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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
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To HALT
REPEAL VOTE
Los Angeles Dry Leaders 10
Contest Validity OF Election
On June Il.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 81. up
"A petition to block CALIFORNIA;
vote on prohibition repeal next
month was before the state supreme
court today.
The fight was launched by four
Los Angeles prohibitionists. includ-
ing Richard M. Cannon, son of BIZ
shop James Cannon, Jr., noted dry
leader, seekig a writ OF alternative
mandate.
The court will hear the petition
Monday. Wet forces, contesting the
action, are expected to be led by
Judge Matt l. Sullivan, legal ad-
wiser to Governor Rolph.
Setting forth II grounds, the ap-
plication asked that William H.
Kerry, registrar of Los Angeles
county voters, be compelled to re-
move the names of both wet and
dry delegates from ballots being
prepared.
The petitioners claim that era
sure of the names would save to
the people of the state the right OF
referendum granted by the Horn
blower bill" This measure provides
the issue be voted upon at the state
primary in 1884 unless special
election is held. Petitioners chal-
lenged the clause recognizing the
election of June 81.
The petitioners also alleged that
congress has failed to prescribe
how the issue shall be voted upon,
that the legislature is still in ses-
sion and might enact new statute
and that the measure does not be-
come effective until 80 days after
the legislature adjourns, thus in
validating ballot names at this time.
The plaintiffs, describing them
selves ELECTORS" includes besides
Cannon, Frank G. H. Stevens, Rob-
ert A. Candy, and Thurlow T. Taft.
Their attorneys are r. K. Candy OF
Santa Monica and E. Neal Ames OF
Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
SIGNED
BY ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON, May 81. W,H-
President Roosevelt today signed
the securities control bill, designed
to give investors protection against
unsound securities.
The measure, Mr.. Roosevelt said
in a formal statement, cat last
translates some elementary STAN
dards of right and wrong into
law
Investors are guaranteed COM
plete information on securities Off
cred for sale, and the new "blue
sky" law requires that data on all
domestic and foreign stocks and
bonds sold in interstate commerce
be filed with the federal trade
commission.
Chairman Maroon of the trade
body explained that the commits
sions task would be "to prevent
further exploitation Of the public
by the sale of fraudulent and
worthless securities, to place ade-
uuate and true information before
investors, and to protect honest en-
terprise seeking capital by honest
representatives against the compe-
tition afford by securities offered
through crooked promotion and
Misrepresentation
Misrepresentation of securities
would be punishable by maximum
penalty of $500 fine and five years
Imprisonment,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
Osborne Case
Appeal Filed

An appeal TO the state supreme
court was filed this morning by G.
H. Childers and d. b. Roberts. at
torneys for the Imperial Irrigation
District against the decision Of the
superior court given on March 10,
in favor of E. L. and Myrtle o6-
borne.
The court had awarded damages
of $4,000 to the plaintiffs for the
death of minor child In the East
side Highline canal May z. 1880.
The decision against which the de-
PENDANTS appeal In particular Is the
denial of a motion for new trial,
given by Judge l.. N. Turrentine,
San Diego, who had heard this mo-
ton.
Defendants In this case are Ira
Aten. Mark Rose. Earl Pound, w
o. Blair, and G. w. Brockman, d.
rectors Of the district al the time
of the original complaint. together
with M. j. Dowd and q. H. Knight,
engineers for the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
Metropolitan To
Seek New Loan

WASHINGTON, May 81, dip
Representatives of the Metropolitan
Water district, which includes Los
Angeles and surrounding cities, dis
cuSSed plans today with the Recon-
Struction Finance Corporation for
an additional loan of $50, 100000.
The district already has been au-
thorized to borrow S40,000,000 from
the r. F. c., and has spent more
than $6,000,000 of this sum.
The actual cost of the project, it
was estimated today, amounts to
1920, 100000. Inability of the water
district to raise funds through pub
lie bond issues was understood to
be the reason for the new demand
on the reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
Trial
Of Big Banker

NEW YORK, May 81. U.P}-Trial
of Charles E. Mitchell, on charges
of income tax evasion was in ad-
journment today until Wednesday
when the government will resume
presentation of the third and con-
phase of its case against the
former chairman of the billion dol
lar National City bank.
Mitchell. charged with evading a
tax of $850,000 in 1929 and 1880, was
indicted on three counts. The gov
has concluded its case on
two of these-that Mitchell marked
off a $2,8O0,000 loss on a fictitious
stock sale to Mrs. Mitchell and al
most 100000 on a similar deal with
w. D. Thornton, president of the
Greene Cananea Copper company.
The third count, opened yesterday,
alleges that Mitchell failed to re-
port S666,666 received from the Ma
tional City management fund"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
TROJANS WIN
At CAMBRIDGE

HARVARD STADIUM. CAM
BRIDGE, Mass, May 81. U.H-
Southern California S mighty track
team rolled up a commanding total
to take the championship of the
annual I. c. "A track field meet
here today.
The victory was the fourth in
succession for the powerful T'rojans
of u. S. G.
The lTrojans scored a total of
as points, many of which were
made in the field events.
The Stanford team, closest rivals
to the winners, scored AZ points.
Charley Parsons gave the Tro-
jams brilliant upset victory by
placing third in the finals of the
200-meter dash, last event of the
day, to break a 42-42 point dead
lock between the bitter coast riv-
ais.
Trailing throughout most of the
day, Stanford took IL points in the
discus throw, next to last event OF
the day to establish 42-42 dead
lock.
But the Trojans had Parsons IN
the furlong. the final race OF the
day, and Stanford did not have a
single representative, Les Hables
having been shut out in the SENT
finals.
With six men competing in the
200-meter dash final and with five
of them slated for points, the only
way the Trojans could lose was for
Parsons to come in sixth. Parsons
placed third to give his team As
points and victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
STERILIZATION
NEGOTIATIONS
COMP PL|CA TED
Efforts To Equalize Dollar And
ed To Have Failed.
Pound Against Franc Report
BRITISH MONEY RISES
Reaction To Abrogation OF
Gold Clause May Prevent Pay
ment On War Debt.
By w. G. QUISENBERRY

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1888, by United Press)
LONDON, May 27-Unconfirmed
9 reports that three-cornered negoti-
atoms to- stabilize the American
dollar and the British pound in re-
lation to the gold-backed French
franc had failed, brought new COM
plications in the the financial sit
uation today.
Sterilization had been considered
essential for success of, the world
economic conference.
Reaction from President Roose-
velt's congressional bill to suspend
the gold clause in all contracts shot
the British pound up from yester-
days close in the London market.
Opening at 1895, up five cents,
the pound climbed to $685., and
then receded to $3.96 at the close.
American stocks were strong.
Paris money Spectators unload
cd. The opening franc quotation
was 21.69 to the doiIar (4.6l cents a
france against yesterdays close OF
21.96 (4.55 cents.
Chances that Britain would meet
her June Is war debt payment
dwindled as Britons angrily dis
cussed the gold clause. A bond
holders protective committee plan
ned legal action to force gold pay
n ants.
AT Stockholm the Swedish gov
ernment proposed to authorize the
state bank to increase its currency
issue, stating its purpose to be an
offset of the British and American
recessions from the gold stand
ard.
Holding that the jettisoning OF
the gold clause constituted a repu-
diation of obligations to foreign
holders of United States bonds, a
bondholders' protective committee
will meet Monday or Tuesday 10
plan legal action seeking to force
payment in gold.
Private Britons said they co1sid-:
cred the plan to cease all gold pay
ments as robbery, and because OF
it, the chance that Britain would
pay the debt inStallrnent due In less
than three weeks grAy DINNER.
Chances Slim
Even before the gold clause news,
the chance was said by we'll inform
ed persons to be little better than
even that Britain would pay.
With this news, came word from
apparently reliable sources that
France likewise would not pay on
June Is, but would add that de-
fault to the one on last December's
installment of her debt.
Contrary to the suggestion in the
United States that the gold bill
would reduce war payments, usual
ly trustworthy sources here said it
would justify Britain's non-pay-
ment.
"If the United States is justified
by pressure Of circumstances in de-
faulting its obligations" these
sources said, foreign creditors GER
tainly can not hold Great Britain
guilty if she does not pay the June
installment of her debt to the Uni
ted States pending its revision"
Great Britain did not avail her
self of her 30-day option to pay
the June installment in Liberty
bonds, thus benefitting by the de-
probation of the dollar. Therefore
it seemed unlikely she would be
impressed by the argument that
further depreciation would make
payment advisable.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
Four Killed In
AirpIane Crash

EAST PORTAL, Colo. May 81.
W.P)-Buried 10 feet deep in snow
in the shattered cabin of a mono
plane, the bodies of DR.. Victor
Dewar, 35, Grand Junction, and his
three passengers were found today
After hours spent in uncovering
the cabin, the group lifted from it
the body of DR.. Dewar. amateur
pilot and aviation enthusiast. Then.
in quick succession, were recovered
the bodies of his passengers. They
were Mrs. Dewar, 80; Harold
Stevens, Grand Junction, 35; and
Mrs. Stevens, 81.
The party left the Denver num-
icipal airport late yesterday for
Grand junction. with DR.. Dewar,
who held a limited pilots license,
at the controls.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
Hou0 To Buy And
Sell Quickly

The classified advertisement
printed here was inserted in
Thursdays issue. The pa
per was on the street about
4:30. At $3.50 the radio was
sold, according to c. J. Olson,
723 State street, who placed
the ad as follows:
For Sale-S150 cabinet Ma
jeStic radio, $50. Apply 1913
Olive.
The ad cost Mr.. Olson 25
cents.
Through its classified ad
columns The Press offers buy
ers and sellers a ready market
for their wants. Let them
help you buy or sell whatever
you desire.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
Death Settles
Slayer's Case

LOS ANGELES, May 81. UP)-
Daniel Shuck, alias Russell Court
ney", who wanted to die, got his
wish early today.
Lyle w. Eder, young University
of Southern California undergrad
uate, was killed Sunday night in a
struggle over the possession of the
revolver with which Shuck assert
edly had held up Eder and Miss
Betty Louise Forbes, high school
girl. In the same struggle the re-
volver was fired again, penetrat-
ing Shuck IS body.
Schuck repeatedly refused blood
transfusions afterward. insisted he
wanted to die.
He died this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
HeWes And Young
To Stay On Job

Sundays and holidays mean moth
ing to Directors E. T. Hewes and W..
e. Young who announced today
that one or both would be on hand
at Imperial Irrigation district head
quarters Sunday and Memorial day
to adjourn the meeting until the
following day.
The two directors adjourned the
meeting this morning until 10 a. m.
tomorrow with the remainder of
the board, Burleigh Adams, Mark
Rose and Ira Aten still conspicuous
by their absence.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
State Bar Head
FaUors Betting

LOS ANGELES, May 81. fU.Pj-
Judge Guy Crump, president of the
California Bar association, today
was on record as favoring legali-
zation of horse race wagering in the
state.
Speaking before meeting spon-
sored by the Los Angeles Jockey
club, Judge Crump said legaliza-
ton of horse race wagering as ad-
vocated by the Hornblower- Maloney
racing bill would eliminate harm
full practices and derive taxes for
the state. The bill comes before the
people for vote June q.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
BY LYLE c. WILSON


WASHINGTON, May 81. - -Four
days of senate investigation have
revealed j. p. Morgan & Co., as a
railroad and public utilities power
unrivaled in this country, with ten
tacles of favoritism reaching out to
politicians, government officials
and men of wealth.
A political shakeup is predicted
by many capitol observers as the
likely aftermath of revelations that
Secretary Of Treasury Woodin and
others high in political counsels
received quick profit opportunities
from the house of Morgan. That
was four years before Woodin en-
tered the cabinet.
The senate investigation has been
adjourned until Wednesday. Ferd-
inand Pecora s cross fire of ques-
tions to Morgan partners and those
associated with them was inter-
rupted yesterday in the midst of the
story of the United Corporation.
Morgan-conceived utilities holding
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
PUBLIC WORKS
PROGRAM NOT
YET AD0P TED

WASHINGTON, May 27. U.9
Reports that construction of
the All-American canal would
be included in the new public
works bill were discounted to-
day by interior department Of
ficials.
They explained that work on
the vast Imperial Valley pro-
ject had been provided for in
contracts signed in the Hoover
administration, and added they
had not discussed any method
of including 1t in the public
work measure.
District officials, to- whom
the above dispatches were re-
ferred, interpreted it, as did
The Press. as merely a state
ment to clarity the misleading
belief held in some quarters,
that the canal has been includ-
ed in the public works program.
The canal project has not
been so included, and has only
been placed on list of pro-
jects to be recommended to the
public administrator, who is yet
to be appointed, for inclusion
on the public works program.
The public WORKS program
has not yet been adopted, nor
could 1t be, it is pointed out,
until the office of public ad-
ministrator, provided for the
public works bill, begins to
function.
Until the public administra-
tor begins to function, and the
public works program is adopt
ed, interior department officials
could not discuss inclusion of
the canal project.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
BYERs FUNERAL TODAY

LOS ANGELES, May 81. {U.P)-
Funeral services for Major Samuel
H. M. Byers, 95, author OF the
words to Marching Through Geor-
gia," and known as the last survi-
vor of General Sherman's staff,
were to be held here today. Major
Byers, also a poet, was a native OF
Pulaski, Pa, and served as United
States consul at Zurich, Switzer-
land
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
Baseball Scores
American League

AT Boston
Cleveland .............002 0l3 000--6 7 D
Boston 900 900 000-0 8 /
w. Ferrell and Spencer; Brown,
WEIGH and R. Ferrell.
At Philadelphia
Detroit .................... 900 002 000-2 5 D
Philadelphia ..:....0l0 OH l0x-5 7 l
Marberry, Herring and Hayworth;
Frietas, Grove and Cochrane.
At New York
Chicago ,....003 O0l 430 Ill 10 o
New York 200 100 oQ2)x-15 IA 2
Lyons, Miller, Durham and
CRUDE; Brennan, Moore, Brown,
Pennock and Dickey.
st. Louis at Washington, post
poned, wet grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
9YFR!S5s!'

NEW YORK, May 26. (Spe-
ciaD-Funny thing about this
so-called preferred list that the
Morgan company put out. All
of 'em held the stock too long.
and it died on their hands, so
it really was a sucker list"
New York City collected a
millioni dollars yesterday just
for peer licenses alone. A state
to remain dry nowadays not
only has to have will power,
but it has to find some mys-
terious way of getting in some
dough. Maybe a state sales tax
on everybody will keep it off
the beer drinkers.
Flying to Chicago tonight to
see if this fair looks as big to
me as the other did as a kid.
At midnight, when you are
asleep, there are 80 airplaneS
in the air in this country, 40
of 'em carrying passengers.
You're
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
National League

New York at Pittsburgh, post
poned, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27
NEW DISASTER
HITS ISLANDS

TOXIC, May 81. W.H-The Bonin
Islands off the coast of japan were
rocked by terrific explosion today
in which 200 workers were killed
or injured.
The victims we're engaged in un-
derground work on an engineering
project.
TOYOHARA, Saghalin, May 27
{U,P)-Disaster struck this Japanese
Island a second time within week
today when Sc miners were en-
tombed by an explosion in the Nit
sui colliery near Kawakami.
More than 400 persons are feared
dead in a devastating forest fire
which swept the island Wednesday
and Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-27

Marberry, Herrlng and HayWorth;
FrietaS, Grove and Cochrane.
Evening star., 1933-05-30
PROS FACE AMATEUR
MENACE AT ST. PAUL
Array of Golf Stars From Both
Ranks to Take Part in Tourney
Starting June l.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CT PAUL, May 30-Gold-hunting
- professionals are going to find
themselves shouldered around a
bit by amateurs in the St. Paul open
{. off meet at Keller Course June l to A.
Heading the list of Simon-pures en-
tered are Jimmy Johnston, st. Paul,
former amateur champion; Lester Boil
stad and Pat Sawyer, Minneapolis;
Johnny Dawson, Chicago; Johnny
Goodman, Omaha, and Neil White, Les
Angeles All six have been putting to-
gether scores in the low 70's and pre-
sent real threat to Walter Hagen.
Tommy Armour, Olin Dutra, Harry
Cooper. Leo Diegel. Paul Runyan and
Charlie Lacey, who are among the pro-
feSSionalS favored to win.
The entry list is expected to reach at
least 100 before the start of the three
day grind and unless weather condi-
tions change. Horton Smiths record
CT 278 two years ago probably will
stand.
Drenching rains since Sunday have
softened the fairways and the long roll
of other and drier years has vanished
entirely. The long hitters, who in the
past deliberately shot the rough for
added yardage, will find nothing but
trouble off the fairways.
Leonard Dobson, Springfield, Mo, one
of the low regional qualifiers for the
National Open. found the green's tricky
in Sunday round. Used to slower
green's with less roll, Dobson found hcw
easily three puts can be accumulated
The majority of the entries are ex-
pected to be here Wednesday night,
ready for the driving contest Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1933-05-30
DARB, REPAID AMONG
ELEVEN IN WITHERS
Start Fight for 3-Year-0ld Title,
but Kerry Patch Is Choice
in Historic Race.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 30.-With c. v.
~ Whitney's The Darb and James F.
Johnson's Repaid making their first
bid for the 3-year-old championship,
IL colts were named to staff in the
fifty-eighth running of the 100000
Withers mile at Belmont Park today
The Darb considered an outstanding
contender for honors in the division
before he became i'll prior to the Ken
lucky Derby, was to make his third
but first important. start of the season.
For Repaid the race was a comeback,
as the son of Kai Sang failed to show
his speed in races preparatory to the
rich Spring classics.
Lee Rosenberg's Kerry Patch, winner
of the 100000 Belmont Park Futurity
last Fall. ruled the choice at 3 to l, with
The Darb to and Repaid to /.
The remainder of the field was made
up cf H. c. Phipps' De Valera and the
Wheatley Stables Utopian, coupled as
the Trainer James Fftsimmons entry;
Adolphe Pons' Projectile, w. S. Kilmers
Dark Winter, Mrs. John Hay Whitneys
Poppyman, Joseph E. Widener's Golden
Way, E. R. Bradley's Boilermaker and
M. L. Schwartz's Clarity.
Evening star., 1933-05-30
ENTERS AMERICAN DERBY
Schwartz Would Duplicate Gusto's
Win With Gold Basis.

CHICAGO, May 80 P.-M. Il.
Schwartz of New York, whose Gusto
scored surprise victory in the Amer
lean Derby last year, will ship Gold
Basis to Washington Park for try
at the S25.0O0 added special Saturday.
After, winning the American Derby,
Gusto went on to win the $4,000 added
classic at Arlington Park. If Gold Basis
is successful Saturday, he probably will
60 after the Arlington Park feature.
Charley o which ran third in the
Kentucky Derby and ranks as one of
the leading contenders for American
Derby honors, worked seven-eights of
a mile yesterday in 1.2745 under re-
straint. Head Play, second in the Ken
lucky classic and winner of the Freak
ness, with Lee Humphreys in the saddle,
did a mile and an eighth in 1:5725,
and appeared to have plenty of run left.
Evening star., 1933-05-30
LEADS 443 BIRDS HOME
worch Loft Entry Takes National
Capital Concourse Race.

winging the distance of 500 miles at
an average speed of 1,383.10 yards a
minute, an entry from the Worch loft
showed the way to a field of 443 birds
from so lofts competing in the fifth
pigeon race of the National Capital
Concourse Associations old bird series
from Cleveland, Tenn. to this city.
The order of finish of the first return
10 each loft, with the average speed in
yards a minute, follows:
worch. I3s3.1n; Rearan. 1877 so; Tower
\ View Lofts, 1870: Dcugherty, l37T. .nH:
Crack & Sammons 137l.63 Mathews
1365.23; Turowski, 1863. ID; Flahcrt"
1851 30; Dougherty, 1360.40; Goddard &
Whitmore. 1885: 80; SumWit Loft. l256.60;
Bnddineton Loft. 1345553; westenbergeI.
1885,; 1885,. osaer l1 1is34;ao; Greenwood Loft
ii333.4o; FiSEerald. 1929. 10; Neitzey d
Reirlhard. 1929 or: Hixson. 1322.3n; Hile.
132l.10: Pennington. 1312.30; Schmidt,
131I.77; Krahling, 1871 20.
Preston & Cox, 13l0.03; Eberle. 1907 00
Owens, 1905. so; Darr, l306.00; Bethesda
Loft. 129201: Miller. 12S2.3oi Rupert.
12R0.50; Brightwood Loft. 127S.10; Foster.
126S45; Ross, 1864 73; McNamara. l2RS 10;
Dismer 126273; Costello, 1260.23; Kenil-
worth Loft. 1858 70; Burke, 124S.33 Bush,
124450; Woodside Loft 1236.47; kauf-
man, 1227.07; Sterzer. 1212.57; Paduda,
IIg2. so; Linthieum. l174.00; Gates. no re-
port: Hartley, no report; Raulin, no report
Reinhsrdt, no report.