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Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
ON
SALES LEVY
Requests For Information Con-
tinue Pouring Into State Cap
ital.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2. W.P) -
Requests for information continued
to pour into the state board of
equalization today to indicate that
California still was confused over
application of the 2h per cent
sales tax which became effective
yesterday.
From the tenor of the queries it
was evident that collections yester-
day were far below the amount
they should have been and that
merchants throughout the state
were having a difficult time in
working out a method of applying
the new levy.
Members of the board called re-
tailers' attention to the fact that
they should start collecting the
tax on sales at once.
"It is not necessary to have a
state license TO start collecting the
tax" Professor Roger j. Traynor,
newly appointed administrator of
the tax, explained. "We are pre-
pairing application forms which
must, be filled out in 80 days, but in
the meantime the 21A per cent
should be collected on all retail
sales of tangible personal property
not affected by the comparatively
small list of exemptions.
1t also was apparent that con-
siderable confusion had resulted
from the proposed "break down"
system whereby the tax could be
passed OH to consumers, with many
merchants believing that such pur-
chases from / to IA cents were
exempt from the law. This op-
tional system provided:
Purchases from to IA cents, no
tax; IS cents to SO cents, l cent;
60 cents to $1.05, 2 cents; $1.O6 to
$1.49, 8 cents: $1.50 to $1.90, a
cents; $1.91 to $3.50, 5 cents, and
for each 40 cents thereafter, an adj
ditional l cent tax.
The system whereby small pur-
chases would not be taxed and pur-
chases in the higher brackets taxed
at a rate slightly higher than 2s
per cent was suggested by the mer-
chants themselves because of tie
practical obstacles in the way OF
taxing small amounts. The average
would amount to about 1k per
cent, it was explained.
State officials pointed out again
today, however, that the collection
of the tax was a matter entirely ur
to the merchants, and that thes
would be assessed at the rate o1
21s per cent on their gross retail
sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
EPR|EvE FOR
GREEN GIVEN

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 2. U.P)-
Jack D. Green, Los Angeles, who
was under sentence to hang in San
Quentin prison next Friday. today
held one of Governor Rolph's fa-
nous "midnight reprieves.
Returning to Sacramento late
last night, Governor Rolph stayed
the execution of Green, convicted
as an accessory in the shooting of
a Los Angeles police officer. until
September Is.
The governor, however, refused
to grant similar delay for Green IS
companion, Joseph Francis Regan.
the man who allegedly fired the
shot that killed Police Lieutenant
Hugh Croaley. AS a result Regan
must die on the gallows Friday.
Rolph pointed out that Regan
had admitted the crime and that
there were no extenuating circum-
stances on which to base a reprieve.
In the case of Green, the COVER
nor said the findings of the Los
Angeles bar disproving the claim
that the jury had convicted the
pair irregularly had just been re-
ceived and more time would be
needed for him to consider the re-
port and give Green's friends an
opportunity to answer 1t.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
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O,ssS MsNarsAt 0yMAteass. -
NEW SUSPECT
UNDER ARREST
Confession Reported Made
By Man Taken In San Diego
Boys Death.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2. UH -
Police today took to San Diego a
youths confession, but that they
murdered 7-year-old Dalbert Apo
Shan.
Detective Captain John McCaleb,
who accompanied the party south,
later telephoned Joe Taylor, chief
of detectives, that investigation had
substantiated certain parts of the
youths confession, but that theye
were insignificant facts and not in
consistent with his innocence.
The youth showed them a sand
wich stand, McCaleb said, where ne
said he had eaten the night of the
Aposhian child's murder, and said
a napkin would be found behind a
bush. 1t was, McCaleb said. The
youth also told officers they would
find in a certain field the rock
with which beat Dalbert to
| death" They looked in the field
and found rock of the same size
mentioned by the. "confessor."
The youth is about 90, officers
! said. He declined to give his name
Taylor said the youth also con-
fesSed the murder of a 5-year-old
in San Diego some years ago, but
that records showed no such MUIR
der.
Taylor said the youth tcld story
of having picked up the Aposhian
child at Fifth and E streets, San
Diego, on the day of the killing,
having lured him into an empty lot
and knocked him unconscious.
He put the unconscious child in
a gunnysack, he said, ana boarded
a street car. Noticing a moveme nj
in the sack, he left the street car
carried his burden down an unfre-
quented road and struck the boy rs
head several times through the
sack with stone, according to the
story told officers.
Still later, Taylor said the youth
confessed" he killed the child and
threw dismembered portions of his
body into the sea, finally throwing
in the mutilated body.
BAKERSFIELD. Aug. 2. U.p) -
Craig T. Cox, 30, of San Diego was
questioned here today by Deputy
Sheriff Lightner of the border city
as to his knowledge of circums-
stances surrounding the murder of
7-year-old Dalhert Aphosian, whose
body was found in San Diego bay
July "a.
Cox was arrested here yesterday
for questioning at the request of
San Diego authorities, and was
booked "for- observation"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Menjou Denies
Wife's Charges

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2. W.p)-
Denial that he was guilty of inf
deity was incorporated in an an
swer of Adolphe Menjou to the di-
vorce suit of Kathryn Carver Men
jou, also of the screen, on file to-
day.
Menjou did not attack Miss Car
ver's plea for divorce, but he de-
MED her charges of infidelity and
cruelty He also contested her re-
quest for all community property
she valued at 100000.
Attorneys for Miss Carver have
agreed to file an amended COM
plant emitting charges to which
Menjou objected, it was understood
and the actor. then will permit her
to obtain default decree. The
actress was reported to have re-
ceived a $l50,000 property settle
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Kidnapers Take
Sports Figure

NEW YORK Aug. 2. W.P)-Nat
Bass, 35, sports figure and brother
of Arthur Bass, partner of Hum
bert Fugazy, sports promoter, was
kidnapped Monday night and is held
for $4,000 ransom.
Bass was kidnapped in Brooklyn
when he went in his car to visit
friends. Another car drew up as
he arrived and it's three occupants,
all armed, forced Bass to enter 1t.
Yesterday Arthur Bass received
a communication from the kidnap-
ers demanding $25, 900 and adding
that further instruction would fol-
low. The promoter was warned
against informing police,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. UP)-
Here are answers to questions re-
garding specific problems raised by
President Roosevelt's voluntary re-
employment agreement as COM
piled from official NRA sources:
Q-Can an employer work an en-
ployee in a retail store during the
rush period in the morning, and
then release him until another
busy period begins in mid-after-
noon.
A-This would be interpreted as
la violation of the spirit of the
agreement.
Q-Are luncheon and rest per-
iods deductable from the number
of hours worked to bring the total
within the specific number?
Ayes, within reason. Prolonged
luncheon and rest periods would be
regarded however, as opposed to
the spirit of the agreement.
Q-Is an employer obliged to
retain all present employees, re-
gardless of their efficiency?
A-No. there is nothing in the
agreement compelling an employer
to retain particular employees,
provided the ones he hires are
paid at least the minimum wage.
Q-What would prevent an en-
ployer from discharging persons
now receiving more than the min
imum and hiring inexperienced
workers at lower pay, thus Great
ing a new group of unemployed?
A-This would be regarded as
violation of the agreement to
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Pair OF Building
Permits Issued

Building operations in Ell Centro
for August started out "in high'
when two permits, totaling $1,000
for alterations and additions to
buildings were taken out at the
city engineers office yesterday and
this morning. .t
One permit was granted to c. L.
Collins, contractor, for additions to
the residence of j. B. McNeece, 667
Wensley avenue. The alterations
call for the addition of bath
and bedroom to the dwelling. Cost
of Improvement is estimated at
$500. .sa#
The other permit was to the Pure
Ice company and is for additions to
the company's office at New and
Main streets, estimated at $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
De Shon May Have
Been Murdered

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2. W.H-
First reported a suicide, 22-year-
old Melvin De Shon of Los An
geles, may have been murdered
near Ensenada, Mex, according 70
evidence presented to federal auth
critics yesterday.
De Shon IS pocketbook was miss
ing and he had been shot through
the left temple, it was stated. The
youth was left-handed. No powder
burns were found in or near the
wound, however.
William Palmer, assistant U. S.
district attorney, asked the state
department to investigate. The
body was found last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
WANT PAPERS
To AID POLICE.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2. W.H The
international Association of Chiefs
of Police moved today to enlist CO.
operation of newspapers in their
fgiht against gansters and crime.
The association adopted reso-
luton calling upon newspapers to
aid in changing the public attitude
toward criminals. The resolution
was presented after Malcolm w.
Bingay, editorial director of The
Detroit Free Press blamed the "yel-
low press" for fostering an attitude
of nero worship toward gangsters.
H. D. Harper, police chief OF
Colorado Springs, Colo, presented
the resolution. He is former
president of the international asso-
citation. Others who we're aeso-
ciated with Harper in the move
we're Police Chief n. r. Stecke. OF
Los Angeles and Austin J. Roche.
police commissioner, OF Buffalo,
NJ Y s
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Lightning Kills
6. 6. 6. Group

LIVINGSTON, Me-, Aug. 2. W.p)
Lightning struck reforestation ar
my tents during a thunder storm
last night and killed four men, in
jured ID, and stunned 20.
The dead, all New England
youths. we're members of the citi-
zens' conservation corp.
The tragedy occurred at the G..
c. c. camp at the city farm on the
outskirts of Lewiston where 235
men were stationed. Captain Mel
win E. Fuller, in charge of the camp,
said the bolt evidently followed Cleo
trio wires into the recreation tent,
where most of those killed or in
jlred were listening to a radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Pickets Enter
Strike Field

UNIONTOWN, Pa, Aug. 2. U.P)-
Thousands of pickets, including
women and children, took stations
today at coal mines still attempt
ing to operate in the Pennsylvania
strike area, and leaders of both
sides in the coal field dispute
waited tensely to see whether the
pickets would keep an agreement to
act peacefully and avoid disorder.
Rumors that rebellious strikers
were arming despite the agreement
of their leaders circulated widely.
and the 1926 national guardsmen in
the area were ready for trouble.
Resentment was high over the
shooting of II men yesterday, one
fatally.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
May Discuss Canal
Plans Next Week

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. U.H
Public works officials said
today they hoped to con-
slider the proposed S38,5OO, 900
All-American canal project
within a week, possibly at the
regular board meeting next
Tuesday.
II was explained that the size
of the canal project, which
would carry water from the
Colorado river to the Imperial
and COachella valleys in south
eastern California, required
careful study by engineers be-
fore consideration by the board.
ElwOod Mead, reclamation COM
missioner. has conferred with
Secretary of Interior Ickes al
most every day on prospects for
early consideration of the pro-
ject, and is hopeful of its ul-
innate approval.
At the end of yesterdays
board meeting, Ickes told news
rapermen the canal would be
discussed within "a reasonable
time,' but declined to state
any definite date.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Federal Dry Agent
Resigns Office

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. UP
John l.. Considine, whose appoint
ment created a furor three months
ago, stepped out of duties attend
ant to his job as administrator of
the 18th federal prohibition district
last night, 1t was said at his office
here today
1t was reported that his resigna-
ton, sent to Washington several
days ago, had been accepted.
Considine was appointed by A.
V. Dalrymple, San Francisco at
torney who was named national
prohibition chief. The selection
was made without consultation with
Attorney General Cummings, it
vas asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
GUARD DOCTOR
AFTER THREAT.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. Q. W.H-Dr.
S. M. Mann, director and owner OF
clinic in National City, a sub
urb of San Diego, today was under
police guard after receipt of care
fully written note demanding $25 900
in cash.
The letter, mailed several days
ago, said further instructions would
be sent later regarding the method
of payment.
Absence of fingerprints led police
to believe the note was not the act
of a crank.
"There's only one way to stop
kidnapping DR.. Mann declared to-
day, and that S to refuse to pay a
ransom. I won't give up a cent. y
He was placed under guard as
police investigation was launched.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Not Guilty Plea
Made By Murphy

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2. U.P)-
Leo D. Murphy pleaded not guilty
today to charges of numbering his
bride of II days seven years ago in
a Long Beach apartment.
Superior Judge Fletcher Bowron
ordered Murphy held for trial in
Long Beach.
Murphy was captured last month
in Pittsburgh after steady search
of seven years following the death
of his wife, a former Fresno girl
William T. Kendrick, his attor-
ney, withdrew from the case today.
An assistant public defender viii!
be appointed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
To Hold Hearing
On Income Tax

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2, U.H - A
hearing on the controversial So :
100000 state income tax bill will
be held here August 10, Governor
Rolph said today
Senators and assemblymen who
played an important part in the
fight for passage of the measure,
as we'll as prominent business men
opposing the measure, will be III
vited to attend the hearing.
The governor also announced that
he would sign the bill authorizing
S170, 100000 in revenue bonds for
the construction of the Great Gen.
trail Valley water project at a sre-
cial ceremony next Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
GETS FEDERAL JOB

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. U.H-E.
Tilden Matox. Long Beach, Calf,
business man and former banker,
today was appointed manager of
the government IS bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce for the
San Francisco district.
Matox succeeds Wesley o. Ash.
He will be In charge of trade pro-
motion in northern California,
Utah, and Nevada, including as
sistance in the NRA program.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Eggleston Named
Deputy Marshal

T. A. Eggleston, pioneer resident
of Calexico, was sworn in yesterday
at Los Angeles as deputy United
States marshal, with Imperial
county assigned as his territory.
He is a member of the Demo-
cratic county central committee
and has been active in political
and civic circles in the south end
OF the valley for many years.
Eggleston will succeed Frank
Redding, who has been deputy
marshal for the past five years.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
G@&|!SSs:iR GE{S5

BEVERLY HILLS. Aug. /.
(SpeciaD Yesterday before
breakfast the United States
treasury Offered $3.50 ,000, 900
worth of bonds, andtbefore they
had reached the ham and eggs
they we're all sold. That means
sold and paid for and the rest
on margins till you sold 'em
over the ticker to somebody
else.
If industry could interest
some permanent buyers like
Roosevelt can in his business,
they could truly call themselves
industrialists. AS it is now,
they are just manufacturing
dice for Wall street to shoot
craps with. Nobody is buying
a pair to keep.
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
BANDIT GANG
TAKES TOWN
Kansas Desperadoes Hold Over
Score Of Citizens In Jail While
Looting.

COFFEYVILLE, Kan, Aug. 2.
A gang of Oklahoma bandits
battled their way to temporary
freedom today with officers and
national guardsmen pursuing
them through the Verdigris
river bottoms near here.
The battle started after the
bandits, numbering six or seven,
raided Weir, Kan, locking 22
persons in the city Jail and es-
Gaping with the safe of the
Citizens bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02
Baseball Scores
American League

At Detroit 1st Game)-
Chicago 200 600 0O2-2 9 |
Detroit 100 100 0OO-1 7 |
Jones and Berry; Marberry and
PaSek.
At Washington
Boston 100 600 1oO-1 4 1
Washington 600 900 0l1-2 8 O
Weiland and Ferrell; Crowder,
Kline, Brown and Sewell.
At New York
Philadelphia 303021 43O-l6 10 O
New York ........ 900 010 10l- 3 10 |
Earnshaw, Walberg and Cochrane,
Madjeski; Ruffing, MacFayden,
Brown, Uhle and Dickey, Jorgens.
National League
At Philadelphia est Game)-
New York 900 040 200 6 II 6
Philadelphia 022 43l 10x-13 IL /
Fitzsimmons, Bell, Salveson, Spen-
Ger and Mancuso, Richards; Hol-
ley, Hansen and Davis, McCurdy
At Boston Gst Camel
Brooklyn 900 300 10l-5 13 J
Boston ,...... 900 222 2Ox-8 IL /
Beck, Ryan and Lopez; Brandt
and Hogan.
At Philadelphia
New York 333 1l0 403-l8 "a /
Philadelphia 900 001 00O-l 8 3
Parmelee e. Mancuso; A. Moore
Jackson and v. Davis.
At Boston t2nd Camel
Brooklyn 900 101 00l-3 10 0
Boston ............. 900 010 000-1 S |
Mungo ana Lopez; Farmhouse
Smith and Hogan.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-02

At Detroit 1st Game)-
Evening star., 1933-10-03

Rumanian Rail Lines.
Rumania now owns 1888 locomotives.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
LICENSING TAX SEEN
FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP
Probable Outgrowth Of the Long
Range Corn-Hog Control Pro-
gram Being Drafted.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Cattle, sheep and other products sold
in competition with hogs, corn and their
products are likely to face a compen-
satory licensing tax as a probable out
growth Of the long-range, corn-hog-
control program being drafted by the
Farm Adjustment Administration.
A processing tax Of 81 per hundred
weight on hogs and another Of undeter-
mined rate on corn used for other than
feed purposes would be levied under the
program discussed yesterday In confer
ences Of administration officials and
producer representatives.
The tax on hogs, to finance control
Of swine and corn production. would
have the effect either Of increasing
prices Of hog products to consumers or
Of lowering the price Of hogs to pro-
ducers, or both.
To guard against lower prices to
growers, the Producers Committee of 25
proposed that minimum price for hogs
be fxed so as to force professors to
pass the tax on to consumers In the
form of higher prices. If the tax only
was passed on to consumers it was csti-
mated 1t would not amount to more
than to cents a pound on dressed
pork and possibly less.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

Auto Imports Climb.
Imports Of automobiles into the Brit
tsh West Indies are increasing.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Burglars Rob Rector.

Burglars at Lambourne Rectory, Es-
sex, England, took the rector's new
macintosh and left an old army coat.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Locusts Delay Building.

Locusts are delaying construction u
the interior of Argentina.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
VISCOUNT D'ALTE
OF PORTUGAL DIES
Served 81 Years in Washington as
Minister-Succumbs to
Heart Attack.

BY the Associated Press.
BAR HARBOR. Me-, October s.
viscount Josef F. de H. d'Alte, honorary
counselor Of the Portuguese legation
and former Minister to this country,
died here at 4 am. today from heart
attack.
Viscount d'Alte retired as Minister q
few months ago because Of age and at
that time assumed the honorary posi-
ton.
The viscount and viscountess, the
former Norma Coleman Of New York,
had spent their Summers here for many
years, maintaining palatial estate
along the waterfront.
Word was received here this morning
that the viscountess and others Of the
family would return today from New
York. They had planned to sail Thurs
day and the viscount was to have
Evening star., 1933-10-03
TWO RESIDENTS IDENTIFY
PICTURE OF JOSEPH FOX
Hold Man They Saw in Bedford to
Be Escaped Convict From
State Prison.
' the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEDFORD, Ind, October 3.-Two
Bedford residents last night identified
a photograph Of Joseph Fox, escaped
convict from the State Prison, as that
of a man they saw in Bedford yes
terday.
Clay williams, a former constable.
and Earl Martindale said the man
walked with a decided limp. named by
prison authorities as one OF Fox's
characteristics.
Before word Of his presence in the
city reached police he was seen to
board a southbound Monon freight
train.
Meantime, curious crowds filed past
the bier Of James jenkins, another
of the 10 convicts who escaped from
the State prison last Tuesday. jenkins
was killed in a gun battle at Beanblos-
som, Brown County. Saturday night.
James Clark, another Of the escaped
men, was captured at Hammond last
week
Evening star., 1933-10-03


automobile
utility
recently with his
father G. Shelton associate accountant at the Bureau OF
while brake made from stick with rubber
a cruising
Star STAFF Photn
Evening star., 1933-10-03
JURY FAILS TO INDICT
IN FATAL PRISON BREAK
New Orleans Police Ordered to Free
Common-Law Wife Accused of
Smuggling in Pistol.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La, October 3.
No true bill was returned by the
West Feliciana grand jury here yester-
day on indictments charging eight con-
victs with murder in connection with
the deaths resulting from the break
at the Angola prison farm on Septem-
Der 10.
The grand jury also failed to indict
Eunice McDine. who was charged as
an accessory to murder for smuggling
a pistol into the prison to her common
law husband. James Russell. New Or
leans authorities were ordered to re-
lease her
Two prison officials, one trusty guard,
and four of the IL convicts involved
in the dash for freedom were killed.
Three are now in jail at Baton Rouge,
a fourth at Crockett, Tex, and four
others are still at large.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
GOV. M'NUTT IS GIVEN
REPORT ON JAIL BREAK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 3-Gov. Paul v.
McNutt OF Indiana received without
comment last night the report Of the
Indiana State prison board Of trustees
which has been investigating the Sep
tember 26 prison break at Michigan
City by 10 convicts.
The Governor, q former national
commander Of the American Legion, Is
here attending the national convention
Of the Legion. He said he would study
the prison report as soon as possible.
II will not make public the contents
OF the report until have had time
to study It," he said.
A. L. Deniston, president Of the board
OF trustees and director Of the inquiry.
said the report was based on q careful
investigation Of conditions at the prison.