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Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
FIRE DESTROYS
WESTMOR[AND
PACKING SHEDS

A fire of undetermined or;ain
gutted the packing houses owned
by the Gerard company and Jack
Brothers-McBurney in Westmor-
land yesterday afternoon. The
blaze was first noticed at o'clock
Tut by the time the local appara-
tus aided by machines from the
Brawley fire department could
reach the scene, the two buildings
were mass of flames.
According to information obtain
ed this morning both companies
suffered total loss both of build
ings and equipment. The Gerard
company estimated the loss to their
building alone at about $4,000 and
had not made an inventory as yet
to determine the exact amount lost
in equipment. This was one of the
largest packing houses in the val
ley.
An estimate of the Jack Brothers.
McBurney loss places the figure in
the neighborhood of $4,000 to $25,-
600. Both buildings were covered
against loss on the blanket system
of insurance.
The Jyck company had about
10000 crates ready for the coming
cantaloupe crop and these were
destroyed.
According to officials of the two
companies nothing was saved in
either of the sheds.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
SUPERVISORS SEEK ORDINANCE
REPEATING OLD LIQUOR LAWS

A request was made to the dis
trict attorney by the board of
county supervisors at their regular
meeting yesterday afternoon that
he draw up an ordinance repeal
ing all of the liquor ordinances
now existing in the county and re-
port this back to the board at its
next regular meeting.
Bids were asked on two motors
to be used in road district four and
five.
A resolution was adopted asking
the state legislature to provide a
law governing the taxation of cat
tie brought into the county for
feeding purposes. 1t is the opin-
ion of the board that when cattle
are shipped in from outside territory
to be fed in this county the own
erS should be taxed merely for the
time the cattle are kept here and
not for the whole year.
The board further adopted res
olution designating the election
precincts for the special election
to be held in the county on June
for the purpose of choosing dele
gates for the convention to be
called at that time to vote on the
rejection or retention of the Eigh-
teenth amendment The go pre-
cincts in the county will be re-
duced to % for this election.
Leave of absence from the state
for a period of 80 days was grant
ed the board and clerk and the tax
collector was authorized to sell cer-
tain property in Imperial for less
than the taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04

PURNEA, India, April 4. W.H-
One of mans greatest aspirations
the conquest of Mount Everest,
the highest peak in the world-had
been accomplished today by air.
Four men in two airplanes hoy
cred over the glamorous Himalayas,
the awe inspiring Everest, with its
glaciers and crevasses, outlined be-
meath them. Since the beginning
of time, Everest had defied all of
mans effort to view its summit.
Innumerable land expeditions fail
ed. Two previous attempts by plane
also failed.
Squadron leader, the Marquis of
Clydesdale, the expeditions chief
pilot, and Lieut.. Col. Stewart Will
liam w. Blackner, observer, were
in one plane; Flight Lieut.. d. F.
Mcintyre, of the royal air force,
and S. r. Bennett, motion picture
camera man, we're in the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
Filipino-W
Marriage Okay

LOS ANGELES, April 4. up
Salvador Roldan, 29-Iear-old Fill
ipino of Pasadena, Calf, and Mar
jorie Rogers 25-year-old white girl
of Los Angeles, today were making
plans for their forthcoming we'd
ding following a state supreme
court decision permitting their
marriage. They applied for Ii
cense yesterday.
When the couple first appeared
at the marriage license bureau sew
eral month ago, license was de-
MED them and Roland filed a pc
tition for a writ of mandate in the
superior court.
The county counsels office op-
posed issuance of the license on
the ground that Roldan was OF
Mongolian extraction and could not
under California law, marry Cau-
caSian.
Superior Judge Walter S. Gates
ordered the license issued, ruling
that Filipinos are of Malay extrac-
ton. The state supreme court af-
firmed his ruling.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
AKRON HERE
A YEAR AGO

Destruction of the navy dirigible
Akron off the New Jersey coast this
morning, with the loss of IA lives,
recalls the big ships visit to 1mpe-
rial Valley on the morning of May
IL, 1882.
After numerous reports that the
ship had been delayed by storms ir
Texas, the Akron was sighted COM
ing from Yuma about 6:30 a. m. II
cruised across the southern portion
of the valley passing close to CAL
exico and passed over the noun
tains in the vicinity of Jacumba,
through Eckener pass, the same
route taken by the Graf Zeppelin
two years previous.
Upon arrival in San Diego the
ship figured in a tragedy when two
members of the ground crew at
tempting to land it fell from ropes
and were killed. A third sailor was
rescued by being hauled up into the
dirigible.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
BY ROSS DOWNING
United Press Staff Correspondent

BARNEGAT CITY, N. j., April 4
The Akron, giant pride of the
navy's air force, crashed at sea &c
miles from here during the night
and a misty dawn found ships and
aircraft from a dozen ports gath
ering for the rescue.
Hours after first meagrc radio
dispatches from the German tanker
Phoebus spread word that the Ak
ron was down at sea, only four OF
the 76 men aboard were known to
have been saved, and the fate OF
Rear Admiral w. A. Moffett and
other distinguished passengers re-
manned in doubt.
While ships and planes converged
upon the place at sea where wreck
age of the Akron floated, relief
workers gathered here to receive
survivors who could be sped ashore.
From reports received here, it ap-
peared that the Akron had met
disaster In thunderstorm and rain
squall that swept the Jersey coast
shortly before midnight and con-
inued for an hour or more.
The airship, worlds largest light
er than air craft, took off from
Lakehurst at 7:30 p. m. on a train
ing flight to New England. Fog
settled down early in the night, and
then the storm broke.
First word that the Akron had
been caught came from the 657 ton
tanker Phoebus shortly before a.
m. in a message reporting that the
Akron was "afloat" and that its
chief officer and three members of
the crew had been rescued.
An hour later the Phoebus rad
ioed that the Akron had crashed
but still offered no details and no
word of the fate of others. Still
later, Lieutenant Commander H. v.
Wiley sent yerification of the crash
to the navy, but still added few
details.
The others rescued, in addition to
Wiley, were:
R. w. Copeland, chief radio man,
who later died.
R. l.. Moreland, radio man.
r. E. Deal, boatswain's mate,
second class.
Aid Rushed To Scene
The navy, hesitant at first to be-
lieve that its pride had cracked up,
ordered all available craft, sea and
air, to speed to the scene of the
wreck. Navy and coast guard ships
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
OFFICER AND TWO ENLISTED
MEN TAKEN FROM OCEAN BY
CREW Of GERMAN TANK { R
Fourth Man Rescued Succumbs To Injuries
And Exposure; Search For Other Survi-
vors Hampered By Bad Weather.

WASHINGTON, April 4. QJ.P).. The
dramatic story of the last hours
of the dirigible Akron, told in the
stacatto fashion of navy reports,
was related in dispatch received
at the navy department today from
Lieut.. Commander Herbert Wiley,
one of the three survivors.
A four hour battle against wind,
rain and fog continued from 8:45
p. m. last night until the worlds S
greatest airship crashed into the
water off the New Jersey coast.
ship demolished upon impact" "
Wiley reported. ''In lightning
flashes saw many men swimming
and wreckage drift rapidly away"
Wiley, injured in the crash and
suffering from exposure and i'm
mersion in the cold waters of the
Atlantic, wrote the crisp report
while being taken to New York on
the destroyer Tucker.
Wiley's report follows:
Akron sighted thunderstorms
about 80 miles south of Philadel-
phia at about 8:45 last night.
Proceeded on east and northeast
course. Lightning mostly to south.
Ground obscured by fog. Ship In
good static condition. Approx
mately 5000 pounds heavy.
"In vicinity Jersey shore about
10 o'cock became entirely surround
ed by lightning.
Atmosphere was not very turbu-
lent. Ran east course until about
IL o'clock then course to west at
IL o'clock. Sighted light on ground
and changed course to 1870 degrees.
"About 1890 a. m. ship began
to drop rapidly from flying altitude
of 1000 feet.
Unable To Stay AlOft
Dropped ballast forward and re-
gained altitude three minutes later.
Seemed to be in center of storm.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
RESCUE SHIP
GIVES REPORT
Continued On Page 81

WASHINGTON, April 4. W.P)-
The navy department radio today
intercepted a message from the
master of the German steamship
Phoebus to the vessels owners des-
cribing briefly its part in taking
four men from the Akron aboard
during last nights storm.
The message was addressed to
the Standard Shipping Co., and
said the Phoebus had rescued four
men Lieut.. Commander Wiley,
Richard Deal, Moody Erwin and
Robert Copeland.
1t said Copeland remained un-
conscious for four hours and all
treatment to save his life failed i.
The text of the message:
"Gave rescued men and body to
destroyer Tucker. Two lifeboats
searched from / to 6 a. M, without
results.
Gave destroyers approximate
position and place of accident and
continued voyage at 9 a. m, after
destroyers and cruiser Portland
left"
The message was signed "Dall-
dorf."
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
: BILL
IS APPROVED

SACRAMENTO, April 4. U.H =
Organized labor has won its first
legislative battle in a fight that has
lasted for eight years when the as
sembly judiciary committee ap-
proved the yellow dog" contract
and injunction bill.
The measure introduced by AS
semblyman Melvyn I. Cronin, would
prohibit the issuing of injunctions
growing out of labor disputes and
would further prohibit contracts be-
tween employer and employee which
would preclude membership in labor
organizations.
1t has been before the legislature
for four sessions. Today marks the
first time it has appeared on the
floor of the assembly. Heretofore it
has always been defeated in COM
mittee.
Paul Scnarrenburg, secretary OF
the California Federation of Labor,
appeared for the bill while Greg
ory Harrison, representative of the
Industrial Association of San Fran
cisco opposed it.
The measure follows closely the
provisions of the Norris bill re-
Gently passed by congress.
The committee refused action on
a bill which would permit the de-
positors of the Guaranty Building
and Loan association of Los An
geles to sue the state for their losses
as a result of the defalcations of
Gilbert Beesemyer, Los Angeles.
Proponents of the measure based
their argument on the fact that the
association in all their advertising
claimed it was under the control
and supervision of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
NAVY ACCEPTS
LOSS Of CREW

WASHINGTON, April 4. U.P)-
The navy department today virtu-
ally abandoned hope for the rescue
of Rear Admiral William A. Mof-
felt and the other missing officers
and men from the dirigible Akron.
1--WE have lost a very fine officer
in Admiral Moffett," said Secretary
of Navy Swanson in revealing that
none of the navy dispatches ,indi-
Gated the missing men would be
found.
With only three survivors, the
death list would number IA, the
greatest number ever lost in a dir
igible accident.
The navy department added the
name of Lieut.. Robert E. Sayre of
Elgin, ILL.,, to the list of those
aboard the Akron when it left Lake
hurst, N. j., last night. Sayre, at
tached to the Lakehurst base, was
a passenger, and brought the num-
ber aboard the Akron to IT.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
NOW AWAITS
APPROVAL Of
GOV. ROLPH /
Provides For Operation By Se-
curities Commission When Dis
tricts Default.
REPEAL SET-UP OUTLINED
! Approved By Senate And Needs
Only Minor Changes By AS
sembly.
REPEAL SET-UP OUTLINED
BY THOMAS b. MALARKEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, April 4. Two
more emergency financial relief
measures, one which would relieve
pressure on state insurance COM
panies and the other bring relief to
irrigation districts in default, await
ed only the governors signature to-
day, before becoming law.
Both bills were passed by the
senate late yesterday
The insurance bill empowers the
state insurance commissioner to de-
clare a 60-day holiday" if neces-
sary. During this period withdraw
al limitations on policy loans would
be limited to 500 or under. Death
and endowment payments would
not be restricted.
The irrigation bill, introduced by
Assemblyman c. Ray Robinson
Merced, seeks to bring relief to 39
California irrigation districts in de-
fault. When a district becomes 20
per cent delinquent on its bonded
obligation, the California securities
commission would take charge.
l. Thereafter, if the, commission ap-
proved, the district would meet its
obligations on an ability-to-pay ba-
sis. This moratorium" would au-
tomatically terminate in 1885.
The senate also approved bill
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
WORLDS LOFTIEST PEAK SEEN
FROM TOP BY BRITISH AIRMEN

The planes, equipped with huge
cylinders of oxygen that allowed
the motors to function and the men
to breath in the rarified atmos-
phere 5000 feet above Everest
which rears its peak 29,141 feet.
1t was not believed that the ex-
pedition would make a second flight
over the peak The expedition had
agreed to the stipulation of the
Maharajah of Nepal when permis-
sion for the flight was granted,
that only one attempt would be
made. The growing unrest of
Nepalese authorities which threat
ened the expedition with loss of its
permission for the flight, caused
yesterdays unexpected but success
full attempt. The NepaleSe, who
worship Everest as a super being,
feared the flight would offend the
dieties living on its crest, causing
their wrath to be unloosed on the
populace around the base.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
WATER
HARMS TEETH
Health Officer And Irrigation
District Plan To Combat Pro-
paganda At Los Angeles.

Reporting that he is making an
exhaustive study of charges con-
cerning the alleged bad effect Col
orado river water has upon teeth,
DR.. Warren F. Fox, county health
officer, appeared before Imperial
Irrigation district directors in ses-
sion at headquarters this morning.
Examinations of thousands of
children now are underway and
according to DR.. Fox, the few cases
Of permanently .blemished teeth
discovered, were found among
children born in some place other
than Imperial Valley.
While the charges are generally
discredited in the valley and dis
missed as untrue, 1t was deemed
wise to prepare a scientific and
careful analysis of actual existing
conditions. This is to be done for
the information of those interested
it was explained at the board meet
ing.
A. N. Cox, representing the I'M
perial Products company which has
under lease approximately 1000
acres of district land in the Salton
Sea area, appeared to ask an ex-
tension of time on the oil and min
eral lease. The land leased lies in
the region known to contain car
bon dioxide used in the manufac-
ture of "dry ice."
Cox asked that the extension be
to August Is. Action in the matter
was deferred until the board meet
ing next week.
Complain Lodged
Complaints of residents in the
vicinity of a hog ranch south of
Ell Centro brought Hugh T. Os-
borne and DR.. Fox before the
board as the rancher leases the
land from the district. Osborne
asked the cooperation of the board
in handling the situation prior to
the possible passing of a county
ordinance.
Fox reported that the operator
of the ranch, who resides in Los
Angeles, had followed suggestions
of the health department regard
ing sanitation. He said the hogs
were fed garbage which was spread
on cement platforms.
The district board promised CO.
operation with the supervisor and
health officer but pointed out that
the lease did not expire until Dec
ember of this year.
The board met after luncheon
this afternoon and adjourned to l
o'clock Friday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
Michigan Elects
Wet Delegates

DETROIT, April A. (U.P)--Michi-
gan became the first state to rati-
fly repeal o. the 18th amendment
today when returns from 1901 OF
the states BAIT precincts gave vets
an overwhelming lead OF nearly
four to one.
VETS were assured of more than
10 of the 100 delegates who on
April 10 will go through the for
mality of voting as instructed. A
bare majority of 81 is sufficient to
ratify.
The popular vote from 1901 pre-
cincts was:
For repeal 413,845, against re-
peal 135,096.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April a
Wisconsin, traditional home
of beer, voted today on delegates
to the state convention on repeaI
of the 18th amendment, with dryS
conceding they had virtually nc
canoe to win. The convention viii
be held in Madison April 25.
Rev. Warren Jones, Madison
state superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon League, conceded victory tc
repealists before balloting began
In formal statement, he predict
ed most or perhaps all the repea
delegates will win
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
PLAN PROBE
Of DISASTER

WASHINGTON, April a. dip
Early investigation Of the crash of
the dirigible Akron was assured to-
day by announcements of Secre-
tary of Navy Swanson and con-
greSSional committee chairmen.
Coincident with Swanson'S decis-
ion for a departmental inquiry,
Chairman Vinson said the house
naval affairs committee would in
vestigate to determine "the cause
and circumstances of the accident"
Chairman Trammell of the senate
naval affairs committee moved for
similar action.
At the same time Secretary of
Navy Swanson indicated an investi-
cation would be made to determine
the structural strength of the Ak
ron's sister ship, the Macon, re-
Gently launched.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
Wolker-Con,pton
Bonns Published

CANNES, France, April 4. (UP)-
Official banns for the marriage OF
James j. Walker and Betty Comp
ton, actress, were published at town
hall today. Under French law
banns Intention to marry) must be
published 10 days before the cere-
mony.
The futile secrecy with which
Walker and Miss Compton have
attempted to shroud their marriage
was continued with the pub
fishing of the panns. The notice
was posted in an inaccessible place
in the city hall almost hidden.
Walker gave his age as SO and
occupation as a lawyer, Miss Comp
ton described herself as 20 and un-
employed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04

A committee from the county
fair board appeared before the SUI
pervisors and made a report show
ing that the fair took in $282. 2.01
above their expenses at the fair
this year.
Dog Matter Discussed
The board authorized a telegram
to be sent to State Senator Ben
Hulse asking that the proposed
bill on grapefruit should carry a
clause calling for conformity with
the present Arizona law regarding
the color to be had by grapefruit
offered on the public markets.
A lengthy discussion was had or
the question of what to do with
stray dogs in the county. Repre-
sentatives of the state humane So
ciety appeared before the board
and entered into the discussion
Nothing definite was determined
by the board but it may enter into
contract with the humane soci-
ETY. for the proper care of stray an
imalS in the county and the Ii
censing of others whose owners
are known, If and when this So
ciety is Incorporated in the county
The humane society would then
take complete control of this mat
ter and would erect the proper
pounds to care for these animals
besides seeing that they were vac
cinated when occasion demanded
such treatment.
The board adjourned to reconvene
at l o'clock the afternoon of April
10.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
Jopanese Finance
Minister To Quit

TOXIC, March 4. UR-Finance
Minister Korekiyo Takahashi viii!
resign soon because of i'll health
and advanced age, it was reliably
reported today.
Takahashi today conferred with
Viscount Makoto Saito, premier.
Vice Minister Hideo Kuroda was
recommended by Takahashi as a
successor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
ONLY THREE SURVIVORS OF AKRON DISASTER
Irrigation Districts Relief Bill Passed
President Mourns
Tragedy Victims

WASHINGTON, April 4.
W.P)-PIesident Roosevelt in a
statement today joined the ma
tion in its mourning for the
loss of the Akron and its crew.
He said:
THE loss of the Akron with
its crew of gallant officers and
men is national disaster.
1 grieve with Gne nation and
especially with the wives and
families of the men who
were lost.
"Ships can be replaced but
the Eaticn can i'll afford to lose
such men as Rear Admiral
William A. MOffett and his
shipmates who died with him
upholding to the end the fin
est traditions of the United
States navy"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
Thermometer Not
So High Today

Temperatures did not reach above
95 degrees prior to 2 o'clock this
afternoon, a strong northwest wind
keeping the temperature down, &C
cording to Howard Emmons, local
observer for the United States
weather bureau.
At 8 o'clock this morning the
temperature passed 80 degrees,
holding a promise of greater heat
to follow. The wind blew from IL
to 18 miles per hour throughout
the morning and early afternoon.
The thermometer was at 100 be-
tween and o'clock yesterday,
Emmons said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04

Ship tossed about violently Called
all hands.
"Ship commenced to descend.
Stern inclined doWnwards. Drop
ped ballast. Under controls car
ried away.
Descent continued to water
Ship demo< shed upon impact.
"In lightning flashes saw many
men swimming and wreckage drift
rapidly away.
Discipline in control car perfect
wiley"
Naval officials here announced
the message from the surviving eX-
ecutive officer would constitute the
only statement he would make be-
fore presenting an official explain
alton of the disaster to the depart
ment.
At the same time, the department
was advised by telephone from
New York that the body of Lieut.
Commander H. E. Mcclellan, OF
westerly, R. l., had been found
floating in the water.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
ACTRESS WEDS DIRECTOR

HOLLYWOOD, April 4. W.P)-
Clarence Brown, motion picture di-
rector, and Alice Joyce, former
screen actress, were enjoying a
honeymoon today after their sur
prise wedding last Friday at Vir-
ginia City, New. Miss Joyce and
Brown have been married twice be-
fore. Miss Joyce formerly was
married to Tom Moore and James
r Reoan ir
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
CRAIG CONVICTED

LOS ANGELES, April 4. W.P)-
Gerald F. Craig, former University
of Southern California football
star, convicted on charges of solicit
inc the commission of crime, Will
appear tomorrow for sentence
Craig, allegedly sought to hire a
friend to murder his wife for $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
FREE MOVIES ANNOUNCED

AUSTIN, Tex. U.Ri--Free moving
pictures we're announced by local
motion picture houses during the
bank closing to keep people IN good
humor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-04
mMlLL

BEVERLY HILLS, April 3.
(SpeciaD-Ruth Bryan Owen is
going as ambassadoress to Den
mark or Sweden or Norway or
one of those. (AmericanS will
never become civilized enough
to tell a Swede from Dane, or
a Norwegian from Swede. 1
know the difference means lot
to them, but it just means an
other tall blonde to u.s.
Well, anyhow, Roosevelt is
trading Ruth to that part of
the country for Greta Garbo,
and it's the only bad trade he
has made since he got in. Ruth's
got it on her any way you jump.
Those three countries we have
always thought a lot of, (even
if we don't know 'em apart.
They built up our great north
west, and when we send the
talented daughter of our great
Commoner, we are giving 'em
the best We got.
Yours,