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Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
BANDITS GET
HALF MILLION
Chicago Gangsters Kill Police
man In Staging Daring Post
Office Robbery.

] CHICAGO, Sept. %. UP)-Esti-
mates today range as hign as $500.
600 as the total amount of checks,
securities, coupons and cash obtain
ed by six machine gun bandits in a
murderous mail holdup near the
post office shortly after midnight.
Much of the loot was nonnego-
table
The bandits held up a federal re-
serve bank automobile in 1.-The
LOOP seized four money bags and
fled under cover of dense smoke
screen, killing policeman in the
escape.
Two nationally notorious gang
sters, George machine Gum Kelly
and Verne Miller, are suspected, po-
lice disclosed.
Machine gun clips found in the
bandits car fit only a special small
type of weapon constructed by Mil
ler authorities said.
Timing the robbery to split sec
end, the bandits descended on the
bank car, in which two messengers
and two guards were riding, just as
it pulled up to the federal reserve
door at Jackson and LaSalle streets,
in the heart of the financial dis
trict. Using two automobiles. they
operated ruthlessly, shooting down
the policeman in cold blood few
blocks from the holdup scene after
one of their automobiles collided
with another machine.
A second policeman barely es-
capped similar death.
Five machine gunners were riding
in the first car as it stopped along
side the bank car. AS they leaped
cut huge clouds of black smoke
poured from their machines and
blinded their victims
The bandits grabbed the money
bags from the floor of the bank car.
The messengers and guards sur
rendered without resistance.
Meanwhile, a second bandit car
had drawn up behind the first. To
this the machine gunners ran.
Cars Collide
AS they speeded down Adams
street they collided with an auto
mobile in which three girls and
three boys were riding. Both cars
overturned, the bandits machine
swerving up on the sidewalk.
Patrolman Miles Cunningham, 35,
stepped over to investigate. With
cut warning three machine gunners
opened fire. He fell with a dozen
slugs in his body.
A patrolma nwho was walking
with Cunningham took refuge be-
hind a signboard. He exchanged
several shots with the bandits, but
without effect.
A dozen persons standing at the
intersection were endangered
While one of the machine gunners
kept up a running fire, the others
halted the car of S. A. Knowles jr
of Park Ridge. The men fled sev
eral blocks, abandoned Knowles
caf, commandeered another, and
continued their flight
Authorities were unable to esti-
mate the amount of loot. The bank
messengers, Victor Prontowski and
Otto Wezran, were making regu-
lar night delivery. The shipment
contained cash. sight drafts, money
orders and cancelled checks, bank
officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
DEATH CLAIMS
CHARLIE FOO
IN BAY CITY

Charlie Foo, 40, well known Chi
nese resident of Imperial Valley,
died in San Francisco this week af-
ter long illness.
Foo, who was born in the United
States, was cook at the county hos
pital for more than seven years
and had many friends among resi-
dents of this community.
He left the valley three weeks
ago and went to friends in San
Francisco in the belief the change
in climate might benefit his health.
His death came soon after his ar
rival in the bay city. He was bur-
led near San Francisco.
Foo is survived by his widow, a
daughter and son, all in China.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22

the gambling ship, anchored IL
miles off shore TO evade state laws,
with the idea of holding up the
croupiers. About 200 other persons
were on the ship and Walsh might
have escaped had it not been his
Gesire to brag. While agents ques-
toned the crowd Walsh stepped
forward.
I'm the guy you're looking for"
he said.
Describing the Staying, he said:
"1 Shot him once. He fell and
twisted and turned. I let him have
four more. I thought 1t was the
humane thing to do"
The Staying aroused authorities
to a new crusade against gambling
ships. DaWson's death was the
third within two years aboard the
pleasure craft which anchor far
out to sea and ferry their patrons
back and forth in small beats.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. %. tU.Ps
Two months ago, James John
Walsh, %, confessed slayer of Buel
Dawson aboard a gambling ship
off Long Beach, heard federal
judge here refuse his plea that he
be sent to prison for year to pre-
vent him from committing a ma
jor crime.
Walsh surrendered in Detroit last
December on a charge of breaking
into the Colma, Calf, post office,
where he got no loot. He stood be-
fore Federal Judge A. F.. st. Sure
on July Is, and pleaded for pri-
son sentence.
II want to go to the penilentiary
SO I can learn decent trade" he
told the court. II have been drift
ing through life since my mother
died in 1926, and I am afraid I
will commit major crime. I want
to go to penitentiary for at least
year."
But Judge st. Sure believed the
youth would make good If given
another chance. He listened to
recommendation from Charles H.
Uptola, federal p.,obatiGn officer,
and placed Walsh on probation.
The old James Walsh is dead"
Judge st. Sure told him. Let him
stay dead. Start new life. Good
luck to you, my boy"
While waiting in Jail before he
came up for sentence, Walsh had
written Judge st. Sure to confess
serving nine months in Leaven-
worth penitentiary for stealing an
automobile in Santa Rosa, Calf.
without friends, finances or
means OF making living, prison is
preferable he wrote later to Off
Ger Upton. Il nave been drifting
since my parents died in Boston.
I was sent to a reformatory and 1t
didn't do any gooG. = want TO go to
Jail and learn decent trade
Upton said he obtained two jobs
for w III after his release but that
the youth had left each after
short stay.
only last month I got to worry
ing about Walsh and sent him out
to DR.. Edward TWitchell, psyche
ANALYST, for an examination" said
Upton.
THE report on him said: He is
psychopathic personality, with
out any ethical control. We are very
pessimistic about his future, be-
lieving no faith is to be placed IN
any statement or promise he might
make"
Apparently he was properly an"
alyzed.'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
ROOSEVELT IN
COMMAND Of
|NFLAT|OM|STS
Capital Does Not Believe He
Can Be Stampeded Into Print
ing Greenbacks.
WILLING TO BIDE TIME
President Wants To See What
Results Recovery Program
Will Produce.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

oIbtCu
WASHINGTON, Sept. z2.-Once
mere President Roosevelt appears
to have emerged in command of
the field after skirmish with out
right inflationists.
Practically no one in Washing
ton now believes that he can be
stampeded into printing green
backs at least in the near future.
His ultimate intentions are not
authoritatively known. But events
l,lis week convinced Washington
that at least until congress meets,
Mr.. Roosevelt is confident OF re-
naming master of the situation.
The crux of the initiation situa-
ton is not SO much what Mr..
Roosevelt himself wants to do as
whether he will be permitted by
the country to do as he thinks
Lest. Opinion is general here that
he is opposed to printing money.
The most a4,.loritative informa-
ton is that Mr.. Roosevelt wants
more time to see what his recovery
progr: ~ will do. Opinion Is less de-
cided as to whether he may lit
tie later devalue the dollar and
recognize the de facto situation re-
vealed in foreign exchange negc-
tiationS.
That is one side of the picture.
But a President does not operate
in vacuum. Under the initiation
rider to the agricultural adjustment
act, Mr.. Roosevelt has discretion
ary power to devaluate the dollar
and to print acknowledgements
ment promises to pay without gold
backing.
There is such a thing as an ir-
resistable public opinion which Pre-
sidents cannot resist for long.
Clamor SUBSIDIES
This week witnessed an attempt
to rouse sufficient clamor to force
Mr.. Roosevelt to act Immediately.
Representatives of II cotton states
met and demanded immediate is
sue of initiation currency beginning
with a $4O0,OOO,O issue. Senator
Thomas, Dem, Okla, author of
the initiation amendment, proposed
a march of 100000 farmers, war
veterans and workers on Washing
ton next month to force Initiation.
Even Chairman Harrison of the
senate finance committee demand
ed initiation and warned of con-
eressional action if Mr. Roosevelt
hesitated
Something as menacing as the
bonus army seemed developing.
A combination of circumstances
intervened to ward of fthe attack.
Some were accidental, others not.
First when the cotton inflationists
were at their angriest peak, they
sought to see Mr.. Roosevelt but he
had a cold. They went to Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wallace but he
had an engagement. He turned
them over to Agricultural Admin
istrator Peek who listened patient
Nv. Senator Key iPttman, Dem,
New. made known after visiting the
White House that Mr.. Roosevelt
preferred to stay with his program
of rising commodity prices and ex-
panding credit Secretary OF Agi-
culture Wallace capped this elas-
tic defense by a speech at Chicago
s,hich voiced the administration
feeling that simple initiation would
not meet the situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
Unemployment
Report Asked

"The Imperial Valley Press
has been requested to ask its
readers to advise the National
Recovery Board by return mail,
the number of new employees
in their respective manufactur-
ing, wholesale or retail estab-
lishments put to work since the
start of the NRA Blue Eagle
campaign on August l. All an
swers should be addressed to
Campbell MacCulloch, execu-
tive secretary, National Recoy-
cry Board, Room 202, federal
building, Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
TROOPS
IN CUBA CLASH
WITH REBELS
Government Successful In Ri-
pulsing Small Groups OF In
surgents.
PRESIDENT GETS SUPPORT
Demonstration In Front OF Pal
ace Pledges Backing To Crau
San Martin.
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff Correspondent

Dy LAWhENSE >. HAAS
United Press Staff Correspondent
HAVANA, Sept. %. = Govern
ment troops clashed indecisively
with small rebel bands in the
Provinces today as President Ra-
mon Grau San Martin maintain-
ed his power at the capital.
Two rebels were killed and one
soldier was injured when loyal
forces closed with a rebel band of
undetermined, but probably little
strength in the Moron section of
Camaguey province.
This was the force of Captain
Juan Bias Hernandez, veteran rev.
olutioniSt known as the Cuban
Sandino. While the skirrnishing
went on, Bias Hernandez son, in
a Tom Mix cowboy hat, was here
negotiating terms with the presi-
dent under which his father could
lay down his arms.
Eight men. apparently the main
body of another rebel band in the
Sancti Spiritus section of Santa
Clara province, were captured by
government troops under corpor-
al. Included in the captives was
the revolt leader, Esteban Ferrer.
Unverified reports from Santiago
said the largest rebel force in
the field. which seized control of
Nf
really did so in behalf of the gov
ernment, to "..,event any foreign
interference"
Col Fulgencio Balista, COM
mander in chief of the army in
which until the September 4 re-
volt he was a sergeant, announced
here, apropos of revolts and rumors
of revolts:
THE army is fully mobilized and
loyal to the government. Besides
we have $4,000 armed citizens
cooperating with the army"
President Grau San Martin was
accorded an impressive demonstra-
ton of support by 5000 persons at
the Presidential Palace last night.
For two hours speakers praised
him and denounced the political
leaders who oppose him.
For the first time Cuba is
completely Free said President
Grau San Martin speaking from a
balcony. "The revolution continues
at firm pace
The crowd showed anti-commun-
ist tendencies.
Forgotten men, the deposed army
and navy officers held out at the
National hotel where they were
encamped. William D. Taylor. CAL
ifornian manager. sought permis-
sion to get them food as the dim
inishing hotel supply may not last
longer than Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
RETURNS FROM TRIP

Bill Osborne, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh T. Osborne, returned Satur-
day from an extensive motor trip
which included visit to the Gen.
tury of Progress fair in Chicago
He also visited his grandmother,
Mrs. William Osborne, at LIE PEREZ
Michigan.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
FARM CENTER MEETS

McCabe- Eucalyptus farm center
will meet tonight at 7:3O o'clock
in the McCabe school for an Or
ganization meeting. All members
are urged to be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
ROYAL FIRST COUSINS WE'D

Prince and
princess, and
first cousins,
they're also
bride and
groom. Prince
Knud, second
son of King
Christian
of Denmark,
and Princess
Caroline
Mathilde,
daughter of
Prince Harald,
the Kings
younger
brother, are
shown here
after their
marriage in the
castle church in
Fredensborg.
The brides
gown was made
by her own
hands, but
some of the
lace in her train
was 1000 years
old. Sixty royal
guests, repre-
senting most of
the mOnarchieS
of Europe,
attended the
wedding of the
sailor Prince, !"
who is 33, and
his 2O-year-Old
relative.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
y{S5 0yR|SS{;S!s5:iR'

BEVERLY HILLS, Sept. 81.
(SpeciaD-Put tax on the New
York stock exchange, sc they
say they are going to move to
New Jersey. There is no indus
try that could move easier. All
they have to do is change their
telephone number, pick up the
blackboard and tell the loafers
where to meet tomorrow.
But those old Jersey politi-
clans are not far behind Tam
many ones. The minute they
see what an easy racket it is,
they will be there with the tax.
too. Wouldn't it be wonderful
if man could move his farm
or house when the tax comes?
Yours,
Mx& R1~<
0,SSS NeNaush, syndIsats. lhA
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-22
Baseball Scores
National League

At Philadelphia
Boston 100 100 002-3 6 D
Philadelphia 900 900 000-0 IL l
Belts and Hogan; A. Moore and
Davis.
Pittsburgh at ST. Louis, post
poned, rain.
Evening star., 1933-12-14
Em9y The rxal SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
BY making the poor children of Washington happy
A71nd The Spec1a/ N0rw1Mg A0Uze Shoes

So on Saturday, Dec. 10th, Warner
Brothers will givespecial morning show
ings in all their theatres, to which the
only admission will be a new toy or arti-
Gle of clothing. Here is your opportu-
nifty to contribute the necessary little to
make some youngster supremely happy
on Christmas Day, and at the same time
to see special attraction at your favorite
theatre. Every toy and every garment
will be distributed by the Council of So
cial Agencies to some family in which
there is a youngster whose faith in Santa
Claus can be kept alive by just the SYM
pathetic touch that you can give. We
want every seat in every one of these
twelve theatres filled for these special
showings. Think how many thousands
of children can be made happy if every
seat is filled.
Evening star., 1933-12-14

1t takes so very little to make Merry
Christmas especially when one is very
young. A dolly pair of roller skates
80. a base ball or a story book anything
that carries with it the spirit Of the season
and the thought that some one remem-
bered. 1t takes very little to make one
Merry Christmas, but when there are
thousands Of Christmases to make merry
-. when thousands Of youngsters need
to be rememered the task assumes for
midable proportions: SO The Evening
Star and Warner Brothers Theatres are
combining to form a great agency
through which the necessary thousands
Of mites may be assembled into flood
of Christmas Cheer for those whose
need is greatest.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-22
BRAWLEY AND CALEXICO BOYS
WINNERS IN COUNTY CONTEST

Winners in the county track
meet for junior athletes held at
Central Union high school Satur-
day, Elmer Nix, Brawley, and Al
fonso Morales, Calexico, will repre-
sent Imperial Valley in the state
finals to be held at Santa Barbara
on June 3.
Nix took first place In the SEN
ior division and Morales gathered
the honors in the junior division.
Senior events included: high
jump, throwing basketball, broad
jump, five pound ball put and rs
yard dash. Nix scored a total of
4,584 points. Second place went to
Cal Webster Of Brawley with 4,034
points and third to Sanford Sato
of Ell Centro with 1862 points.
Winners of individual honors in
the senior class we're: high jump,
Cal Webster, Brawley, 5 #. 21A in
ches; basketball throw, Elmer Nix,
Brawley. 28 goals in 212 minutes;
broad jump, Cal Webster, Brawley,
18 ft. 6 inches; ball put, Sanford
Sato, El Centro, 48 ft. 81 inches;
rs yard dash, Cal Webster, BraW-
ley, 8.3 seconds.
Other entries included: Reed
Kirkpatrick, Ell Centre; Robert
Feeney, Ell Centre; Douglas Brock,
Imperial; Eicke Nakasone, Imper-
ial; BEDFORD Lilies, Holtville; John
Masutaney, Holtville; Kenneth AL
len, Westmorland; Shiro Kubaya-
shi, Westmorland.
In the junior division Morales
scored a total of 1892 points. Sec
ond place went to Alva Collier
Calexico. with 4,416; third to Asa
mu Yamori, McCabe, with 4,176 and
fourth to Billy Webster, Calexico
with 4,044.
The events in the junior divis-
ion were the same as for the sem
ior except the dash was shortened
to so yards.
Winners in individual events in
cluded: high jump, Alva Collier
Calexico, 5 #. IL inches; basket
ball throw, Alfonso Morales, Cal
exico, SO; broad jump, Alfonso Mo-
rales, Calexico, II feet; ball put
Alfonso Morales, Calexico, 40 feet
21s inches; so yard dash, Asamu
Yamori, McCabe, So seconds.
Other entries included Simor
Vinfrida, Acacia; Jack Kirkpatric
Ell Centre; Rubine Aguirre, Braw.
ley; Manuel Leon, Brawley; Edgar
Young, Acacia, Duane, Maley, Cal
exico; Marvin Walker, Holtville; Bill
| ly Handley, Holtville; Kioshi Ota
! Calexico; George Kimura, Imperia
George Asamen, Westmorland; XII
roshi Kaku, Westmorland; Bill!
| Miller, Ell Centre; Ray Glass, AGA
cia. B
i. In addition to the boys whose
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-22
POLE POSITION
FOR CUMMINGS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May %.
kU.Pj-William wild Bill Cum
mings, of Indianapolis, was assured
of pole position in the 50O-mile au-
tomobile race here May 80 as quail
/, ifications for the annual Memorial
day event resumed today.
Cummings won the much sought
No. position by setting the fastest
time in the two days of trials. His
average for the 25 mile qualifica-
ton run was 1882 miles an hour.
Saturday Cummings set a track
record for one lap by averaging 100
miles an hour around the two and
one-half mile oval, but he was
forced out by flat tire before COM
pleting the rs miles.
Frank Brisco,. Milwaukee garage
owner driving the only four wheel
drive entry, won second position by
averaging 1881 miles an hour.
Fred Frame, winner of last years
race, won No. 3 position, completing
the front row of cars for the race by
averaging 1884 miles an hour.
: Frame drove the same Miller Spe-
ctal in which he won last year.
Twenty-Five drivers had qualified
today, each circling the track at
well over the 100 mile an hour mark
The AZ setting the fastest time
above 100 miles an hour will start
the race.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-22
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE GAMES
(By United Press

The Portland Beavers at last
vindicated themselves By climbing
to the pinnacle of Coast league
standings.
For the first time this season,
the Beavers today held clear title
to the post they occupied at the
close of last years campaign and
which had been their favored spot
in preseason forecasts.
Spencer Abbott's boys jockeyed
into the top berth yesterday by
sweeping both ends of double
header from the recent pace-setting
Sacramento Senators, to 3 and
4 to 2. Berger's home run hitting
contributed materially to both con-
tests. He smashed two for the
circuit, driving in three runs in the
nightcap when Bowman was check
ing the Senators with z hits.
Sacramento dropped to third
place by reason of Los Angeles twin
win over the inconsistent Mission
Reds, 10 to 9 and to 2. Eight
homeruns were clouted by both
teams in the opener. Orv Moh-
ler's fast sprint home on an out
field Fly in the seventh gave the
Angels a victory in the final.
Seattle took a 10-inning contest
from Oakland, to S, after losing
che first, 10 to 3. Mailho's wild
throw let Ellsworth score with the
winning run. The Acorns set
something of a seasons record in
the last game by stealing 10 bases.
Hollywood continued a distinct
threat to the leaders by capturing
the first game from San Francisco,
8 to 3, but then was held to a 13-
13 tie in a hectic seven-inning
nightcap. The Seals twice came
from behind to tie with a five-run
splurge in the fifth and four more
in the seventh.
Los Angeles gained a break N
the schedule this week by being
matched against the lowly Seattle
Indians. On the other hand Holly
wood and Sacramento seem dcs-
tined for spirited competition by
engaging each ether. Oakland and
Missions and Portland and San
Francisco supply the weeks fire.
works.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-22
STATE TITLE
To SPARTANS

Track champions of all the high
schools in California is the title
brought back to this city by Coacn
Robert Armstrong; Spartan squad
after their striking victory in the
finals of the c. I. F. meet held in
Los Angeles Saturday.
Two firsts. one in the quarter
mile and one in the low hurdles,
with two second places in the high
hurdles and broad jump netted Ia
points for the Central Union squad
and brought victory by one point
over the Los Angeles high track
Sters.
Kirkpatrick was high scorer for
the Spartans. his victory in the low
hurdles which he ran in "a sec
onds and second place in the high
hurdles, netted him nine points.
Myrel Gillett set new record for
the quarter mile, negotiating the
distance in 434 seconds taking )
seconds off the old interscholastic
record. Leo Maiden clinched vic
tory for the Spartans by his %
foot leap in the broad jump, plaC-
ing second in that event.
Seeing that victory was assured
by these last four points, Coach
Armstrong did not enter his team
in the relays.
A delegation of valleyites esti-
mated at about 300 attended the
meet, Saturday, and did much by
their presence to encourage the
Spartans in their victorious efforts
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-22
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. May %. Putting
the sports shot here and there;
The most exclusive golf club in
the world is to be found way up
in the Hudson Bay region of Can
ada d. 1t has only four members,
two missionaries and two fur work.
ers Eskimo boys are used for
caddies and the members say
they're perfect because they don't
blubber too much Donald Ben
nett, Ohio state sprinter who won
the Big Ten title in 1892, is living
proof that scholastic greatness
isn't necessary to speed . 1t was
three years after he entered school
that Bennett made grades high
enough to permit him to join the
track team -.
Harry Geisel, American league
umpire, used to referee billiard
matches in Indianapolis From
ivory balls to ivory heads was the
logical step for him to make =.
Oral Hildebrand, Cleveland pitcher,
was center of Butler Universlty's
national collegiate championship
basketball team in 1928 :. He and
Chuck Klein played their first
baseball on the Southport High
school team, big spot in the road
, near indianapolis.
Ted McGrew, national league
ump, got his start as bat boy for
the Indianapolis Indians :. Conrad
Jennings, Marquette track coach,
predicts a :09.2 century for Ralph
Metcalf . OF the more than 600
home runs Babe Ruth has blast
ed, only 13 have come with the
bases filled Jimmy Williams,
! Cincinnati Reds scout, is on the
coast looking for lively Pacific
Coast talent Rogers Hornsby
believes that of all the players in
, baseball, Sunny Jim Bottomley can
come closest to carrying team
along single handed. .
Bropko Nagurski, former Min
nesota line-buster, will give up
wrestling this fall to play pro foot
ball with the Chicago Bears
Jack Dempsey plays shortstop for
the Colgate baseball team
and is one of the best hitters on
| the club John Pesek, heavy
weight wrestler, is the only member
of the collar and elbow boys who
refuses to work in anything less
than long tights . Babe Ruth
rates the Cleveland Stadium as a
swell thing to look upon but a
poor place for ball game .
Five Kentucky Derby winners were
foaled in the same barn at Ham