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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
PR|NA DONNA
SUES HUSBAND
Continued On Page 81

LOS ANGELES, June IA. W.P)-
Her titled Georgian prince, Serge
M'Divani, treated her with extreme
cruelty, Mary McCormic, grand
opera prima donna, charged in a
separate maintenance suit filed
here today.
Last October. she claimed in recit-
ing allegations of his treatment Of
her, he struck her on the cheek,
blackening one of her eyes.
Ion an average of every three
weeks during the past 20 months, y
she complained further, che gave
way to violent outbursts OF tenn
per- During these outburts he
used obscene language and threat
ened to strike and mutilate her, she
alleged.
The separate maintenance suit
was filed against Prince Serge just
five days after Mae Murray, prom
inent stage and screen actress, sued
his brother, David, for divorce on
grounds of cruelty and just one day
before the scheduled marriage OF a
third brother, Alexis, to Barbara
Hutton, heiress TO the Woolworth
millions.
Miss McCormic's complaint al
legged that Serge also frequently
locked her in her room to prevent
her fulfilling social obligations,
that he asked her to obtain a di-
vorce, telling her he no longer
loved her, that he said he would
not support her and did not wish
to live with her. Loo.
She said that at the time he
blackened her eye she left him for
four days but returned then when
he promised to mend his ways
She asked for $500 month for
support. $500 for attorneys fees
and an accounting of community
property, the value of which she
set at 100000. This community
property, she alleged was accumu-
lated partly through a $4,000 ad-
vance she made TO her husband
She said only $500 of the amount
had been repaid.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
Flag Day Program
At 7:3O Tonight

Flag day exercises will be con-
du1ted tonight according to the
impressive ritual of the Elks lodge,
all fraternal organizations, service
clubs. the American Legion and
Auxiliary, the drum and bugle corps
and the municipal band cooperat-
ing.
At 7 D. m. the representatives of
the various organizations will meet
at the express office on Main street
near the railway tracks and march
in parade to the Wilson school
grounds. The band and the drum
and bugle corps will supply the mu-
sic.
Fred Nebel-Thau, exalted ruler of
the local Elks lodge, will be in
charge of the service. Harry Wood
bury, commander of Boyce Aten
post, will make the response to the
flag, and the address OF the even
ing will be delivered by Judge R.
D. McPherrin. Musical numbers
will be contributed by the band I'M
der the direction of Horace Will
liamS.
Ell Centrans are invited to join
in these patriotic observances.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14

missioner loans with Willard Ellis,
president of the federal land bank
at Berkeley, Johnson requested that
the rule limiting commissioner loans
to those areas in which land bank
loans are made, be set aside. Ellis
has recommended to the land bank
commissioner that this be done and
that commissioner loans be conSid-
cred on their individual merits.
Johnson advises that the first APP
plications sent from the valley be
carefully considered and selected,
so that there can be no good
grounds for refusal.
johnson also suggests that the
farm bureau set up committee to
review conditions in the valley and
to make recommendations that the
federal land bank reconsider loans
in Imperial Valley.
Johnson states that changes in
the federal land bank set up be-
came effective May 81, which he
thinks will help the local situation.
The federal land bank board went
OuI VI cAlolcllCC dill q lCuOi oi ioA III
loan commissioner succeeded the
board, so that in order to change
rules, the consent of only one indi-
vidual is needed-the commissioner
Paul Bestor. That Bestor will give
any sound proposal fair hearing
is Johnson'S belief who also states
that he does not shares the gener-
al impression that it is impossible
to work with Ellis.
Applications covering good risks in
areas closed to federal land bank
loans should be presented accord
ing to johnson who says that he
believes better progress may be made
nv discussing Individual cases and
districts rather than by attacking
the problem in a wholesale way.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
BOGUS MONEY
PLOT N|PPED
Transient Arrested Here Be-
lieved To Be One Of Big Ring
Passing Counterfeits.

Prompt action on the part of
Bert Coats, Holtville night watch
man, resulted in the arrest here
early this morning of S. M. Thorn
burg, Norfolk, Va, on a charge OF
passing counterfeit money.
Thornburg, according to the story
told by w. F.. Cornelison, Holtville
police chief who was in Ell Centre
this morning, passed through Holt
vile at 2:45 o'clock this morning
enroute to the coast. While there
he is alleged to have passed off a
! counterfeit SIS bill on merchant
who Immediately called Coats.
The night Waterman examined
: the bill, decided it was spurious and
called the local police department,
asking them to intercept Thorn
burg when he passed through this
city. At 3:15 o'clock, the suspected
man was stopped on Main street by
Officers Tackett and Heating of the
Ell Centre police department and
/ taken to headquarters to await ar
, llNdl VI SOdto VIII Ildu lClG AlOAO-
vile shortly after his telephone call.
When searched at the police sta
ton, Thornburg was found to have
$375 in counterfeit S. and $40 bills
hidden in his cap, police reported.
Two women who were travelling with
him at the time were allowed to
proceed on their way to San Diego.
Thornburg is being held at the
county Jail for action by the fed
eral authorities and county officers
are of the opinion that in his cap
ture they have one of ring that
has been, circulating bogus cur
rency throughout the country for
some time past. 1t is understood
that several bills similar to the ones
found a. lThornburg'S possession
ere passed in Mexicali resorts dur
ing the past two weeks.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14

with employees now serving in a
political capacity At this point
several names were mentioned but
at press tine nothing definite had
been done.
Bitter accusations we're hurled
about the district board room this
morning.
Spectators packed the board
room and numbers were unable to
crowd their way inside. Those
present sweltered in the heat and
mopped perspiring brows while
the board members grappled verb
ally. Burleigh E. Adams, preSi-
dent, now and then called a halt
in arguments by telling other di-
rectors "to go out on the side
walk to argue and to get down to
business in the board ROOM"
After an hour of argument pro
and con on several different sub
jects and brisk interchanges of
personalities, the 10 points for ef-
fecting savings which HeWes and
Young advocated in valley news
papers, were considered. Even with
the outlined 10 points to hold the
discussion in leash, directors went
to the mat in several instances
which had little to do with the
matter at hand.
The first of the 10 points had to
do with Hewes and Young advocat-
ing that the district Ego off the
political standard and begin the
immediate recall of Adams with no
more attorney fees being spent in
aiding certain directors in evading
the law
Charles L. Childers, chief coun-
sci, resented the accusation that he
was leading anyone to evade the
law and explained that two direc-
tors against his advice and con-
trary to his opinion had aided in
obtaining a permanent injunction
to prevent calling of the Adams re-
call election.
HeWes then said a saving of
$4,000 in the legal department could
be made by moving the law office
into the vacant room adjoining the
board room.
Suggestion Previous Made
ChilderS said this matter had
been suggested a year ago and in
vestigated by the board. Estimates
on equipment and the time lost on
account of natural visitors to the
main district offices, Childers said
would have resulted in no saving
At present, the two attorneys main
tain their own offices and employ
ees and pay the expenses them
selves he said If a transfer were
made this would have to be paid
by the district.
At this point, Mark Rose said
it was satisfactory to him if they
counted the $4,000 saving. Childers
said if the board wished to hire
an attorney at a lower fee that was
the right of the board and he had
nothing to say.
Points one and two merged in
the discussion and Rose said in the
Adams recall fight those most &C
fCOntinue6 On Pare n
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
DEMOCRATIC
PLEDGE KEPT
Roosevelt Adheres To Platform
Adopted By Party At Chicago
Convention.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1888, by United Press
WASHINGTON, June 14.-If pol
itics were not the kind of a game
it is, there would be no point in
reporting that a check at the end
of the first phase of the Roosevelt
administration revealed most of the
major Democratic party platform
pledges had been started on the
way to fulfillment.
This is oneof the most exception
al feats in modern politics. First,
because of the rapid-fire speed with
which it was done, and second, be-
cause it was a real novelty to have
such thing happen at all since
politicians generally have regarded
platforms as being made to run on,
not to stand on.
At the same time, some doubt has
been raised whether the administra-
ton, due to unavoidable circum-
stances or for other reasons, has
followed the party policy in several
matterS-eSpecially as to platform
declarations for sound money,
ctricter antitrust law enforcement,
justice to war veterans and nom
cancellation of war debts.
A check on the fate of Democra-
tic platform pledges adopted year
ago at the Chicago convention
showed action had been taken to-
ward execution of promises on the
following:
l. Government economy.
2. Balancing the budget.
g. RedNtion of tariffs by nego-
tiation.
4. Unemployment relief and re-
employment.
5. Farm and mortgage relief.
g. Waterpower development in the
public interest
2. Securities control.
| 8. Correction OF banking weak
nesses.
9. Pursuance of a foreign policy
which would include a pledge to
consult with other nations in car
rying out the Kellogg anti-war
pact.
10. Repeal of prohibition and re-
| storation of beer.
| In addition, President Roosevelt
put through congress a railroad
control bill which was not in the
platform program
No action has been taken toward
carrying out the platform pledges
calling for:
l. Regulation of holding COM
panies, interstate utility rates and
commodity and stock exchanges.
2. Strengthening of the corrupt
practices act.
| Other miscellaneous pledges such
as simplification of legal procedure
and granting of ultimate statehood
to Puerto Rico were not deemed
pressing. With the exceptions men,
toned, every major question raised
in the platform has been tackled.
In the past party platforms have
been practically forgotten after
election day, often before. Candi-
dates usually revamp. the platform
in their acceptance speeches. They
forget planks in which they are not
interested But Mr.. Roosevelt re-
peatedly has shown he is constant
| ly aware of the program laid down
at the Chicago convention.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
Rejected Suitor
Sought In Crime

LOS ANGELES, June IA. U.P)-
In what police believed was the
vicious attack of rejected sutton,
Mrs. Maria Gonzales, "a, was beat
en- to death in her bed early today,
while her -year-oId daughter lay
beside her unconscious from a
blow over the head.
Neighbors were aroused by the
screams of the child, who recov-
cred consciousness shortly after
daylight to find her mother IS bat
tered body.
The child told police she had
seen masked man with a knife
enter the bedroom Just before /
went to Sleep Detectives said the
child thought she recognized the
man IS voice and could identify him
and search was begun immedi-
ately for man whose attentions
Mrs. Gonzales recently had re-
pulsed
Mrs. Gonzales head had been
battered with a heavy instrument,
police said. The child had been
struck once.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
COUNCIL ASKS
R. F. {. LOAN
Seeks Funds To Permit Needed
Improvements To Be Under
taken By City.

Acting on the advice of the Cali
fornia League of Municipalities
which urged that no time be lost
in making use of the opportunity
thus offered, the city council at a
special meeting held last night filed
three applications with the r. F. c.
by which it is hoped that three pro-
jects much needed by the city may
be included in President Roosevelt S
public works program. This Spe-
cial meeting was called yesterday
afternoon by Mayor John Rice af-
ter the letter from the League had
been received.
The projects which the city hopes
to have included in the national
public works program by which it
is expected that the sum of $780,
100000 will be made available
throughout the country for such
work, include an outfall sewer, the
opening of State street, project
which has been before the council
for many years, and the paving OF
Adams street from the San Diego
highway through the city, across
the tracks and on eastward to
make a suitable connection with tn :
Yuma highway east of the city.
The first motion called for an ap-
plication for $250,000 for the con-
struction of the sewer system. The
second for $4,000 to be used in op-
ening State street crossing over
h e Southern Pacific tracks
through the east side of the city to
a connection with Main street.
Owing to the fact that no exact
figures could be had fast night as
to the probable cost of the Adams
street project it was decided to ap-
ply for an undetermined amount
sufficient to cover the cost of this
improvement with the understand
ing that an estimate could be had
before the application was actual
ly granted,
1t was urged in the letter from
the league that civic governing
bodies wishing to have their pro-
jectS included in the public works
program should lose little time in
sending their applications to the
proper authorities as it was ex-
pected that so many cities would
take advantage of this offer that
it might turn out to be a question
of first come, first served. This
letter further stated that the gov
eminent will make grant of 80
per cent of costs on all projects
other than regular federal and
highway construction work, the ap-
plicants to bear the remainder. The
council decided to make applica-
ton for the full amounts in each
instance.
The council discussed the ques-
ton of the open border and its ef-
feet on business in the city and
finally moved that night letter be
sent to Senator McAdoo and Con-
gresham Burnham urging them to
take steps to have the information
al line closed at p. m, because
of the detrimental effect on bus
mess both in Ell Centre and
throughout the valley which has
followed the "a hour opening of
the line. This motion was made by
Councilman Fawcett and seconded
by Gianola The vote for its adop-
ton was unanimous.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
Bay State Voters
Decide For Repeal

BOSTON, June IA. U.Pj-Massa-
chusetts became the 18th state to
ratify repeal of the prohibition
amendment as complete returns
from yesterdays voting today
showed the election of all repeal
delegates by a statewide majority
of more than 4 to /.
Complete returns from the states
80 cities and 316 towns showed the
following popular vote:
For repeal, AL 1861.
Against repeal, 98,927.
The as wet delegates TO the state
repeal convention which Governor
Joseph B. Ely will call within a
month we're elected on the basis of
three from each of the common
wealth's Is congressional districts.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
BISHOP TO SPEAK

LOS ANGELES, June IA. WR)-
The Most Rev. John j. CantWell,
D. d. bishop of Los Angeles and
San Diego, will deliver the main
address tomorrow at the conference
of the council of Catholic women,
to be held here.
Bishop Cantwell is expected to
outline a plan of action ending
tendencies toward isolation.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14

SACRAMENTO, June IA. UP
Proof that Shir Singh SAITH who
was shot to death in Holtville Mon
day, anticipated his death was seen
in a letter received from Saith to-
day by Clarence Morrill,. chief of
the state division of criminal iden-
tification.
The letter from the Hindu said:
~ beg to state that with re-
spectfully and with request please
if anything happens about my life
in these days or after please re-
quest you don give my name to
the newspapers because if you do
ing that I lose my personality from
Hindu community. Now in India
Hindu press working in my favor. >
The cryptic Letter was postmark-
ed HoltVille p. m, June II.
Saith either committed suicide or
was murdered shortly after 2:30 p.
m. AS a result, authorities believe
the letter was the last written by
the Hindu and probably was mailed
shortly before he went in search
of Amelia Valdez, the woman who
was found shot to death with
SAITH.
In order to determine whether
the note was actually written by
SAITH, Morrill, has asked Imperial
county authorities for copies of
handwriting known to be that of
SAITH. Should the handwriting
prove genuine, authorities believed
it would tend to bolster the suicide
theory.
Local developments in the double
tragedy at Holtville in which Sihr
Singh SAITH and Amelia Valdez
lost their lives Monday afternoon
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
Germany Deports
Austrian Attache

BERLIN, June IA. .U.Pj-The gov
ernmeht today ordered deportn-
ton of Erwin WaSserbaeck, attache
of the Austrian legation.
The statement said the grounds
for action was Austria's disregard
for extra territorial rights in the
arrest in Vienna of Theodore Hab-
icht, German press officer, which
forced the German government to
request WasSerbaeck to leave the
country.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
REVEAL LETTER WRITTEN BY
SAITH PRIOR TO SHOOTING

seem to have come to a standstill
according to word received from
the sheriff S office at noon today
Despite continued examination OF
friends and relatives of the slain
couple, nothing new has been
brought out by deputies from the
sheriff's office which would throw
any definite light on the exact
cause which led to the deaths of
the two persons.
Although officers in other parts
of the state are inclined to believe
that Saith was killed by members
of a secret Hindu cult because of
his activities against some of his
fellow countrymen, local officers
believe the case to be one of muir
der and suicide in which SAITH first
shot his sweetheart after forcing
her to sign suicide note and then
killed himself.
1t was pointed out at the sheriff S
office this morning that there can
be no doubt that SAITH wrote the
suicide note as a comparison be-
tween it and other letters written
by him proves concluSively that the
handwriting is the same in both
instances.
On the other hand dispatches
from Sacramento and Fresno tell
of attempts having been made on
Sathi's life by cult members and
it is known here that he had eX-
pressed fears for his life because
of activities directed against him
by these men, several of whom are
suspected to have come into the
valley recently
Special investigators from the
state bureau of criminal identifi-
cation are expected here soon to
aid in clearing up the mystery.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
BRITISH WILL
PAY PART Of
|NSTALLMENT
Roosevelt Accepts Offer With
Statement He Does Not Con-
slider Action AS Default.
DEBT Is ACKNOWLEDGED
Sum To Be Paid Is Approx
mately Thirteen Per Cent Of
Amount Due Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, June IA (U.Pj-
Great Britain will pay $10,000,000 to
the United States tomorrow in &C
acknowledgements of her war debt to
the United States pending final
settlement, President Roosevelt
said today.
The sum is roughly one seventh
or about Is per cent of the June
Is installment.
The President said he had sug-
gested that Great Britain might
discuss the entire debt question with
Washington "as soon as conven-
lent"
He again made it clear that he
did not consider that the debt ques-
ton was a proper subject for the
world economic conference.
I'm a spirit of cooperation, Pre-
sient Roosevelt sara, ''I have, as ex-
ecutive, noted the representations
of the British government with re-
Spect to the payment of the June
Is installment inasmuch as the pay
ment made is accompanied by a
clear acknowledgement of the debt
itself In view of those representa-
lions and of the payment have no
personal hesitation in saying that
I do not characterize the result
ant situation as default
Great Britains determination on
part payment was communicated to
the United States in note reply
ing to the reminder that this gov
eminent sent out June 8 notifying
the debtor nations that payment
was due June Is.
The British note pointed out
that a speedy conclusion OF the
war debt situation was necessary if
results were to be obtained at the
world economic conference now un-
der way in London.
WASHINGTON, June ID. UP
A war debt storm broke in con-
gress today a few minutes after
President Roosevelt announced the
government would accept a $4,000
900 British payment on the 1885,
900 debt due tomorrow.
News OF the fTeSluellIS oCd1e
ment reached the senate floor at
4:22 p. m, as vote was nearing
on the dispute over veterans COM
pensation. Senator Robinson, Repn.,
Ind, got the floor.
Abruptly abandoning the veter-
ans discussion which had packed
the chamber for hours the Indian
an began a denunciation of Wall
Street and American officials who
permit foreign debtors to pay less
than they owe.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
Governor Vetoes
Economy Measures

SACRAMENTO, June Ia. tU,P)-
Economy bills sponsored by the SEN
ate fact finding committee contin-
ued today to meet defeat at the
hands of Governor Rolph.
After refusing to approve a bill
abolishing teachers Institutes, the
governor vetoed a measure which
would have repealed the law auth
orizing conventions of county and
city school superintendent.
The governor also vetoed a bill
which would have created a state
board of tax lands to supervise the
sale of property decided to the state
for non-payment of taxes. The
measure was held in conflict with
other bills already approved
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
WILL WED NAVY MAN

PASADENA, June IA. {U.P)-Mary
Nituka Wrenn, %, Pasadena heir
ess, today said she soon would mar
ry Lieut.. Ford N. Taylor, Jr., navy
airman stationed in Washington,
D. c. Miss Wrenn divorced Edward
H. Rorenendyke, clubman, early this
morning at Reno on the grounds
of mental cruelty.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
ACTRESS TO MARRY

HOLLYWOOD, June ID. UP
Doris Kenyon, actress and singer
and widow of Milton Stills. was to
be married today to Arthur Hop
kins, Syracuse, N. Y, real estate
broker, in the garden of Miss Ken
yon's home. The couple PLAN a
honeymoon by automobile in North
ern California
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
World War Hero
Upholds Dry LaW

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June IA
EJ.P;-Repeal of prohibition laws
would bring destruction and woe
not prosperity" in the opinion of
Sergeant Alvin G. York, foremost
individual hero of the World War.
He pointed out the unusual num-
Der of cyclones, floods and earth
uuakes "since congress voted to re-
submit the 18th amendment, adj
ding that such ravages of nature
would continue until we change
our ways"
His address at a church here was
a regular appearance on his speak
ing tour in support of prohibition.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
Declare Macon
Not In Trouble

CHICAGO. June IA. U,R) 49, The
dirigible Macon was reported cruis-
ing southwest of Chicago today al"
ter it's salute to thousands OF visit
ors at the World IS fair.
Reports that the ship was in dif-
ficulties were dispelled when 1t ar
rived back in Chicago from a tour
over southern Wisconsin.
The ship, on a 48-hour test flight
from it's base at Akron, O., was
expected back at its hangar late
today