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Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
SUNDAY
LAW REPEAL
CITY Council Receives Mer-
chants Protest Against Open
ing For Business.

After the city council last night
considered a petition signed by SO
merchants of the city asking that
the Sunday closing law be left as
it is at present, the board decided
to consider the matter still further
before passing the repeating crdi-
nance. This ordinance had been
passed to its second reading at the
last regular council meeting and
had been read again at last night IS
meeting before the consideration
of the protest.
It was the opinion of the council
that some ordinance, more defin-
ite than the one now In force might
be drafted which would satisfy all
concerned and not work any hard
ships on any individual or group.
The city clerk was authorized to
send a telegram to Secretary Har-
old Ickes, asking that the All AM
erican canal be included in the
public works program. The motion
to this effect was made by Coun-
Gilman Fawcett and seconded by
Councilman Anderson.
The chamber of commerce sub
mitted it's budget for the year to
the board, asking the full amount
of the budget. No action was tax
en- in this matter by the board at
last night IS meeting.
A letter from the league of Cal
ifornia municipalities relative to
the problems to be discussed at the
league convention to be held in
Santa Cruz during September, was
read to the board and ordered
filed.
Another letter from the league
announcing the fact that munich
palities of the state would receive
4 cent per gallon from the gaso-
line tax was also read and ordered
filed.
The petition of Josephine Will
liams to cut the curb and construct
a driveway on the west side of
Sixth street at lot l. block "a, First
Addition was approved and the
work was authorized.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Onion Soup To
Be Celebrated

HOLLYWOOD, July 90 U.ny =
Ranking right up with 'love-your-
mother in -law-week," "take-a-bath
week" and such festive occasions, Is
the scheduled celebration of the
200th anniversary of the discovery
of French onion soup.
Yes, onion soup.
Experienced press-agents today
deluged local newspapers with pub
licity calling attention to the fact
that one Monsieur Dumas, gourmet
and gastronomic authority, con-
cocted the brew just two hundred
years ago come Sunday
Hollywood celebrities and the
man-in -the.street, they added,
would sit down to an onion soup
breakfast Sunday at 7 a. m.
Onion soup at z a. m?
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
DAUGHTER OF STATES LITTLE
KNOWN HERO LAID TO REST

was slowly making his way
down the coast from Monterey
to lay seige to the little town
of Les Angeles.
The Mexican army was ap-
rised of his approach and pre-
pared an ambush in precipitOus
GaviOta Pass. The soldiers lay
atop the cliffs ready to roll
heavy boulders on the unsus-
pecting Americans.
FOxen, a retired British sea
captain, warned Colonel Fre-
mont and led the little band of
soldiers over San Marcos pass.
Santa Barbara fell before the
invading forces while the Mex
leans still were guarding Gavi-
ota pass. The capture of Los
Angeles and the subsequent
surrender of Southern Cali
fcrnia by the Mexican forces
resulted from the coup.
Fulfilling the last wish of
Mrs. Carteri, land In Foxen
canyon, where Foxen lies bur-
led, has been decided to the
Santa Maria Cemetery associa-
tion by local bank so that
she could lie beside the grave
Of her father.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Mx R1~~
O1asa MsNassh, eyNltsats. -
K|DNAP GANG
ROUNDED Up
Abductors Of August Luer Re-
ported Taken Into Custody By
St. Louis Police.

ST. LOUIS, July 20. sU.pl-Chief
of Police Joseph A. Gerk, whose
men have been aiding department
of justice agents in investigation OF
the kidnapping of August Luer, II
year old Alton, ILL.,, banker, an
nounced today that the case had
been cleaned up" with the arrest
of six additional persons.
The arrests were made in a raid
on a farmhouse in Madison county,
which authorities believe was the
hideout where the abductors hid
the aged banker captive for five
days.
The farmhouse where the raid
was made today is located a half
mile south of Eagle Park, in Madi-
son county, police said.
Percy Michael Fitzgerald, an ex-
convict, who was arrested when
his photograph was identified by
the bankers wife as the man who
knocked her down the hight her
husband was kidnapped, was quoted
today as saying:
you've got me right for this
job
Chief Clerks announcement quot
ed Fitzgerald as saying he would
confess to the kidnapping.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
TROJAN STAR
MEETS DEATH
Continued On Page 3,

VISALIA, Calf, July 20. sU.P5-
Kenneth Mckenzie, 81, star univer-
sity of Southern California javelin
thrower, was crushed and frozen to
death in the ice caves of Giant for
est, 65 miles from here, last night,
it was learned here today.
Mckenzie, who recently returned
from the intercollegiate track and
field meet at Boston, went into the
caves late yesterday while hiking
with his fiancee, Miss Elsie Gilx-
ore, of Oxnard, and her sisters.
When he failed to return after
short time, the girls went for aid.
Meantime, Mr.. and Mrs. =. E.
Van Gorden of Visalia, also visit
ing the caves, discovered part of the
ceiling had caved in. Sequoia Ma
tional park authorities, Investigate
ing this report, discovered McKen-
zie's body frozen in the debris, his
neck broken and his chest crushed.
The ice had to be picked away be-
fore the body couldfbe removed.
The body was to be taken to Los
Angeles tonight.
Mckenzie, resident of Oxnard.
was bnroute home from Boston
when he stopped at Giant Forest to
visit Miss Gilmore, her mother and
other members of her family.
He was a senior at U. s. G. and
was one of his teams mainstays In
Trojan track and field competi-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
GRAIN MARKET
SLUMPS HARD
By HAROLD E. RAINVILLE
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, July 20. - The mag
nificent wheat pit of the Chicago
board of trade turned to bedlam
today in the midst of terrific gyra-
tions in wheat prices that plunged
IS cents a bushel below yesterdays
highs before the decline halted.
At the close wheat was 13 to ISL
cents lower, corn was IL to- 13A
cents lower, oats 7B cents lower,
rye 21A to 25% cents lower.
Perspiring brokers peeled off coats
and rolled up their shirt sleeves as
they fought to unload hundreds OF
thousands of bushels of grain on dn
almost bottomleSS market.
So intense was the confusion that
different quotations were being Of
fered simultaneously in various
parts of the pit.
The close came at the days low
point. July wheat futures at Chi
cago sold at 80 cents, September at
81 cents, December at 95hs cents
and May at even 81 bushel. i.
Corn prices toppled to 46 cents
bushel for July, SO cents for Sep
tember, 56h for December and 631s
cents for May. Oats were down 10
35 cents for July, 34la cents Tor
Septemer, 81 cents for December
and Al cents for May. Rye, which
mace the widest drop, plunged to
SO cents for July, 81 cents for Sep
tenber, 72A for December and 8l}a
cents for May.
The session was the widest seen
since the panic of October, 1929,
and the war markets of 1917 and
1920.
Rallies occurred from time t.
time but so terrific was the flood
of selling orders that brokers Ia
bored under a veritable avalanche
in attempting any effort to halt
the decline.
The Chicago market was not alone
in the exciting decline. The break
at Minneapolis was more than 8
cents, at Duluth between 8 and 8
cents. At Winnipeg where the de-
cline was not quite so severe, it was
reported the Canadian government
was buying wheat.
Other sentiment spread to other
commodity markets. Butter drop
ped $240 a carload and eggs at
site a carload. Sales totaled 1106
cars, an all time record.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
HEWES REPORTS ON TOUR
MADE THROUGHOUT STATE

eve held a conference with w.
w. Mclaughlin, of the bureau of
agricultural engineering and I am
certain farmers of the valley will
obtain a square deal in the matter
of loans.
"'The primary object of the trip, "
the director continued, was to
obtain state-w support for hav-
ing the All-American canal includ-
ed in the public works program.
We were received in all parts of
the state with interest and whole
hearted support. Hundreds of tele-
grams and letters were sent to
Washington to urge that the canal
be included.
"When we interviewed the exc
cutive committee of the bondhold-
ers association, they gave us hearty
encouragement and sent kilograms
to Washington in favor of the
project
Hewes said that the group con-
sidered Secretary Ickes, radio state
ment that the All-American canal
was one of the projects being con-
sidered for inclusion, direct re-
suit of the barrage of kilograms
sent from California at the request
of the several groups of local resi-
dents which toured the state during
the last two weeks.
In the group were Hewes, Mark
Rose and w. E. Young district di-
rectors; Charles L. Childers. chief
counsel; M. j. Dowd, chief engineer
and general superintendent; and F.
F. McIver, secretary y-treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
China To Buy
Many Planes

CARMEL, Calf, July 20. (U.D-
China will buy more than 55,000,-
600 worth of American manufac-
tured airplanes within the next
five years, it was predicted here to-
day by Major Edward Howard of
the United States department CT
commerce.
Major Howard had just returned
from a three-year survey of the
Orient. He was an emissary Of the
United States government, with the
purpose of stimulating trade in
American planes, he said.
During the first four months of
this year, said Major Howard, China
purchased more aviation equipment
from the United States than during
any similar period in the past.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
NATIONAL RECOVERY PROGRAM
To AID WHITE COLLAR MEN
Administrator johnson Says Plan Of Blan-
ket Agreement Among Employers Nearly
Completed.

ed voluntarily by employers gener-
ally, with the guarantee that flexi-
bility will be used in applying the
so-called blanket code" in cases
where particular industry could
not bear the added costs.
5. That the broad aims of the
program ne directed at restoring
1929 purchasing power.
6. That blank forms by which an
employer can subscribe to the vol
untary agreement be distributed
through post offices and other
agencies created by the NIRA's
publicity bureaus.
T. That a campaign of education
through "a regional offices be syn
chronized with the beginning of
the voluntary agreements.
8. That cooperating employers be
given an insignia which will show
their support and, inferentially,
show which companies are not CO.
operating.
9. That codes for particular in
dustries would supersede the "blan-
ket" code as quickly as the indus
| tries have their own agreements
approved.
The principal problem that de-
layed the plan was fear of the diff
ficulties of applying such a general
code without wholesale violations.
This has been answered by indi-
cation of an earnest desire on the
part of industry for success of the
national recovery program.
Johnson feels that something
must be done to aid white collar
workers because they are not or
ganlzed in trade associations or la
Dor unions, and because they have
not benefited by the share the-work
movements in industry.
Something has got to be done
for these people," he said. "That's
why I'm hell-bent in that direc-
tion."
johnson feels that with retail
prices going up another economic
collapse is imminent unless people
are put back to work and given a
purchasing power that will enable
them to cope with the increased
cost of living.
Although industrial codes are
coming in rapidly the MIRA is con-
sidering setting date by which al
must be IN. The middle of August
has been mentioned as deadline.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Scripps Rites
To Be Private

SAN DIEGO, July 20. ,UPj-In
accordance with the wishes of Mrs.
Catherine P. Scripps, 78 who died
Wednesday near Santa Barbara,
her remains will be cremated and
no public funeral service will be
held, members of the family an
nounced today.
Mrs. Scripps, who resided in La
Jolla for many years and who was
widely known for her philanthro-
pies, was the widow of w. A.
ScrippS, brother of Miss Ellen
Browning Scripps and half bro
ther OF E. w. Scripps, noted pub
Usher.
Mrs. Scripps was survived by two
stepdaughters, Mrs. F. w. Kellogg
OF Pasadena and Mrs. G. Ogden
Ellis, Detroit. a brother in law, F.
t. Scripps of San Diego and ne
phew, Robert Paine Scripps of Mir
amar.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

SANTA BARBARA, July 20.
U.P)-In a fern sheltered can
yOn a stones throw from the
old "El Canine Real, the
Kings Highway laid out by
the Franciscan fathers $50
years ago, another California
pioneer was laid to rest today.
Mrs. Matilda Carteri, ~, was
buried beside the grave of her
noted father, William Benjamin
Foxen, one of the states little
known heroes.
1t was FOXen who saved
Southern California for the
United States when the Amer
lean and Mexican armies were
struggling for supremacy. His
daughter, carrying on the fam
lily tradition spent her entire life
on the old ranch in FOxen can
yOn.
Mrs. Carteri was to have
played a leading pGrt in the
celebration of Santa Barbara's
"Old Spanish Days, August
3-5, the central theme of which
this year is a dramatization of
the meeting of Foxen and Col.
Jchn c. Fremont.
Back in 1886 Colonel Fremont
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
AGREEMENT ON
WHEAT FAILS
Little Hope Held For Adoption
Of Regulations At Economic
Conference.
By HARRY FLoRY

United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, July %. = Failure of
efforts 70 conclude a world wheat
control agreement. last hope of the
world economic conference for a
major accomplishment, was ndi-
Gated today.
Delegates sought compromise
under which problems of acreage
restrictions might be left for de-
bate at a meeting at Geneva in
September.
At two hour meeting today, ma
tions interested in wheat appointed
a committee of six to draft a COM
promise, reconciling proposals Of
important nations with demands OF
export nations.
Australia, Canada and Danu-
oian delegate will represent the ex-
porters; Great Britain, France and
Italy the importers.
Speeches at the meeting indi-
Gated strong disagreement regard
ing exporters insistence that i'm
porters reduce their wheat acreage,
so as to give more room for foreign
wheat. II was thought compro-
mise might be reached under which
the importers would agree not to
increase acreage.
While the exporting and import
ing nations were eliminating their
negotiations in vague compro-
mise, covering general principles,
the big four" negotiators-Amer-
ica, Canada, Australia and Argen-
tina-were approaching an agree
ment with Russia by which she
would have an export quota of
about 60,000,000 bushels.
Agreements Impossible
One by one the planned agree
ments nave proven impossible. After
refusal of the United States tc
stabilize it's currency, hopes for tar
iff agreements were gone. But con-
ferees thought agreements on sew
eral commodities were possible be-
fore the conference recesSes July n
Senator Keyy Pittman Demo
Nevada, indicated in a speech today
before the silver subcommittee
that an agreement to control silvel
might be delayed for q month o.
two by discussion of technica
questions.
Now coffee, sugar, tin and coco;
| subcommittee have adjournCC
without reaching agreements. Tht
silver subcommittee had hoped tt
reach agreement and the wheat
negotiators, trying to plan an in
crease in price, seemed for a time
on the verge of agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
LIST ARIZONA
IN RANKS Of
WET STATES
Failure Of Drys To Nominate
Delegates Makes Repeal Vote
Absolutely Certain.
TENNESSEE VOTES TODAY
Anti Prohibition Forces Con-
ceded Good Chance To Take
Southern State.

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 20. U.P)-
Arizona Unexpectedly joined the
column of wet states today after
prohibition forces had abandoned
their fight against ratification to
file nominating petitions for elec-
ton of delegates to ratification
convention was tantamount to
making Arizona the 18th state in
the Union to align itself with the
repeal movement, James Kerby,
secretary of state, said. The actual
election at which only repeal dele
gates will appear on the ballot Is
scheduled for August 8.
"It's all over but the shouting, +"
jubilant vets cried.
Riley w. Geary, secretary of the
Arizona Prohibition association,
blamed collapse of the dry fight on
the brief time allowed for circulat-
ing petitions for delegates. Geary
and other prohibition leaders have
criticized Gov. 3. B. Moeur for set
ting the election for August after
it had been tentatively scheduled
for october 3. Governor Moeur,
who was elected last fall in tide
OF wet votes, rejoined that the ear
liT date was obligatory by legisla-
tive action.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Finds Press Is
Most Important

"Cancel my subscription to
The Press. I'm sorry, but
times are a little hard on me
and / just can't afford the pa
per-"
That was what PressOn Cres-
sey Bowling told the business
office a few weeks ago.
"Here's my payment to re-
new my subscription to The
Press. A few weeks without 1t
proved to me that / can't get
along or enjoy life without the
paper. l can do without some
things, but / must have the
news of the day"
That was what Mr.. Bowling
told the business office this
morning. ''I'm sticking this
time, too," he said, as he was
handed his receipt and well
coined back into the fold.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
ITALIAN ACES
4 At CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, July 20. U.P)-
Acclaimed by more than 1000 per-
sons who thronged the White
House grounds, Gen. Italo Balbo
leader Of the flight of planes from
Italy to America, was received with
his officers today by President
Roosevelt.
For more than an hour eager
spectators filed into the grounds
and waited patiently in the broil-
ing sun for glimpse of the Italian
heroes. Promptly at 12:45 p. m.
government automobiles bearing
Italian and American flags and es-
corted by motorcycle police swept
into the entrance and to the front
portico of the White House.
Balbo, in a white dress uniform,
was the first one to alight. He
walked briskly up the steps and sa-
luted smartly the President S army
and navy aides, Col. Edwin H.
Watson and Captain Walter N.
Vernon, who came out to greet
him.
Before entering the White House
the officers accompanying the Ital-
ian air minister lined up in forma-
ton to be presented individually to
the American officers. Then they
were escorted into the house.
AS Balbo walked into the lobby
the marine band struck up the
Italian national anthem, the Off
GERS swapping swiftly to attention.
Because of his recent illness,
President Roosevelt did not come
out on the portico to welcome his
distinguished visitors as he did in
the case of the ENJOYS from for
eign nations who came to Wash
ington for the preliminary discus
sions to the London economic con-
fprpnan
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Mayor ShalU Has
Citizenship NotD

LOS ANGELES, July 20. tUP;-
Mayor Frank L. Shaw had docu-
mentary evidence today to refute
charges of his campaign critics that
he was not a naturalized citizen.
He received telegram from Ray
mond F. Crist, commissioner of ma
turalization at Washington, advis-
ing him certificate attesting to
his citizenship was being forwarded
to the district director of natural
ization in Los Angeles.
A suit charging that the mayor
is not citizen and challenging
his right to the office is pending in
superior court
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Pomona Falls off
water Wagon

POMONA, July 20 (U.P5-Pomona.
considered the dry stronghold of
Los Angeles county since 1889, has
voted in favor of legalized 32 per
cent. beer and wines.
BY a vote of 3515 to 2811 citizens
yesterday authorized the repeal of
a "bone dry" section of the city
charter, adopted in 1911. Only two
of the towns eight precincts voted
to continue its arid tradition.
Before beer sales may be permit
ted, however, the amendment must
be approved by the state legisla-
ture and the city council must re-
peal a little Volstead law" which
has stood in some form since 1889.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Alaskan Flyer
Reported Lost

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 20.
W.P)-Fears were felt today for the
safety of Pilot Art Woodley and
five passengers, whose plane was
unreported since Sunday when it
took off for a sight seeing trip TO
Aniachak crater.
Woodley left Egegik at a. m.
Sunday and should have returned
before night fall. Fellow flyers
feared he may have been forced
down in or near the crater, away
from a body of water large enough
for safe landing.
The passengers we're Martin CARL
son, Forrest Bush, Marin Jorgeu,
William Ackerman and Ole Machl-
sin.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Congressman On
'Gypsying' Tour

SANTA MARIA, July 20. tU.PI-
Congressman H. E. pat" Stubbs,
representing one of the largest con-
gressional districts in the United
States, today began gypsy tour"
of his constituency which will keep
him busy all summer
Stubbs represented the district
comprised by Santa Barbara. Ven-
tura, San Luis Obispo, Kern and
Tulare counties. He has established
headquarters in 100 communities.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Upland Pioneer
Called By Death

UPLAND, Calf, July 20. tU.Ij-
Charles E. Harwood, the grand
old man of Upland" is dead.
He died yesterday at the age of
102 following months illness of
pneumonia.
A native of Bennington, VT, Har-
wood was one of the founders of
Drury college at Springfield, Mo-,
where he resided 20 years before
coming to Upland in 1887. He Or
ganized citrus growers association
here in 1893 and until death he
headed it as president. His wife
died several years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Intended Kidnap
Victim Wounded

PHILADELPHIA, July 20. U.P)-
While two men who attempted to
kidnap a wealthy real estate dealer
were sought by local and federal
authorities today, their intended
victim, Frank A. McClatchy, A,
lay critically wounded in hospital.
He was shot through the chest
by one of two men with whom he
fought desperately late yesterday in
front of an unoccupied suburban es-
tate which they asked TO inspect
as prospective buyers.
The abductors, it was revealed,
planned to kidnap McClatchy IS
brother, John H. McClatchy, mil
lionaire head of the real estate
firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
WORLD FLYER
FAR AHEAD Of
!. OLD SCHEDULE
Post Crosses Over From Asia
During Night And Races On
Through Northern Alaska.
MAKING TERRIFIC SPEED
Intrepid Flyer Has Splendid OPP
portunity To Break Record
Barring Accident.


20. W.P,-Wiley Post, round the
world flyer, passed over Ruby,
Alaska, 200 miles west of here,
at 1880 a. m. u:30 p. m.
PST) today, according to q ra-
diO report received here.
Post was flying through very
bad weather. Rain was falling
hard and the ceiling was only
400 feet.
NOME, Alaska, July 20. UP
Flying at terrific speed, Wiley Post,
round the world flyer, flew over
Nome at 7:30 a. m. today Q0:30 a.
m. PST). He did not stop but pro-
ceeded on toward Fairbanks, $40
miles inland.
He made the flight from Khaba-
rovsk, Siberia, in IS hours and 80
minutes, 13 minutes ahead of the
time it took Post and his compan-
ion, Harold Gatty, to make the
same flight two years ago.
Post left Khabarovsk, Siberia at
G:58 p. m. (PST), yesterday and
was 80 hours and 20 minutes ahead
of his former record when he ar
rived here.
The iron man. Oklahoman,
flew the treacherouS Bering sea
course with unerring accuracy and
in the face OF wind, rain and poor
visibility.
The fact that he did not stop
here for fuel was taken to indicate
that he had not encountered rigor-
Gus storms, however.
His managers had supply OF
fuel ready for him at Solomon air.
port.
When he passed over Nome, Post
had conquered the most hazardous
parts of his record breaking flight
and the remainder or the journey
although through unfavorable
weather should be three easy hops
for him.
After his $40 mile trip to Fair
banks he had two hops more before
he would return to Floyd Bennett
airport in New York, where he took
off at 4:1O a. m. (EST, July IS.
The jump from Fairbanks to Ed
monton is 1450 miles and from
Edmonton to New York 2200 miles.
Post and Gatty flew from Nome
to Fairbanks in two hours and SIS
minutes. If Posts keeps up his
speed and does not encounter bad
weather, he should arrive at Fair
banks about 1910 a. m. d2:10 p. m.
PST)
KHABAROVSK Siberia, July 20.
W.P)-Wiley Post, American around
the world flyer, recovering all OF
the time lost in recent delays, ar
fCar1;nuar ~, pa0o ~