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Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
ADMITS LAXITy
IN N|NSPECT|ON
Chief Architect For Schools In
Los Angeles Agrees Careless
ness Existed.

LOS ANGELES, March %. U.P)
Those responsible for the safety
of school children were "a little
careless" in the inspection of Los
Angeles schools under construction,
according to the statement of A. S..
Niebecker, Jr., chief architect for
the Los Angeles board of education,
which was studied by a coroner's
jury today.
The jury, composed of nine ar
chitects and engineers, studied in
spection reports today and will re-
turn verdict Friday in the deaths
of 81 people killed outright in the
earthquake of March TO-
Niebecker admitted under ques-
tioning that much Of the earth
quake damage was caused by arch
itectural work placed over school
entrances. "It was a mistake that
we didn't see until later he said.
I'D like to see all school build
ings of class A construction" Me
becker went on, "but the taxpayers
are always kicking"
Twill they kick noW?" inquired
Robert P. Stewart, chief deputy
district attorney.
"They won't kick if we get every
thing done in the next few weeks,
while the quake is fresh in their
minds Niebecker replied.
Other architects recommended
elimination of architectural gim-
cracks" and fire walls.
Dir. Allen E. Sedgwick, consult
ing geologist, expressed the opinion
that the March 10 quake was the
big" shock of a series, and that
only settling tremors would follow,
theory at variance with that ex-
pressed by other experts.
DR.. Sedgwick named the three
major faults "alive" in Southern
California as the Inglewood fault,
running under Long Beach; the
San AndreaS, which runs some 40
miles east of Los Angeles through
Cajon pass, and the Elsinore-Whit-
tier fault.
Using the RoSsi- -Forrell scale, he
classed the March 10 quake as be-
tween No. 8 and No. 9 III the dis
tricts hardest hit. No. 10 would be
general devastation, with openings
in the earth and great disaster"
he said.
ut must be remembered, it's a
long way from No. 8 to No. TO-
DR.. Sedgwick smiled, land there is
no such thing as earthquake wea-
ther."
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
ARMY STAGES
WAR CAME

LOS ANGELES March %. U.R)-
A spectacular army war maneuver
involving 60 airplaneS and anti
aircraft batteries from Fort Mac
Arthur will be staged tonight and
tomorrow at Carlsbad-By-the-Sea.
The attacking force of 25 bomb
ing planes and 35 pursuit planes
under Col H. H. Arnold of March
Field tonight will swoop down over
targets near the Seacoast in an eff
fort to destroy them. Flares rep
resenting bombs will be dropped
from the planes.
Defense forces will attempt to
spot the attacking airplanes and
notify the batteries who will then
swing their anti-aircraft guns in
to action.
Tomorrow the attackers will drop
empty bomb cases on bed of kelp
off shore. The kelp bed will rep
resent enemy transport ships. The
anti-aircraft division will fire at
targets towed by the planes over
the ocean.
Referees of the battle" are Col.
E. D. Pearce commanding the ninth
coast artillery, and Major General
Malin Craig, of the ninth corps
area district, who are here from
San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
.CLARkS WILL
SEEK DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, March 90. U.P,
David H. Clark, handsome young
attorney who featured in one OF
Los Angeles most sensational
shooting cases, and his wife, Man.
cy Malone Clark, have separated
and she will seek a divorce soon,
it became known today.
Mrs. Clark told friends that she
still loved Dave" but that they
found it Impossible to get along to-
gether She said she will charge
incompatibility.
Clark, formerly a deputy district
attorney, shot and killed Charles
Crawford noted loca: politician
and Herbert Spencer, newspaper
man, in May, 1881. Clark, at the
time, was a candidate for muni-
cipal judgship.
He was charged with double mur-
der but successfully pleaded self
defense, stating that the shooting
followed a political fight.
Mrs. Clark, daughter of former
Brooklyn magistrate, was in con-
slant attendance at her husbands
trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
MAY
END RELATIONS
WITH MOSCOW

LONDON, March %. U.Py-The
government has instructed Sir Es-
mond Ovey, ambassador to Mos
COW, to demand unconditional re-
lease without trial of four British
ers held there on sabotage charges,
it was understood today.
The demand would be made on
Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet foreign
commisSar, on the ground that the
men are innocent.
The questioning of severing dip
lomatic relations in the event de-
velopments warrant was being con-
sidered Suspension of negotiations
for trade agreement with Moscow
already has been announced.
Earlier the Soviet embassy an
nounced the public prosecutor in
Moscow had agreed to the release
on bail of the Englishmen.
Bail was set at $4,000 roubles for
William H. Thornton, vice mana
ger of the Moscow office of Metro
politan- -Vickers, Ltd, and at $4,000
roubles each for two of his staff,
John Cushny and an employee
named Gregory. The Soviet en-
bassy said its Moscow advices made
no mention of William L. MacDon-
aid, the fourth man arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
Scientist Explains
Cause Of'Ouake

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March
%. UP)-A rapidly growing range
of mountains caused the recent
Southern California earthquake
and similar disturbances will occur
for thousands of years, Frederick
j. Pack, professor of geology, told
an auditnce here last night.
DR.. Pack, long a student of
earthquake causes, went to Califor-
mia to study the quake Immediate
iy after it occurred.
The Pacific range of mountains,
he said, will continue to grow until
the range is as high as the Sierra
NevadaS.
Near Los Angeles. according to
DR.. Pack, the San Andreas fault is
rising but on the other end, in
northern California, it is going
down. It moves. he pointed out,
only under great pressure resulting
from growing pains"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
BY ERIC KEYSER

BERLIN, March 23.-No immed-
late attempt will be made to restore
the monarchy in Germany, Chan
cellor Adolf Hitler told the reich
stag when it reassembled today to
act on legislation granting him
wide dictatorial power.
Referring to the reported plans
of monarchiSts in 15avaria, Hitler
said:
THE question of monarchistiC
restoration is not for discussion
now. Every attempt of single states
TO solve the problem will be con-
Sidered high treason"
Hitler said the NaziS "shall leave
nothing undone to assure public
hanging of the perpetrators ano
accompliceS of the reichStag fire.
He hinted that was best answer tC
foreign attempts to blame the fire
on the Nazis themselves.
The chancellor flaringly attacked
Socialism and Communism.
He branded the 1918 revolution
as a crime and breach of the con-
Stitution.
Hitler was applauded by the en-
tire assembly when he said:
Treason against the people must
be exterminated with barbarou'
ruthlessneSS.
He emphasized the government
determination on impartial dealing
with all religious bodies.
However" he warned, member
snip in one religion does not i'm
ply freedom to disregard the laws
and commit crimes"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
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0less MeNAusht Syndicate. laA
GOLF ENTRIES
BATTLE WIND

Eyes OF the golfing southwest
turned to Imperial Valley today as
the best amateurs of four states
battled a strong wind handicapping
them in qualifying flights for the
annual southwestern championship
tournament at the Barbara Worth
country club.
From Los Angeles and San Diego,
as we'll as every part of Imperial
Valley, came California golfers to
battle against the best of Arizona,
fiew Mexico and Texas for the
trophy emblematic of supremacy.
Arizona sent by far the largest con-
tingent, entering about SO golfers
IN the tourney.
Today, opening day of the meet,
Was given over to qualifying. Some
few Imperial Valley golfers who had
not yet qualified got in their scores
today, but for the most part il
was the visitors who buffeted
around the course in the face of a
wind which raised medal scores to
outrageous figures.
For the local golfers who quail
fled earlier in the week the wind
created a distinct advantage. Their
9cores were made on days when
The weather was perfect for golfing,
consequently the qualifying scores
of local golfers probably will aver
age higher than those of the visit
orS.
During actual tournament play
the galleries may look to battle
royal between "Speck" Stewart,
lanky Albuquerque youth, and any
one of several dangerous contend
ars for the title he has held for
the past two years.
One of the most dangerous title
aspirants will be Bob Goldwater
twice runner-up and once holder
of the southwestern championship
Goldwater, who halls from Phoe-
nix, is reported in the best of shape
for the present tournament
Among Imperial Valleys rank
ing divot diggers who may make
the going hot are "Auzzie" Austin
who, up to date, has been low in
qualifying, Bonnycastle, second low,
and Don Rex, third
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
JUDD PLEADS
FOR LEN|ENCY

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 90. W.P)
DIR. William c. judd again plead
ed with the Arizona board Of par
dons and paroles today that it COM
mute the death sentence of his
condemned wife, Winnie Ruth.
Mrs. Judd is sentenced to hang
Good Friday, April Is, for the mur-
der of Agnes Ann Leroi. Mrs. Le-
roi and Hedvig Samuelson were
slain the night of october is, 1881.
DR.. Judd took the stand to con-
tinue his testimony from the point
he finished last night. He spoke
internationally. making no fervent
requests, and calmly sought to con-
vince the board it should save the
life of his wife.
Most of his testimony was given
to answers to detailed questions
by members of the board
Previously an affidavit by Fred
erick NJ. MedhurSt of Solomon
vile, Ariz., charging that a man
Who afterwards was a member of
Mrs. Judd's trial jury had threat
ened to hang her if he became a
juror, was filed.
Frank o. Smith, attorney for
John j. Halloran. wealthy lumber
man, who was freed of an accessory
charge in the case, also testified.
The board was expected to hear
final arguments Of o. v. Wilson,
chief of Mrs. Judd's counsel, late
today before concluding the hear
ing, which now is in its sixth day.
A decision probably would be re-
turned some time next week, board
members indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
Of
NATION GOING
At TOP SPEED
Millions OF Gallons OF Beer In
Preparation For Legalized
Sale On April 7th.
APPLYING FOR LICENSES
Drys Plan To Open Court Fight
As Soon AS First Sales Are
Made To Test Law.

WASHINGTON, March 90. EU.p,
Postal authorities today sent in
structions to postmasters through
out the nation not to Withhold from
the mails newspapers or magazine
printing advertisements which do
not promote illegal sale before Ap-
ril 7.
The orders went out after Attor-
ney General Cummings had declar-
ed such advertisements had the ap-
proyal of the department of JUS
tice.
Millions of gallons of beer were
flowing through chilled pipes to-
wards kegs and bottles today, in
the greatest brewing activity in is
years.
Braumeisters in Americas great
est brewing centers, New York, Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Louis, re-
called thousands of workers to once
famous plants, refurnished with
bright copper and new wooden
vatS.
The New York, Chicago and Phil
adelphia offices of the federal in
dustrial alcohol division were re-
ceiying formal applications for Ii
censes to manufacture three two"
beverages.
Dry organizations, watching the
activity, promised an appeal to the
federal courts as soon as the first
bottle of the new beer is put on the
market, on constitutional grounds.
A force of $50 federal inspectors
was being dispatched to the various
breweries to inspect the completed
product and vouch for its alcoholic
content.
Another force, under the prohi-
bition department, was Tightening
traffic lines into present dry"
states, where beer is forbidden to
flow.
Wheat rose briskly on the Chica-
go market, because of the expected
demand for beer making cereals.
In Chicago, advertising agencies,
already accepting schedules for ad-
vertisements to be published after
April z, predicted the brewers will
spent from SIS 100000 to $40, 900, 900
in the columns of daily newspapers.
Low Price Set
Railroads, anticipating heavier
freight traffic, hoped to establish
new and attractive rates on beer
shipments. A group of southwestern
railroads joined in asking for re-
duced freight tariffs on "ale, beer,
porter and stout"
The probable price to the con-
sumner in Chicago, st. Louis and
Milwaukee was set at cents an
ounce glass, 10 cents bottle, and
$120 a case of II bottles, and sold
through grocery stores.
British and German brewers, an
ticipating a brisk trade with Am
erica, were increasing their produc-
ton of 10 per cent ale and beer.
planning to reduce the content to
the legal requirements after the
product reaches the United States.
Beer of less alcoholic content de-
teriorates in sea voyage.
States where sale of the bever-
age will be legal were rushing to
completion legislation providing for
regulation of the business.
DR.. Amos w. Woodcock, nation
al prohibition director, started on
tour of the beer centers, convinced
that "the big brewers will give us
no trouble, since they would have
so much to lose by violating the 80
per cent measure"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
AMiLL

BEVERLY HILLS, March %.
(SpeciaD-Here is a suggestion
that will help you all out of a
lot of anxiety and anguish in
case your town or district
should be hit by some disaster.
Run quick and turn off the
radio. Otherwise you will hear
where your own home has been
swept away by the flood, you
have been lost in the fire and
your husband kidnapped.
We hao an earthquake out
here. That's all we had (Which
was plenty) but that wasn't
enough news for the radio.
They added "oil wells overflow
ing and on fire, a city burning
to the ground, and as "P.S."
a tidal wave coming in from
the ocean.
So in case of disaster, run
(don't walk to the nearest
radio and turn if off for they
take delight in killing you,
whether you have been killed or
not.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
DESIRE DELAY
On INJUNCTION
District Directors To Request
More Time To Prepare Data
On Case Now In Court.

In order that their attorneys may
have time to study the matter, di-
rectors of the Imperial Irrigation
district this morning decided to ask
the court for a one weeks contin-
uance in the injunction suit
brought in an attempt to block the
contemplated recall election against
Burleigh Adams, director of the
Brawley division. The hearing
comes up tomorrow morning.
were engaged a. court with the val
Attorneys explained that they
idation suit for the All-American
canal contract when the temporary
restraining order issued to prevent
calling of the election was served.
They explained that they had not
had time to go into the restraining
order question and wished to have
a week in which to prepare.
W. e. Young and Evan T. Hewes
voted against the motion to ask for
a delay of a week and Ira Aten and
Mark Rose voted for it. Adams
acting chairman, cast the decid-
ing favorable vote.
Approval of the state wide water
plan which would place a conser-
vation water project before Califor-
mia voters, also took place this
morning. There was but one dis
senting vote.
Charles L. Childers, chief coun-
sci, was instructed to prepare a bill
regarding district assessments. The
proposed bill would permit assess
mentS for maintenance and oper-
alton to be made in IL payments,
while assessments for fixed char
ges would be paid in two payments
as at present.
Motions recently brought to bring
approval of legislative bills spon-
sored by Senaoor Ben Hulse and
Assemblyman. Sam Robinson re-
suited in the bills being tabled for
further consideration. Hewes and
Young, new directors, wished the
board to vote upon the bills but the
other three members voted to table
them. The old board voted disap-
proval of the bills in question.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
Accident Victim,
Slightly Better

Dave Odette, 25, seriously burned
IN an automobile accident at 10
o'clock Tuesday night 18 miles west
Of WeStmorland, was reported by
hospital attendants today as some
what better.
The body of William L. Frazier,
who was burned to death in the
same accident, is held at Thornton's
funeral home at Brawley, pending
funeral arrangements.
Mr.. and Mrs G. S. Fly, whose
car collided with that driven by
Frazier, are recovering rapidly from
less serious injuries.
Odette, fer whose life little hope
was held at first, had regained
consciousness today, and seemed to
be on the road to recovery. The
lower part OF his body received Sc
we're burns when The gas tank OF
the car in which he was riding
broke into flames as the machine
collided with that CT Mr.. and Mrs.
Fly.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
FARM RELIEF
FACES STORM

WASHINGTON, March %. (U.P,
The Roosevelt farm relief bill
safely through comparatively calm
sailing in the house, today faced a
stormy passage in the senate.
Chairman Smith of the senate
agriculture committee declined to
predict it's fate in committee OF
even to say whether it would be
reported out. The committee be-
gins consideration of the bill to-
morrow.
The committee plans no open
hearings. The major features have
been threshed out in the past. But
it is believed the bill will be
changed materially before it reach
es the senate floor to face a bar
rage of additional amendment and
probably many days of debate.
The most heated controversy CEN
ters on the domestic allotment pro-
vision. Smith himself has an am
endment to that section. Others
would eliminate it entirely as an
unjust $500 100000 drain on the
consumer and an impractical ex-
pertinent.
Eenator iBulkley, Dem, Ohio,
would substitute provision levy
ing a tax on the farmer, payable
in grain or other produce. Those
who agreed to g specified produc-
ton curtailment would be exempt
from the levy.
The house leadership methodical-
ly overrode the opposition in that
body yesterday to pass the measure
315 to 98, after less than two days
debate. 1t probably will take four
Continued On Page -
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
To
STAND PAT
President Refuses To Bulge In
Plans For Aiding Unemployed
Despite Opposition.
By LYLE C. WILSON
nited Press staff Correspondent

united PreSS Sta1f Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March %. U.P)-
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins, first woman member of an
American cabinet, today defended
the Roosevelt 81 a day reforesta-
ton program against implications
that it would create open air
"sweat-shops".
Secretary Perkins appeared before
joint congressional committee
considering the bill to recruit ESQ.,
600 jobless men for work in the
woods.
Miss Perkins told Senator Black
DemO Alabama, that she was in
favor of his 80 hour week bill and
believed the government should use
all its influence to maintain sat-
isfactory wages and standards of
living.
Today's appearance was Miss
Perkins first before a congression-
al committee.
Before Miss Perkins testified, the
committee heard r. Y. Stuard,
chief of the U. S. forest service,
propose that the civilian unemploy-
ment army be permitted to work on
private as well as national forests.
House Majority Leader Byrns
said after comforting with Chairman
Walsh and Connery of the senate
and house labor committees that he
saw no hope of obtaining action on
the Presidents unemployment re-
lief plan until Monday at the ear
lieSt."
Connery couldn't manage Ma
dame Secretary" and addressed
Miss Perkins as secretary of la
bor." He asked whether private en-
ployers would not "seiZa upon the
one dollar a day standard to re-
duce private payrolls.'
"I don't think so, sir, because it
doesn't make sense" Miss Perkins
replied, explaining that reduction
of wage levels to one dollar a day
would destroy the national pur-
chasing power in few weeks"
Outlines Theory"
What is your idea OF pay in the
sweat Shops" Connery asked.
at is out of CONTROL she said.
1.-THE work goes to the extreme limit
of human endurance. I have seen
pay checks for as low as one dol
lar for one weeks work-a wage
that seems to have no bottom limit.
THAT is sweated labor. I don't
think this should be regarded as
SUCH"
Miss Perkins said she would "in
theory" favor amending the bill to
limit the hours of labor to 80 per
week but thought that impractic-
able in the forests.
| ut would be difficult to regulate
the hours with precision but it can
be done in factories" she said.
Committee members pressed her
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
Bandit Suspect
Commits Suicide

REDWOOD CITY, Calf, March
%. U.P)-George Germandt, 10, sus-
pected bandit, died in a hospital to-
day several hours after he hanged
himself in county Jail cell.
The youth, who assertedly con-
fessed shooting two men in rob-
berries, was unconscious when found
hanging, his neck encircled by an
improvised rope of blanket strips
He was taken to a hospital and
partially revived, but never fully
regained consciousness, physicians
said,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
BILL OPPOSED
BY TRUCKMEN

SACRAMENTO, March %. U.P)
Railroads stood charged today
with being behind the controversial
"ton-mile" truck bill - a measure
which, according to its opponents,
would virtually put truck operators
out of business.
"ThiS bill, and others like it, are
railroad measures designed to elm
mate truck competition" Ray
Bishop. representing independent
truck operators, told the senate
revenue and taxation committee.
The charge brought swift de-
NAL from Fred Stewart, member of
the board of equalization. The
board prepared the measure.
Railroads had nothing to do
with this act" he declared. "They
were not consulted"
DiXWell Pierce, tax expert for the
beard of equalization, explained
the bill.
ut supplements the gasoline tax
by providing for a tax on heavy
freight carrying vehicles measured
by the weight Of the vehicles and
miles travelled" he said. 1T is not
bill to raise taxes. Its object is
to require all who use streets and
highways for heavy freight to bear
their fair share of road costs.
"Some truck operators are gross
ly undercharged. This equaliza-
tion would bring increased revenue
which would relieve taxpayers who
have been paying more than is
.ust."
A barrage Of opposition argument
was laid down before the commit
tee. The bill was characterized as
''confiscatory", "inequitable", and
unjust.
The committee failed to take any
action.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
Gfaff n


TOXIC, March ga flat claim
for annexation of the inundated is
lands was made by japan today
when the ministry of navy circulat-
ed a pamphlet, expressing the
indomitable will of the empire
against surrendering the former
German colonies.
The pamphlet was issued after
reports that Chancellor Adolph Hit
ier of Germany hopes to regain the
archipelagoes through the League
of Nations which entrusted them
to Japans custodianship.
Reiterating that the 1900 islands
from "Japan's naval line, the
ministry declared they were occu-
pied during the World war under
Terms of an agreement with Great
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
Earthquake Relief
Measure Signed

WASHINGTON, March %. W.H--
President Roosevelt today signed
the bill providing five million dol
lars for the relief of California
earthquake sufferers.
The bill, introduced by Senator
McAdoo CDem0 California, provides
Tor the relief fund to be admins
tered as a Reconstruction Finance
CORPORATION loan. The $isj1 l2wa
senate passed it as relief appro-
priation but the house changed it
to an r. F. c., loan and conferees
settled upon the latter method.
The President signed the bill af-
ter lunchinP at the White House
with Mrs. Vincent Astor and mem
bers of his family.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-23
KooUer To Attend
Stanford Dinner

PALO ALTO, March %. UIR)-
Herbert Hoover was to make one
of his few public appearances
here tonight when he attends a
welcoming dinner given in his hon
or by the Stanford university
trustees.
Since returning from the east
Tuesday, he has remained in Sc
cluSion at his home on San Juan
Hill, on the university campus, and
has made it clear that he plans to
keep away from routine duties and
public activities for a long, long
time"