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Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
LIST
FOR SCHOOLS
MADE PUBLIC

An announcement was made last
night by the elementary school
board, naming the complete list of
teachers who will teach in the E.
Centro grade schools for the COM
ing school year. Names of eight
new teachers appear in this list and
other changes in the teaching staffs
of the various grade schools are
noted.
Miss Nora Epler, erstwhile prin-
cipal of Wilson school, will assume
a similar post at Lincoln school.
New teachers named are: Doris
Waehler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
F. A. Waehler, Ell Centre; Juanita
McIntire, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. McTntire, formerly of
Brawley and now of Oceanside;
Buick Underwood, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. Underwood, Ell Cen
tro; Eunice Hunter, daughter of
John Hunter, Imperial; Margaret
Lanier, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
T. c. Lanier, Ell Centre; Eunice
Sprinkle, Seeley; Dorothy Shiveley
graduate of San Diego State COL
lege, and Hazel Velman, niece OF
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Harris.
The list of teachers, and the
grade or grades which they will
teach, follows:
Harding School - Gene Edgar,
kindergarten; Rosalie Perkins, 1B;
Irene Mccoy, 1B; Doris Waehler,
la; Catherine Roberts, 2B; Estelle
Reid, 2B; Geraldine Shaw, "a; Jo-
sephine King, BIB; Juanita McIn-
tire, 3B; Irene Varney, 3A; Wini-
fred Wilson, Alb.
East Side SchOOl-Ruth Sims, l,
zenobia Payne, 2; Emily Robertson,
3 and 4; Lucille Culberson, and g.;
Arthur Prince (principaD, 7 and 8;
Clothilde Curry; Gladys Gier, sew
ing; w. A. Jackson, manuel train
ing.
Lincoln SchOol-Sophia Dunlap,
ungraded opportunity; Be h
Shaw, "A; Buick Underwood, 5b;
Mary Griffin, 5B; Eunice Hunter,
5A; Fannie McCrory, 6B; Nora Ep-
ler (principaD, 6B.
Mckinley SchOOl-Amy Miller,
kindergarten; Shirley Simpson, 1B;
Margaret Lanier, Ia; Eunice
Sprinkle, 2B; Nilla Harris, "a and
3A; Elsie Couch, 3B; Margaret He'd
rick (principaD, 48; Vera McElva-
ney, Americanization.
Wilson School - Rees Louise
Stewart, Lucille zurcher, Harriet
Raab, c. G. Montgomery, Mildred
Smith, Eva Walker, Dorothy Shiv-
ley Mary Baker, Hazel Velman.
Special teachers are: Mrs. Doro-
thy Armstrong, relief for principals;
Edith Eicke, nurse, and Laura Red
den, music.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
MANY KILLED
IN NEW YORK
TRAIN WRECK
Failure To Note Danger Signals
By Engineer Placed As Cause
OF Disaster.
VICTIMS RETURNING HOME
Axes Needed To Release lnjur-
ed Trapped In Wooden Coach
On Fast Train.
By LEO ii. PETERSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Unlted Press starr Correspondent
BINGHAMTON, N. Y, Sept. g.
Failure of an engineer to see dam
ger signals was blamed by railroad
officials today for the wreck of the
crack Atlantic Express, the Erie
railroads fast Chicago-New York
train, which killed IA passenger and
injured 25.
An eight car milk train plowed
into (ne rear end of the paSSen-
ger train, which had stopped on
the main Erie track within the
Binghamton city limits at $3.50 o.
clock last night in response to an
automatic block signal. The heavy
locomotive plunged eight feet into
the steel observation coach. The
next coach, steel pullman, was
teleScoped into a wooden day coach
directly ahead of it. Almost all, but
not all, of the dead and the in
jured were in the wooden coach.
The signal that stopped the pas
senger train automatically set a
caution signal at the block behind
where the passenger train had stop
ped, and this should have halted
the on-coming milk train. Flag
man A. C. Morris of the passenger
train set dynamite caps on the rails
after his train halted and tried to
signal with a lantern.
M. H. King, engineer of the milk
train, Immediately reported to
railroad officials. He was not hurt,
nor was any member of his crew.
D. H. Shea, his conductor, said he
did not see the signals until it was
too late to stop his train.
The track was cleared after five
hours, and a special train was made
up to carry surviving passengers
into Jersey City.
The wooden coach was added to
the crack train at Binghamton and
carried passengers bound for Sus-
quehanna and other way spots be-
Continued On Page q
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06

PREPARESFOR
CUBA ACTION
President States However In
tervention Not Looked For AT
Present Time.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Up) -
President Roosevelt TO-DAY ordered
marine concentrations and Warship
movements looking toward possible
armed landing in Cuba but stimuli
taneously revealed to questioners at
the White House that Intervention
vas the last thing in his mind.
The marine movement to GUAM
tico was underway today, the first
contingent departing from Phila-
delphia for Quantico.
The navy department announced
shortly before l0:30 a. m, that the
battleship Mississippi was enroute
to Cuba and that the cruiser In
dianapolis was under orders TO
proceed to the island from Annapo-
lis, Md.
Naval officers said contingent
of 2200 marines could be moving
on Cuba within "a hours if inter-
vention or merely such show of
force were ordered.
State department officials re-
fused to discuss the possibility OF
intervention. The landing of arm
ed men in Cuba probably would be
the last expedient adopted by the
administration But the four war
ships ordered yesterday to Havana
and Santiago were instructed to
protect American lives and property
even if that duty imposed the ne
cessity OF going ashore.
A full force landing in Cuba
would involve an expeditionary
force consisting of the Seventh
regiment Of 11O8 (CQ) marines now
being assembled at Quantico and a
contingent of 1000 marines from
Haiti.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
Federal Jury To
Investigate Death

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6. U.Pj -
A federal grand jury investigation
of the death of Robert l.. Moody
from injuries suffered aboard
gambling boat was promised today
by the u. S. district attorneys Of
flee after coroner's jury had re-
turned a verdict OF homicide.
Spokesman said the grand jury
would begin its investigation next
week with possible view OF return
ing indictments against members OF
the crew of the City Of Panama.
The crew was blamed by the cor
oner's jury which decided Moody
died of skull fracture with a his
tory of having been beaten by
member or members OF the crew"
The jury recommended further
investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
Police Hold Man
In Child Killing

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5. U.pj-An
enraged husband and father who
assertedly fired shotgun at his
wife, accidentally killing his two
year old daughter, was held on mur-
der charges today.
j. M. Pivaroff, water company
agent, was arrested after his daugh-
ter, Geraldine, died in hospital.
His wife, Sarah, 20, was not SER
iously wounded.
Detectives said Pivaroff declared
he had been drinking. His wife
snatched up the child and ran down
the front walk when he allegedly
placed the gun against the screen
door and pulled the trigger.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
COUNTY CITIES
OPPOSE LEAGUE
REORGANIZATION

Imperial county municipalities
are opposed to reorganization Of
the League of California Munich
palities and representatives set
forth their stand in a resolution
passed at meeting in Brawley last
night.
The resolution presented by the
Temporary ryanization Com
mittee of Southern Municipalities"
for the purpose of reorganizing the
league, was not adopted by the I'M
perial group, the group declining
to do so.
Last nights meeting was held in
Brawley city hall with the follow
ing city officials present: Mayor
Baker and Councilmen I. A. Pear
son, H. E. Hubbard and Byron S.
Walker of Brawley; Councilmen
George Harris and George M. Con-
ley of Imperial, and Councilman
Charles E. Anderson of Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
GAS USED To
COW MADMEN

MATTEAWAN, N. Y, Sept. 6.
U.P)-Four criminal madmen who
wanted to go home" attempted to
shoot their way out of the Mattea-
wan insane hospital today with a
toy pistol. One was killed. One
was wounded. The other two were
subdued after tear gas lombard
ment that lasted four hours.
The entire institution, of nation
al fame since the incarceration
there of Harry K. Thaw, slayer OF
Stanford White, was in shriekilI5
uproar during the dark hours OF
the early morning, while the four
maniacs, barricaded in small
room. stood off heavy force Of
police and state troopers.
At daybreak, in reply to final
demand for surrender, Ray Fisher,
committed from Buffalo in 1882,
opened the door and advanced with
what appeared to be revolver in
his hand A guard shot him, kill
ing him instantly. The bullet. pass
ing through Fisher, lodged in the
leg of Shelly Marshall, Of New
York, one of the desperate group
The other two, Reinhart Volz OF
New York and James Ellis of
Brooklyn, meekly surrendered ard
the riot was quelled.
The dormitory. in which IS in
mates were sleeping at lis a. m,
under the eye of Michael Centofant,
guard, was aroused when Volz
leaped from his bed and shouted:
1--WE been here long enough. l
want to go home.'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
ACCUSED MAN
ON STAND IN
OWN DEFENSE

SAN JOSE, Sept. 6. U.p)-David
A. Lamson, young Stanford intel
lectual, went on the witness stand
today to defend himself against
charges of numbering his wife, AL
lene.
Lamson followed a parade of his
closest friends, all of whom testi-
fled to the kindness courtesy and
chivalry" with which he treated
his wife, who was found dead in
the bathtub of their Palo Alto cam
pus home Memorial day.
Under the questioning of Edwin
M. Rea, chief of defense, tine 30
year-old defendant poured forth his
personal story of the tragedy that
invaded his apparently happy home.
In a firm voice, his diction excel
lent, the former campus actor and
playwright recounted tale defense
witnesses before him had outlined.
His testimony started with the
night of May 20 when he and his
wife played bridge at the home of
DR.. r. A. Wright.
His voice was steady as he told
of returning from the Wrights, of
Allene's complaining of feeling ill,
of his arranging for her comfort,
and of his retiring to another room
to spend the night. That illness,
the state intimated, was feigned
by the girl whom the defendant
met, wooed and married on the
university campus where they both
went to school.
The courtroom was tense ard ex-
pectant as LamSon'S testimony
reached the morning of the CAM
pus Y. w. G. A secretaryS death.
Lainson said he arose at 6 o'clock
and did some work in The yard.
Il went in about a. m, TO wake
Allene and kissed her. lie testi-
lied.
"She went into the bath. I told
her 1 had her breakfast ready il
the kitchen. I told her I didn't
want to leave the fire in the back
yard. l went out again."
1t was in the bathtub that Mrs.
Lamscn's body was found a little
more than an hour later. Her
skull had been fractured 10 four
places. The defense said a fall
may have caused the breaks. The
state claimed she was struck with
an iron pipe.
Swiftly the defendant traced his
next steps-of talking 10 neigh
Dor over the back fence of the
arrival of a woman rental agent to
see his place, of his entering the
house to see if everything were all
right to bring in visitors.
LamSon's voice broke and sank
to a whisper and tears streamed
down his cheeks, as he said:
"As I came into the hall to the
bath the first thing I saw was
blood, then Allene lying over the
tub. I picked her up.
II don't know what happenei--
whether she slipped-but she went
into the tub. I pulled her out, lett
her there.
Next I remember going 10 the
front door where Mrs. Place (tha
rental agenD waited. Then the
next I remember Mrs. Brown Ca
neighbor) was with me.
Il was in the bathroom. I could
not stand up. 1 fell down. She
took me into the patio
Mrs. Place had told of LamSon
running toward her crying my
Goo, my wife has been murdered"
He asked her to call the police, she
testified. Mrs. Brown saw the eX-
citementeand ran to the home. She
was there when police arrived.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
OUTLAW CHIEF
SLAIN TODAY
Continued On Page 81

MANILA, P. l., Sept. 6. (U.H -
Nineteen men, including the noto-
rious outlaw Mahamud, were killed
today in a terrific battle between
Moros and Philippine constabulary
at KaWasana forest, according to
reports received here.
1t. Julio Barbajera, leader OF
the forces pursuing MahamudS
band of outlaws, was among those
reported killed. Five island police
men and IL of the Moros also died
in the battle in which seven OF the
soldiers were wounded.
Barbajera last week trapped the
outlaws and killed several of them.
But Mahamud and the larger part
of his band escaped and fled into
the forest near Panama, Jola.
The Moros ambushed the con-
stabularly yesterday ard fierce
battle followed.
Among the wounded were Lieuts.
D. Rodriguez and Pedro Deang, two
privates, and three guides. A pri-
vate and a guide were in critical
condition. The number of outlaws
wounded was not determined as
they scattered and fled
Mahamud was one of the leaders
in the ambush last year of Lieut..
Alagar's men. In the warfare to
exterminate the Moro group, 80
men have been killed during the
period of one year.
The outlaw leader gave himself
I'D last year. He was released by
the constabula1ly OH promise to
bring in his followers. When he
failed to reappear. BarbaJera's
force was dispatched to bring him
in.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
TEXAS QUIET
AFTER PERIOD
Of DISASTER
Floods Following Hurricane
Take Huge Toll OF Life And
Property.
CATHEDRAL DESTROYED
Troops On Scene To Aid In
Caring For Injured And Pre-
vent Looting.

EDINBURG, Tex, Sept. 6. WP)-
Troops were rushed into the devas-
tated lower Rio Grande valley to-
day, flooded in the wake of a hur-
ricane which killed 100 persons and
caused damage of more than $10,-
100000 in Texas and Mexico
With communication still i'm
paired to many points, reports OF
death and destruction came here
from scores of towns in the path of
the hurricane which had disappear
ed inland today.
Thirty persons were reported dea 1
in MatamoroS, Mex, across the Rio
Grande from Brownsville A Mata-
moros cathedral collapsed during
the storm.
Twenty others were reported
dead in other sections of the Mex
ican border city where many adobe
houses were melted by the rain and
rising water.
Ten We're reported dead without
confirmation of the Brownsville
side of the river.
Three were reported dead at San
Benito, famous as citrus shipping
center.
Two hundred were reported in
jured at Mercedes.
Forty were hurt at Weslaco and
20 at San Juan.
Many of the injured were SO Sc
riously hurt by collapSing houses
that they were. expected to die.
Highways, railroad and airports
were flooded in wide area.
Pat Nolan, Pan-American Air
ways flyer, flew on to San Anto-
MO when he arrived over the flood
ed area from Mexico City and found
the Brownsville airport under wa
ter.
Nolan estimated that five per
cent of the buildings in Browns
vile had been destroyed, but saic
the destruction appeared much
greater in flooded Harlingen.
High waters isolated several
trains.
Two special trains rushed SOUTH
the Fort Sam Houston troops to
join the soldiers already on duty
from Fort Brown at Brownsville.
1t carried pulbnans for the trans
portation of injured.
Maj. Gen. Edwin B. Winans of
Fort Sam Houston ordered $50 SOL
diels into the flooded area to get
up an emergency hospital and re-
lief station at Harrington.
The storm was tine most dcstruc-
tive of the year. Some houses at
Harlingen were tossed quarter
of mile by the wind, according TO
Deputy Sheriff J. d. Boren who
MADE his way here.
Il saw houses exploded as the
wind struck them,' 6oren said In
a few cases the wind whipped the
four walls up, leaving the furni-
ture and floor intact. Many roofs
were blown off with the four walls
collapsing and pinning occupants.
"In Weslaco, houses were pitched
like cards. One was lifted from its
foundations and pitched end over
end for a quarter of a mile. 1t fell
in a tourist camp crushing several
small cottages"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
ACTRESS FILES COMPLAINT

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6. W.H -
How her husband, Prince David
MDivani, of the titled Georgian
family assertedly left her stranded
in New York last April without
funds to pay her hotel bills or
transportation back to Hollywood,
was related today by Mae Murray,
film actress, in an amended divorce
complaint filed in superior court.
The complaint also recited many
instances in which David 10 alleged
TO have slapped and beaten his ac-
treSS wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
Six Rescued As
Boat Goes DoUn

SAN PEDRO, Sept. 6. tU.P)-Six
men were recovering from shock
and submersion today as result OF
the sudden sinking of the 81 foot
sloop Flilberjibit off San Pedro. The
men leapeG INTO the waters after
the matches were torn of fin a rough
sea and the craft filled and sank.
They were rescued by a naval boat.
stationed nearby.
Those rescued included William
Boone, Glendale, owner of the
boat; Robert Yates, David Reeves,
Francis Fisher and Harlan Kihor-
any, all of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
NEW LAW FIRM ANNOUNCED

Wolford and Heald is the name of
new law firm in Imperial county
and was made possible under the
county government act which al
lows district attorneys to practice
law while holding the public office.
Elmer Heald now is district attor-
ney and D. H. Wolford is chief
criminal deputy district attorney.
Offices of the new firm are in the
court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
NEW ISLAND
GOVERNMENT
IS WATCHFUL
Extent Of Support For RevoIu-
tionists Who Seized Power Is
Very Doubtful.
BATTLESHIPS IN HARBOR
Strict Equality Among All Hold
ing Offices Stressed In Agree
ment.
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff COrrespOndeu

United Press Staff Correspondent
HAVANA, Sept. 6. - Cuba's new
revolutionary government sat un-
steadily in the seat of power to-
day, its fate still to be determined.
A United States destroyer rode at
anchor in the harbor and two more
warships steamed swiftly to join it..
The destroyer in the harbor was
the Mcfarland. At Santiago was
the destroyer Sturtevant. Enrouta
here were the cruiser Richmond,
from the Panama Canal, and the
destroyer Bainbridge.
That four warships were order
ed to Cuba was an indication of
the gravity with which the United
states government viewed the new
turn in Cuba's turbulent political
situation.
American Ambassador Sumner
We1les, plainly anxious, declared to
commit himself regarding the ex-
ecutive committee of five men who
with the support of army and navy
enlisted men and the police and
rural guards overthrew the pro-
visional government OF Carlos Man.
uel de Cespedes.
With the governments life de-
pendent on half a dozen factors.
the question of Intervention was in
everyone's mind.
First the question of the extent
of real support behind the radicals
and intellectuals who, with the
rank and file of the army, seized
power
Second was the fact that hardly
any leading political figures had
declared for the change, and that
the powerful and revolutionary
ABC society had announced its
"expectant, vigilant neutrality"
Jealous of Power
Third was the temper of the en-
listed men. This revolution was
unique in Latin America in that
it came from below instead of
from higher politicians. The en-
listed men, working with the gov
ernment, were jealous of their
new power, and likely to be dicta-
eOi Adi' iiClC was grave QOuOC
whether the non commissioned Of
ficers could enforce discipline for
long.
In charge for the army was
Fulgencio Batista-two days ago a
sergeant, today generalissimo. Two
professors a lawyer, a newspaper
man and a former banker made
up the executive committee that
is the government - DR.. Ramon
Grau San Martin, DR.. Guillermo
Portela, Dr. Jose M. Irazarri, Sergio
Carlo and Porfilio Franco.
The combination was a strange
one-radical intellectuals and the
enlisted men of the military and
police forces, Of widely different
backgrounds but protesting ident-
ical aims, notably the publication
of the political structure and eradi-
cation of the Machadistas.
The government was purely re-
volutionary. There was no cabinet.
Portela was detailed to handle
foreign affairs, but emphasis was
laid on an agreement that members
of the committee we're equals, and
that one spoke for all
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
Board Meets For
Tax Equalization

Imperial Irrigation district direc-
tors are meeting daily as a board
of equalization and as a regular
board in order that all business OF
the district may be transacted.
Adjournment of both boards is
made from day to day and directors
handle routine matters as we'll as
those relative to equalization.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
DUTIES
MAY Be TAKEN
FROM ROLPH
Law Provides Remedy In Case
Chief Executive Is Unable To
Attend To Affairs.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6. up -
Governor Rolph may be compelled
to turn over the direction of state
government temporarily to one of
his bittereSt political enemies, Lieu
tenant Governor Frank Merriam.
The states constitution sets forth
that in case of any governors dis
ability" his duties shall be assumed
by the lieutenant governor until the
chief executive is able to resume
his work.
Robert Harrison, deputy attorney
general, believed if Rolph is unable
to perform official acts in his cap
acity as governor, the lieutenant
governor would have to step into
the breach.
Harrison pointed out, however,
it would probably be necessary for
the governor to proclaim his own
disability or, in the absence of that
admission, for the lieutenant COVER
nor to assume the executives duties
on his own initiative.
Meantime the governor can tran
sact no official business; and no.
body in his office can do it for him.
His physicians in San Francisco
have declared he cannot work -
even to the extent of examining or
signing official papers-until the
crisis of his illness is over.
Merriam is a candidate for gov
.ernor and hence a potential oppon-
ent of Rolph's. 1t was said here to-
day he was loath to substitute tenn
porarily for the governor unless cir
cumStanceS made it absolutely nee
essary.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. W.p,
Governor James Rolph of Cali
fornia today held the slight advan-
tage he had gained in his fight
against bronchial pneumonia at ST.
Francis hospital here.
His physician said the crisis had
not been passed, however, and that
he was still dangerously ill.," Weak
ened condition of his heart COM
plicated pneumonia.
The a. m. bulletin issued from
the bedside by Drs. John Gallwey
and Harold Fraser read:
Temperature 80, respiration "a,
pulse 80. The governor spent rest
less night but seems a little better.
He is coughing less but is still bring
ing up blood. He is not so critical
as he was and he is almost normal"
The temperature recording show
ed drop from the 1904 reported
at midnight.
DR.. John Gallwey and DR.. Har-
old Fraser said they would insist
that Governor Rolph remain in bed
at least another month Rest and
sleep are essential, even after the
crisis has passed, they said.
1.-The governor is restless and is
causing us some difficulty by in
Sistent demands that he be permit
ted to leave the hospital and re-
turn to his work. This, of course, is
impossible"
LONG BEACH, Calf, Sept. G.
(U.P)-Lieut. Gov. Frank Merriam
will not act to take over the duties
of Governor Rolph's office except
in case "of great emergency and
then not without consulting the at
torney generals office and Gov
ernor Rolph's associates"
Il have heard nothing from Gov
ernor Rolph's office" Merriam said
at his home today. II will not act
ON my own initiative without con-
sulting with the attorney general
and Mr.. RolphS associates"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
WORKERS BEAUTIFY PARK

dLHOIth NA AIIONAL FANrN,
Mont. 'U.P.Huge areas of burned
over land are being cleared and
beautified in Glacier national park
this season by 1,617 Civilian Con-
servation Corps workers located in
eight camps.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-06
Baseball Scores
National League

At Chicago
Boston ............... 900 900 0O3-3 6 0
Chicago ........... 100 900 l0X-4 10 2
Farmhouse, Smith and Hogan;
Timing and Hartnett.
At Pittsburgh Qst game)-
New York 49,. 100 004 900 0-5 10 2
Pittsburgh .....101 600 121--6 l6 l
FitZSimmonS, Bell and Mancuso;
Swetonic, Chagnon, Swift and
Grace.
At Cincinnati QSt game)-
Brooklyn ............100 200 400-7 IA l
Cincinnati ..........001 002 000-3 8
Mungo and Lopez; Kolp, Frey,
Derringer and lombard.
At st. Louis QSt game)-
Philadelphia loo 900 000-l 3 0
st. Louis ..............200 010 00X-3 9 l
Holley Pearce and Davis; Hal
lahan and Wilson.