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Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
EXTRA SESSION
HELD CERTAIN
Democratic Leaders Tell Rodse-
welt Program Cannot Pass At
Present Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-U.H-
President-elect Roosevelt's hopes
for enactment of legislative pro-
gram to start the nation toward
economic recovery now rest with
an extra session of congress.
Congressional leaders in swift
succession of conferences informed
him the Democratic program of
budget balancing, farm relief, beer
and prohibition repeal stands little
or no chance of enactment before
March 4.
Close friends today said Mr..
Roosevelt was virtually convinced
the new congress would have to be
called early in April.
Party leaders besieged the Presi-
dent elects hotel suite almost from
the hour of his arrival here yester-
day until midnight. The confer
ences were continued this morning
up to the time of Mr.. Roosevelt's
II a. m. appointment to discuss
foreign policies with President
Hoover.
The President-elect urged the
Democratic chieftans to make a
final fight to salvage as much as
possible of their program in this
session, but they painted a discour-
aging picture.
Most of the leaders were said to
have pointed to the improgilo in
their own ranks in the senate as
an almost insurmountable barrier
to success. They also told Mr..
Roosevelt that President Hoover is
almost certain to veto any farm or
beer bills passed this session.
In connection with farm relief,
Roosevelt declared he stood four
square on the commitments made
in its campaign speech at Topeka
when he came out for price stab
ilization of four commodities
wheat, cotton, hogs and tobacco.
Senator Ellison Smith, who will
become chairman of the agriculture
committee in the next senate, how
ever, came away from the Roose-
velt home in New York City the
other night stating that it was his
opinion the President-elect was for
a revised farm measure providing
stabilization of prices on wheat and
cotton only.
Regarding prohibition repeal, Mr..
Roosevelt said he stood on the
Democratic platform declaration for
outright repeal, as opposed to the
pending senate resolution which
contains qualifications banning the
saloon and guaranteeing federal
protection of dry states.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20

captain and three men to death
and left the craft helpless today at
the mercy of towering waves.
The S. S. American Merchant
was standing by, waiting for a
chance to rescue the men still ON
the Exeter City.
The story of the storm which tore
at the super structure of the 1000
ton freighter was told in radio
message from the master of the
American Merchant, which plough
ed Is miles under forced draught
to the side of the Exeter City, only
to find that the stormy seas pre-
vented immediate rescue.
A message from the Exeter City's
radio operator said the bridge and
chart room of his ship had been
ripped away by high waves. Pre-
sumably the master of the crippled
freighter was lost with the des-
truction of the bridge.
The bridge deck and saloon ac-
commodations also weer torn away,
the message, as reiayed to New
York by the American Merchant,
said.
The men lost, in addition to the
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Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20

DAYTON, O., Jan. 20. up -
Lieutenant Irwin A. Woodring of
Wright Field was hurled to his
death today when a modified pur-
suit airplane he was testing burst
into flames and exploded as it
sped through the air at 1000 feet
altitude.
The plane fell into an open field
four miles northeast of here. The
officers body was found 1900 feet
from the wreckage.
Woodring was known as one Of
the most expert flyers at the army
field here and was widely noted
in flying circles. Witnesses said
his craft burst into flames then
was shattered by an explosion.
Woodring was pilot of a contact
plane in California when the fa-
nous army craft Question Mark"
set an endurance flying record.
He was also one of the pilots of
two planes which flew from Vic
toria, B. c. to New York with the
Kellogg peace treaty, enroute from
japan to The Hague, Holland.
The pilot of the accompanying
craft, Lieutenant William w. Aid
we'll was forced down in Idaho in
a raging blizzard and was killed.
Woodring got through. Both fly
ers were given the distinguished
flying cross for the flight.
Lieutenant Woodring was the last
surviving member of the famous
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
Light Rainfall
Recorded Here

Total rainfall in Ell Centre last
night was 90 of an inch which
brings the total for the year to
DAT, according to Howard Emmons,
weather observer here.
The storm center passed over El
Centro at 2 o'clock this morning
when the barometric reading
reached its lowest point, said p. A.
Baughman. frost expert and gov
ernment weather bureau represent
ative in the valley.
Last nights rain was general
throughout the valley with a
slightly heavier precipitation in
the northend. The humidity was
81 in Ell Centro at 4:40 this morn
ing.
Unsettled conditions are predict
ed for several days, Baughman
said.
Three inches of snow fell at ia
cumba last night and snow con-
tinued to fall today in the noun
tains to the west, beginning at
Pine Valley, according to reports
received by the Automobile Club
of Southern California. Snow
plows cleared the highways, how
ever, and roads in all directions
from Ell Centre are passable. 1t
was reported to be showing today
in Beaumont and Banning.
Damage to agriculture by the
rain was slight, according to B. A.
Harrigan, agricultural commission
er Dairymen suffered inconven-
ience from the muddy conditions
OF fields and corrals, and hay not
stacked was damaged and harvest
ing Of lettuce was held up by the
fields.
AS long as the weather aemains
cold there is no danger of let
tuce blowing up" and slowing up
of shipments may improve market
conditions, stated Harrigan.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
One Case Before
Judge Thompson

Judge Vaughn N. Thompson's re-
arrangement of the superior court
schedule showed its effect today
when only one defendant was ar
raigned on the law and motion
calendar, which is held twice each
week under the new order.
George Valenzuela was arraigned
this morning on a non-support
charge, and the case was contin-
ued until Tuesday morning, when
he will enter a plea.
Probation hearings scheduled for
this afternoon will bring before the
court Harry Rutan, who pleaded
guilty to taking wool on consign-
ment without license, and G. e.
Garner, who pleaded guilty to a
check charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
HEAVY SHOWS.
|NM0UNTA|NS

RENO, New, Jan. 20. &UP)-The
worst snow storm of the winter
blanketed tht plains and noun
tains of Nevada and Eastern Cali
fornia today as searchers resum-
ed their difficult hunt for three
missing persons.
Karl Kalberer, aviator, hoped to
take off from Ely this morning to
join the search for Harry Clark
and E. M. Moore, missing since
they flew over Las Vegas yester-
day in an open biplane. 1t was
feared they had crashed on the
wind and snow swept plains south
of Ely.
Jack Blackmer, 20 year old Dor
rington, CAL, youth was missing
in the blizzard which swept the
Mother Lode region of eastern
California. Search for him was i'm
peded by the deep snow blanket,
10 inches thick in places.
High winds accompanied the
snowfall in Nevada, causing huge
snow drifts to form across high
ways.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Campbell were
ill from exposure today after their
rescue late yesterday from their
snow stalled automobile near Gold
field, New. They said they had bat
tied snowdrifts for IL hours trying
to OUTRAGE the blizzard and reach
Goldfield. They were rescued by a
tractor that had been dispatched to
hunt for them.
Mail and passenger planes were
temporarily grounded.
YOSEMITE, CAL, Jan. 20. W.P)-
Snow continued falling in this
region today, hourly deepening the
already heavy blanket that covers
Yosemite National Park.
Fifty-two inches of snow had
fallen up to today. Snow plows
were keeping the all-year highway
through the park open for the con-
venience of hundreds of tourists
who came here to participate iE the
winter snow games.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
AGED WOMAN
Gets ESTATE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. UP)-
Regarded as dead" by her own
children, Mrs. Sena M&Ryan, 80,
lived in a shack built of scraps in
the midst of the San Diego dump
while the courts sought to divide
a $4,000 estate left by son.
The strange story of a poverty
stricken life was revealed in the
probate court of Superior Judge
Charles S.. Grail today as the eld-
erly woman was awarded $500, all
that remained of her sons estate
after probate expenses had been
met.
George F. Thompson, her son, a
Los Angeles barber, died November
13, 1881. His $4,000 estate was
mostly cash. Following his death,
a "lost heirs" bureau located three
sisters and a brother of the dead
man. 4
They were Julia Ella Willoughby,
Kansas City, Mo-; Clarice Witt
sci, Chanute, Kansas; Rose Amis,
Phoenix, AriZ., and John Thomp-
son, Las Animas, Colo.
The children filed dispositions
with the court in which they de.
clared their mother either was
missing or dead. But the search
went on.
Then Mrs. Ryan was found in
the pathetic "home" built by her
late husband, Walter Ryan, custo-
dian of the San Diego dump.
She returned to her little home
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
Actress Charges
Ayres Indifferent

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. U.P)-
Another screen romance broke up
today when Lola Lane, former mo-
tion picture actress, filed suit for
divorce from Lew Ayres, handsome
young screen juvenile.
Ayres' "studied indifference" to
her caused the final breakup de-
clared Miss Lane, who eloped to
Las Vegas, New. with the actor in
September, 1881.
For the past seven months, des-
pite her efforts to make him hap
py, Ayres had become remote, the
actress said. She gave up her
screen career to make a home for
him which he did not appreciate,
Miss Lane added.
Her husband would remain away
from home for days at a time,
and often would return at 5 a. m.
with no explanation of his where
aboutS, she further charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
EINSTEIN TO
SEEK AID OF
GREAT MINDS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. U.P)
DIR. Albert Einstein, the Ger
man scientist, is seeking the
rs greatest minds in the world
''to function In the best inter-
ests of mankind" it was re-
vealed today.
Six members of this group
will be selected from the Unit
ed States, Jacob Landau of
New York, managing director
of the Jewish Telegraphic
agency and a personal friend
of the physicist, said.
"This committee will raise
its voice whenever mankind is
confronted with grave prob
lems," Landau explained. 'Tt
will take action whenever the
peace of the world is leopard
lied or whenever acts of grave
injustice have been committed"
Only persons of great intel
lectual stature, international
renown and liberality of views
would be selected by Einstein,
the New York newspaperman
said. The latter believed the
group would represent the
"most potent moral and ideal
istic force in the world"
Landau said Einstein PLAN
ned to devote careful study to
the worlds Who's Who be-
fore making his selections.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
I've ThrolUer Gets
Term In Prison

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. U.P)-
Mrs. Ida Brown, middleaged house.
wife who threw hot lye in the face
of her sleeping husband because
he was mean" to her, was senten-
ced today to serve one to Ia years
at San Quentin prison.
The sentence as imposed by Sup
erior Judge Fletcher Bowron, who
denied a motion for new trial. Mrs.
Brown wept into her hands as he
spoke.
AS the climax Of what she call
cd "years of resentment Mrs.
Brown threw the soaring liquid into
the face of Louis Brown as he lay
asleep. He was permanently blind
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
Influenza Sends
Rolph To Hospital

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. U.P)
Governor James Rolph, confined
to st. Francis hospital with SER
ious attack of influenza, was re-
ported to be resting comfortably"
today.
The governor was rushed here
by automobile from Sacramento
last night after he had been order
ed to bed. DR.. John Galway, his
physician, said the influenza at
tack had been aggravated By "con-
siderable pulmonary congestion"
"A complaint of this sort Is
treacherous, but with proper treat
ment he should weather the attack
without serious consequences" DIR.
Gallwey said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
HALLORAN CASE
DRAGS ALONG
Counsel Offers Motion That
Mrs. Judd's Evidence Be Re-
moved From Hearing.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 20. U.Pl-
Defense of John j. Halloran, ac-
cused as an accessory with Win
ME Ruth Judd, condemned mur-
deress, will continue to press its
motion to strike out her testimony
at his preliminary hearing, it was
indicated today.
Halloran will continue his ef-
forts to eliminate her accusations
he aided, assisted and advised her
until Judge j. G. Niles rules on the
motion.
when the blonde tigress" was
recalled to the stand for the fourth
day of cross-examination, Frank
o. Smith, chief of Halloran's legal
staff, reintroduced his incompe-
tency motion, temporarily with
drawn yesterday and asked immed-
late hearing.
Judge Niles instructed immediate
presentation of legal authorities in
support of the motion. In the
bearing on the competency of Mrs.
Judd were asked of her by Judge
Niles.
While pending preparation of
Smiths evidence to support the
motion, witnesses were called by
the state.
Vance Smith, owner of the death
cottage, was called to the stand
and identified the ironing board,
which the defense contends has an
important bearing on the case Mrs
Judd claimed Agnes Ann LIE Roi
used it in beating her prior to the
time Mrs. LIE Roi and Hedvig Sam
uelson were slain the night Of Oct.
16, 1881.
Sheriff j. R. McFadden, by
whom the state indicated it hoped
to corroborate Mrs. Judd's testi-
mony, testified to finding bloody
smear on a window shade in the
cottage Most of his testimony was
stricken from the record on OBJ
jections of the defense.
A crowded courtroom again greet
ed the principals In the case to-
day. The corridors of the court
house are roped off to keep the
immense crowd awaiting admit
tance to the court room, in order.
The crowd was even larger in the
afternoon. The passages of the
courthouse were jammed even after
as many as possible had squeezed
| into the small courtroom.
Judge Niles asked Smith if he
| was ready to offer a list of cita-
tions on the incompetency motion.
Halloran's attorney replied it was
being prepared and would require
some time.
The state then called Gertrude
Wilcox to the stand. She testified
she had worked at the cottage oc-
cupied by Mrs. LIE Roi and Miss
Samuelson. She said she was IA
miliar with the two mattresses on
the beds of the women and that
they were heavy. Mrs. Judd testi-
fled Halloran allegedly carried the
body of Mrs. LIE Roi into the bed
room and placed it on one of the
mattresses.
AS Smith fired objection after
objection at her testimony, Hal
loran leaned forward in his chair
and smiled slightly.
Judge Niles denied a motion that
testimony by Mrs. Wilcox be elm
mated.
Fred Holburgher, helper for the
Lightning Delivery, then took the
stand and testified he and Rich
ard Swartz and Frank Rock went
to the death cottage on October
l6, 1881, and met Mrs. Judd at the
house.
He said she told them to take
a trunk to the railroad depot right
away" to go out on the 10:40 p. m.
train for Los Angeles. He said he
didn't take it because it was too
heavy. He testified the trunk was
taken to Mrs. Judd's home instead.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
ANTI HANGING
BILL OFFERED
Move To End Capital Punish
ment In California Given Leg
islative Support.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20. U.p)-
Thirty-seven members Of the as
sembly today introduced bill to
abolish capital punishment in CAL
ifornia and substitute life impris-
onment without hope of parole as
the penalty for first-degre mur-
der.
The measure carried more names
than any other bill in the history
of the legislature.
For this reason, the measure
was virtually assured of passage in
the assembly, its proponents de-
clared. Only four votes in addi-
tion to the signers were needed
to obtain a majority.
Leaders joining in introduction
of the measure were AsSemblymen
William B. Hornblower, San Fran
cisco, veteran foe of the gallows;
F. G. Clowdsley. Stockton, Demo.
cratic leader and speaker pro tenn
of the assembly, majority of the
Democratic delegation, and former
Speaker Edgar G. Levey, San Fran
cisco.
Speaker Walter j. Little, Santa
Monica, announced his support of
the bill, although he declined to
appear as an author.
Major provisions Of the proposed
law were:
l. Penalty of life Imprisonment
without hope of parole" as a sub
stitute for death by hanging.
2. Alternate penalty, to be i'm
posed at the discretion of the jury,
of ordinary life Imprisonment
which would permit parole priv
ileges, for use in less aggravated
cases.
8. Retention of the death penal
ty for any life-term prisoner kill
ing or attempting to kill while in
prison.
Noel Sullivan, president of the
League to Abolish Capital Punish
ment, and sponsor of the measure,
said that of 405 murders in 1881
in California, there were only nine
hangings, and only about 20 per
cent of all murderers brought to
trial.
"The practice of hanging nine
or 10 men each year, usually be-
cause they are without funds or
influence, and paroling the influ-
ential after brief prison terms, is
a libel on the word justice" he
said. "The law we propose will
put an end to paroling dangerous
killers and will make for increased
certainty of punishment"
Assemblymen submitting the bill
were Hornblower, Bliss, Boyle, CAL
lahan, Cassidy, Clowdsley, Cottrell,
Crist. Dempster, Gilmore, Grubbs,
Hallner, Hatch, Hunt, Jones, King,
Levey, Maloney, Martin, Mcbride,
Mccarthy, Meehan, Miller, Nor
gan, Nelson, O'Connor, Patterson,
Peterson, Rawls, Roberts, Robin
son, Rogers, Sullivan, Tournoux,
Woolwine and Wright.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20

general and those of the irrigation
district in particular the meeting
agreed that voters of the valley
should have an opportunity to ex-
press their opinion as to whether
they wish to retain Ira Aten and
Burleigh Adams, as we'll as Mark
Rose, j. L. Du Bois, and w. o.
Blair, the latter three coming up
for reelection in February.
Recall petitions are being circu-
lated now against Aten, and will
be initiated at once against Adams.
No candidates opposing these two
directors have announced Them
selves as yet, but will be announced
in the near future in time for the
February election.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
Old Prospectors
Promise Shooting

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. U.D-
Bewhiskered prospectors of Inyo
county were up in arms today
against the city dudes who were
killing their burros and hauling
the meat back to Los Angeles an
imal farms.
Parties killing burros are run
ming a grave risk of being killed
themselves by the prospectors and
miners who are the owners" said
a grim warning issued by the dis
trict attorneys office.
Authorities said the outraged
owners had their big six-guns and
rifles all oiled and primed ready
for the city dudes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
ENTIRE DISTRICT BOARD TARGET
AT MEETING HELD IN BRAWLEY

Voters of Imperial Valley are to
be given a chance to decide as to
whether they wish to retain the
present board of directors of the
Imperial Irrigation District, or
whether they wish to make a clean
sweep and elect an entire new
board, as result of action taken
last night by meeting called by
the Committee of Fifteen.
The meeting was in the form of
a dinner at the Dunlack hotel,
Brawley, and attended by the COM
mittee and 30 invited guests who
numbered among them represent
ative citizens from every commun-
ity in the valley.
After discussion Of politics in
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
nWlLL
WyR!sS}!s;fRs

BEVERLY HILLS, Jan. 19.
(SpeciaD-Here is how this
two-headed president thing
works out.
We have a President that's
in, but has no authority;
President that's out, but has no
authority; senate that's in,
but has no leader; a house
that's in, butts been voted out;
a budget that both sides are
afraid to try to balance; debts
that are owed us that will
never be paid, debts that we
owe which we keep adding to.
We are sore at Japan because
they took Manchuria, sore at
the world because they won't
disarm. In fact, we are just
sore at ourselves because we
muddled everything up.
And in the midst of it all we
tell the Philippines what con-
stitutes liberty"
Yours,
mG R1~N
Olsss MeNausht Syndicate. Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
FEDERAL EXAMINATION

Examination for the position of
principal sanitary inspector in. the
U. S. public health service, is an
nounced by the local secretary of
the U. S. civil service commission,
to be held here in the near fu-'
ture. Full information regarding
requirements and application
blanks can be obtained by address
ing the secretary in care of the To-
cal post office.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
YOUNG ATTORNEY DIES

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. W.H--
Funeral arrangements for Michael
Bilz, 20, prominent young Los An
geles attorney, who died after a
lingering illness, were incomplete
today pending the arrival of his
father, August Bilz, Des Moines
business man. The attorney, who
was the first vice president of the
local junior chamber of commerce,
was a graduate of Drake universe
ty and Stanford law school.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
ACTREss PAGES SUIT

Los ANGELES, Jan. 20. UP
Property interests OF Mary Miles
Minter, former screen star, we're
under attachment today, ordered
after a suit had been filed by tho
Title Insurance and Trust Co., TO
collect SAL ,00e. The plaintiff rep
resented the amount as the defici-
ency between mortgages OF the for
mer actress and proceeds from sale
OF her mansion recently al public
auction.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
OFFICER ExONERATED

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 70. U.H)-
Radio Patrolman L. E. Patrick was
absolved of blame today in the
death of Maure King, %, a victim
of the officers aim during an at
tempted automobile theft last
night. Patrick and a fellow Off.
Ger ordered the suspect to surren-
der but instead he took refuge be-
hind a tree. Patrick shot him.
In his hand, the suspect grasped
a revolver which had failed to fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20
Head OF Brokerage
Firm, Is Fugitive

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. W.H-
w. A. Hewitt, manager Of the W..
A. Hewitt & Co., Los Angeles and
San Francisco brokerage firm, was
sought today on an indictment
which charged him with grand
theft of $16,100 from the concern.
Hewitt has been hunted since
January 6 when he left his local
offices after cashing checks total
ing $16,100, authorities said. The
corporation commissioner ordered
a grand jury investigation and sus-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-20

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. U.P)-The
master and crew of the rescue
steamer American Merchant fought
gruelling battle in mid-Atlantic
today with the lives of about 80
seamen on the storm-battered
freighter Exeter City at stake.
The master of the American
Merchant, Capt. Gyles c. Sted-
man, reported by radio that he
had shot line aboard the disabled
freighter and that a life poat had
been towed over to the men mar
ooned in a high sea aboard the
sinking vessel.
But the task of transferring the
men to safety on the rescue vessel
was proving difficult.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. W.P)-A
raging sea in mid-Atlantic batter
ed the little British freighter Exc
ter City almost to pieces, swept the