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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
Mol!ison Off For
South America

DAKAR, Senegal, Africa, Feb. 8.
UP)-Captain James Mollison, Bri-
tish flyer, hoped off today for
Natal, Brazil, on his second solo
venture across the Atlantic ocean.
He was the first man to fly alone
across the north Atlantic from east
TO west.
Mollison took off at 1850 a. m.
Captain Mollison's first attempt
to take off failed because of his
heavy load of gasoline, but on the
second attempt his plane rose cas-
lily.
The flyer predicted, after study
ing weather reports, which were
unusually favorable, that he would
reach Natal in Is hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
Woman Escapes
Bullet ShoUer

PASADENA. Feb. 8. U.P)-Despite
plea of temporary insanity, W..
B. Startsman of San Diego today
was under court order to stand
trial on charges Of murderous as
Sault after he assertedly confessed
firing a yolley OF shots at Mrs.
James G. Graham OF South Pasa-
dena, distant relative.
Startsman was bound over when
officers accused him OF shooting at
Mrs, Graham through a window.
Although she escaped. her hus-
band, VINO is 10. suffered O slight
flesh wound Officers said the ac-
cused assailant blamed the aged
woman for stirring up trouble at
his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
JAPAN PLANS:
JEHOL DRIVE
By MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff Correspondent


TOXIC, Feb. 9.-Japan's mill
tary forces in Manchuria will be-
gin a drive against Chinese troops
for the conquest of Jehol province
soon, the war office indicated in
statement today.
Although there were no definite
indications of when the campaign
would get under way, the native
language press believed it would be
only a few days.
The statement implied that Jap
anese action against the Chinese
in Jehol could not be considered
warlike move, as Japan will be
helping Manchoukuo restore or
der" in Jehol, which Japan consid-
ers part of Manchuria and not Of
China. The japanese activities will
be treated as policing the pro-
vince and protecting residents
against alleged Chinese depreda-
tionS.
1t was indicated that the police
work" or cleaning up would be SIM
liar to the tactics used the the
three northern provinces, now
formed into the independent
state" of Manchoukuo. Green-clad
infantrymen, bombing airplanes,
armoured trains and other modern
war machines were used to drive
out regular and irregular Chinese
troops.
The statement stressed the right
of the state of Manchoukuo to re-
store order in the rich and strate-
gically important province. The
war office reiterated the claim of
Japan and Manchoukuo that Jehol
is an integral part Of the ''inde-
pendent state" of Manchoukuo.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
RECORD CATCH OF FISH

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (U.Pj - A
record catch of fish was seined
from Moon Lake one afternoon re-
Gently when the Moon Lake Fish
ing Company took 100000 pounds
of gar fish from the lake. The
company, under the direction of
Ray T. Thompson and A. Alton,
is under contract to remove pre-
datory fish from the lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
CLERGYMAN DIES

PASADENA, Feb. 8. U.P)-Fun-
cral services were being arranged
today for the Rev. Ellis Bishop, 81,
sgealthy former Boston clergyman,
who died here yesterday. He was
rector of st. Stephens Episcopal
church, Boston, until he came here
in 1915. Five years ago he inher-
tied q fortune reported at $l,000,-
coo from a New York relative. Be-
sides his widow, he leaves son.
James, daughter, Josephine, and
two brothers, DR.. Louis Bishop
and DR.. Bennett Bishop Of New
York. ....l..-..--
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
FORMER JUSTICE HELD

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. U.R)-
Milton A. Trapp, former justice OF
the peace at Clayton, Wash, was
held in Jail today on an indictment
charging Mann act violation, re-
turned by the federal grand jury
late yesterday. Trapp allegedly
brought Mrs. Sarah Link, 80, here
from Clayton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
GNNInLLL-,s L-,s
w ,SOyS:

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb. 8.
(SpeciaD-Glad to see the old
United States senate come clear
like it did. We all felt that in
a good fair trial with all the
evidence brought out on both
sides she would clear her fair
name, and sho' huff, she did
it.
She just got right up and
said I am not guilty and said
it SO convincingly that she
made her own members (which
was the jury believe it.
Mr.. Barry takes up journal
ism now, and the next ser
geant-at-arms engaged will be
a blind man. Then there will
be no writing about what he
sees.
Yours,
Mk2 Ro7~'~
@lsss Mcknight Syndicate. Inc
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
SIX F|REMEN
DIE FIGHTING
OMAHA BLAZE
Men Caught Beneath Falling
Wall While Battling Fire In
Millard Hotel.
SCORE MORE ARE INJURED
Search Of Ruins Expected To
Reveal Other Men Now Listed
As Missing.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. Q. (U.P)-A
spectacular 100000 fire that des-
troyed the Millard hotel here to-
day claimed the lives of six fire.
men.
Fire officials listed the dead as
Captain Thomas Shande and Fire
men Edward Smith, George Brandt.
Frank Kare, Louis Morocco and
Inspector Clarence Urban.
A seventh man, Fireman John
Cogan, failed to answer company
roll call. His comrades feared he
was buried in the ruins of the
hotel.
Captain George Cogan, brother
of Fire Chief Patrick Cogan, was
rescued after he had lain pinned
under a girder for six hours.
Bodies of Shande, Brandt and
Kane still were buried beneath 10
1eet of debris from a fallen wal
in an alley at the rear of the hotel.
Smith was killed by falling debris.
Urban and Morocco were thrown
into the basement of the building
as they started on an exploratory
tour. They too still were missing.
George Cogan also plunged into
the basement. He called other fire.
men and told them of his plight
Rescuers were unable to move
rim. He was given stimulants. For
six hours his fellow firemen work
cd at the girder before he was re-
leased.
Il guess its either lose my legs
or call a priest and guess I'll
take the priest.
Father Edward NJ. Gleason hur-
ried to the trapped man to give
him absolution, arriving just as
Cogan was freed.
Hospital authorities said he
could live and that his limbs would
De saved.
For a time communication was
maintained with Urban. He told
his comrades he was pinned be-
meath a timber.
Finally his voice ceased.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 8. UP)-One
fireman was killed and four others
WIZ DCiACFCd oOQoy W IloFc per-
ished in fire that destroyed the
Millard hotel, one of the city's
landmarks, with a loss of $500, 900.
Twenty others were injured or
overcome by smoke in fighting the
fire.
Captain Edward Smith was kill
ed. The four other firemen who
are believed to have met death
were Inspector Clarence Urban,
Capt. Tom Shade, George Brandt
and Frank Kane.
A rear wall of the $50 room ho-
tel collapsed trapping the firemen
near it. Urban and Walter Hoye be-
gan digging in the pile ofdebris in an
attempt to reach the trapped men.
A second fall of masonry caught
Urban and Hoye. The latter was
rescued and taken to a hospital in
a serious condition.
For some time after Urban was
covered by debris, he could be
heard shouting I'm under a tim
ber. Help, quick"
Effort to reach him failed and
finally the cries ended. He was be-
lieved dead.
Hope of rescuing Shade, Brandt
and Kane alive practically was
abandoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09

Farmers Of Placer county are
planning to ask for a farm advisor
as there is q growing demand for
reinstatement of the extension SER
vice.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09
H is Now!

Mrs. Mary Skecie, IS. wife of
the dean g music at University
of Southern California, lured
from her home in Los Angeles
by a report that relatives were
injured. Above, part of the
death threat note demanding
$4,000 ransom, left at the Skeele
home Just after Mrs. Skeeie left.
She was returned home p hours
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-09

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. U.R)-
On the letter "T'' of typewriter
may hang the solution of two
strange Southern California abduc-
ton cases, the kidnapping Of Mrs.
Mary B. Skeele, 65, and the at
tempted kidnapping of Miss Isobel
Smith, %.
Police experts announced today
hat they discovered distinct
typewriting similarity in the ram
som note left when Mrs. Skeele
was lured from her home here last
Sunday night and in note found
in the residence of Miss Louella
Hammer, 28 held in technical GUS
tody for questioning.
The most promising comparison,
according to Chief of Detectives
zoe Taylor, was in the letter ''T'.
In both notes, he said, the lower
half of that letter was missing.
There were other similaritieS
such as typing errors common to
,oth notes and mixture of red
and black ink, as though the rib
bon had not been properly adjust
ed, police reported.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9. U.RJ-
A distraught young woman pianist
faced a barrage of police question
ing today bearing upon an abduc-
ton plot in which two prominent
women musical figures were mark
ed as victims.
Through the early morning
hours, detectives continued their
relentless questioning of Louella
Pearl Hammer, %, taken into Gus
tody at her home which overlooks
the spot where relatives of Mrs.
Mary B. Skeele had been ordered
to deposit $4,000 ransom money.
Questioned with her was w. d.
Howard, 30, who identified him.
self as her caretaker.
After a 10-hour siege of exam
ination, they were returned home
and placed under police guard.
Both persisted they knew moth
ing about the abduction of Mrs.
Skeele or the attempted kidnap-
ing of Miss Isobel Smith, %, at
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-14
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
National Prohibition Passes Out and Foreign Liquor
Comes In-Johnson Put in Control of AAA Codes
VIII Budget Director Douglas Resign!
By EDWARD W. PICkARD

cents a bushel for each bushel the
farmer agrees to withhold from pro-
duction In 1884. The payment VIII be
based on the average yield of the
contracted acreage during the previous
five-year period. 0ne-half the payment
will be made to the farmer as 20
as his contract has been approved.
the other half when he has fulfilled
the terms of the agreement
In return for the farmers agree
ment to curtail hog production the
government will pay SIS a head on rs
per cent OF the average number of
hogs marketed or to be marketed from
filters narrowed by the producers
sows In the last two years.
DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT returned
l from his two weeks In Warm
Springs and plunged at once into the
work of solving the various financial
problems confronting his %administra-
ton. Most immediate OF these was
the ~refinancing of government obliga-
tions amounting to about S7H 100000
maturing the middle of the month
This matter was easily and speedily
settled when an entire block of $780,
100000 of treasury certificates was
sold in one day. The fact that 1t was
In administration circles to be a
marked victory for the New Deal eco
nomicsya
There was no cessation Of the con.
troversy oyer the Presidents monetary
policy and the arguments on both sides
grew more bitter. though Mr.. Roose-
welt himself maintained silence. Finan-
cial interests have been considerably
annoyed by the fact that the severe
federal securities act has checked the
movement OF capital into legitimate
channels, and they were cheered up by
Senator Fletcher's statement that Pres
ident Roosevelt wants the act amended
to correct this fault without diminish
Ing the protection Of the investing pub
lie. Mr.. Fletcher. who Is chairman OF
the senate banking committee, said
Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude had been
brought to him by Acting Secretary
Morgenthau Of the treasury In this
connection he said the President had
not-asked the banking committee to
recommend legislation to curtail the
stock exchange operations.
LOW long Budget Director Lewis
Il Douglas will continue to hold
his job is a question that interests
observers In Washington. He has
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ened condition 4be- ~
cause balanced ornaments fortify d.
plomacy."
The report showed Japan will have
Its full treaty strength OF 183 vessels
with a total tonnage OF 775,370 when
the treaty expires December 81, 1895.
whereas the United States will have
only 113 under-age vessels with a to-
tai tonnage Of 088,5A. Under the
treaty, the report said, the United
States could construct ninety-six more
ships with $3.50 tons displacement.
The British empire, according to
the secretary, will have 161 vessels
with 999, 1893 ons displacement at the
same date. permitting II to build sixty
-four ships with a displacement OF 1877
COZ tons.
Japan was highly displeased by Sec
rotary Swanson's approval OF the pres
emit treaty ratios for nayie4- The
spokesman for the naval office In Toxic
declared that Japan Is thoroughly dis
satisfied with her present allotments
under the 5-5-3 ratio and Is determined
to demand an upward revision Of ia
pans quota when the naval powers
to consider extension of the
Washington and London treaties
Only a few days before the japanese
cabinet had approved the nayy's re-
plenishment program calling for about
s245. 100000 for the r three years.
q. 1914. w@~t~rn Nswsp~pss union-
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"But it's Christmas time, Charles.
we car give her 81 little; she
needs so much. 1t worries me-"
There you 60 again, doing the
very thing she doesn't even know
about. Give her what you can and
be sure she'll take 1t with gratitude"
Mile fairly sparkled on Christ
mas Eve. She had baked bread
and pudding and made three pies.
She had secured the house until 1t
shone. She had even helped Mrs.
Carter to wrap up gifts for the
neIghborhood. "Do let me take
them. It's fun" she begged. II
love seeing how happy people are
In their houses"
So Mile started out with a large
basketful OF gifts. Poor little
girl" sighed Mrs. Carter. Every
thing for other people; none for
herself"
AT nine o'clock Mile was home
again, cheeks red, hair blowing,
looking, as Mr.. Carter said, like one
grand big time all by herself. Her
basket bulged and she could scarce
ly speak for excitement. "Oh, Mrs.
Carter. there must be some mis-
take but everywhere | went
they ave me a present all
these / don't understand She
appealed to her mistress to come
look for herself. On every package
was "For MIllie."
"You see" explained a friend
next day, I'VE simply could not re-
sist giving her something. She
looked SO happy when she brought
the things we couldn't help
ourselves, and | judge every n
else felt the same way"
'Tut-tut for all your worryr r
grInned Mr.. Carter when Informed
of the miracle.
@. 1919. Western Newspaper Union.
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MUST be a little lonely
for you here" said Mrs.
= Carter to Mile, who raj
cutting up raisins In a bowl.
.Oh, no. like It,"
"But you know so few people,
even we are strangers to you.
You've come from SO far to help
me, and 1t worries me. I want you
to be happy with MS"
Millie flung her cloud Of dark
curls over her shoulder. worries
you, Mrs. Carter2" She was round
eyed with establishment. Il
wouldn't know how to start worry
Ing! / like 1t here, fine"
Mrs. Carter felt gently rebuked.
That night she mentioned Millie to
her husband. Here she Is.
Charles eighteen years old. no ia
Their, no mother, no money. no
home, but where the State Commits
sion chooses to send her, and she
says, Charles, she wouldn't even
know how to start worrying. Isn't
1t patheticg
> 81 don't see how It's In the least
pathetic said her husband briskly.
II think It's darn good philosophy"
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But here 1t Is nine o'clock al
ready Wen be late Ii we don't
begin soon, and you know how 1t Is
every Christmas Eye-all worn out
before we've finished"
Hush" Mrs. Coles whispered.
A boy stood In the living room door.
He was very solemn. 'Wifl MI. and
Mrs Coles please come at once to
the study" he asked.
The older couple exchanged puz-
zled glances and followed; and
when the study door was flung open
with a great flourish. they both
gave a cry of wonder. There on
the desk stood a small tree hung
with garlands of silver.
For you . all for you'll" shout
ed several voices. At once q pudgy
Santa stepped out of the closet. In
a deep voice he asked The guests
to be seated. I've come all the way
from the North pole tonight espe-
cially to give you a pleasant treat"
Here he was interrupted by anoth-
err voice which shouted, 1--WE
thought 1t was time fathers and
mothers had a tree instead Of the
children. We've done 1t all our
selves; every bit"
please be quiet" rumbled Santa
severely. Then he stepped to the
tree, and reading the names on the
packages. passed them ceremonious-
~ to Mr.. and Mrs. Coles. There
wasn't a present for a chIld--not
one.
I'VE wanted you to have all the
Christmas this year. We told Santa
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Wkptu away u lEulr
I'VE heard you say last night how
tired You got trimming the tree,
and doing things after we went to
bed !. 20 we decided to do the
work and the giving. Isn't the tree
perfectly beau-u-utifulr
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Coles declared
several times 1t was the very best
Christmas they remembered In all
their lives. Afterwards Santa was
roundly kissed and Rugged.
"A very. very pleasant SURPRISE"
Mr.. Coles kept saying. His wife
beamed-
{. 1888. Western Newsps per Union.
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probably three weeks
Its deliberations are
managed by Enrique
E. Huero as secretary
general. He Is one of
Uruguay's most prom
inent young diplomats
and was summoned
from his post as min
lister to Germany to
this duty In the CON
ference.
In his speech In
augurating the SEES
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worried over the ex-
pansion of emergen-
cy obligations OF the
government and has
warned against any
further Increase. but
almost certainly his
warning will not be
needed when congress
meets.
Mr.. Douglas thinks
that the entire bud
get, including both
100000 ~ ss~-ap
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report urges that the
United States abandon
leadership In the dis
armament movement
"by example," and pro
coed as soon as pos
sible to build Its navy
up to full treaty
strength. He says our
concessions In the past
have been dangerous
extra agance" and
that peace la jeopar-
died by our weak
- -lfffo~ 49,
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Is up pT s s e d
giggles) not to
dare to bring us
a thin &. It's
your Christmas
from us. The
c hildren to
their parents"
well. well. !
must admit =
Mr.. Coles blew
his nose. more
touched than he
cared to reveal.
Mrs. Coles frank
Iy and happily
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Z 49,
cy funds, may be brought into bal
ance toward the end OF the fiscal
year 1885 If no further emergency
funds are authorized after the $780,
100000 public works fund and the
less than q billion left In the RFC
fund are used up. He thinks these
funds should be sufficient for emer-
gency purposes.
Others In the administration, In
Guiding the President, have different
ideas. Secretary of the Interior Ickes
expects to ask for an increase of as
much as ST. 00.O00,0OO In the public
works fund. The REC probably will
want 81, 900, 100000 or more. The new
civil works administration will run
out of money In the middle OF the
winter and the President already has
expressed the hope that additional
funds will be forthcoming from CON
gress. IT'S allotments have come thus
far from both the public works funds
and the relief fund of the RFC.
DRESIDENT Roosevelt, addressing
l the Federal Council OF Churches
OF Christ In America, took occasion to
condemn severely all those who con
done ly%nchings, and his remarks were
interpreted especially as q sharp re-
buke for Governor Rolph Of California
who approved the actions OF the mob
that hanged two kidnapers and muir
derers at San Jose.
sThis new generation said Mr..
Roosevelt, rs not content with preach
ings against that vile form OF collec-
tive murder-lynch law-which has
broken out In our midst anew. We
know that 1t is murder and a DELHI
crate and definite disobedience OF the
commandment, thou shalt not kill
We do not Excuse those In high places
or In low who condone lynch law
YHEN Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
w starts out to do something In the
way OF aviation, he does 1t compe-
tently, skilfully and neatly. Accom-
panied and ably assisted by Mrs. Lind
bergh, he piloted his big monoplane
across the southern Atlantic from
Bathurst, Gambia, Africa, to Natal,
Brazil, making the 1875 miles In 1e
hours and 10 minutes and landing
smoothly In the Natal harbor, where
the entire population OF the city was
gathered to welcome them. Through
the long flight Mrs. L~indbergh az the
wireless instrument kept In constant
communication with Rio de Janeiro
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never b G d r d.
They've b e Q
s Gu Y | n g
q d k e
mice In the gar
ret"
"WAl, w b d t
about our start
Ing to trim the
tree and getting
t b Q | r 8 t u II
ready?"
1T b e say
they don't want
us to do a thing;
not a thing
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-14
MEATH came suddenly to Aleran-

DEATH came suddenly to Alexan-
l. der Legge. president OF the Inter
national Harvester company and one
of the country's leading industrialIsts,
In his suburban home lei Chicago.
He was almost sixty-eight years of age
and apparently had been In good
health.
Mr.. Legge was the first chairman of
the federal farm board. under Presi-
dent Hoover. giving up his 100000
post with the Harvester company In
the summer of 1929 TO accept the $12--
0O0-a-year government position For
20 months he devoted himself to farm
relief experiments, standing his ground
In the face of widespread criticism.
Then he resigned and returned TO his
former place.
BY the gift of $4,000 some time
prior to his death and of 100000 In
his will, Mr.. Legge brought to COM
pletion months Of work TO perfect a
phllanthropic organization to be known
as the Farm Foundation. 1t WAS made
known by Frank O. Lowden, former
governor of Illinois. and chairman OF
the foundation.
In developing his project. whose
funds and activities will be devoted
to the Improvement of .the social. cul-
tural and economic conditions OF rural
life" Mr.. Lowden disclosed. MIR. LekEe
enlisted as trustees a group OF twenty
industrialists. educators. capitalists
and farm leaders from all parts OF
the country.
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authority and meth
DDS, laid their dispute
before presiden
Roosevelt, with the re-
suit that the powers
Of t h e A were
sharply curtailed, part
of Its code work being
transferred to the Ma
tional Recovery adj
ministration. Stephen
+. Early, one of the
ident's secreta-
ries, Issued this state
ment. ]