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Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
STORM FREES
VESSEL HELD
BY MEXICANS

SAN PEDRO, Jan. 81. U.P} - A
gale which swept the Southern
California coast last Saturday un-
Intentionally brought about the re-
lease of the 90-foot bait bot, Aca-
lin, held at Ensenada by the Mex
ican government since October, it
was learned here today.
Capt. Jerry Acalin and his crew
of one were aboard the craft with
two Mexican guards when the
storm came up. The boat was put
to sea to avoid swamping, but the
guards chose to remain ashore.
Captain Acalin kept going, and ar
rived here late yesterday
However, the craft would have
been liberated within a short time,
It was learned, for the Mexican
department of agriculture and a
Tijuana federal court already mad
dismissed charges against Captain
Acalin of violating fish laws. EVIL
dence showed she touched Mexican
shores only to make emergency re-
pairs. ,.
The San Diego boats PeerieSS'
Balboa and Mercedes are still neio
at Ensenada. Congressman Pnii
Swing has asked the state depart
lnent to investigate the detert!ons'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
REPRIEVE FOR
SLAYER GIVEN
BY GOVERNOR

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 81. U.H -
Pat Noble, Los Angeles Negro, un-
der sentence to hang February 3 at
Folsom prison, today was granted
a reprieve until April by Gov
ernor Rolph.
In a personal letter written to
Noble, Governor Rolph said:
81 want to give you every chance
to prove you were not in the Texas
penitentiary."
In the official reprieve the COVER
nor pointed out he wanted an op-
portunity to study the report on
the case just submitted to him by
Clarence Morrill,, chief of The state
bureau of criminal identification.
Any action in the case hinges on
whether Noble was previously con-
victed of a felony. If it is deter
mined he served a term in the
Texas prison, the records of which
were destroyed in a fire, any plea
for leniency must be considered by
the state supreme court rather than
by the governor under the law af-
fecting "tWo-time losers"
Noble was convicted in Los An
geles of the Staying of his cStranged
wife's asserted paramour.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
Officer Pleads
For Naval Man

LONG BEACH, Jan. 81. (U.P)-
An officer and an enlisted man
who became fast friends after
staging spectacular drama with
death, stood before the bench, the
one as defender, the other as de-
fendant
The defender was 1t. Com. c. E.
RoSendahl, of the U. S. S. West
Virginia and former skipper of
the naval airship Akron, pleading
for clemency for Charles M. (Bud)
Cowart, charged with intoxication
Pleaded the officer:
Just few months ago, Cowart
and two buddies at San Diego were
jerked aloft by the Akron while
working with the landing crew.
THE rope holding the two men
broke and they fell to their death
Cowart hung on for two hours and
was saved 1t was the greatest
display of courage I ever saw. A
man like that is worthy of consid-
Grafton"
mo doubt Il that" observed
Judge c. D. Wallace. "Well let
him off with $40 fine"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
IMPERIAL HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
NAMES OSBORNE AS PRESIDENT

At the best attended meeting in
the history of the Imperial Highway
association, held at Elsinore Satur-
day night, Hugh T. Osborne, Impe-
rial county supervisor and treas
urer of the Ell Centro Chamber of
Commerce, was by acclamation
elected president OF the highway as
sociation for the ensuing yea. H.
L. Joe) Bush, chairman of the
chambers highway committee and
Peter Jacobs of Ocotillo, were made
members of the board of directors,
consisting of is persons.
The election of osborne came as
great surprise 10 INN. 1t ha,
not been urged by any members Of
che Imperial co;lrty delegation, but,
i'll recognition Of bis keen interest
in this highway project and his
recitation of is value to Imperial
Valley and the southern counties
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
INVITE LAND
BANK HEAD TO
VISIT VALLEY

In an effort to secure for Impe-
rial county farmers portion of fed
eral farm loans allotted to Califor-
mia, the board of supervisors and
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner, will invite Willard D. Ell
lis, president of the Federal Land
Bank of Berkeley, to conference
here February 6.
This was decided at the after
noon session of the board of super
visors yesterday.
In the past, it was pointed out,
farmers in this section have been
unable to secure any portion of the
federal loans. Ellis, officials said
yesterday, always has offered hy-
pothetical theories upon which he
based the refusal of the farm loan
board to advance any money in I'M
perial county.
At the conference next Monday,
if Ellis can be induced to attend,
the matter will be gone over thor
oughly Reasons why local farm
ers should be given federal aid will
be outlined for Ellis benefit.
Other business transacted by the
supervisors yesterday afternoon in
cluded the letting of fire insur-
ance for the county on three
year installment plan, premiums the
first year TO amount to approx
mately $4,000, and the next two
wears TO 1890 Several companies
will handle the insurance.
A resolution was adopted permit.
ting B. M. Graham, Brawley SUI
pervisor, to purchase property, at
an estimated cost of $700, for a
county road district yard at Braw-
ley.
A. Y. Preble was authorized to at
tend meeting at Los Angeles of
the state chamber of commerce, at
which apportionment of state gaso-
line tax funds will be discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
FARMER BLOC
HITS RECALL
Continued On Page 81

SACRAMENTO Jan. 81. UP
The agricultural legislative COM
mittee of California, representing
the states major farm cooperatives
with a membership of more than
10000 farmers, today announced
it would take no part in threaten
ed recall proceedings against Gov
ernor Rolph.
Repudiating reports that the
committee was a party to the re-
call movement, Ralph H. Taylor,
executive secretary Of the commit
tee, said:
This committee is strictly
non-partisan farm organization,
devoted to safeguarding the inter-
ests of California agriculture in
state and national legislation. 1t
has consistently refrained from
opposing or supporting candidates
for political office and will con-
tinue to follow this policy.
The committee has taken no
part whatsoever in reported recall
proceedings against Governor Rolph
ana Will MAINTAIN neutral aJtl-
tude if a recall is actually insti-
tuted."
1aylor's statement was followed
by one from William G. McCar-
thv secretary to the governor, who
declared the recall movement was
a plot to embarrass the governor.
THE governor is called incom-
petent by professional politicians,
some of whom are being paid, not
for being successful farmers, but
being fluent takers Mccarthy
said.
This attack against Governor
Rolph is for personal malice, per-
sonal aggrandizement, personal po-
litical gain, and even personal fins
ancial gain +"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
THREE DEAD
At FOLSOM
Two Convicts Lose Lives Rush
ing To Aid Comrade Trapped
Beneath Landslide.

FOLSOM PRISON, Jan. 81. U.P)
Rainfall which had loosened a
layer of rock and earth at the top
of the 100 foot cliff was blamed
today for the two disastrous land
slides in the Folsom prison quarry
that crushed three convictS to
death and endangered 800 others.
Panic stricken prisoners at work
in the quarry had but a brief mo-
ment to dash to safety when the
weakened layer, estimated at 400
tons, broke from the cliff with a
dull roar and came thunoering
down.
The dead were:
William Hughley. Negro, native
of New Jersey, sentenced from San
Diego for burglary.
John Mitchell, %, sentenced
from Los Angeles for robbery.
Austin Jackson, 80, Negro, SEN
fenced from Alameda for burglary.
Panic was near as guards sought
to quell the fear stricken prison.
ers and restore a semblance of or
der. Mitchell and jackson, see
ing that Hughley was trapped by a
small slide, rushed to his aid just
as a second tremendous slide came
hurtling down. They were crushed
beneath huge boulders.
The prisoners were hastily
marched to their cells while guards
and TRUSTEES, using drills and dyna-
mite, began a search of the de-
bris for additional bodies. The
death toll was not definitely de-
termined until the convictS were
checked into their cells last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31

Prediction interest was at few
er heat today as voters in three
divisions Of the Imperial Irrigation
district prepared to go to the polls
tomorrow to cast their ballots for
three members of the board of di-
rectorS.
The election tomorrow is con-
sidered one of the most import
ant since the formation of the dis
trict in 1911 because of impending
construction of the All-American
canal and the critical stage of the
refunding proposition at the pres
ent time, district officials ex-
planned.
Any faction successful in elect
ing three members to the board to-
morrow thus would obtain control
of that body as it is composed of
but five men,
In division No. /, John L. Du
BoiS, present board president, is a
candidate for reelection. He is op-
posed by E. T. Hewes and r. D,
Lane. Dubois has served one year
as member of the board.
Division No. 3, also has three
candidates. w. o. Blair, incum-
bent who has been q member Of
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
JAPANESE To
QUIT LEAGUE
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff COrresDondent


TOXIC, Jan. 81. - Foreign Min
lister Yasuya Uchida was enroute
to Okitsu today, presumably to OBJ
tain the approval Of Prince Salon
il, second only to Emperor Hirohito
in political matters, for recalling
the Japanese delegation to the
League of Nations.
In an interview with correspond
ents aboard his train, Count Uch-
ida said
Japan is unworried over the
course she has pursued in Man.
churia and we intend to allow the
situation at Geneva to take its
own course"
This was interpreted to mean
that whatever action the league
takes Japan will ignore it.
Anything that happens in Jehol
must be considered as an internal
question relating to Manchoukuo, ,
he added, commenting upon re-
ports that China would seek to
have the threatened seizure of that
province treated as a separate in
cident.
The foreign minister's departure
to interview Prince Saionji, last OF
the elder statesmen Of Japan who
still participate in directing the
empires policies, followed an eX-
traordinary meeting of the cabi-
net.
No announcement was made af-
ter the cabinet meeting. 1t was
generally assumed, however, that
the ministry reached a definite de-
cision on the course Japan will
follow in the event the leagues
committee of 10 considering the
Manchurian dispute places the
blame on Japan for warfare in the
area
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
DEATH CALLS
NOTED WRITER
John Galsworthy, Famous Au-
thor And Playwright, Dies At
Home In London, England.

LONDON, Jan. 81. U.P)-John
Galsworthy, dramatist and novel;
ist, died today after a lingering
illness.
The novelist died peaceflly. His
wife and nephew and members of
his household, including the cook
and chauffeur, were at his bed
side.
Galsworthy, who was IS, con-
tracted a chill last November and
developed an illness which he never
completely shook off. His death
was ascribed directly to uremia,
an outgrowth of the original ill
ness.
His illness prevented him from
going to Stockholm to receive the
Nobel prize for literature which
had been awarded him.
Shaw and Kiping were the only
other British authors awarded the
| prize.
The novelist died peacefully. His
Hampstead, quiet residential
section of northwest London.
The novels comprising the For
sythe Saga" were among the works
that made Galsworthy one of the
two most widely read British novel;
lists, sharing popular honors with
H. G. Wells. Most of his later nov
els supplemented the Forsythe pic
ture, and his last "Flowering
Wilderness" was the modern story
of distant cousins of the Forsythe
clan.
Character portrayal was the fea-
ture of Galsworthy's plays as we'll
as his novels. He was the first
British dramatist of distinction to
allow his characters an entirely
natural manner of speaking. His
best known plays were "The Sill
yer Box" Justice" "Loyalties,"
and Escape"
Studied for Law
Galsworthy was born at Coombe,
Surpey, Aug. IA. 1867. His father
was a distinguished and wealthy
London barrister and Galsworthy
chose the law as profession after
his education at Harrow and New
College, Oxford. But he found the
law firing and started a world
cruise, during which he did his
first serious writing, in 1893.
His first novel, "Jocelyn," ap-
peared in 1898, but he did not re-
ceive wide attention until publi-
cation of 1.-THE Island of Pharisees"
in 1906.
Galsworthys wide travels often
took him to the United States. He
spent several winters in Arizona.
Joseph Conrad was one of his
closest friends. Galsworthy met
Conrad in the South Seas during
his first world cruise.
Galsworthy worked hard at his
writing. He considered himself
novelist before a playwright. He
produced 20 novels, almost as many
plays, and large number of short
stories.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31

Case Proceeds

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. U,P>-
Difficulties in selecting a jury
proved a stumbling block today in
attempts of the state to offer a
speedy trial for Is men, accused of
invading the Long Beach home of
David Milder and attacking him
self and guests.
Numerous members of the ven-
ire were excused because of pro-
fessed views on the Ku Klux Klan
or Communism, which are expect
ed to be linked by prosecution or
defense in presenting a case. Op-
posing counsel was expected to le-
quire the rest of the day before
seating a panel.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
HITLER FACES
| OPPOSITION IN
NEW OFFICE
General Strike Called By So
cialists And Communists AS
Chancellor Opens Regime.
SEEKS POLITICAL UNITY
Nazi Leader And Won linden
berg Accorded Big Demon
stration By Followers.
BY FREDERICK KUN

united Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Jan. 81. Commun-
lists and Socialists called for a gen.
eral strike today against the gov
ernment af Adolf Hitler. Nazi
leader, while Hitler began his first
day as chancellor by seeking par
liamentary support to guarantee
the existence of his regime.
First strike efforts of the Com
munists and Socialists combined
to form united front against
Hitler, were unsuccessful. Dock
workers at Hamburg ignored the
demands of agitators. Tram car
windows were smashed and shots
were fired before the Communists
were dispersed. -
Hitler received Centrist leader,
DR.. Ludwig Kaas, and was under
stood to have offered the Centrists
the post of ministry of justice In
exchange for their support. Jo-
hannes Bell, one of the signatories
of the Versailles peace treaty, was
mentioned for the portfolio. The
Centrists had not yet decided
whether they would enter the gov
ernment. Meanwhile, they were
expected to abstain from voting
either for or against Hitler in the
reichstag.
There were various minor clash
es between Nazis and their foes
outside Berlin. In bitter street
fight here early today two men
were killed and several wounded.
At Elbing, Nazis prevented the
performance of Alfred Herzog's
play, "The Scandal About Lieu
tenant Blumenthal', charging 1t
insulted the German army The
author was greeted with booes and
cat calls.
-Four hundred students, includ-
ing many Nazis, marched past the
stock exchange here before the op-
ening, shouting, Hail, Hitler" and
! occasionally voicing anti-semetic
sentiment. Police stood by, but did
not intervene.
Several Communists were ar
rested in the disturbance at the
Hamburg shipyards. No injuries
were reported.
Presirent Won Hindenburg, 85-
year-old field marshal, idol of the
German people in peace and in war,
shared honors with Hitler last night
in one of the most amazing demon
strations the capital ever had seen.
Clearly visible in windows hardly
rs yards apart, the savior of the
Vaterland" and the new chancellor
watched a gigantic torchlight pa
rade in their honor. 1t was esti-
mated that marchers and spectators
within sight of the windows num-
bered 100000 persons.
Hitler stood at an open window
in the chancellory. His eyes glis-
tened and his hair was blown by
the wind. Hindenburg stood mo-
tionless while the crowd cheered
and military bands played songs
popular during the World war and
during the war of 1870.
The torches cast a glow over his
toric Brandenburg gate and along
Wilhelmstrasse Suddenly group
of gymnasts formed a. human pyra-
mid and advanced toward Hitlcr's
window. The topmost man in the
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
Explosion Sinks
Coast Guard Boat

SAN PEDRO, Jan. 81. 'U,P)-The
coast guard speed boat 804 sank
20 miles off Carlsbad, San Diego
county, last night following an eX-
plosion and fire, the coast guard
was informed today by radio.
The crew of four escaped in a
dory, was picked up by the fish
ing boat Mary and taken to San
Diego.
The men of the crew were listed
as Fred Dwight, chief boatswain's S
mate A. T. Gran, machinist's
mate, first class; B. G. Maddox,
bcatsWain's mate, first class, and
J. F. Shone, machinist's mate, sec
ond class.
The speed boat was converted
rum runner, used to patrol the
coast against liquor smuggling.
The explosion occurred in the
engine room while the craft was
travelling at high speed, the mes
sage said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
Olsons Freed OF
Staying Charge
Los ANGELES, Jan. 81. tU.P

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. tU.P)
Albert Olson and his wife, Lib
bic, we're acquitted today of charg-
es they murdered Charles Scull,
their wealthy benefactor.
The jury deliberated "a hours.
1t was their second trial.
The Olsons, who had sat stoical-
ly by when they we're convicted at
their first trial, burst into tears
when they were acquitted today.
Superior Judge Isaac Pacht had
found them guilty two months ago
in a trial without jury, but later
granted a new trial after he had
sat with two other jtrists on the
motion.
The state charged that Olsons
killed Scull, a wealthy engraver,
because he was about to marry, in
fear he would change his will nam
ing Mrs. Scull as beneficiary of his
$50 600 fortune.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
Col. Miller Wins
OUer Film, Star

ERIE, Pa, Jan. 81. Colonel
Aack t. Miller, former operator of
the lo1 ranch circus, today was
awarded $66,000 damages from Tom
Mix, film star, in his $4,000 suit
alleging breach of contract.
The jury of 10 men and two
women reached verdict after
more than 18 hours deliberation
Miller claimed Mix broke a YER
bal contract to appear with the iOl
ranch circus for $4,000 weekly.
Mix, denying reaching such an
agreement with Miller, offered tes-
timony by circus experts in an ef-
fort to prove he was not valuable
circus attraction.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
SUiss Resident
Dies At Hospital

John Roller, 54, we'll known
Swiss resident of Imperial Valley,
died this morning at the county
hospital after a brief illness. Bron-
chial pneumonia was the cause of
death.
He was born in Switzerland but
had made his home in the valley
for several years. He is survived
by his widow, one daughter and
other relatives.
Funeral arrangements have not
been ade as yet. The body is
at the Arnold Funeral home here.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
Of
FORECLOSURES
MOVE CROWS
Big Insurance Companies Lend
Aid In Lifting Farmers Bur-
den Of Mortgages.
GOVERNMENT MAY ACT
Temporary Moratorium Sug-
gested By Senate Leader
Pending Permanent Act.
By United Press

Farmers of the American
northwest, battling to save
their property from foreclos-
ure, appeared to be winning
their fight today as proposals
for general moratorium on
mortgage payments gained i'm
petus.
Insurance companies holding
more than S4O0,OOO,OO0 in mort
cages on Iowa farm property
alone indicated their willing
ness to waive the right TO
foreclose in individual cases
worthy of such consideration"
although the leaders were Op-
posed to a general moratorium.
Measures to speed farm re-
lief were considered by state
legislature and congressional
committees.
I'm Washington, Senate Min
crity Leader Robinson of Ar
kansas proposed that all farm
foreclosures be suspended
pending the enactment of a
permanent" relief bill.
While all the larger Iowa life in
surance companies agreed to abide
by Governor G. l.. Herring's re.
quest for moratorium until the
situation is relieved" some of the
larger eastern companies, among
them the Equitable of New York
with $90,000,000 involved in Iowa
alone, agreed only to consider each
case on its individual merits.
Connecticut insurance compan-
les, led by Aetna Life, Connecticut
Mutual, Phoenix Mutual and Con-
necticut General Life, agreed not
to foreclose where a farmer shows
an interest in continuing on his
land"
Two chattel loan companies al
Bowling Green, O., announced &C
day moratorium for debtor farmers
of Wood county.
The New York Life Insurance
company, one of the smaller in
'vestors in Iowa's farmers debts, an
nounced it's own. voluntary mora
torium, through President I. A.
Buckner.
The Chicago Joint Stock Land
bank approved an agreement with
an individual Iowa farmer to
withhold foreclosure proceedings
for one year, establishing a land
bank precedent
Heads of principal insurance
companies protested vigorously that
there was no intention on the
part of mortgages to foreclose
where a farmer showed his will
lingness to cooperate and to stay
on the land.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. cUPj-
Senate Minority Leader Robinson
suggested today that farm fore
closures be temporarily suspended
pending enactment of more per-
manent farm relief legislation by
congress.
Robinson appeared before SEN
ate banking subcommittee at a
hearing on the sweeping credit re-
lief program he is sponsoring with
the backing of powerful farm
groups, the programs principal
feature is billion dollar credit
pool.
In the belief such a program
could not be enacted this session
of congress he proposed tempor-
ary measure passage of the Hull
bill. The bill provides for two
year moratorium on mortgage in
terest and installments and delin-
quent taxes on mortgaged proper
ty in arrears more than a year.
Under the Hull bill the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation would be
authorized also to loan UP to
81 900 100000 to farmers.
The press of short session legis-
lation might preclude passage OF
a full program before March 4, he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
CITY TO SPEND s12.s45,al2

LOS ANGELES, (U.P) - The City
of Los Angeles will spend $12,645,-
412 on public improvements dur
ing 1882. OF this sum, S7,405,812
will go for the widening and OPEN
ing of streets. A viaduct across
the Los Angeles River, at Sixth
Street, will cost $2,l43,o65
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-31
O0R|sSS'S!sa;tR'

BEVERLY HILLS, Jan. 80.
(SpeciaD-Well, let's see what
we got in today's press that
will stand up till tomorrow.
Hundreds marooned by snow
in Southern California noun
tains." Well, that will be melt
ed by tomorrow. France
throws overheard another gov
ernment." Well, that won't
stand up for another day, and
neither will their new govern
ment. Roosevelt and Ambas-
sador Lindsey of Great Britain
reach understanding. Well,
that won't stand up any long
er than the senate hears about
it.
Henry Ford licks the bank
ers again." Well, that's not
news, he has always licked 'em.
If more concerns were owned
individually like his and not
formed just to sell stock, we
would be better off. If your
business is any good, why do
you want to let everybody in
on it?"
Yours,