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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
ME.THODISTS OF
VALLEY w I'LL
GREET BISHOP

Methodists of Imperial Valley are
looking forward to Sunday with
considerable anticipation as it will
mark the visit of Bishop James C.
Baker and d. S. S. Sampson to the
various Methodist churches in this
community.
Bishop Baker will preach in the
Brawley japanese Methodist church
at the II o'clock service and Dr..
Sampson will preach at Magnolia
In the afternoon Bishop Baker
will be the guest OF honor at q
luncheon to be given by the ladies
of the Magnolia church and at 7:30
he will address d mass meeting of
all the Methodist churches in the
valley in the Wilson school audi
tori,im, Ell Centro, to which the gen
eral public is invited.
On Monday the bishop and his
party will inspect the Methodist
churches in the valley and will be
guest of honor at a dinner TO be
given by the ladies of the Holtville
church.
Tickets for this dinner can be
procured by those desiring them
from Rev. A. d. Buffers, pastor of
the Ell Centro Methodist church.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
SECOND VICTIM
OF AUTOMOBILE
CRASH EXPIRES

Bishop Blake of Corona Del Mar
died in the Brawley hospital early
this morning of injuries he received
III an automobile crash Az miles
east of Brawley last Tuesday after
noon. His death raises the number
of AUTOMOBILE fatalities III the
county to 81 TO" the current year.
Mrs. Ada Craig and Miss Bessie
Pitts who were injured in the same
accident are resting easily at the
Brawley hospital, attendants said
today with Miss Pitts condition
still considered dangerous. She re-
ceived a skull fracture, conclusion
of the brain and head decorations
Mrs. Craig suffered a fractured
shoulder blade and other injuries.
The accident happened when the
car driven by Blake collided with
another machine driven by Mrs
Valentine Buffers OF the Magnolia
district at a blind intersection on
the West highway. Mrs. Buffers
died an hour after the accident
which happened about O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. She was bur-
led yesterday.
Coroner Underwood stated no
inquest would be held on Blake s
death, all the evidence in the acci-
dent having been obtained at thC
inquest following the death of Mrs
Buffers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
URGES ACTION ON HIGHWAYS
Brawley Editor Says Proposed National
Route Should Cross Here.

merce. 81 suggest" said Beason
in a communication to Manager
Hays of the El Centro Chamber of
Commerce, "that this might prop
erly be a matter for the Broadway
of America association to consider
This road should extend from Ell
Paso through the southern tier of
counties in Arizona and California
and thence extend up the coast.
The road to Los Angeles would not
be appreciably heightened and it
would serve these we'll populated
and heavily settled areas lying
south of Phoenix and Los Angeles
as well. I feel sure that chamber
of commerce activity at this time
would result in a change of the
proposal, so that if these roads are
built, our Imperial Valley and San
Diego will not be left off the super
highway system
Under the plan proposed, these
highways would be elevated through
most of their mileage to eliminate
grade crossing and to permit faster
travel and are regarded by their
proponents as having great value
in connection with national de.
tense
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07

Editor L. H. Beason, of the Braw-
ley News has called the attention
of the chambers of commerce
throughout the valley to the pro-
posed national system of super
highways which is proposed by
Secretary OF the Interior Harold F.
Ickes, as a unemployment measure.
The system would comprise five
great tSanScontinental highways,
two of which would run north and
south, and three east and west
across the continent. The east
and west routes are proposed from
Boston to Seattle; Chicago to San
Francisco; and from Charleston,
South Carolina to Los Angeles.
However, the CharleSton-Los An
geles route, according to the maps
lately released, show this highway
as running from Ell Paso to Phoe-
nix and thence Los Angeles, leav-
ing out Imperial Valley and San
Diego
Beason believes that the omission
CT the southern counties in Ari-
Cna and California should be cor
rected and that the same is prep
erly a matter for chambers Of COM
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
M<& R1u~
0lsSJNeNausht Syndicate. lna
DUPONT AGAIN
CHAIRMAN Of
RELIEF BOARD

DR.. N. E. Dupont of El Centro
was again made chairman of the
county emergency relief committee
last night, replacing Ray Swanson
of Brawley, who asked to be re-
lieved of the office due to press of
private business.
DR.. Dupont was head of the
committee until several months
ago when Swanson took the office.
The latter last night moved the
appointment Of Dr. Dupont and
this action was seconded by F. T.
Cook of Westmorland. The vote
for DR.. Dupont was unanimous.
Swanson will remain on the
committee, other members of which
are F.. T. Cook, Westmorland, Sam
Webb, Holtville, Mrs. H. V. Gray,
Imperial and Herbert Going, CAL
eXico.
! The committee expressed itself
as greatly satisfied with the man
ner in which relief work has been
handled in the county during the
past year and approved IA county
projects which had been passed
upon by the planning commissions
Of the cities where they originated
and also by the county SERA
planning commission. They are now
placed the hands of w. j. Ster-
rett, county SERA director to be
submitted to the state committee
for final approvai.
These projects were: six for the
Identification of park and public
grounds in Holtville, Calexico, Cali
patria, Imperial, WeStmorland and
Ell Centre; for the completion of
excavation CT an open ditch for
the Westmorland sanitary district;
a cleanup and tree planting pro-
gram in Imperial; gopher eradica-
ton throughout the county: i'm
provement of the Holtville high
school grounds; miscellaneous i'm
provements at the Northend
school; improvements to the lib
rary building and grounds in I'M
perial; painting of the Holtville
elementary schools and the COM
pletion of the Holtville recreation
center.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07

The chamber of commerce and
Hotel Barbara Worth are making
preparations for entertaining the
Imperial Highway association at
its annual dinner meeting to be
held tomorrow night in Ell Centre at
the hotel at 7 o'clock. A general in
Vitation has been extended by the
Chamber of Commerce directors to
gather in El Centro and be present
at this meeting.
This is one of the important
gatherings of the year." said H. L.
(Joe) Bush, chairman of the cham
ber's Imperial Highway committee,
land there should be a large attend
ance of our local people to encour
age the Imperial Highway builders
in the great work which they are
accomplishing. State and county Of
fiCials from all along the route will
be in attendance tomorrow and q
number of representatives of the
Federal Transient Emergency Ser
vice. including H. P. Nelson who is
in charge OF the San Diego Imperial
county Uaits and who IS in charge
and supervising the building Of I'm
perial Highway in Mason Valley
With its transient force.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
DAVIS SPEECH
PLACES JAPAN
ON DEFENSIVE
BY FREDERICK KUH
tied Press Staff correspondent

LONDON, Dec. General con-
Currence in the outline of a United
States naval policy by Norman H.
Davis was followed today by a Jap
aneSe defense of the case for revi-
sion of the naval treaties.
Vice Admiral Iroroku Yamamoto
chief japanese technical delegate in
the London conversations, analyzed
the officially approved Davis speech
and expressed disagreement with its
conclusions.
In doing so he admitted tacitly
that the formation of the state of
Manchukuo from Chinese Manchu
ria was not absent from the minds
of japanese statesmen when they
decided TO denounce the Washing
ton treaty and demand absolute ma
val equality.
II do not consider" Admiral va
mamoto said, that 1Manchukuo was
the immediate reason for Japan'S
demand for revision of the treaties.
However, as sponsor for Manchu-
kuo, we feel the responsibility for
protecting Manchukuo from pos
sible Russian and Chinese en-
croachments."
Davis based his speech on the
equality of security" principle.
That is, that a nation with long sea
frontiers and far away island pos
sessions needs a larger navy with
which to defend its own property
and citizens than does a nation,
like Japan, whose inherent national
interests are confined within a
small area.
American naval desires, as eX-
pressed in Davis speech, would in
volve a reduction in the strength of
fleets, Admiral Yamamoto said, but
was at the same time designed to
maintain the present proportions of
strength.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
SNOW SWEEPS
MIDDLE WEST

CHICAGO, Dec. 7. U.P)--A new
snow-laden gale howled eastward
from the northern Rocky Noun
tains today while thousands of men
still labored to clear streets and
highways of the heaviest Decem-
ber snowfall in weather bureau his
tory.
Temperatures fell to the lowest
points of the Season-12 degrees in
Chicago, Is in DeS Moines, zero III
Duluth, in Sioux City and in
Huron, S. D.
The new blizzard, whirling over
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and the
DakotaS, grounded airplanes and
hampered rail and motor traffic.
Minnesota, smothered by Is inch
eS of snow this week expected an
other substantial layer today. Hun
dreds of men worked with huge
snowplows through the night to
open highways before the new
storm struck
Chicago, shivering before a l2-
degree north wind, was warned 10
expect an addition to g. inches of
snow that fell Wednesday night and
yesterday. 1t was the heaviest De-
cember snow in As years. Almost
1000 men, most of them on relief
rolls, got temporary employment
clearing streets.
The snow was a boon to farmers
of the plains region which suffered
most severely in last summers
drought. Three to Is inches lay to-
day over most of Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. the Dakotas, Iowa, Illinois, Mis-
soIri, Nebraska Kansas and the
northern tier of Montana range
tates. Melting slowly later, it will
replenish much of the vanished
moisture in the subsoil.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
DEATH CLAIMS
BENEFACTOR OF
NEEDY PERSONS

Otto ChriStofferson, well-knoWn
businessman Of this city, passed
away at his home here this morning.
Born in Helena, Montana, Mr.
ChristommerSon enlisted from there
and served in the war. He had lived
in the valley for nine years, being
proprietor of an eating establish
ment, and will be long remembered
for his kindness and generosity.
He was one of the first El Cen
trans to respond to the needs of
the depression. During the winter of
1880, he and Jimmy Murphy, on
their own initiative, established
bread line on the north side of
Main street, feeding rs men good
square meal every noon. They car
ried on this work entirely by them
selves, asking help from no one.
He leaves his widow Mrs. Chris
Jefferson of this city, and other rel
atives in Montana. Mrs. Christoffer-
son will leave tomorrow afternoon
for Helena, where funeral services
will be held and interment will take
place.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
MOVIE POLICE
CHIEF SLAIN

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 7. U.P - A
rejected suitor was hunted today
as a suspected gunman who am
pushed motion picture police
chief and Mrs. Ruby MichaelS, 81,
killing one and wounding the other
as they left the Metro-GoldWyn-
Mayer studios.
Otto Ellinger, as, chief of the
studio police force, was killed in
stantly by a man who accosted
him and Mrs. Michaels outside the
gates. Mrs Michaels, seriously
wounded, identified the assassin as
Daniel r. Snyder, ST.
Mrs. Michaels, who was a matron
at the studio, said the suspect had
been annoying me for two years. -
She is estranged from her husband.
"Snyder ran up as we started up
the street, took a look at us and
began shooting she related.
Hospital surgeons said her con-
dition was critical. A bullet lodged
under the heart. The police chief
died with a bullet through the
heart
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
ALSO ORDERS
ACCUSED To
STAY IN JAIL
Prosecutor Asserts New Evil
dence Warrants Second Hear
ing For Staying.
MAY DISQUALIFY JUDGE
Defendants Attorney Files Oral
Notice To Bar Syer From
Presiding.

SAN JOSE, Calf, Dec. 7. U.P)-
Superior Judge r. r. Syer today
ruled that David Lamson must
stand trial again on charges Of
having killed his wife, Allene.
The ruling came after Lamson S
attorneys attempted to free him
from a second trial in which a jury
might, as was the case in his first
trial, decide Lamson must hang for
murder.
Edwin Mckenzie, chief LamSon
counsel, declared the district at
torney had no new evidence or wit
neSSes to secure second convic-
ton.
Mckenzie pointed out to Judge
Syer that the California supreme
court, after reviewing the record of
the first trial, ordered Lamson TAX
en- from San Quentin IS death house
for a second trial on grounds that
legal evidence to support the con-
viction was lacking.
District Attorney Fred Thomas,
on the other hand, demanded a
new trial, saying he and his depu-
ties were confident of another con-
viction.
"We are convinced that David
Lamson is guilty and should pay
the penalty for his crime. - said
Thomas.
The district attorney vigorously
opposed a defense motion for bail
in case LamSon was held to court
again. Judge Syer ruled for the
district attorney on this point also,
denying the release of the former
Stanford Press executive on bail.
LamSon was convicted in San
jose OF the murder Of his wife. who
married him after q collegiate ro-
nance at Stanford.
Mrs. Lamson was found dead in
the bathtub of their campus bunga-
low on Memorial day, 1888
Judge Syer continued the case
two weeks, when Lamson will be
arraigned and date for his second
trial set.
Neither LamSon nor his attorneys
appeared surprised when Judge
Syer read his decision denying Nc
Kenzie'S petition for dismissal and
refusing to admit the defendant TO
bail.
Mckenzie Immediately gave oral
notice that he will file motion to
disqualify Judge Syer from presid-
ing at the second trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
MAD GUNMAN
SHOOTS SELF
Commits Suicide After Wild
Outbreak In Which Two Are
Wounded.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7. U.P) -
Ending race of terror through San
Gabriel Valley towns, in which he
wounded two men and fired on a
woman, Charles j. Downey, 81,
mad sniper,' killed himself with a
shotgun in Alhambra today.
The suicide ended a widely organ
lied hunt for DoWney, paroled for
mer inmate of Patton state hospi-
tai, who drove through the valley
firing on his victims without warn.
ing or provocation.
He left Fred Zeiss, a neighbor, of
East San Gabriel, critically wound
ed. He shot E. B. Brewer, Arcadia
service station operator, in one
arm, and a woman, whose name
was not given, reported she was
fired on without warning as she
walked on Colorado boulevard in
Pasadena.
DoWney turned his shotgun on
himself as he sat in his automobile
at Alhambra boulevard and Valen-
cia street, Alhambra. Scores of po-
lice and deputy sheriffs were clos
ing in on him, directed by calls
from terrorized residents of valley
towns.
Downey had fired upon his VIC
tins with a pistol. The shotgun,
carried on the back seat of his car,
was brought into play for the first
time to end his life.
Shoots Neighbor
ZeisS, who operates a poultry
farm adjoining the home of Down
ey and his mother, Mrs. Louis
Downey, was wounded as he ap
preached a fence dividing the two
properties. Downey called him over
Come have a drink of wine" he
invited. ZeiSs declined.
Then come anyway and see what
I've got" Downey persisted.
zeiss complied and when within
a foot of the fence saw Downey
whip out a revolver. Downey fired
pointblank, striking Zeiss in the
neck. He wheeled in flight, but re-
turned to fire four more shots. two
Of them lodging in his victims
groin.
Unheeding his mothers cry of
come to dinner" he leaped into
her automobile and sped away. Mrs
Downey, slightly deaf, had not
heard the shots.
Within an hour DoWney ordered
five gallons of gasoline at Brewers
station in Arcadia. He drove away
without paying. Brewer command
eered a passing car and gave chase.
The fugitive pulled over to the curb
and fired three bullets at his pur
suerS, one of them striking Brewer
in the arm.
Mrs. Downey said her son had
been harmless" since his release
from the asylum 10 years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
Says He Mistook
Wife For Burglar

FRESNO, Calf, Dec. 7. U.P)-
Mrs. Hollis Freysinger wife of
Fresno filling station operator, was
in a hospital today with bullet in
her shoulder because her husband
thought she was a burglar
Gus Freysinger, "a, told police
he was awakened last night by
sounds which indicated some one
was prowling around the service
station. He seized his revolver, he
said, and fired at the shadowy fig
ure he saw. The person screamed,
1t was his wife.
Mrs. Freysinger explained she
had heard noises around the sta
ton and had arisen to investigate
without awakening her husband
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
SERIOUSNESS
Of SITUATION
EMP PHAS|ZED
Charges Over Assassination OF
King Alexander Threaten To
Open Fighting.
ENTENTE WARNS HUNGARY
Latter Replies Plot Against
King Known In u. S. Prior
To Shooting.

GENEVA, Dec. 7. U.P)-Imminent
threat of war in Europe was aired
before the Council of the League Of
Nations today in combined at
tack on Hungary by her neighbors.
who warned Europe that any en-
croachment on the little entente
nations inevitably would lead to
war.
Hungary, defending herself
against King Alexander of Jugo-
slavia, declared that the plot was
Matched by Croat terrorists outside
Hungary and was openly an
nounced at a Croat terrorist meet
ing in youngstown, o., before the
assassination.
DR.. Edouard Benes of Czechoslo-
vakia, speaking for the little en-
tente, (Roumania, Chechoslovakia
and Jugoslavia) supported Jugosla-
via. however, and declared:
eff the case now before the
council had happened before the
World war and before the league
existed, war between the two states
concerned would have been today
a sad reality.
eff in future any attempt is
made to imperil the unity of Jugo-
Slavia, Czechoslovakia and Rouma-
mia, the same catastrophe newt
ably would be provoked
Benes also charged plot to
wreck. the pcst-war treaties and
wrest territory from Czechoslova-
kia and Jugoslavia.
Bitterness and enmity among the
nations of central-southeast
Europe tinged the entire meetings.
Hungary was under heavy fire
and the Balkan entente, which in
cludes Bulgaria. Greece and Tur-
key, joined the little entente in
supporting Jugoslavia
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BUDAPEST, Dec. 7 fU.P-Hun-
gary today protested angrily to
Jugoslavia, the League of Nations.
and individual governments against
Confined On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
MAY ABANDON
SEARCH FOR
LOST FLYERS

HONOLULU, T. H, Dec. 7 (U.P)-
A storm bringing heavy seas and
rain made the U. S. Navy's task
more difficult today in its ap-
parently hopeless search for a
transoceanic airplane which fell
into the ocean near the island of
Oahu.
The sudden change from calm
rainless weather to a storm of
threatening proportions may
hasten the decision to abandon the
extensive search for Capt. Charles
T. P. Ulm, George Littlejohn and
Leon Shilling, occupants of the
luckless monoplane Stella Austria
lis.
Rear Admiral Harry Yarnell,
Rear Admiral Sinclair Cannon and
Commander E. Wayne Tod, direct
ing various units of the search,
will decide the navy's future plans
at a conference at Pearl Harbor.
Those who declare that the
search should be continued indefi-
1llOCly lCCdllCd OllGlI LIZ. NOlll OOllAl
Rodgers and four companions were
not found until 10 days after their
seaplane had fallen into the sea.
AS the hunt for the lost flyers
entered its fourth day, most au-
thoritieS believed that the Stella
Australis had plummeted straight
to the bottom of the ocean when
it made a forced landing Tuesday
The navy carried on through
the storm during the night. Eleven
boats fought the waves to the
norh of Oahu, in the general be-
lief that Ulm had overshot his
mark and had landed in the Kaui
channel into which Rodgers also
had dropped.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
SLAYER DIES
ON GALLOWS

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calf,
Dec. 7. U.PJ-Leo Dwight Murphy.
AZ, former cell mate of David Lam
son in San Quentin s death row,
was hanged on the prison gallows
here today for the murder OF his
bride seven years ago.
The trap was sprung at 10:.03 a.
m. Nine minutes later Murphy was
pronounced dead by the prison ply
Sician.
Murphy went to his death calm
ly, marching with two guards, from
the death "cagc, adjacent to the
gallowS rooms.
The condemned man retired at
1l:30 p. m. on his final night after
spending much time reading the
Bible. He awakened at 6 a. m,
and told gallows guards he had
changed his mind and wanted some
breakfast. When Murphy finished
a steak dinner Thursday evening.
he had said it was his final meal
on earth. "
The breakfast ordered by the
slayer consisted of a cracked wheat
cereal, bacon and eggs, hot cakes
and toast and coffee.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
Service Station
Man Exonerated

GLENDALE, Calf, Dec. 7 UP)-
Frank Windle, young service sta
ton attendant, was exonerated by
police today for the death of one
man and the shooting of another,
both of whom officers claimed to
be bandits.
Police said Lem Hannah, "a,
was killed and Lee Lane, 81, was
seriously wounded in an attempted
holdup of Windle's service station.
Windle was shot in the arm when
Lane, seeking to escape, returned
his fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
TWO DIE IN CRASH

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calf, Dec
7U.P - William Blackwell and
Charles Swain of Paso RobleS were
killed and Mrs. Jessie White criti-
cally injured in the wild plunge of
an automobile containing seven
persons from a mountain road
north of here today. Mrs. Black
well and her three children were
thrown from the machine as it
over the steep mountain
side. The others were carried to
the bottom of the slopes with the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
Catholics Fight
Indecent Films

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 U.P)- The
Catholic Hierarchy of the United
States plans to enlist the active
cooperation of the rank and file
of the laity in its drive against in
decent motion pictures, it became
known today.
All Catholics in the Unit d
States will be asked to take the
Legion of Decency pledge to boy
colt indecent and immoral films"
at mass this Sunday.
Every bishop in the United
States has sent out a pastoral on
the subject, The pledge, to be read
at all masses Sunday. is a revised
and shortened form Of the original
Legion of Deeency pledge.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
Report Fugitive
In Bueros Aires

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7 UP}-
Lee SchIesinger, young socialite
businessman who disappeared two
years ago, is living in BuenoS Aires
Argentina, friends said today.
SchleSinger'S automobile wa S
found in Columbia river near VAN
couver Wash, on Dec. %, 1882.
For a time it was believed that
he had been drowned and the river
was dragged.
Confirmation of the reports that
Schlesinger is alive came through
letters received by friends here and
also through purported admis-
sion by his father. B. F. Schlesin-
ger, department store owner
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07

expected. Inc united states Goes
not want to be involved in political
aspects of the Bolivian Paraguayan
dispute.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Dec. 7.
r. U.P)-Paraguayan soldiers were
only a few miles from recognized
Bolivian territory today after a for
midable drive against the Bolivian
army in the Gran Chaco, according
to dispatches from the front.
In their path lay the small forts
Of Cabayurepeti, Paranamayo, Qui-
jaro, La Victoria, Ell Tuscal, Por-
yinir and Monte Rico.
1t was believed these inevitably
would fall and that the Paraguay
ans then would take Fort D'Orbig-
ny on the Philcomayo in Bolivian
territory, and advance on toward
the main army base at Villa Monies,
key to the rich oil fields.
The Bolivians were expected here
TO make their next real stand at
Villa Monies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-07
KiuDaniS Official
To Be Installed

Installation of the newly elected
lieutenant governor, William H.
Westover Of Yuma, Ariz., will take
place at conference tomorrow OF
Kiwanis clubs from division No. II.
The divisional conference will be
held at 7 O'Clock in the Hotel lie
ANA, CaleXico, and will be attend
ed by at least 100 delegates from
the San Diego, Imperial Valley
and Yuma clubs.