the work of an amateur,
was dug out of package address
ed:
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Washington, d. c."
On the plain, brown paper wrap
ping was the postmark:
: "WatertoWn, N. W
All the energy of the federal gov
ernments crime fighting forces was
massed today in the attempt TO
run down the person or persons
who sent the package. Reports
were that a large force of the
governments crack Investigators
were on the way to Watertown.
Because of the attempt on Mr.
Roosevelt's life in Miami recently
the vigil that secret service men
must keep around President OF
President ELECT has been redoubled
Every piece of mail coming into
Washington, addressed to Mr.
Roosevelt is carefully investigated
The wrapping on the brown pa
per parcel aroused suspicion in the
post office here because 1t was
loose. Postal clerks summoned C.
E. Schooley, superintendent of the
mails, and turned the package over
to him.
Without knowing what the con-
tents were, Schooley ordered that
the package should Immediately
be immersed in water. He then
summoned experts in explosives
end gingerly they began the dan
gerous task of opening the pack
age.
They found it was one OF the
most common types of bombs-de-
signed to explode when opened, In
spectors said it was single shot
gun shell, entwined with a length
of ordinary clothes line wire. The
hook of the "J"-shaped wiring was
over the shell cap, or detonator.
Such was the arrangement that
had the shell been dropped on END
the wire might have pierced the
cap and exploded the contents,
lust as might a gun hammer had
the shell rested instead in a shot
gun barrel.
So crude was the bomb, experts
said. that they doubted whether 1t
would have done any harm even
if Mr.. Roosevelt had received and
opened it. For that reason they
believe it was the work of crank,
who may have been led to make
the attempt by reading of Giuseppe
Zangara, who fired. at the PreSl-
dent-elect in Miami.
The package containing the
bomb arrived at the post Office
Yesterday morning. A wall of Sc
crecy Immediately was reared
around theentire affair and the
original intention was to keep the
news from Mr.. Roosevelt.
William j. Scatterfield, inspector
of the washington post office, was
placed in charge of the case. 1t was
learned cooperation of the secret
service and the department of JUS
tice was sought Immediately, but
even today w. H. Moran, CHIEF Oh
the secret service, insisted he knew
nothing about the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
'Eetry! Eetryp
We Caught Fire

No one can accuse Tom
Reams and his gang of being
stingy.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon
the gas heating apparatus in
The Press office went haywire.
A telephone call 20 the fire de-
partment asked that one Of the
wagons be sent over, the idea
being to have a chemical tank
dumped on the blaze.
In a jiffy the office was
cluttered up with firemen,
hoses, axes, chemical tanks.
smoke, and a few more things,
at1d how the heck can anyone
get out a paper under condi-
tions like that, we ask you.
The smoke eaters had a good
time and the excitement was
enjoyed by all. If they have as
much fun at the firemen's ball
Friday night as the staff had
at our fire, IL viii be a great
success.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
Rolph Returns To
Sacramento Today

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. %.
yU.p,-An accumulation OF business
of state awaited the return late to-
day of California's governor. James
Rolph, Jr., who has been GONZALES
cling at a ranch in Santa Clara
valley after a severe illness.
Rolph has been absent for five
weeks. Among the first tasks that
will face him will be the disposal
OF many appointments which have
been held up pending his return.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
7 LIST
ABOUT FILLED

WASHINGTON, Feb. % U.P,
Daniel C. Roper, former internal
revenue commissioner, has been
selected as secretary of COM
merce by President ELECT ROOse-
welt and Governor George ii.
Dern, of Utah is to be- secre-
tary of war, il was learned au-
thoritativefy today by the Uni
ted Press.
Harold Ickes of Chicago is to
be secretary of interior, it also
was learned.
Selection of these three COM
pletes the Roosevelt cabinet,
which lines up as follows:
Secretary of state-SeratOr
Cordell Hull, Tennessee.
Secretary of treasury = Will
. liam ii. WOOdin, New York.
Secretary of navy-Senator
Claude A. Swanson, Virginia.
Attorney general - Senator
Thomas J. Walsh, Montana.
Secretary of agriculture -
Henry C. Wallace, Iowa farm
publisher.
Secretary of labor Miss
Frances Perkins, New York.
Postmaster general - James
Farley.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
Mothers Suicide
Caused By Grief

PETALUMA, Calf, Feb. %. UP)
Grief stricken by loss of her son
four years ago, Mrs. Carrie Jones
Cothran, SO, of San Diego, placed a
wreath Of flowers on his grave and
then shot herself to death. police
reported today.
Cemetery attendants found her
body lying across the mound.
Her son, Albert Meyer, 80, Peta-
luna rancher, was killed in San
Francisco automobile accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
Papers To Charge
For Air Programs

CHICAGO, Feb. %. U.P)-A pro-
posal to charge regular advertis-
ing rates for newspaper publica-
ton of radio programs was conSid-
cred today by the Inland Daily
Press association.
E. H. Harris, publisher of the
Richmond, Ind, Palladium Item,
and chairman of the radio commit
tees of both the Inland Press as
sociation and the American News
paper Publishers association, offer
ed resolution providing for such
charges at the press convention. o
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22

Pending bills and proposed leg
islation which will come before the
next session of the state legisla-
ture were discussed yesterday af-
ternoon and this morning by the
county auditors and tax collec-
tors of California in their annual
convention which is being held at
the Barbara Worth hotel February
21-24 inclusive.
Ninsty-six registered delegates
and visitors are convened to discuss
matters of Importance to the en-
tire state and the opinions of the
convention will be presented to the
legislature. The two groups are
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
COTTON BILL REPORTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. UP
The house agriculture committee
today reported out a rewritten
Smith cotton bill, following its
passage in the senate.
The measure, providing for estab-
lishment of board of purchase
and sell cotton under supervision of
the secretary of agriculture, was
SO amended that nothing remained
unchanged except the title.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
PERsHING OUT OF PARADE

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 90. U.P,-
Gen. John j. Pershing, while re-
ceiving only routine treatment here
for recent attack of influenza, will
not be able to act as grand mar
shall of the Roosevelt Garner in
augural parade March 4, DR.. Sam
uel H. James, medical officer in
charge of the veterans hospital
revealed today.
Gen. Pershing will be here about
two weeks more, it was indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
Canal Group Will
Meet TOMORROW

Senator Ben HulSe will be the
principal speaker at meeting OF
the Canal Water and Power aSso-
ciation to be held tomorrow night
in the high school auditorium at
Calexico, it was annnnced today.
This is the organization formed
recently to boost activities in con-
nection with the ALI ll-American can
al.
All who are interested in the can
al are invited to ATTEND the meet
ing which will be called at o.
clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
Filipino Wanted
Here Breaks Jail

Information received at the sher-
ifs office today advised of the es-
cape from the Jail at Hilo, T. H., of
Gavino Manzano, 25, Filipino, want
ed here in connection with the
Staying o. Sham Singh on Decem-
ber 10, near Calipatria.
The advice to the sheriff did not
state any particulars regarding the
escape.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke left
San Francisco ON the nth enroute
to Hilo TO return Manzano here,
extradition papers having been
provided by the state of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
BABY sUFFOCATED

PITTSBURG, Feb. ". tU.P)-
While visiting at the home of his
grandparents here, six months old
William Edward Randle, son OF
William M. Randle, Los Angeles
advertising man, was suffocated to-
day when caught between mat
tress and a bed post in his crib
The father started eastward by
airplane when informed OF the boys
death. Mrs Randle is here.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
BY FREDERICK A. STORM

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-President-
elect Roosevelt will announce the
names of more members of his cab
met within a few days. it was un-
derstood today, and the next two
to be made public were expected to
be Senator Claude Swanson of Vir-
ginia as secretary of the navy and
Senator Thomas j. Walsh of Mon
tana as attorney general.
Mr.. Roosevelt announced last
night that the two most important
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
AAMILL-.o

BEVERLY HILLS. Feb. 81.
(SpeciaD-Carter Glass, when
he told the senate that the
whole Reconstruction Finance
thing was bad. told them exact
ly what every senator knew in
his heart, but didn't have the
nerve to say. Every man, every
industry in the U. S. was hit
by depression. Before you
start dealing out public funds
to help, you should have first
found out, Have we enough
money to give aid to everyone.
every industry If not, I am
not going to give part of them
a sandwich and leave the rest
go hungry.
But no, they didn't do that
They just started right in by
helping the bankers. So every
man, woman and child in the
U. s. thinks, and rightfully
SO, that they have got as much
right to get some sort of govern
ment aid as the bankers.
Due to lack of foresight of our
lawmakers, the bankers, the
railroads and big business got
the first U. S. dole, and it will
never be finished till the last
one hundred and twenty mil
lion reach in and get theirs, be-
cause they feel they got it COM
ing.
No wonder Glass was too
smart to be treasurer.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-22
SONS WERE PALLBEARERS

PEABODY. Mass. (U.R)-Eight
sons were bearers at the funeral
of Mrs. Mary Walsh.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-02
Marking in Mass
Arrests of Reds as
NewCivl WarStarts
Fighting Reported on
Chekiang Border;
Bonds Slump

SHANGHAI, Dec. Raids on
workers headquarters and mass ar
rests OF Communists were carried out
yesterday in several Chinese cities
in an attempt by the Marking gov
eminent to "pacify'' the hinterland
in preparation for a new civil war
between various factions of Chinese
warlords.
AT Peiping, North China, 200 Com
munists were arrested and sent by
train to Marking for summary trial
by special court. Together with
hundreds of other revolutionary
workers arrested throughout Kuo-
mintang China they face immediate
execution unless saved by protest
actions by the world proletariat.
The arrested workers are charged
with organizing mass support for the
Soviet districts and the Chinese Red
Armies which, with the rift between
the warlords, have gone over to the
offensive against Markings sixth
campaign to externinate the revolu-
tionary masses in the Soviet districts.
Unconfirmed reports describe the
first armed clash near Chuhsien, on
the Chekiang border, between Nam
king troops and forces of the new
secessionist regime in Fuden. Gen.
Tsai Ting-kai yesterday issued orders
for the 10th Route Army Immediately
to attack Chekiang Province.
The war news, together with
rumors that Chang Kai-shek was
"resigning" as Marking dictator,
caused q heavy slump in Marking
government bonds.
In Fukien province, all banks are
reported to have closed their doors
to prevent increasing Withdrawal of
money.
Reports from Hongkong state that
HUI Han-min intends to form a Sec
ond secessionist government embrace
ing the provinces of Kweichow and
Kwangsi, South China. The move is
said to be supported by the Canton
regime.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-02

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