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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
MEYER WINS
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|. / RACE CLASSIC
Veteran Los Angeles Driver
Duplicates Millions Record By
Repeating Former Victory.
PREVIOUS MARKS BROKEN
Big Crowd Sees Gruelling Grind
Marked By Crashes In Which
Two Men Are Killed.

SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOL S g.
Ind, NAV 80. WP)-Louis Meyer,
veteran Los Angeles driver, dupli-
Gated Tommy Milton's historic feat
of twice winning the 500-mile au-
tomobile race when he smashed all
track records to finish ahead of Al
other pilots in the annual speed
way event today.
Two drivers were killed and five
injured in spectacular accidents
that kept 100000 spectators on edge
throughout the grind.
Meyers average speed for the
grueling 500 miles was 104.l62 miles
an hour. The best previous mark
was 104l44 set in 1882 by Fred
Frame.
Meyer vino first won the annual
Memorial day event in 1923, drove
a Miller special car today. He is
slender, deep-eyed pilot who has
been driving race cars for years,
and took the lead from Babe Stapp,
also of Los Angeles, at the 800 mile
mark. From there on he drove a
characteristic hard. steady race,
aiming at holding first place more
than at a record.
Wilbur Shaw, Indianapolis, fin
ished three laps behind Meyer, he
too was driving a Miller special and
had been among the leaders since
early in the race. He had been
only a few laps behind Meyer since
the Californian took the lead.
The men who lost their lives in
the race were Mark Billman, In
dianapolis, and G.. J.. Jordan, La
fayette, Ind, riding mechanic for
Lester Spangler, Los Angeles.
Billman was pinned in the wreck
age when his Duesenberg special
crashed into the southeast wall.
Injuries Fatal
He was taken to city hospital with
both legs broken, an arm ripped off
and internal injuries. He died an
hour after the crash.
Spaugler'S car collided few mo-
ments after the Billman crash with
one driven by Malcolm Fox, West
field, N. j., on the southwest turn.
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30

A letter was received this morn
ing at the farm bureau office from
Chester H. Gray, Washington, rep
resentative of the farm bureau, in
regard to ire new deal" in farm
mortgages. This was in reply to
a letter asking him if Imperial
Valley would be able to obtain
loans under this act.
Grays letter reads in part: "The
farm credit administration under
Governor Morgenthau has not is
sued in definite form its rules and
regulations for the administration
of Title II of that act. The act,
though is so explicit in regard TO
the mortgage features in Title IL,
that it will not be difficult with
careful reading for you to know
how to proceed" A copy of the
act 1885 was enclosed.
"It would appear after studying
the act, that districts such as ours
that have not been receiving loans
from the federal land bank are
covered by Art. 26 Sec. Z, as amend
ed stated Scott B. Foulds, mana
ger of the Imperial County Farm
bureau. This section reads. When
ever it shall appear that national
farm loan associations have not
been formed in a locality in the
continental United States, or that
the farmers residing in the terri
tory covered by the charter Of a
national farm loan association are
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
WOMAN DEAD
IN BATHTUB

PALO ALTO, Cal, May 80. W.P)
-Aleene Lamson, %, wife Of David
Lamson, sales manager for the
Stanford University Press, was
found dead in the bathtub at her
home on the University campus
today, a gaping hole in the back
of her head.
Discounting the theory she had
slipped and fallen in the bathtub,
Sheriff William Emig expressed be-
lief she had been slain.
Mrs. Lamson was secretary of the
Young Women's Christian associa-
ton. She and her husband were
prominently known on the campus.
Lamson, who discovered the body
while showing real estate agent
through the house, could offer no
motive for his wife's death. He said
he had been working in the garden
until the real estate agent arrived
to inspect the home.
When they reached the bath
room, LamSon said the door was
ajar and the two men entered, dis
covering Mrs. Lamson's body in the
tub. her arms hanging Imply over
the side. Lamson hastily summoned
physician, who pronounced her
dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
memorial DAY PROGRAM HAS
POST OFFICE CORNERSTONE
CEREMONY AS ITS CLIMAX
Event Is Feature Of Splendid Exercises In
Which Citizens Join To Pay Tribute To
Those Who Died In Service.

Climaxing Memorial day which will be notable
in the annals of Ell Centro, the cornerstone of the
new $4,000 post office was placed in position this
afternoon by Frank w. Mxter grand master of the
Free and Accepted Masons of California assisted by
Masonic dgnitaries city, county and post office de-
partment officials in the presence of large delega-
tion of valley residents.
The cornerstone ceremony was the third out
standing item in the Memorial day program; inns
morning the annual Memorial day parade through
the business section of the city and services at Ever
green cemetery carried out under the auspices
of Boyce Aten post American Legion assisted by
other patriotic organizations.
At noon the chamber of commerce and other
service clubs of the city were guests of the Lions
club at an inter-club meeting held at the Barbara
Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
Suspect Taken
In Death Case

ALLENTOWN, Pa, May 80. W.H
"A youth, said to resemble Balfe
Macdonald, wanted for questioning
in connection with the murder of
his mother in Flint, Mich, was
taken into custody today by Allen
town detectives.
He gave his name as Joseph
Downey, of Rockaway Beach, N. Y,
police said.
Under questioning police said he
told them that he didn't think
Macdonald had anything to do
with his mothers death, but re-
fused to give any reason for his
opinion.
He was arrested after he tried to
obtain ride from a passing mot
orist who told police he resembled
pictures of Macdonald.
Mrs. Grace Macdonald, mother
of the 17-year-old boy who has
been missing since Saturday. was
found murdered that night in her
Flint home.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
.EMBEzzLER To .
TAKE MEDICINE

LOS ANGELES, May 30. (U.P) -
Morgan NJ Buchelew, former teller
in the Allentown, N. j., National
bank, was held today under $4,000
bail on a charge of having alb
seconded with $4,000 of the insti-
tutions' funds.
Buchelew admitted his guilt anc
said he was ready to stand trial,
federal officers announced. He
turned over to the authorities $40,-
600 in cash and negotiable securi-
ties, alleged to have been embezzled
from the Allentown bank. The
money was said to have. been de-
posted by Buchelew in a Long
Beach bank earlier this year.
When arrested aboard a steamer
in Los Angeles harbor, Buchelew
was travelling under the alias of
John C. Buck" and was accom-
panied by a woman who identified
herself as his wife.
Buchelew was arraigned before
U. S. Commissioner Davis 3. Heard
on a warrant ordered by the JUS
tice department in Washington. He
had been named on secret indirt-
ment last November.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30

ing attack on the house of Morgan.
Glass consistently has challenged
Pecora's line OF inquiry. But the
Virginians complaint comes dow.
substantially to the fact that he
was informed i'll advance of what
Pecora intended to develop from the
questions he has been asking Mo-
gan and his partners.
The hearing is scheduled to re =
sumo at 10 a. m. tomorrow but
probably will be delayed an hour
by the committee meeting at which
Glass will be informed of the direc-
ton in which Pecora is going and
why.
CouZens' decision to accept men,
bership III the American delegation
TO the London economic conference
will remove him from the Morgan
investigation picture after tomor-
row. He intends to leave for Michi-
gan Thursday and for Loncol
June 7.
Inquiry revealed today that the
secret meeting of the investigating
committee passed off without i
bitter burst of personalities. Both
Couzens and Glass had their tenn
pers and tongues under control and
neither touched off the other in dis
pute.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
BOY RELATES
K|DNAP PLOT

HOLLYWOOD, May 30. UP
A widespread search was under way
today for two suspected kidnapers
after Erwin Granich, l2-year-old
schoolboy, stumbled into the Van
Nuys police station and said he had
been abducted and held for II
hours by two men, one an Orienta'
Granich, son of Mrs. Charles Liza
bel Shipley OF this city, said that
he was on his way to the Lee )nte
Junior high school when two men
approached, struck him, and ren-
dered him unconscious.
Last night, the boy said he awak-
ened in an old, deserted shack IN
the San Fernando valley district.
He heard a man snoring nearby.
tut manager to free bonds on his
hands and feet and run TO safety.
A passing motorist brought
young Granich to che police station
in a hysterical condition. He Sob
bed as he related his experiences.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
COUN TY NOT
RESPONSIBLE
IN TRAGEDIES

The board of supervisors yeSter-
day went on record as not assum-
ing any responsibility for persons
drowned in Salton Sea due to lack
of proper precautions both in TAX
ing care of themselves and in the
equipment used. This matter was
discussed at great length by the
board which was of the opinion
that all boats to be used on the
sea must be equipped with air COM
rartments and one life-belt for
each passenger in the boat.
1t was decided that an ordinance
to this effect should be prepared
and presented TO the board at its
next meeting by the district attor-
ney. Copies of this ordinance will
be posted in conspicuous places
about the shores of the sea, warn
ing all hunters and pleasure seek
erS of the danger they run while
boating on the sea without proper
equipment.
This question was brought to the
boards attention by Sheriff George
Campbell who wanted to know how
much longer he should continue
his search for the body of Floyd
Emerson, thought to have been
drowned in the sea week ago
Sunday. Campbell stated that this
search, with planes and motorboatS,
as well as deputies on foot, had
cost the county about $500 at pres
ent. He was authorized to con-
tinue the search for the remainder
of this week unless the body should
have been discovered before that
time.
Late last night report was re-
ceived at the sheriff's office that
Jim Poe at the New River Gun
club had noticed many buzzards
gathered near the Delta Gun club.
He thought that Emerson's body
might be attracting these birds.
Deputies from the sheriff'S office
left for the sea early this morning.
An agreement was entered into by
the board and the Valley Steam
Laundry by which the latter con-
Germ agrees to do the laundry work
tor the county farm at q 40 per
cent discount for period of one
year subject to discontinuance
by the county should the work prQ.s
unsatisfactory.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
MINERS WIN
LONG FIGHT

JACKSONVILLE, o., May 80. (U.H
Miners and operators emerged
from a conference here today and
announced they had reached an
agreement which ultimately will
mean unemployment of approx
mately 1000 workers in the Hook
ing, Crooksville and Pomeroy BIZ
luminous mine fields.
Operators, it was said, will give
full recognition to the mine union.
The parties agreed to apply the
arbitration principle in reaching a
wage scale.
It was a tremendous victory for
miners, who have fought for rec
ignition of their union for over
five years.
The conference had been in
progress since yesterday.
A Joint committee, composed OF
three miners and three operators
representatives, is scheduled to
meet in Columbus tomorrow to ar
range a plan for arbitration on
wages.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
LONG WOULD
KEEP WO0D|N

WASHINGTON, May 80. U.D -
Senator Long Dem0, Louisiana,
said in the senate today he would
rather keep William H. Woodin as
secretary of the treasury than so
back to the house OF Morgan for
another one"
Long referred to newspaper re-
ports indicating Woodin would re-
sign and that Director of The Bud
get Douglas would succeed him.
II understand" Long said, that
Douglas is affiliated with Morgan. 4"
I'VE might as well let the man
who is there now stay" Long ex-
claimed. "As matter of fact I pre-
fer him because Mr.. Douglas has
shown his adaptability with the
knife in cleaning out the veterans
hospitals"
II have nothing against Mr..
Woodin and 1 don't want to say
anything against Mr.. Douglas
Long said, but added:
II hope he will not jump out OF
the frying pan into the fire"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30

The impressive ritualistic service
of the Masonic order was carried
cut under the supervision OF Otto
Bradshaw. inspector for the 108th
Masonic district Of California, as
sisted by officers and members OF
the various Masonic lodges in I'M
perial Valley.
Judge R. D. McPherrin gave the
principal address commenting on
the significance of the ceremony
and declaring that the new post Of
flee will be a monument to the
progress of the people of this COM
munity.
Mayor John T. Rice made the ad-
dress of welcome and remarks were
made by w. A. Tondro, representing
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce; N. A. Mackey, Imperial
postmaster, representing the post
masters of the valley; j. K. Thomas,
representing the building contrac-
tors and C. c. jenkins FL Centro
postmaster who read brief history
of the post office and presented for
inclusion in the cornerstone various
articles and documents listed else
where.
Preceding the ceremony the Ma
sons gathered at the temple, at
Sixth and State streets, and pro-
ceeded to the post office site.
Clubs Hold Luncheon
Members of the Lions, Kiwanis,
Rotary, chamber of commerce and
American Legion gathered at the
hotel at. 1910 for an inter-club
meeting, with Charles H. H. Small,
president of the Lions club pre-
siding.
The program opened with the
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
Health Association
Opens Convention

PASADENA, May 80. (U.H-Ses-
sions of the Western American
Health association convention OPEN
ed here today under the direction
of officers elected last night.
DR.. J. L. Pomeroy, Los Angeles,
was elected to succeed DR.. A. L.
Beaghler, Denver, Colo, retiring
president of the association. DR.,
Reaghler was awarded the Ling
foundation medal for his contribu-
tions to child health welfare. The
medal has been awarded annually
since 1897 for outstanding child wei
fare work.
DR.. Walter H. Brown, Stanford
university, was selected president OF
the association to take office IN
1884.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
NIX R1~~
o,s,, h.SAusht syndissts. lN&
RIFLE
To END LIFE
Body OF W. 7. Hutchings Found
This Morning In Cabin Near
Brick Yard.

With q bullet hole in his right
temple, the body of w. T. Hutch
ings, As, general delivery, El Centre,
was found early this morning in a
cabin at the brick yard just south
of the city limits on the Southern
Pacific tracks. Ollie Moir, a friend
of the deceased found the body,
and Immediately notified police
headquarters.
The body was lying sprawled out
on a bed in the cabin with the
death instrument, 90 calibre
rifle on the floor nearby. The re-
ruains were taken to the Arnold
funeral home where an inquest
will be held tomorrow morning.
Companions of the dead man
who lived near him were unable
to give any motive for his act.
He had sold his automobile, deliv-
cry of which was to have been
made this morning, and a small
sum of money was found among
his effects by Bert Underwood,
coroner. No one heard the shot
but told how Hutchings had first
gone to bed early last night on a
cot in the open air but changed
from that place to bed inside the
cabin. When he failed to arise
early this morning, Moir found the
door latched on the inside, and,
looking through the window noticed
the body and the rifle on the floor.
AS far as could be ascertained
Hutchings has no known relatives.
He had worked in various places
in the valley during the past three
years and a temporary automobile
license issued on August 10, 1880,
gives his address as 1916 H street,
Fresno. Another card bears his
name and address as 101 Front
street, Watsonville.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
CreUs OF Wrecked
Vessels SoUed

SURF, Calf, May 80. U.P)-
Heavy seas in the vicinity of Point
Arguello and Point Conception to-
day prevented examination of the
hull of the japanese tanker Nippon
Maru. which crashed onto reef
near Arguello Sunday night.
Should the seas continue heavy,
there may be little opportunity to
salvage the tanker, according to
word from the Merritt Chapman
Scott tug Peacock.
The lumber schooner Chehalis,
which went ashore below Point
Conception, a dozen miles distant,
after a collision with the schooner
j. D. Stetson Sunday night, lies
,broadside to the beach in a pro-
tected bay and can be salvaged,
the Peacock IS master added.
Crews of both vessels were taken
off by the coast guard cutter Nc
Lean, and after putting into Santa
Barbara, were transferred to the
cutter Tamaroa, and sent on to
San Pedro.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
Il. CONv|CTS
STAGE BREAK
FROM PRISON
Desperadoes From Kansas Pen
itentiary Terrorize Country
t. side With Crimes.
REBEL DURING BALL GAME
Warden And Guards Seized AS
Hostages With Women And
Girls Being Added Later.
BY TOM MAHONEY
nited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
LANSING, Kan, May 80. 'W.P)-
Eight convicts mutinied at the
Kansas state penitentiary today,
kidnapped the warden and two
guards, and escaped on wild ram
page of terrorism west of here. y
They intinidated Memorial day
pilgrims to a cemetery, stole their
automobiles, then split up. one
group kidnapping woman and two
girls.
The woman and two girls were
used by one group as shields. The
second group, similarly employed
the warden and guards, whom they
forced to ride on the running board
of their car, as protection against
the gunfire of pursuers.
At the prison, where the con-
victs rebelled at a holiday baseball
game, Warden Kirk Prather. and
Guards L. A. LaweS, John Sher-
man, and w. D. Powell were forced
into a guard tower. and made to
slide down a rope to the street out
side.
One of the ringleaders of the
break, Robert Brady, %, commit
ted for life from Liberal, Kansas,
last January is, upon conviction
of being a habitual criminal used
Lawes shotgun to intimidate Vir-
ginia Woodson, daughter of the
superintendent of the prison farm,
IN cllrrander her car
Another ringleader. Wilbur Un-
derhill 30, Sedgwick county killer,
released Powell, merely stating,
eve don't want you.o
Then as the car gathered speed
with the prison officials on the
running boards, Brady fired vol
ley of IL shots into a house, shat
tering the windows.
The car was found an hour later,
IL miles south, disabled, with blood
smeared over the upholstery.
The car window was shattered.
1t was impossible to tell whether
posse men had wounded any of its
occupants or whether the blood
came from wounds caused by the
crashing glass.
A few minutes later the convictS
invaded a cemetery six miles west
of Lansing, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Warren and Mr.. and Mrs.
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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
Driver SurUiUes
Trip OUer Wall

INDIANAPOLIS, May 80. U.P)-
Mark Billman. Indianapolis, and
his riding mechanic went over the
wall on the southeast turn today
while competing in the 500-mile
race at the Indianapolis speed
way.
Neither was believed seriously in
jured.
The mechanic, Elmer Lombard,
&c, Indianapolis, was thrown SO
feet when the car went over the
wall. He stood up but collapsed
when explaining the accident. Bill
man was taken to the field hos
pital where preliminary examina-
tion showed he was suffering from
a cut on the left shoulder.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
DRYS PLAN To
KEEP UP FIGHT
Will Go To Federal Supreme
Court In Effort To Block Vote
Upon Repeal.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 80. UP)
New battle lines, probably reach
ing into the u. s. supreme court,
we're drawn by Southern Califor-
mia dry leaders today in their fight
to block u vote on repeal of the
18th amendment.
They lost the first round yester-
day when the state supreme court
refused to issue a writ of alterna-
tive mandate compelling the Los
Angeles county registrar Of voters,
William H. Kerry, to remove the
names of wet and dry delegates
from ballots being prepared for the
special election, June 27.
E. Neal Ames, Los Angeles, and
Richard K. Candy, Santa Monica,
legal counsel for the plaintiffs, in
timated the fight would be taken
to the United States supreme
court.
"All that has beer determined
is that the present action will not
be entertained by the supreme
COURT they said, citing that the
court did not issue a opinion on
its ruling. "In the last analysis
the questions will have to be de-
cided by the supreme court of the
United States. The next step
toward placing the questions before
the supreme court of the United
States have not yet been fully de-
termined.o
Filed Last Week
"There is no way of knowing
upon what ground the court based
its action. The decision may have
been based upon the fact that the
action affected only one county, or
on the fact that in Los Angeles and
ether counties, thousands Of ballots
bearing the delegates names are
already printed. All the questions
that we're raised are still undecided
They can and will be raised in fur
ther actions.'
The action was filed last week
by Richard M. Cannon of Los An
geleS, son OF BlShop James cannon,
Jr., noted dry crusader; Robert A.
Candy, Frank G. H. Stevens and
Thurlow T. Taft. The petition set
forth II reasons for invalidating
the election, stressing statutory re-
quirements of a 90-day lapse after
adjournment of the state legisla-
ture before measure may become
effective. The plaintiffs cited that
the legislature at present is mere
ly recessing
Regardless OF whether you are
wet or dry, the ratification conven-
tion should be properly formed, and
If the law authorizing it is not in
force at the time of the election,
the convention and its acts will be
illegal, and will be attacked after
the election as we'll as BEFORE" the
attorney declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-30
Enter Fast Plane
For Air Races

LOS ANGELES, May 80. W.R)-
To the list of airplanes entered in
the Bendix, Thompson and Shell
speed events to be staged at the
national air races here July IA,
today was added the newly de-
signed plane of William L. jamie
son, eastern airline pilot.
The craft, low-wing monoplane,
has been built with the greatest
secrecy at Richmond, Va. 1t is
scheduled to arrive here from New
York July as a contestant in the
Bendix race, New York-Los An
geles dash. The ship has 12-cyl-
inder motor, the only water-cooled
engine thus far entered.