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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
Navy Attacking
Pacific Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. U.P)-
Playing the role of attackers" in
the navy's mock war games, por-
ton of the United States battle
fleet was moving on the Pacific
coast today.
Destroyers, cruisers and airplane
carriers were advancing on the
mainland coast after a theoretical
victory over defending" forces at
Honolulu last week.
Although the mainlands "de-
fense" armada under Admiral Luke
McNamee greatly outnumbers the
attackers" the latter group held
the advantage in that it may make
the mimic attack at any point from
the Panama Canal to Alaska. 1t
may attack as a unit or operate
over wide front
The mock attack on the Pacific
coast, part of the navy's annual
war maneuvers, will continue for
10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
ROAD
PROBE OPENS

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6. U.H -
California's state highway system
today came under the scrutiny OF
the senate investigation committee
as the group reconvened here after
a recess of two weeks.
The committee, headed by Sen.
j. NJ Inman, Sacramento, seeks to
determine whether political influ-
ence is more important than actual
need in the selection of roads to be
improved and maintained as a part
of the state system of roads, ac-
cording to Sheridan Downey, attor-
ney for the committee.
This, phase of the investigation
was to be based on complaints heard
by Downey in Southern California
to the effect that certain roads
recommended run through proper
ties owned by state highway COM
miSsioners, or by friends Of Gov
ernor Rolph.
All members of the California
highway commission, including Har-
ry A. Hopkins, Taft; Philip A. SAN
ton, Anaheim; Timothy Reardon,
San Francisco; Frank A. Tetley,
Riverside, and w. w. Barham,
Yreka, have been asked to appear
before the committee as witnesses.
Col. Walter E. Garrison, former
director of public works, and his
successor, Earl Lee Kelly, former
member of the highway commission,
also have been invited" to appear
at the committee hearings.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06

and considered scrapping them all
to make way for a compromise
bill Incorporating the best features
of each.
The almost unparalleled debt sit
uation, brought about by the
change in money values since debts
we're contracted, has frozen the
wheels of banking and thereby i'm
paired commerce in general. Scores
of banks in the middleweSt were
open only after complete business
moratoria in their territory permit
ted them time to secure waivers on
their deposits.
The moratorium idea extended
southwark over the weekend to
Louisiana where Gov. o. K. Allen
declared legal holiday through
cut the state Saturday to permit
officials of the $64 100000 Hibernio
Bank & Trust Company to negoti-
ate for a $20,000O00 loan from the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton.
AS an outgrowth of the general
unrest milk price wars were wages
in several sections. Three men
we're wounded, one critically in
such dispute near Sioux City, Ia.
In Wisconsin the state department
of agriculture issued an order fix
ing milk prices in, an effort to
foreStell violence there.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
LAWMAKING L BODIES DAILY AS
FARMERS THREATEN VIOLENCE

CHICAGO, Feb. 6. W.P)-Discon-
tent. stirred the ranks of the mort
gagged today while lawmaking
bodies considered emergency relief
measures with sympathy but with
out concrete action.
Threats of violence accompanied
preparations for tax sales at New
Hampton and Grundy Center, Ia.
Leaders declared the gathering
farmers were ready to take what
ever action necessary to protect
their neighborS' property from the
auctioneer's hammer
Milo Reno, president of the Ma
tional Farmers Holiday association,
was hopeful the change of admin
istrations next month would be
followed by a measure of relief.
He was silent on the farmers plans
for the future if help does not ma
terialize.
AS the farm unrest spread to
urban centers where the total
mortgage burden is heavier even
than on the farm congress worked
feverishly TO reach an agreement
on some sort of relief measure be-
fore adjournment. AS the session
waned the banking committee of
the senate was discouraged at the
possibility of reaching agreement
on any Of the measures before II
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
OBTAIN PROOF.
Of k|DNAP INC
German Government Confirms
Story Told Los Angeles Po-
lice By Writer.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6. U.P) -
Investigation of the strange abduc-
ton story of 6-year-old Hedwig
Dathe took new turn today when
Hamburg, Germany, authorities in
formed the German consul here
that the child had been kidnapped.
Previously, DR.. William Dathe,
who said he was a philosopher and
writer, had sought county charity
and told a story of having found
the child in g New York subway sta
tion.
The next day he changed his
story to tell immigration authorities
the child was his own, but had been
living with another family in Ham,
burg since the death of her mother
three years gao.
"Hedwig kidnapped. Dathe is not
her father. Details follow" ran the
cablegram received by Chancellor
Max Grah of the German consul
ate, from Hamburg police.
Both DR.. Dathe and the child
have been held for deportation ac-
tion after allegedly entering this
country illegally.
The German told immigration au-
thorities he took the child fror?
August Wengerbeck in Hamburg
last May, and left the country be-
cause of internal srife. They went
TO Ecuador, where he said he was
an instructor in the university, then
to Colombia and finally to Vera
Cruz, Mex, where the American
consul refused him a visa to visit
this country.
Dathe said he and little Hedwig
entered the ui,ited States by walk
ing across the international bridge
at Juarez and then came to Los An
geles.
The child, who speaks German,
French and Spanish, told juvenile
officers here that her father was a
butcher, employing lots of men,"
Although her story conflicted some
what with Dathes statement, po-
lice we're inclined to believe the ell
derly man for, as he pointed out,
she had been brought up by an
other family and did not know her
parent" until last May.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
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JEALOUS GIRL
IN DEATH LEAP

CHICAGO, Feb. 6. U.P)-Albert
Russell Erskine, Jr., son of the mil
lionaire automobile manufacturer,
was summoned today for an in
quest into the death of a pretty
blonde who leaped from the 33d
floor of hotel after a cabaret
party to which Erskine took her.
Erskine and the girl, Miss Vera
Hepburn, 25, quarreled at the night
club because she believed he was
too attentive to other women, po-
lice were told. She left the party,
went to the exclusive Medinah
Athletic club, where Erskine lives,
and leaped from a window near
mis- room.
Her body plunged to setback
on the 25th floor. 1t lay there
eight hours in the near zero
weather until discovered by a maid
who peered from the open WIN
dow. The club, where Erskine has
lived two months, faces on Michi-
gan boulevard.
Erskine told police that he and
Miss Hepburn were accompanied
to the party by F. Ward Just, son
of Waukegan publisher, A. G.. At
water, brother -in-law of Phillip K
Wrigley, and Miss Gladys Stewart
After their quarrel, Erskine said
he give Miss Hepburn taxi fare
and went to spend the night with
Atwater. He did not learn of the
suicide until yesterday afternoon
Erskine said he frequently stayed
with AtWater.
Police said they were thoroughly
satisfied with Erskine's story.
They believed that Miss Hepburn
went to the athletic club to wait
for Erskine to come home, des-
pondent as result of their quar-
rel. William Hayden. elevator OPP
orator, said she was nervous
when she asked to go to Erskine's
suite. Her body was identified by
Miss Irene Gerz, former room
mate. Miss Hepburn was unem-
ployed but formerly was stem
ographer in a brokers' office.
Erskin, who is "a, is the only
son of the president of the Stude-
baker corporation at South Bend,
Ind, and president of the Pierce
Arrow Motor Car company. He
is employed in local advertising
agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
COURTS BUSY
WITH DOCKET

Both departments of the Imper-
ial county superior court were
functioning today under the load
OF heavy criminal trials calendar
on which nine cases were listed as
court opened this morning.
After other cases had been dis
posed of temporarily, juries were
chosen to try John Susoeff before
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson on a
charge of issuing chick on in
sufficient funds, and Chadwick
Walters, Negro, before Judge Roy
D. McPherrin on a charge of con-
tributing to the delinquency of a
minor. Both trials probably will
end this afternoon.
Don G. Bitter is attorney for the
defense in the trial of SuSoeff, with
r. I. French representing the dis
trict attorneys office. In the
other trial Ray Johnson is defend
ing attorney, and D. H. Wolford,
chief criminal deputy district at
torney is prosecuting.
Henry Kines, Negro, charged
with the murder here Thanksgiving
Day of Clyde Oliver, will go to
trial Wednesday. The date was
fixed by Judge Thompson this
morning. H. E. McConbie will de-
fend KineS.
Two defendants made trials un-
necessary when they pleaded guilty
to possession of distilling devices,
asking for probation. A hearing
will be held on the applications
Friday. The defendants are Casper
Britchki and E. D. Gilbert.
Trial of Coleman Amey, Negro, on
charge of escaping from the custo-
dy of John Mathis, Westmorland
peace officer, December "a, will
follow the trial of Susoeff.
Billie O'Brien will be tried on
charge of grand theft of canta-
loupe seed from a Brawley pack
ing house after Kines' trial is fin
ished. Trial of George Valenzuela
on a charge of non-support will
follow that of O'Brien.
Trial of Percy Pickerel, Los An
geles stock salesman, on a grand
Jury indictment charging grand
theft, was continued until March s.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
BARRY STATES
CLASS VOICED
SAME CHARGE
Senate Sergeant-At-Arms De-
clares Virginia Senator Also
Made Bribery Claim.
TO HEAR FATE TOMORROW
Accused Official Will Not Re-
sign From Office Awaiting
Verdict OF Committee.
BY LYLE C. WILSON

Dmted fresS Staff correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. - Sen
ate Sergeant-at-arms David s.
Barry, under suspicion for author
ship of a magazine article assert
ing that some congressman sell
their votes for money, defended
himself today before the senate ju-
dietary committee by citing a sim
liar allegation made in the senate
by Senator Glass Dem0 Virginia.
''If it is an offense to have said
what I said in my article" Barry
said in a prepared statement read
to the committee, "then I am not
alone guilty, for on the 10th OF
May, 1882, Senator Glass of Vir-
ginia, speaking on the subject OF
the opposition of certain bankers
to the proposed legislation in re-
gard to branch banking, said:
"They hired a skillful and per-
suasive professional lobbyist and
paid him a high salary to come
here to Washington-worse than
that, they hired some congressman
to my positive and documentary
knowledge-to oppose even that
small measure of branch banking
Barrys statement distributed to
the press underscored the refer
ence to hiring congressman.
The witness was composed and
emphatic in his statements in the
crowded committee room.
Chairman Norris of the commit
tee said Barry had requested to be
permitted to make a statement.
Barry told the committee that
il the "New outlook" article he
was "endeavoring to represent il
as the true situation that the iso-
loted case of the misconduct OF
individuals in office offered nc
basis for the loose public condemn
alton Of the senate one so often
hears"
He said he would not resign but
would await the judgment of the
senate. The committee had before
it a motion for his removal from
office. The senate has agreed tl
vote on the motion tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
British Flyers
Seek Records

LYMPNE AIRDROME, Eng.
Feb. 6. W.P)-Two ambitious flights
to distant parts of the world were
started by British aviators today
in search of new records and laur-
els for their country.
Capt. James A. Mollison, who al
ready has flown the Atlantic to
the United States, started in a
light plane on a round trip cross
ing Of the North and South Allan
tic. He planned to fly to Africa,
across the South Atlantic to Ar
gentia, northward to New York and
lack to England.
Two royal air force flyers left
Cranwell airdrome shortly before
Mollison, planning non stop
flight to Capetown, which would
break the American record held by
Boardman Polando for distance
Tight from New York to Istanbul
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
SENATOR |NMAN CHARGED BY
ROLPH WITH TAKING PAYMENT
FOR GETTING PRISON PARDON9
Governor Hurls Bombshell Into State Inves-
tigation Of Administration By Accusing
Committees Leader Of Bribery.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 6. U.P)

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6. U.P) =
Charges that Senator j. M. Inman,
Sacramento, had engaged in par
don racket" and had allegedly sold
his political influence to obtain
pardons for convicts in state pris-
ons were laid before the senate in
vestigation committee today by Gov.
James Rolph, jr.
The charges were filed by I. NJ.
Golden, former deputy district at
torney of San Francisco, and were
preceded by a heated row between
Inman, chairman of the committee,
and Golden.
Finally they were accepted "con-
ditionally" in order to permit their
inspection" by the committee be-
fore the charges were formally
made a part of the record.
Three specific cases were cited by
Governor Rolph as being ones in
which Senator Inman was involved.
They were:
DR.. William S. Card, San Fran
cisco, convicted 13 year ago of ille-
gal operation, and pardoned jan
uary 8, 1923, by Gov. William D..
Stephens.
Brewster L. Gretenberg, Los An
geles, convicted in 1923 of first de-
gree burglary, and sentenced to
San Quentin prison.
Marco Albori, Los Angeles, con-
victed last year for assault with a
deadly weapon and sentenced to
serve IA years.
Public officials should be ex-
tremely scrupulous to avoid even the
appearance of selling political in
fluence or peddling pardons to pris-
oners or trafficking in human lib
erty," the governor said.
After the conviction of DR.. Card,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
japanese Officers
Resent 'Snubbing'

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 6. U.P)
Passengers aboard the Dollar liner
President jefferson, an American
vessel were not permitted to land
here until the u. S. consulate sent
letter of apology to japanese i'm
migration officers for failure of a
ships officer to recognize them.
The immigration officers were
not in uniform when they started
to board the liner upon it's arrival
here yesterday. A junior officer,
believing them to be civilians, re-
fused to permit them to come
aboard Angered, the Japanese re-
turned to their launch.
A veteran employee of the ship
recognized the Japanese and invit-
ed them to board the vessel. They
refused and returned to shore. At
ter hours of waiting, the ship
docked but police refused TO let
anyone land.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
GUY DEFENSE
SCORESPO|NT

LONG BEACH, Feb. 6. W.P)-
The fact that 5000 was found in
the wallet of Capt. Walter Wander
we'll shortly after he was slain on
his schooner, Carma, was brought
out by the defense today in an at
tempt to show that William James
Guy, curley-haired young Welsh
man, was not the man who shot
the adventurer.
The testimony regarding the
money was drawn from the lips of
Aloha Wanderwell, blonde young
widow of the globe -trotter, who
created excitement by her failure
to appear in court when it con-
vened this morning. Entering the
court room late, she was placed in
technical custody until her testi-
mony is completed.
Mrs. WanderwelPs testimony un-
der cross-examination by Attorney
Eugene McGann centered largely
around a purported quarrel be-
tween Guy and W.1derwell in an
apartment here last summer.
The attorney sought to establish
that Guys alleged quarrel was
merely an attempt of the young
defendant to obtain $l60 he claim
ed was due him as Preparation
money" from a previous cruise.
Guys wife had deposited the
funds with WanderWell when the
couple joined a cruise in Buenos
Aires in 1890, with the understand
ing it was to be returned when
they left the expedition.
After a brief lapse into weep
ing the widow, admitted under Nc
Cams questioning that Wander
we'll had $500 in his wallet the
night he was slain, and that the
money still was there when officers
came to the ship.
This, McGann contecded showed
that money was not back of the
Slaying.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
Credit On Water
Tolls Extended

Extension in the time of the wa.
ter tolls credit from the last Mon
day in December to July l, 1888,
was passed at today's session of the
board of directors of the Imperial
Irrigation district. This action en-
ables those who are delinquent to
obtain the credit granted last July,
giving all an equal chance.
Official canvass of the returns of
the recent irrigation district cleo
tions was made, the board meeting
for that purpose. There were no
changes made in the results.
This afternoon the board was dis
cussing the contract between the
United States and the Palo Verde
irrigation district for water deliv-
cry and tht between the United
States and the Metropolitan Water
district for the construction of the
Parker dam, both contracts having
been referred to the board to deter
mine if there were any objections.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
Suspect Flees
Fatal Barrage

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6. U.P) -
Detectives searched underworld
haunts today for gangster sus-
pect who escaped Saturday night
in a rain of police bullets which
mortally wounded his two compan-
ions, Andrew ". Holeman, and
Stanley NJ. Smith.
Holeman had been hunted
throughout the state as the accused
killer of Detective Lieut.. Paul Lee.
Smith faced robbery charges.
Holeman and Smith were shot
down as they resisted arrest. Emerg-
ing from an apartment house, they
were ordered to surrender. Hole
man drew a pistol and fired point
blank at a detective. The bullet
went wild. A police volley dropped
him and Smith while the third sus-
pect escaped. James Choate, an at
torney, was slightly wounded by a
stray bullet
Inside the apartment house, po-
lice found a veritable arsenal a.
woman with whom Holeman had
been living was sought for ques-
tioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
DIET
WILL DISSOLVE
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Feb. 6. President
Paul Won Hindenburg opened the
way for dissolution of the Prussian
diet today by signing an emergen-
cy decree removing Prussian Pre-
mier Otto Braun and naming Vice
Chancellor Franz Won Papen to
replace him.
Papen Immediately summoned a
meeting ofthe Prussian state coun-
Gil to vote dissolution of the diet,
which was made possible by his
substitution for Braun. The Nazis
expect to increase their strength in
the election which will be called in
Prussia.
Won Papen is also federal COM
missioner in Prussia.
The Prussian government was
ousted by Won Papen when he was
chancellor, but retained the NOM
inal rights of office and represent
alto on the federal council.
Braun was member of the
PruSsian state council and would
not vote for dissolution of the diet.
He was removed to make dissolu-
ton possible.
Six deaths in political fights over
the weekend have accelerated
Chancellor Adolf Hitler's plan to
gag the press and curtail freedom
of assembly.
First reports of the toll Of fight
ing listed about so persons injured
in street fights and brawls. Out
breaks occurred at Breslau, Chem
nitz, Munich, and other cities and
towns.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
BOARD HOLDING
BUSY SESSIONS
Supervisors To Discuss Humane
Office Proposition At 10 A.
M. Tomorrow.

Farm troubles, slot machines,
dog licenses, division of gasoline
tax funds, highway construction
and other matters of routine bus
iness, all played a part in the op-
ening session of the Imperial
county board Of supervisors this
morning.
Gasoline tax funds amounting to
$36,648, apportioned to Imperial
county by the state. were divided
equally between the five road dis
tricts of the county, each to get
$7,329.72.
Clark Adair styled himself as a
representative of the farmers of
Imperial Valley in appearing to
demand modification of county
ordinance so that ranchers may
butcher and sell their own meat,
which they cannot do under the
present ordinance. The supervisors
took the matter under considera-
tion.
Harry Horton, attorney, appeared
as the representative of a firm de-
string to place mint vending slot
machines in the county, under an
ordinance fixing $500 semi-an-
nual license. District Attorney
Elmer w. Heald refused to recon-
mend the passage of the proposed
ordinance. Horton offered, on be-
half of. his clients, to test the
legality of the ordinance in court
should the supervisors adopt it.,
but the matter was dropped for
want of a motion when Chairman
w. j. Best called for such mo-
ton.
The clerk was directed to notify
representative of various valley
municipalities to be on hand at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning for a
general discussion Of proposed
ordinance creating county hu-
name office and fiving county
wide tax for dog licenses. Creation
of humane office and appoint
ment of humane officer is sought
by the humane society, represent
ed by Mrs. Edna Morrison.
George Kellogg, secretary of the
Imperial Highway association, ac-
companied by P. j. Ton, director,
thanked. the supervisors for their
cooperation in construction of that
part of the highway lying within
this county
Other minor business also was
considered by the supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
DEFER INDIANS TRIAL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6. UP
Trial of the federal eosernments
action to nullify the marriage OF
Jackson Barnett. purportediy the
worlds wealthiest Indian, and his
white wife, Mrs. Anna Laura Bar
nett. may be postponed tomorrow,
it was announced today after an
intervening action had been filed
by George Riley Hall, Oklahoma
guardian of Barnett's extensive oil
properties. Halls suit asks that
$550,O00 present Barnett made his
wife be set aside and that their
marriage be declared illegal.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
CENrER ENDORSES BILLS

Endorsement OF the Patman and
Frazier bills now before congress
was passed at the recent meeting
Of the Magnolia Mulberry farm
center held In the Mulberry school.
H Lee Landerman. assistant
farm advisor, discussed problems OF
poultry production and Scott B.
Foulds, secretary -manager Of the
farm bureau, talked on the activ-
tiles OF the farm bureau. Recre-
alton was directed by Mrs. Condor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
San Francisco
Home Looted

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. Wp)-
Discovery that thieves had looted
The San Francisco home of Mrs.
Lewis Belcombe Reed, wife of a
Chicago capitalist, of furnishings
valued at $4,000 was made today
The robbery was committed
sometime between January 26 and
yesterday. Mrs. Reed left here on
the former date to join her jhus-
hand in Chicago.
Ransacking the exclusive resi-
dence from basement to garret, the
lootcrS carried away antiques,
furnishings, rugs, furs, jewelry, sill
verware and clothing.
The Reeds also maintain homes
in Chicago, Los Angeles and La
Jolla, Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
Scout Executive
Board Meeting

Special meeting of the Scout ex-
ecutive board has been called for
tomorrow morning, Tuesday. Feb
ruary Z, at 7;30 o'clock in the
California hotel.
Charles Rinehart, internationally
known member of Kiwanis Inter
national, will be the speaker. AS
the meeting is of utmost import
ance, every member is urged to be
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
State Highway
Contracts Let

y SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6. W.P)-
Highway contracts totaling $19l,97l
were awarded today by the state
department. of public works, as fol-
lows:
Imperial county-Grading and
paving San Bernardino-El Centric
lateral at Brawley, on First street
between K and Main streets; a.
warded to B. Carroll, San Diego,
$20, 1856.
Riverside county Grading and
paving 100 miles of San Bernar-
dino-El Centre lateral; awarded to
Oswald Bros, Los Angeles. STILLS.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-06
State Marriages
ShoLU Decrease

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6. UP
There were fewer marriages in Cal
ifornia last year than at any time
since 1919, the state department
of public health announced today.
The total for 1882 was 43 ,164, or
4,357 below the 1881 figure.
Department officials blamed a
combination of hard times and the
three-day "gin marriage" law for
the steady decrease during recent
years.